Torpedo Grass
Definition of torpedo grass.
Torpedo grass. If you have it in large areas the best bet is to kill it off in small sections at a time with glyphosate wait 7 days dig it out and drop a couple of pieces of sod. Torpedo grass Posted by CrawDude on 5120 at 1152 am to unclejhim Sethoxydim will suppress torpedograss in centipede without killing the centipede and is what the LSU AgCenter recommends for torpedograss suppression in centipede. Torpedograss is in the family Poaceae including grasses such as cogongrass and bermudagrass.
La Other distinguishing charac- terstics include stiff erect stems. Torpedo grass will start to run more and more and take over. Under bushes in the sun it will grow very tall and extend above the leaves on the bushes such as azaleas.
It is free and quick. It produces stiff stems with thick rigid flat or folded leaf blades. Its name is derived from the hard sharp point of the rhizome that looks like a torpedo.
Over 68000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Torpedograss is a perennial grassy weed that is also known as Bullet Grass Coastal Bermuda Grass Couch Panicum Creeping Panic Dogtooth Grass Panic Rampant Quack Grass or by its scientific name Panicum repens. Even if introduced into a small area this weed can rapidly spread to become a monoculture and crowd out native vegetation.
Torpedo grass can grow to approximately a meter in height and has distinctive v-shaped leaves that protrude from stems at a sharp angle Figure 1. The inflorescence is a vertical loose panicle 3 to 9 inches 75-23 cm long. Aquatic Plants by Category.
Torpedo grass Panicum repens is an invasive weed that invades lawns flowerbeds landscapes and wetlands. Centipedegrass will have a hard time with 2 or more applications. Unfortunately there is not much you can do when torpedo grass gets established.