Cenchrus purpurascens

Swamp Foxtail at Paddys River, ACT

Cenchrus purpurascens at Paddys River, ACT - 12 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Cenchrus purpurascens 16 May 2019 MichaelBedingfield

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Growing along a manmade drainage ditch coming from the Pt Hut Road........ near the Murrumbidgee River upstream of Point Hut Crossing.

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Species information

  • Cenchrus purpurascens Scientific name
  • Swamp Foxtail Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 843.59m Recorded at altitude
  • 70 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Pennisetum alopecuroides
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