Paspalum dilatatum

Paspalum at Hawker, ACT

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Identification history

	Paspalum dilatatum	17 Jun 2020	MichaelBedingfield
	Paspalum dilatatum	13 Jun 2020	MervynAston

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User's notes

A weedy species on the increase in ACT. Out of its climate zone. Is this a sign of global warming

4 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

14 Jun 2020

Hi Mervyn
Do you have a photo to upload.
I've lived in Canberra since 1964. We had a lawn back then in Ainslie which was mostly Paspalum.

MervynAston wrote:

14 Jun 2020

Hi Michael, There were two photos attached wonder where they went. I also notice I had put this in at an earlier time. Interesting about your lawn. It is just that I have noticed its frequency increasing in natural areas. I work with paspalum at Sydney University in the 50's. It was an aggressive invader and dominated the dairy industry but was mostly prevalent north of Illawarra.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

15 Jun 2020

Hi Mervyn
Can you please have a go at uploading the photos again. Click on Edit, then proceed.

MervynAston wrote:

16 Jun 2020

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Location information

Coordinates 149.032578 -35.251650
Altitude 652.4m
Maps The Pinnacle
Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
29 May 2020 04:26 PM Recorded on
MervynAston Recorded by
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MervynAston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasses Plants

Species information

Paspalum dilatatum Scientific name
Paspalum Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 948m Recorded at altitude
109 images trained Machine learning
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