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Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
rose Natal grass
Symbol: MERE9
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Annual
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
Photograph of Melinis repens Rhynchelytrum repens

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Plant Synonyms:
MERE9 Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
 

RHRE2

Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E. Hubbard
 

RHRO2

Rhynchelytrum roseum (Nees) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard ex Bews
 

SARE13

Saccharum repens Willd.
 

TRRE8

Tricholaena repens (Willd.) A.S. Hitchc.
 

TRRO7

Tricholaena rosea Nees
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State Distributional Map for MERE9
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Plant Distribution by State

Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

MERE9

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Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants Georgia distribution information
Related Taxa:
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Melinis

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Classification:
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Melinis Beauv. – stinkgrass
                               Species Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka – rose Natal grass

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Invasive Information:
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
    Rhynchelytrum repens (Willd.) C.E. Hubbard
        Natal grass
The synonym italicized and indented above is listed as invasive weeds by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
FLEPPC   Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive Plant List (http://www.fleppc.org/, October 19, 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

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Introduced Information:
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

View species account or photographs from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565301.

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Related Web Sites:
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka

    Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems
    University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

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