Rytidosperma tenuius

Purplish Wallaby Grass at Tharwa, ACT

Rytidosperma tenuius at Tharwa, ACT - 4 Dec 2022
Rytidosperma tenuius at Tharwa, ACT - 4 Dec 2022
Rytidosperma tenuius at Tharwa, ACT - 4 Dec 2022
Rytidosperma tenuius at Tharwa, ACT - 4 Dec 2022
Rytidosperma tenuius at Tharwa, ACT - 4 Dec 2022
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Identification history

Rytidosperma tenuius 26 Dec 2022 Tapirlord
Rytidosperma sp. 23 Dec 2022 Tapirlord

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Significant sighting

Tapirlord noted:

26 Dec 2022

First CNM record of this likely common but difficult to ID wallaby grass. We sit on a bit of a hole in the spatial distribution of this species.

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Will seek advice from Graeme lorimer

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Tapirlord wrote:
   26 Dec 2022
Rytidosperma tenuius is indicated by the combination of the persistently purple bands along the glumes, the short, divergent lemma lobes, the arrangement of lemma hairs and 'the vibe of the thing'. Your specimen is from a bit of a hole in the spatial distribution of herbarium specimens of that species.

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  • 40 Abundance
  • 4 Dec 2022 04:56 PM Recorded on
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  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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