Setaria palmifolia
Palmgrass
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Setaria palmifolia is a species of grass known by the common names palmgrass, highland pitpit, hailans pitpit, short pitpit, broadleaved bristlegrass, and knotroot. In Spanish it is called pasto de palma and in Samoan vao 'ofe 'ofe. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia. It is known elsewhere as an introduced, and often invasive, species, including in Australia, New Zealand, many Pacific Islands, and the Americas.
Read more on Wikipedia →Only 3 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Controlling Setaria palmifolia
Best reported: foliar with 2% Round up — one report from NEPM.
5.0foliar2% Round upGlyphosateG9
- 5successful. Recommended method · NEPM · observed · 2015-03-04
4.0hand-pull
- 4more than moderate satisfaction · OANRP · observed · 2018-04-24
Very slow and labor intensive. Most useful in areas where have really low density of plants. Removing root material is key. Can resprout if left on ground in very wet environments
- 4more than moderate satisfaction · NEPM · observed · 2018-04-24
Very slow and labor intensive. Most useful in areas where have really low density of plants. Removing root material is key. Can resprout if left on ground in very wet environments
Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 3 rows in the full table
