Sep 19, 2024 · Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare, Cenchrus ciliaris), is the archenemy of the Sonoran Desert—the invasive grass most likely to cause significant damage to the native ecosystem. Buffelgrass is native to Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

Buffelgrass is a perennial grass from Africa that is invasive to the Sonoran Desert of the Southwest United States, where it threatens desert ecosystems by out-competing native plants and altering fire regimes.

Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel-grass[2] or African foxtail grass; syn. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link) is a species of grass native to most of Africa, southern Asia (east to India), southern Iran, and the extreme south of Europe (Sicily). [3] . Other names by which this grass is known include dhaman grass, anjan grass and koluk katai. [4][5]

Buffelgrass is a perennial grass that grows in areas with warm, frost-free winters and a summer rainy season with 6 to 24 inches of rainfall a year. It typically starts growth in late winter and flowers from spring through fall.

Buffelgrass has transformed fire-resistant desert to flammable grassland. It grows in dense stands, crowding out native plants, and negatively impacts wildlife and wildlife habitat. It is a serious threat to the saguaro cactus.

May 18, 2017 · Buffelgrass is a perennial grass that is invasive to the Sonoran Desert. It was introduced to North America from Africa in the 1940s as cattle forage because it can thrive in arid environments.

Buffelgrass is an introduced forage grass that has become invasive in southwestern states. Because of its threat to the Sonoran Desert ecosystem, buffelgrass has been listed as a noxious weed in Arizona.

Oct 8, 2024 · Buffelgrass is a perennial grass that grows in dense, messy-looking clumps. It sprouts new green (typically lime green) growth with adequate moisture and produces bottlebrush-like flowers. The flowers are red or purple when they are …

Buffelgrass is a perennial bunchgrass native to South Africa, brought to southern Arizona 100 years ago for cattle forage and soil erosion control. Slow spreading at first, it now occupies thousands of acres in these mountains.

Buffelgrass and fountaingrass! These invasive grasses smother young saguaros and fuel fires that can kill both young and old saguaros alike. Most of our native plants are not adapted to fire.

Buffelgrass plants can produce thousands of seeds that can remain viable for up to 5 years (sometimes more). They can travel large distances via wind, water, and adhering to animals and clothes. They grow in dense patches and spread quickly.

Oct 2, 2022 · Buffelgrass is a perennial grass from Africa that is invasive to the Sonoran Desert of the Southwest United States, where it threatens desert ecosystems by out-competing native plants and altering fire regimes.

Mar 2, 2021 · Buffelgrass, a perennial arid climate-adapted grass from Africa, was brought to the United States in the 1930s and planted throughout Arizona, Texas, and Mexico to control soil erosion...

Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) is a non-native grass that provides biomass for high-temperature fires which threaten our homes, safety and biologically-diverse Sonoran Desert.

Apr 15, 2022 · Buffelgrass is here to stay, but experts and volunteers alike said they are getting a better handle on managing it in the Sonoran Desert. This highly invasive weed fills in the natural gaps between native desert plants like saguaros, threatening their survival and increasing the risk of wildfire damage.

Sep 21, 2023 · Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare or Cenchrus ciliaris) is native to south and southwest Asia, and Africa, where it is considered a normal and healthy plant in its home ecosystems. This grass is very hardy and can withstand heavy grazing and fire.

Buffelgrass is a perennial, warm season, introduced grass species that initiates growth in the late Spring as it lacks cold tolerance. It recovers quickly from fire and drought. It provides good grazing for livestock but poor grazing for wildlife. Buffelgrass prefers sandy soils and disturbed sites. Native to India and Africa.

May 1, 2023 · Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) is a highly invasive, nonnative, perennial bunchgrass in the desert Southwest that spreads rapidly and reduces wildlife habitat and biodiversity of native ecosystems by outcompeting native plants. Desert landscapes naturally have gaps between vegetation.

Buffelgrass, an introduced invasive grass, forms dense stands, crowding out native plants and animals, and bringing fire to an ecosystem that is not meant to burn.

Feb 11, 2025 · Buffelgrass is a perennial grass that grows in dense, messy-looking clumps. It sprouts new green (typically lime green) growth with adequate moisture and produces bottlebrush-like flowers. The flowers are red or purple when they are …