Swamp Foxtail at Phillip, ACT
Identification history
| Cenchrus purpurascens | 5 May 2021 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Cenchrus purpurascens | 4 May 2021 | Tapirlord |
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User's notes
Seems to be a planted population, but there are isolated tussocks of around 5 plants each dotted around the pond at Edison park.
1 comment
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
5 May 2021
It has been used in landscaping in recent years. A dubious idea because it does spread.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.090836-35.341542
- Altitude 587.2m
- Places Phillip, ACT
Sighting information
- 20 Abundance
- 22 Apr 2021 01:10 PM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Grasses Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Cenchrus purpurascens Scientific name
- Swamp Foxtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 843.59m Recorded at altitude
- 70 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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