Aristida ramosa

Purple Wire Grass at Bruce, ACT

Aristida ramosa at Bruce, ACT - 2 Sep 2020
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Identification history

Aristida ramosa 2 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Austrostipa sp. 2 Sep 2020 JVR

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   2 Sep 2020
You can tell Wire grass from corkscrew grass because teh seed of wire grass has three straight awns while corkscrew grass has one crooked awn

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Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth) at Aranda, ACT - 11 Oct 2024 by JVR
Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passionflower) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Sep 2024 by Jeanette
Araneus dimidiatus (Half Orb-weaver) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Acacia sp. (A Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Flavoparmelia sp. (Flavoparmelia Lichen) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Helina sp. (genus) (Muscid fly) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
zz Polypore (shelf/hoof-like) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Cladonia sp. (genus) (Cup Lichen) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Aranda, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Oxalis sp. (Wood Sorrel) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Isochorista panaeolana (A Tortricid moth) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Ischnura aurora (Aurora Bluetail) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Agrotis munda (Brown Cutworm) at Aranda, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Iridomyrmex purpureus (Meat Ant) at Aranda, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Diplacodes bipunctata (Wandering Percher) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Pardalotus punctatus (Spotted Pardalote) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Sep 2024 by ConBoekel
Pachycephala pectoralis (Golden Whistler) at Bruce, ACT - 12 Aug 2024 by JVR
Acacia pravissima (Wedge-leaved Wattle, Ovens Wattle) at Bruce, ACT - 12 Aug 2024 by JVR
Acacia baileyana x Acacia dealbata (Cootamundra Wattle x Silver Wattle (Hybrid)) at Aranda, ACT - 22 Apr 2024 by lbradley
Acacia baileyana x Acacia dealbata (Cootamundra Wattle x Silver Wattle (Hybrid)) at Bruce, ACT - 22 Apr 2024 by lbradley
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 13 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 13 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Centipeda cunninghamii (Common Sneezeweed) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 13 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (A Pennywort) at Flea Bog Flat, Bruce - 13 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Leontodon saxatilis (Lesser Hawkbit, Hairy Hawkbit) at Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill - 13 Dec 2023 by trevorpreston
Gonocarpus tetragynus (Common Raspwort) at Bruce, ACT - 5 Nov 2023 by lyndallh
Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (Australian Blackthorn) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2023 by JVR
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Lampona cylindrata (White-tailed Spider) at Aranda, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Bobilla kindyerra at Bruce, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Isopteron sp. (genus) (A darkling beetle) at Bruce, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Crematogaster sp. (genus) (Acrobat ant, Cocktail ant) at Bruce, ACT - 15 Sep 2023 by trevorpreston
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Aug 2023 by JVR
Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (Australian Blackthorn) at Bruce, ACT - 23 Aug 2023 by JVR
Malus sp. (Crab Apple) at Bruce, ACT - 11 May 2023 by JVR
Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) at Bruce, ACT - 19 Apr 2023 by JVR
Gallus gallus (Red Junglefowl (Domestic)) at Aranda, ACT - 13 Feb 2023 by JohnGiacon
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Bruce, ACT - 14 Jan 2023 by Trevor
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Jan 2023 by MattM
Opercularia hispida (Hairy Stinkweed) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Jan 2023 by MattM
Rytidosperma caespitosum (Ringed Wallaby Grass) at Bruce, ACT - 7 Jan 2023 by MattM
Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at Bruce, ACT - 30 Oct 2022 by michaelb
Haloragis heterophylla (Variable Raspwort) at Bruce, ACT - 4 Jul 2022 by trevorpreston
Verbena incompta (Purpletop) at Bruce, ACT - 4 Jul 2022 by trevorpreston
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (A Pennywort) at Bruce, ACT - 4 Jul 2022 by trevorpreston
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum) at Bruce, ACT - 10 Jun 2022 by mainsprite
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Bruce, ACT - 2 Oct 2021 by JVR
Oudemansiella gigaspora group (Rooting Shank) at Aranda, ACT - 25 May 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Leptotarsus (Macromastix) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Unidentified Macromastix crane fly) at Bruce, ACT - 9 Dec 2020 by tpreston
Crocidosema plebejana (Cotton Tipworm Moth) at Bruce, ACT - 9 Dec 2020 by tpreston
Phalaris aquatica (Phalaris, Australian Canary Grass) at Bruce, ACT - 9 Dec 2020 by tpreston
Hypoxis hygrometrica (Golden Weather-grass) at Bruce, ACT - 9 Dec 2020 by tpreston
Cracticus torquatus (Grey Butcherbird) at Bruce, ACT - 26 Sep 2020 by JVR
Araneinae (subfamily) (Orb weaver) at Aranda, ACT - 12 Sep 2020 by AlisonMilton
Drosera sp. (A Sundew) at Bruce, ACT - 4 Sep 2020 by JVR
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Bruce, ACT - 1 Sep 2020 by JVR

Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 2 Sep 2020 02:00 AM Recorded on
  • JVR Recorded by

Species information

  • Aristida ramosa Scientific name
  • Purple Wire Grass Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 843m Recorded at altitude
  • 129 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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