Dichanthium sericeum
Queensland Blue-grass at Mitchell, ACT
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| Dichanthium sericeum | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Mar 2020 | |
| Dichanthium sericeum | walter | 22 Mar 2020 |
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A few plants among population of Bothriochloa macra on bike path verge
8 comments
23 Mar 2020
The seed heads of Dichanthium sericeum usually have 2 branches and sometimes 3. This one seems to have more.
Bothriochloa macra seed heads aren't usually "furry" like this specimen. Otherwise it looks like B. macra. Since it is growing with B. macra, I suspect that is what it is.
Bothriochloa macra seed heads aren't usually "furry" like this specimen. Otherwise it looks like B. macra. Since it is growing with B. macra, I suspect that is what it is.
23 Mar 2020
According to the description in "Grasses of NSW" (Wheeler, Jacobs, Whalley) D. sericeum has 2-4 raceme branches. The plants I looked at had 2, sometimes 3 branches. The stem nodes were also conspicuously bearded, although I see this also is seen in B. macra. Since the plants I saw were growing near to B. macra, I could see they were very different from B. macra.
23 Mar 2020
The specimens of Dichanthium sericeum I have seen were not so robust as yours, with 1 or 2 raceme branches. But I looked at other specimens on the internet and you mentioned bearded nodes. So I decided you were correct after all. When you look at up to 100 sightings a day you sometimes make mistakes!
23 Mar 2020
No worries, I was not offended. Thanks for the sighting. Crace grasslands have a lot to offer.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.124436-35.229589
- Altitude 587.9m
- Maps Crace Grasslands
- Places Mitchell, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 22 Mar 2020 11:56 AM Recorded on
- walter Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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Species information
- Dichanthium sericeum Scientific name
- Queensland Blue-grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 988m Recorded at altitude
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