Pennisetum setaceum (Green fountain grass).
Native to open habitats in Africa and Asia.
It has been introduced to many places; California, Hawaii, Florida, Spain, Australia, Sicily, and in the Western United States (Several more places too, go to this wikipedia for the full list that I read from, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennisetum_setaceum )
It impacts other plants because of its durability during fires. It can grow back after a file while other plants have a hard time growing back into a burnt area. It also provides an increase for the chances of fire to happen, adding more danger to the community. It outgrows other native plants thus choking them off and thriving in the foreign environment.
( http://www.plantright.org/species/pennisetum-setaceum )
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