Panic veldt grass (Ehrharta erecta)
Invasive Assessment | Potential Distribution
| Scientific name: | Ehrharta erecta Lam. |
Common name: | Panic veldt grass |
Status: | Not declared noxious in Victoria. |
Habitat: | Widespread in Victoria, particularly in disturbed environments in shady locations on moist, but well-drained, lighter soils (Harden 1993, Muyt 2001). Panic veldt grass invades dry coastal vegetation, lowland grassland and grassy woodland, dry sclerophyll forest and woodland, riparian vegetation, and rock outcrop vegetation (Carr et al 1992). |
 Panic veldt grass infestation Photo: Mark Imhof |  Panic veldt grass Photo: Mark Imhof |  Panic veldt grass head Photo: Mark Imhof |
 | | |
© State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) 1996 - .
This work, Victorian Resources Online, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria (Agriculture Victoria) as author, indicate if changes were made and comply with the other licence terms.
The licence does not apply to ‘branding’ or some ‘images or photographs’ that may be owned by third parties. We ask you to seek prior approval to use images using the VRO feedback form. Access to higher quality images can also be provided on request.
This page was last updated on .