Grasses
Good references for local grass species:
Fact Sheets from Grasses of Australia
For example, Themeda triandra, Kangaroo Grass
And Rytidosperma, Wallaby Grasses, by species
May I highly recommend to each of you making plants' sightings here in NatureMapr,
one of the top in the world, plant identification processes, guide books and references,
by:
excellent Ian D. Clarke (1950–)
botanist from the National Herbarium of Vic. and Royal Botanic Gardens :
(2015)
Name those grasses :
identifying grasses, sedges and rushes.
Melbourne, Victoria :
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria .
ISBN: 9780980407648 .
https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn6936301
–includes grasses (Poaceae) but as said in the subtitle, not only grasses, furthermore sedges (Cyperaceae) and rushes (Restionaceae) .
– available in printed paperback book .
All the best,
Jason Stewart 2025 June 17th .
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I took other photos at the time - likely not as in focus - but I'll see if I can find any with a side view. I remember I had issues with a breeze when I tried to photograph it. The seedhead kept moving and the seeds kept blowing off the knife. If I find any suitable I'll upload.
Rytidosperma (genus)
Agrostis capillaris
Agrostis capillaris
Holcus lanatus
Significant sightings
- Arundo donax at Campbell, ACT
- Walwhalleya subxerophila at Franklin, ACT
- Hierochloe redolens at Cotter River, ACT
- Hierochloe redolens at Cotter River, ACT
- Rytidosperma nudiflorum at Cotter River, ACT
- Rytidosperma oreophilum at Cotter River, ACT
- Hyparrhenia hirta at Theodore, ACT
- Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa at Uriarra Village, ACT
- Andropogon virginicus at Bango, NSW
- Austrostipa verticillata at Bruce, ACT
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