Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

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Ravenna grass
(a.k.a. elephant grass)

Growth habit showing tall stature of plants among other species
Daderot [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons

Ravenna grass is an introduced species that has become invasive in many parts of the United States, particularly disturbed and moist habitats. Stalks grow in clumps with heights of 6-13 feet with wide, serrated leaf blades. The flowers occur in a showy plume.

Bunchy growth habit and tall stalks topped with plumed inflorescences
Daderot [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons
Bunchy growth habit
Keith Edkins (Own photo. Botanic Gardens, Cambridge, England.) [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons
A branched, white inflorescence (panicle) with fuzzy texture
Daniel VILLAFRUELA [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons
Scientific Name
Saccharum ravennae
Plant Type
Grass / Grasslike
Growing Season
Warm Season
Habitat
River valleys
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Noxious, Invasive
For definitions, see the glossary.

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