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Sighting 4421210

Tragus australianus

Small Burrgrass at Phillip, ACT

Tragus australianus at Phillip, ACT - 27 Jan 2022 11:51 AM
Tragus australianus at Phillip, ACT - 27 Jan 2022 11:51 AM
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Tragus australianus 29 Jan 2022 RWPurdie
Poaceae (family) 28 Jan 2022 MattM

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Have no idea what this is, but it looked superficially like the Cenchrus caliculatus in grasses of the NSW tablelands. My plant was up to 30cm tall. I regret not taking better photos or keeping the sample. Growing in cracks along drain under the railing adjacent to footpath at the roundabout.

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   29 Jan 2022
Hi Matt. We would be very interested in knowing what this grass is. If you were able to go back & get a specimen to take to ANBG for a positive ID that would be useful to us.
RWPurdie wrote:
   29 Jan 2022
It would definitely be worth getting a specimen for the herbarium as they have only5 specimens from the ACT. It was probably introduced to Canberra in road gravel.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   29 Jan 2022
Thanks Rosemary

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