Weed Habitat 

• Wet or dry season flooded areas in disturbed sites.
• Floodplains and drainage lines and creek banks.
• Can form dense floating mats, 1-2 m thick over water bodies.

Description 

• A vigorous perennial grass to 2 m high.
• Stems stout, trailing densely soft hairy rooting at nodes.
• Leaves and sheaths generally hairy. Leaf blades to 30cm long.
• Flowering head of several spreading stalks on a single central axis.
• Flowers and fruits mainly March to September.