Environment
African feather grass
Identified by the straw yellow flowers with a purplish tinge that are present from December to April.
Chilean needle grass
The sharp, needle-like tips of the seeds can penetrate skin and their backward-pointing bristles make them hard to remove.
Himalayan fairy grass
Brought to New Zealand as an ornamental garden plant. Gardeners loved it for its ever-present flowers year round and hardiness.
Marram grass
Initially introduced for dune stabilisation but instead causes large, steep dunes.
Mexican feather grass
An extremely tough, thin densely tufted, perennial tussock grass that grows up to 70cm tall.
Nassella tussock
Native to South America and was accidentally introduced to NZ in the late 1800’s.
Reed sweet grass
Erect grass which grow aggressively to form large dense mats, usually found in nutrient-rich water and wet ground.
Saltwater paspalum
Originally from the Americas it was introduced to New Zealand primarily as a turf grass for coastal golf courses.
Spartina
A clumping grass that is found in inter-tidal zones of coastlands and wetlands.
Stout bamboo grass
A tufted perennial grass with whorled branches that are bamboo-like in appearance.