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Sporobolus natalensis
Giant Rat's Tail Grass (Sporobolus natalensis) is a perennial tussock grass from central and southern Africa, known in Australia as an invasive weed. It is a warm-climate, drought-tolerant grass best kept out of the wild.
Sporobolus natalensis is a species of grass native to central and southern Africa. It does not have a distinct established English name, but it is one of the two species of giant rat's tail grasses. In Australia, outside of its native range, it has become a significant environmental weed.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sporobolus natalensis 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.
