Cenchrus purpurascens

Swamp Foxtail at Coombs, ACT

Cenchrus purpurascens at Coombs, ACT - 13 May 2017 05:50 PM
Cenchrus purpurascens at Coombs, ACT - 13 May 2017 05:50 PM
Cenchrus purpurascens at Coombs, ACT - 13 May 2017 05:50 PM
Cenchrus purpurascens at Coombs, ACT - 13 May 2017 05:50 PM
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Identification history

Cenchrus purpurascens 15 May 2017 MichaelBedingfield

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Spreading along the water's edge from a plantation of about 100 plants; at the north-western of the several Coombs Ponds, near Edgeworth Parade.

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Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Cenchrus purpurascens Scientific name
  • Swamp Foxtail Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 902.93m Recorded at altitude
  • 75 images trained Machine learning
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  • Synonyms

    Pennisetum alopecuroides

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