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Pentaschistis airoides (Nees) Stapf
False Hairgrass

This name is not current. Find out more information on related names.

Reference
Dyer, Fl.Cap. 7:511 (1899)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Not Current

Delicate tufted annual, grass-like or herb, 0.05-0.16 m high. Fl. green-red-purple, Sep to Dec. Yellow to grey sand, loam, clay, sandy clay, granite, laterite.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 2 December 1993
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Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)

Alternative Names. Annual Pentaschistis.

General Biology. Growth form. Grass. Life form. Annual, caespitose. Reproduction. Seed. Dispersal. Wind. Photosynthetic Pathway. C3.

Notes. Adapted to temperate, mesic climates in open habitats.

Additional information. Origin. South Africa. History of use/introduction. Pasture in rangelands, soil stabilisation.

Suggested method of management and control. Prevent seed set. Try low rates of glyphosate otherwise grass-slective herbicide when actively growing. Read the manufacturers' labels and material safety data sheets before using herbicides. For further information consult the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to determine the status of permits for your situation or state.

Management Calendar

Calendar Type Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Comments
Active Growth           Y Y Y Y Y      
Germination         O Y Y            
Flowering               O Y Y O    
Fruiting                   Y Y    
Optimum Treatment             U U U        

Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.

 

References

  • Arnold, G.W., Weeldenberg, J.W. & Leone, J. (1998) Herbicide control of exotic annual plant species in Acacia acuminata - Eucalyptus loxophleba woodland in south-western Australia and effects on native ground flora. Plant Protection Quarterly, 13 (1): 39-43.
  • Brown, K. & Brooks, K. (2002) Bushland Weeds: A Practical Guide to their Management. Environmental Weeds Action Network, Greenwood.
  • Carr, G.W., Yugovic, J.V. & Robinson, K.E. (1992) Environmental weed invasions in Victoria. Department of Conservation and Environment, Melbourne.
  • Hester, A.J. & Hobbs, R.J. (1992) Influence of fire and soil nutrients on native and non-native annuals at remnant vegetation edges in the Western Australian wheatbelt. Journal of Vegetation Science, 13 (1): 101-108.
  • Hoare, D.B. (Undated) Grassland species profiles: Pentaschistis airoides (Nees) Stapf. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations URL: http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/agpc/doc/gbase/Safricadata/pentair.htm - Accessed January 2010.
  • Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. & Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. 2nd Edition. The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park.