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

MichaelBedingfield 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?

MichaelBedingfield 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.

MichaelBedingfield 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)

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

8 Feb 2019

Thanks Michael M

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Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
5 Feb 2019 08:12 AM Recorded on
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Illilanga flagged sightings Plants Grasses CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

Echinopogon ovatus Scientific name
Forest Hedgehog Grass Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1286.51m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
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