Pentapogon quadrifidus

Five-awn Spear Grass at Barton, ACT

Pentapogon quadrifidus at Barton, ACT - 4 Dec 2022
Pentapogon quadrifidus at Barton, ACT - 4 Dec 2022
Pentapogon quadrifidus at Barton, ACT - 4 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Pentapogon quadrifidus 5 Dec 2022 michaelb
Pentapogon quadrifidus 4 Dec 2022 pinnaCLE

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Grass known from this area for many years but not showing on CNM, only inaturalist. This site is a high-biodiversity gem of ACT's lowland NTGs.

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michaelb wrote:
   5 Dec 2022
Thanks John, great photos.

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Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at St Marks Grassland (SMN) - 13 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at St Marks Grassland (SMN) - 13 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at St Marks Grassland (SMN) - 13 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
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Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at St Marks Grassland (SMN) - 13 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
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Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Saint Marks Grassland - Barton ACT - 17 Nov 2017 by AaronClausen
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Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Saint Marks Grassland - Barton ACT - 17 Nov 2017 by AaronClausen
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Saint Marks Grassland - Barton ACT - 17 Nov 2017 by AaronClausen
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Saint Marks Grassland - Barton ACT - 17 Nov 2017 by AaronClausen
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Saint Marks Grassland - Barton ACT - 17 Nov 2017 by AaronClausen
Caesia calliantha (Blue Grass-lily) at Saint Marks Grassland - Barton ACT - 17 Nov 2017 by AaronClausen
Rutidosis leptorhynchoides (Button Wrinklewort) at Saint Marks Grassland - Barton ACT - 10 Dec 2008 by michaelb

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 4 Dec 2022 01:33 PM Recorded on
  • pinnaCLE Recorded by

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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
  • True In flower

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