Melinis repens

• Common Names
  Natalgrass, rose natalgrass
• Synonyms
  Rhynchelytrum repens
• Family
  Poaceae
• Conclusions by Zone

  South

  Invasive (No Uses)

  Assessment Status: Complete

  Central

  Caution

  Assessment Status: Complete

  North

  Not a problem species (documented)

  Assessment Status: Incomplete

• Growth Habit
  Graminoid
• Origin
  Africa, Asia Temperate, Asia Tropical
• Tool Used
  Status Assessment
• Predictive Tool Score
  N/A
• Assessment Dates
  2005, 2012
• Counties
  Alachua, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Jackson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe Keys, Monroe Mainland, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Union, Volusia, Walton
• Detailed Data
  N/A
• Links
  • USDA Plants Database
  • EDDMapS
  • Atlas of Florida's Vascular Plants
  • UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants