A Corkscrew Grass at Wodonga, VIC
Identification history
| Austrostipa sp. | 10 Nov 2020 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 9 Nov 2020 | KylieWaldon |
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User's notes
This was a tall grass with a head that looked like fountains!
3 comments
njones
wrote:
9 Nov 2020
have to get a closer image of the seed head, just to be sure ..could be Chilean needle Grass... but more likely Austrostipa sp.. densiflora? what do others reckon.. might go and check it out on site
Alburyconservationcompany
wrote:
9 Nov 2020
Hi Kyliegw and njones, I agree it could either be Chilean Needle Grass or Austrostipa densiflora. The telltail sign for CNG is the ring ('corona') between the seed head and the awn. The photos whilst close aren't close enough to tell. It would be great if you could visit the site njones :)
Location information
- Coordinates 146.889379-36.173393
- Maps Wodonga
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 8 Nov 2020 09:45 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Grasses KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr
Species information
- Austrostipa sp. Scientific name
- A Corkscrew Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 948.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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