Dactylis glomerata
Dactylis glomerata
Safety & Hazards
This plant is an important cause of hayfever[ 274 Title Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Publication Author Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Website http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm Publisher Botanical Research Institute, Texas. Year 1999 ISBN 1-889878-01-4 Description An excellent flora, which is also available on-line. ].
Botanical Description
Dactylis glomerata is a robust, clump-forming, evergreen grass with erect stems that can be 20 - 120cm tall The plant is often grown for purposes such as soil restoration and stabilization, it is also a potentially good source of biomass. It is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine. Dactylis glomerata is widely grown as a pasture grass and for soil improvement. It has become naturalized in many places and has often spread or been spread widely within those countries. It become an aggressive and persistent low-growing grass in many places, where it can impede the growth and regeneration of indigenous ground flora, with smaller species the most susceptible to the competition. It has been deemed invasive in some areas, particularly on Island habitats[ 1093 Title Invasive Species Compendium Publication Author Website http://www.cabi.org Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc). ]..