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dallisgrass
Paspalum dilatatum
Weed Characteristics
Other Names: dallis grass, herbe de miel, herbe sirop, hiku nua, palpalum dilate, water grass, dallas grass, caterpillar grass
Leaf Type: Grassy
Flowers: Gold/yellow drooping spikelets that alternate along the stalk.
Leaves: Grayish-green, coarse
Life Cycle: Perennial
Perennial weeds that grows in loose clumps with long, hairless, relatively wide leaf blades. Leaves have a mid-rib. Flowers in mid-summer to autumn. Seedhead spikes are arranged in an alternating pattern along the flower stalk and produce abundant shiny brown seeds. May grow up to 5 ft. tall. Prefers moist or wet soil. Native to South America.
