Brachiaria praetervisa

Botanical Description

Brachiaria praetervisa is an annual grass forming a clump of slender, erect to geniculately ascending culms 20 - 60cm tall; the culms sometimes form rots at their lower nodes[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It can be used in soil reclamation projects for restoring polluted land. This species has a wide distribution and tolerance of a broad range of habitats, including several different ecoregions and a wide range of elevations. There was no available information regarding its frequency/abundance throughout Australia, however its vigorous growth habits and weedy properties, particularly in cotton fields, suggest that it is a competitive species. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].