What damage does it do?Д¬olonises sprayed, burnt, slipped or otherwise disturbed sites, quickly becomes very dense. Common seed sources are plantation forests, roadsides, farm hedges, quarries and wasteland. Also spreads by soil movement, dumped vegetation, contaminated forestry machinery, clothing, animal pelts. Seeds are spread long distances by wind and occasionally water. Prolific seeder and seeds are widely dispersed. Tolerates heat and frost, salt, wind, wet and drought, moderate shade, most soils, and low fertility. Drooping light golden-yellow flowers are produced from September to January. Toetoe leaves don't snap readily, have distinct secondary parallel veins between midrib and edge, midrib continues into leaf base, and leaves have white waxy sheaths. Are there any similar species?Д¬ortaderia selloana and native Austroderia species (toetoe). Dense, erect, fluffy, bright purple flowerheads (Jan-Mar) fade to a dirty brown at the end of the flowering season. Both leaf surfaces are dark green, leaves snap readily when tugged, and dead leaf bases spiral like wood shavings. Leaves have a wide conspicuous midrib which does not continue into leaf base, and there are no secondary veins between midrib and leaf edge. Very hairy leaf base with no white waxy surface. Cutty grass, Prince-of-WalesвЂ™ feathers Where is it originally from?

Grass with purple flowers