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Hyparrhenia rufa
Also called Giant Thatching Grass, Jaragua Grass, Thatching Grass
Jaraguagrass is a tufted perennial grass (sometimes annual) widely grown as livestock forage and naturalized in many warm regions, where it can become invasive. It thrives in full sun and drought, and spreads easily from seed.
Hyparrhenia rufa is a species of grass known by the common names jaraguá, jaraguá grass, and giant thatching grass. It is native to Africa and it is widespread in the world as a cultivated forage and fodder for livestock and a naturalized and sometimes invasive species.
In its native range the grass grows in woodlands and seasonally flooded grasslands. It is also tolerant of drought and easily naturalizes in disturbed habitat sites.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hyparrhenia rufa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
