Echinopogon ovatus

Forest Hedgehog Grass at Dunlop, ACT

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Identification history

	Echinopogon ovatus	7 Feb 2019	MichaelMulvaney
	Echinopogon ovatus	6 Feb 2019	CathB

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In woodland burnt in March 2018

6 comments

michaelb wrote:

7 Feb 2019

Echinopogon species are difficult to differentiate from photos Cath. Do you have reason to believe this is E. ovatus?

CathB wrote:

7 Feb 2019

No reason. What would I need to look for?

michaelb wrote:

7 Feb 2019

We have a reference on the species page:
http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/echinopogon-ovatus
You could use that to guide you.

michaelb wrote:

8 Feb 2019

Hi Michael M
My experience with Echinopgon ovatus & E. cheelii is that they can look very much the same. How do you know this is E. ovatus?
My sightings to species of Echinopgon have been verified by ANBG.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

8 Feb 2019

Photo 4 to me indicates that this specimen is rhizomatous (ovatus) rather than arising from a tight tuft (cheeli) also the seed head does look smallish (but not enough to confirm species on this character alone)

michaelb wrote:

8 Feb 2019

Thanks Michael M

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