Hierochloe redolens

Sweet Holy Grass at Cotter River, ACT

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Identification history

Hierochloe redolens	3 Feb 2024	MattM	Verified by	M. Mullaney 26 (CANB 996497)
Hierochloe redolens	26 Jan 2023	Grassman
Hierochloe redolens	26 Jan 2023	MattM
Unverified	26 Jan 2023	MattM

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Significant sighting

Tapirlord noted:

26 Jan 2023

An uncommon grass in the ACT, this is a good find.

User's notes

Grass to 2m tall growing in a wet seep/stream coming off a perched bog in montane woodland. Seems to have a slightly sweet smell like sweet vernal grass. Does not appear to have been collected in the ACT since 1986, but was recorded in 1988, but not from this location. Only a few records of the species in the ACT.

2 comments

Tapirlord wrote:

3 Feb 2024

Ahh, so they did keep it!

MattM wrote:

3 Feb 2024

They did. But not the Sphaerolobium. :/

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Location information

Coordinates 148.792844 -35.467972
Altitude 1212.6m
Maps Namadgi National Park
Places Cotter River, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
25 Jan 2023 02:41 PM Recorded on
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Significant MattM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasses Plants

Additional information

1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Hierochloe redolens Scientific name
Sweet Holy Grass Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
1187.03m to 1619.88m Recorded at altitude
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