Hymenachne (Hymenachne amplexicaulis) (Nox)
| Invasiveness Assessment - Olive Hymenachne | | | Impact Assessment - Olive Hymenachne | | | Potential Distribution - Olive Hymenachne | | |  |
| Scientific name: | Hymenachne amplexicaulis (Rudge) Nees | |
Common Name: | Hymenachne, olive hymenachne | |
Status: | Restricted Weed in the Mallee, North Central, Wimmera, Glenelg-Hopkins, Corangamite, Port Phillip & Westernport (East and West), Goulburn Broken, North East, West Gippsland and East Gippsland CMAs. Listed as a weed of national significance (WoNS) | |
Habitat: | Tropical and subtropical regions on dry land or floating in water up to one metre deep (Kowari Editorial Committee 1991). It is a weed of savannas, ponds with predominantly mucky soils, ditches, canal banks and sandy depressional areas (Hill 1996). Hymenachne invades wetlands, swamps and wet areas along rivers and streams (Standley & Steyermark 1958). |
Related Links
Weed Management Guide (Weeds of National Significance) for Hymenachne - on the CRC for Weed Management website (external link)
Information on Hymenachne in Australia is available on the Weeds Australia website (external link). This includes a Hymenachne Strategic Plan.
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This document was last reviewed on 05/08/2009