Echinopogon cheelii
Longflower Hedgehog Grass at Booth, ACT
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| Echinopogon cheelii | MattM | 11 Feb 2023 | |
| Echinopogon cheelii | Grassman | 15 Jan 2023 | |
| Echinopogon (genus) | natureguy | 15 Jan 2023 | |
| Echinopogon (genus) | MattM | 15 Jan 2023 |
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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
15 Jan 2023
Since the glumes are >5mm long with bristly hairs on the keels, is it possible that this is E. cheelii?
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.
15 Jan 2023
Only suggesting as I'm not overly familiar with the species and just relying on keys and descriptions
15 Jan 2023
VICFlora also says "lemma equal to or slightly exceeding glumes" for E. ovatus, caespitosum and cheelii.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.996152-35.803626
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 14 Jan 2023 09:30 AM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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Species information
- Echinopogon cheelii Scientific name
- Longflower Hedgehog Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 581.79m Recorded at altitude
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