Dichelachne sp.

Plume Grasses at Downer, ACT

Dichelachne sp. at Downer, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Dichelachne sp. 3 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Dichelachne sp. 29 Dec 2020 abread111

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very hairy looking heads on this plant

2 comments

waltraud wrote:
   29 Dec 2020
Barb, we have 2 Dichelachne species on our Flora list: D. crinita, the Long-haired Plume Grass, and D. micrantha, the Short-haired Plume Grass.
BTW I collected a specimen of the Plume grasses east of the Fair dam for id.
waltraud wrote:
   4 Jan 2021
Barb,
if you come across one of those please collect for id.
Many thanks.
w

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Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 29 Dec 2020 11:29 AM Recorded on
  • abread111 Recorded by

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Dichelachne sp. Scientific name
  • Plume Grasses Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1640.57m Recorded at altitude
  • 83 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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