Cymbopogon refractus

Barbed-wire Grass at Greenleigh, NSW

Cymbopogon refractus at Greenleigh, NSW - 28 Mar 2017 06:03 PM
Cymbopogon refractus at Greenleigh, NSW - 28 Mar 2017 06:03 PM
Cymbopogon refractus at Greenleigh, NSW - 28 Mar 2017 06:03 PM
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Identification history

Cymbopogon refractus 29 Mar 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Cymbopogon refractus 28 Mar 2017 JustinHurleyLey
Unidentified 28 Mar 2017 CCPK

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Clumpy tussocky grass or sedge with prolific seed heads along a longer stem

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   29 Mar 2017
The first picture doesn't really look like Cymbopogon but the seed heads are diagnostic.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Cymbopogon refractus Scientific name
  • Barbed-wire Grass Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1251.61m Recorded at altitude
  • 137 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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