Paspalum dilatatum

Paspalum at Hawker, ACT

Paspalum dilatatum at Hawker, ACT - 29 May 2020
Paspalum dilatatum at Hawker, ACT - 29 May 2020
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Identification history

Paspalum dilatatum 17 Jun 2020 michaelb
Paspalum dilatatum 13 Jun 2020 MervynAston

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

4 comments

michaelb 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.
michaelb 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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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 29 May 2020 04:26 PM Recorded on
  • MervynAston Recorded by

Species information

  • Paspalum dilatatum Scientific name
  • Paspalum Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 948m Recorded at altitude
  • 84 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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