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Cenchrus clandestinus
Growing uncut and ungrazed in a pasture in Hawaii
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Cenchrus clandestinus
Growing as a closely trimmed lawn in Hawaii
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Cenchrus clandestinus
The deep rhizomes help the plant survive forest fires and quickly regrow to claim the area and deter native seedings from developing
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Cenchrus clandestinus
Flowering as a lawn
Photograph by: Harry Rose, Macleay Grass Man
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Cenchrus clandestinus
Close-up of the flowering stem
Photograph by: Harry Rose, Macleay Grass Man
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Cenchrus clandestinus
At the edges of clumps, the plant can spread rapidly by means of stolons that root to form new plants
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Cenchrus clandestinus
Plants will even try to grow across roads - so narrow barriers in the garden will not hold it back!
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Cenchrus clandestinus
A stolon, showing the new roots developing
Photograph by: Steve Dewey, Utah State University
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Cenchrus clandestinus
The density of roots for an established plant
Photograph by: Steve Dewey, Utah State University
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Cenchrus clandestinus
The tiny seeds are around 2mm long
Photograph by: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database
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