Austrostipa densiflora

Foxtail Speargrass at Downer, ACT

Austrostipa densiflora at Downer, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Austrostipa densiflora at Downer, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Austrostipa densiflora at Downer, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Austrostipa densiflora at Downer, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Austrostipa densiflora at Downer, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Austrostipa densiflora 2 Jan 2021 waltraud
Austrostipa densiflora 2 Jan 2021 abread111
Dichelachne sp. 29 Dec 2020 abread111

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User's notes

There are hectares in this area south of the Blue Metal Road where this plume grass is the dominant understorey. The plant in front of the wattle seedling was collected for further identification.

3 comments

waltraud wrote:
   29 Dec 2020
Great! many thanks Barb.
abread111 wrote:
   2 Jan 2021
The seeds look like A. densiflora - if you zoom in you can see the hairs as described on PlantNet
waltraud wrote:
   2 Jan 2021
yes I visited the area yesterday afternoon and think they are all Austrostipa densiflora; most seeds already shed, therefore the slender appearance of (empty) seedhead...

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Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Austrostipa densiflora Scientific name
  • Foxtail Speargrass Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 900.64m Recorded at altitude
  • 196 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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