Vulpia (genus)

A Squirreltail Fescue at O'Connor, ACT

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Identification history

Vulpia (genus)	14 Jan 2023	Tapirlord
Vulpia (genus)	14 Jan 2023	Grassman
Unverified	4 Oct 2022	ConBoekel

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The length of the seed heads was longer than the length of the stem. The seed heads were essentially resting on nearby grasses.

7 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

4 Oct 2022

Hi Con, do you have a photo which shows the whole of the seed heads, not so close up?

ConBoekel wrote:

5 Oct 2022

I will go back and get a shot when it dries out a bit.

MattM wrote:

2 Nov 2022

The dense inflorescence with those wispy looking awns makes me think of Vulpia sp.

Tapirlord wrote:

3 Nov 2022

That was my first thought as well, but i'm not sure I'm happy to confirm off these photos.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

3 Nov 2022

My thought was that it may be Bromus diandrus. The close ups are too close to get a good perspective of size.

Grassman wrote:

14 Jan 2023

Spikelets are too delicate to be B diandrus and would need to be on much longer pedicels to be that species. There are 2 different length glumes which are shorter than the lemmas (typical of Vulpia) and the plant appears to be a cool-season annual (small crown, all starting to die off). So Vulpia. Low glume is a minute triangle. Would need to know if flowerhead was fully exerted (V muralis) or partially enclosed (V myuros)

ConBoekel wrote:

14 Jan 2023

I did go back but could not relocate the same plant. I will keep an eye on the location next spring. Thank you to all the moderator's for your efforts. We now have over 680 species listed for Dryandra Street Woodland... a nice data complement to all the environmental weeding the friends are undertaking.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.111993 -35.262098
Altitude 625.0m
Maps Dryandra St Woodland
Places O'Connor, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
2 Oct 2022 02:50 PM Recorded on
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ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasses Plants

Additional information

10cm to 30cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Vulpia (genus) Scientific name
A Squirreltail Fescue Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
Up to 803.5m Recorded at altitude
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