Panicum capillare
Witchgrass at Belconnen, ACT
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| Panicum capillare | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Apr 2017 | |
| Panicum capillare | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Apr 2017 | |
| Panicum effusum | MichaelBedingfield | 13 Apr 2017 | |
| Unverified | JanetRussell | 13 Apr 2017 |
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Growing between cracks on footpath.
6 comments
23 Apr 2017
Hi Janet
Margaret Ning has brought your doubts about this sighting being Panicum effusum to my attention. I think you are on the right track and I've changed the ID to Panicum capillare. It would be good to get a specimen to show to David Albrecht at ANBG for verification.
Margaret Ning has brought your doubts about this sighting being Panicum effusum to my attention. I think you are on the right track and I've changed the ID to Panicum capillare. It would be good to get a specimen to show to David Albrecht at ANBG for verification.
23 Apr 2017
I am on the case Michael. I checked the Canberra Plant Census and E. capillare is shown there. Plantnet ihas been looking strange and has been no help.
24 Apr 2017
Hello Michael, I went to the site this morning and I am afraid I was already too late. The Govt has been busy with whipper-snipping and tidying up the area. The grasses were there dried and topped. I see that this grass is an annual. I checked the area to see if there were any more growing but there were only the four I originally saw. Will have to see if seedlings pop up anywhere. There is a camper hire business in that street - perhaps the seeds were originally brought in from out of town.
28 Nov 2018
Collected herbarium specimen this morning (RWP11316); five plants present (two fertile), growing in crack at base of brick wall and cement parking surface near -35.24083, 149.060305.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.060272-35.240958
- Altitude 578.0m
- Places Belconnen, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 28 Mar 2017 08:59 AM Recorded on
- JanetRussell Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Panicum capillare Scientific name
- Witchgrass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 648m Recorded at altitude
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