Panicum capillare/hillmanii
Exotic/Invasive Panic Grass at Yarralumla, ACT
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| Panicum capillare/hillmanii | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Mar 2020 | |
| Panicum capillare/hillmanii | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Mar 2020 |
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5 comments
28 Mar 2020
It's hard for me to confirm from the photos Michael M. You'd be a better judge having seen it. But not good to have such a large infestation.
28 Mar 2020
Thanks Michael B I have asked Cath to look at this sighting - if I am right I fear that mowing has already spread the grass widely across the inner south
28 Mar 2020
A comment about Panicum effusum. It is not very competitive & I've only ever seen it growing in a sparsely scattered way, not in a large dense patch.
28 Mar 2020
From what I can see it looks like the same thing. Of course my identification is only based on my previous CNM sightings. I tried to take a specimen to Dave Albrecht a few weeks ago, but I missed him, and then the world went crazy...
30 Mar 2020
I asked Steve Taylor for a second opinion, and he said "yes Michael we have moved it out eradication-containment category - into asset protection - gather it is toxic to both sheep and horsesloads of of large new infestations across the region". Which is bad news as I gather it is toxic to both sheep and horses.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.093466-35.312645
- Places Yarralumla, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 20 Mar 2020 12:00 AM Recorded on
- MichaelMulvaney Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Collections
- MichaelMulvaney Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasses Plants Panicum capillare/hillmanii
Species information
- Panicum capillare/hillmanii Scientific name
- Exotic/Invasive Panic Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 665.19m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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4 / 7
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