Panicum capillare/hillmanii
Exotic/Invasive Panic Grass at Griffith, ACT
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| Panicum capillare/hillmanii | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Apr 2020 | |
| Panicum capillare | BettyDonWood | 10 Apr 2020 | |
| Unverified | SRoss | 10 Apr 2020 |
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3 comments
10 Apr 2020
Yes - it is an annual and redder and fleshier than panicum effusum. As you only have a few plants I would pull them out immediately - I suspect it is transported by mowers was it in the mown or unsown section of Bass Gardens?
11 Apr 2020
Thanks Michael. I'll pull them out now. I hope not many seeds have dispersed. The plants I've seen are in the Conservation Zone but now that I'm sure about the id I'll look all around the park.
11 Apr 2020
Your pic of P. capillare leaves is perfect for helping to distinguish the exotic from the native.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.129722-35.326389
- Places Griffith, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 10 Apr 2020 02:49 PM Recorded on
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- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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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
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