Panicum repens
Torpedo grass

Non-Native in Florida

This exotic weed from Australia is an invasive plant and is difficult to control in Florida. It might first be encountered as a dense colony dominant along a shoreline.


Torpedo grass is a NON-NATIVE grass. rhizomes extensive, runner tips sharp-pointed and torpedo-shaped; stems rigid, leaning at base, to 2 1/2 ft. tall; leaf blades narrow, linear, stiffly ascending, to 10 in. long, to 1/4 in. wide, grayish-green, thin hairs on upper surface; sheaths smooth; inflorescence 3-9 in. long, with few to many branches, branches open and stiffly ascending; spikelets stalked, white, with yellow flower parts, erect along branches; seeds smooth, mostly white


Here is additional information and photos on torpedograss


For more information and pictures about torpedograss, as contained in the Langeland/Burks book, Identification & Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas, download this Acrobat .PDF file.


The UF/IFAS Assessment lists plants according to their invasive status in Florida. View the list here.

Click here to see the herbarium specimen image of the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HERBARIUM DIGITAL IMAGING PROJECTS.

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