Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton
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- Family
- Poaceae
- Botanical Name
- Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) Clayton
- Common Name
- Itchgrass
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
- Comments
- Described in FNA as one of the world's worst weeds and classified as a noxious weed by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. The species, native to southeast Asia, is now fairly well established in the Gulf coast region. First reported as a weed problem in Virginia in October, 2007; measures are underway to eradicate this first occurrence in Virginia.
- Habitat
- Weed in cornfield in Westmoreland County.
- Native Status
- Introduced
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