Lachnagrostis filiformis

Blown Grass at O'Malley, ACT

Lachnagrostis filiformis at O'Malley, ACT - 29 May 2021
Lachnagrostis filiformis at O'Malley, ACT - 29 May 2021
Lachnagrostis filiformis at O'Malley, ACT - 29 May 2021
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Identification history

Lachnagrostis filiformis 23 Oct 2022 Tapirlord
Rytidosperma sp. 4 Jun 2021 MichaelBedingfield
Rytidosperma sp. 3 Jun 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Aristida sp. 3 Jun 2021 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 3 Jun 2021 Tapirlord

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User's notes

I saw similar grasses on Mt mugga, but the number of inflorescences seemed unusual.

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Tapirlord wrote:
   23 Oct 2022
Identification confirmed by Alan Bedggood.
Tapirlord wrote:
   23 Oct 2022
His comments as follows,


The awn suggests not Aristida (3 per spikelet) or Rytidosperma (4+ per spikelet) but bent like that of a Lachnagrostis and one per spikelet. Compare with Lachnagrostis filiformis.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Lachnagrostis filiformis Scientific name
  • Blown Grass Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1098.71m Recorded at altitude
  • 118 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Agrostis avenacea Agrostis avenacea var. avenacea

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