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Echinopogon cheelii

Longflower Hedgehog Grass at Booth, ACT

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Identification history

Echinopogon cheelii	11 Feb 2023	MattM
Echinopogon cheelii	15 Jan 2023	Grassman
Echinopogon sp.	15 Jan 2023	natureguy
Echinopogon sp.	15 Jan 2023	MattM

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Significant sighting

Tapirlord noted:

12 Feb 2023

New location for this grass which is on the ACT rare plant, like the vast majority of "rare" grasses it is probably unreported but we will need more records to be sure of this.

User's notes

Growing in montane forest. Culms singular, erect. Culm blades 5mm wide.

4 comments

MattM wrote:

15 Jan 2023

Since the glumes are >5mm long with bristly hairs on the keels, is it possible that this is E. cheelii?

Grassman wrote:

15 Jan 2023

E. cheelii fits the criteria. Interestingly in the PlantNET key it says "Lemma usually shorter than glumes" and in the description the opposite "Lemma usually longer than glumes" and then Vicflora shows a drawing of "Lemma equal to the glumes" and a rounded flowerhead. Yet Ausgrass2 key says " flowerhead three or more times longer than broad". Go figure.

Grassman wrote:

15 Jan 2023

Only suggesting as I'm not overly familiar with the species and just relying on keys and descriptions

MattM wrote:

15 Jan 2023

VICFlora also says "lemma equal to or slightly exceeding glumes" for E. ovatus, caespitosum and cheelii.

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