Luminous Molasses Grass

Melinis minutiflora

In many of these areas, however, pili grass appears to have been replaced by nonnative grasses including molassesgrass, Natal redtop (Melinis repens), and fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum) [49].

Melinis minutiflora, commonly known as molasses grass , is a species of grass . [1] It is a perennial grass native to Africa, where it occurs in disjunct populations (an arc from central Angola to Cameroon in western central africa, the areas around Ruwenzori Mountains and Mount Kenya in eastern Africa. [1] Its seeds are dispersed by wind. [1] Molasses grass usually grows to be thirty to sixty ...

Molasses grass is no ordinary grass ; it's a global traveler, currently invading South America, yet hailing initially from Africa. Known for its economic value as ground cover in depleted soils, it's also seen as a pesky invader in some areas. Interestingly, this resilient grass tolerates fire well, emerging verdant and renewed after a blaze.