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Sighting 4237677

Nassella trichotoma

Serrated Tussock at Jerrabomberra Wetlands

Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
Nassella trichotoma at Jerrabomberra Wetlands - 12 Nov 2019 04:15 PM
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Identification history

Nassella trichotoma 8 Nov 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Nassella trichotoma 17 Oct 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Poa labillardierei 16 Oct 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Unverified 16 Oct 2019 Christine

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8 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   16 Oct 2019
Hi Christine
It is really important for ID'ing grasses that we get a flower or seed head. Poa lab is quite reasonable at the wetlands.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   17 Oct 2019
Hi Christine
Thanks for your contribution/photo. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.
It looks suspiciously like Nassella trichotoma (SerratedTussock).
Since it is a large patch it is worth following up to get an accurate ID.
Christine wrote:
   17 Oct 2019
Hi Michael, so is there something you would like me to do? I really know very little about plants... would it be worth talking to the Ranger about it?
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   17 Oct 2019
There is no need to talk to the ranger just yet. Michael M may confirm this.
However, I notice that you visit Jerrabomberra Wetlands regularly. If Michael M hasn't confirmed, it would be worthwhile getting another photo or 2 in a months time. By then there should be flower or seed heads present.
If it is confirmed the ranger would be interested.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   23 Oct 2019
Thanks Michael and Christine certainly looks like serrated tussock but would like a seed head to confirm. Next time I am out that way I will have a look
Christine wrote:
   13 Nov 2019
Hi Michael and Michael. I have added two photos taken today, which I hope is the seed head you were after. (My adding them seems to have chanced the date of the sighting.) I apologise, I thought I had posted that I would go back, but it seems i did not complete the post. Anyway, as Michael has now confirmed this as Serrated Tussock, will the Ranger be aware, or is there a process for notifying her?
Mike wrote:
   13 Nov 2019
New photos change the date so it is best to make a new sighting.
When the grass has seeds one of the best ways of identifying serrated tussock is to pull the awn and look how it is attached to the seed - it is off centre on serrated tussock.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   13 Nov 2019
Definitely Serrated Tussock.

Concur with Mike - when you add new photos it picks up the date on the most recent photo. That is ok.

I don't know if the report will go directly to a ranger. Michael M will know.

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