Hookerochloa hookeriana

Hooker's Fescue at Tinderry, NSW

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Identification history

Hookerochloa hookeriana	7 Feb 2023	Tapirlord
Hookerochloa hookeriana	7 Feb 2023	Grassman
Poa sieberiana	6 Feb 2023	Tapirlord
Unidentified	6 Feb 2023	danswell

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3 comments

Grassman wrote:

7 Feb 2023

Not Poa, as the florets have very short awns. If the back of the lemmas are keeled throughout, it is a Hookerochloa (used to be in Festuca). If the lower part of the lemmas are rounded, its a Festuca.

danswell wrote:

7 Feb 2023

Thanks. Im going to have to do some reading up on grass anatomy

Grassman wrote:

7 Feb 2023

@danswell considering you've posted several other Hookerochloa from the same area, it more than likely that genus.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.341181 -35.784102
Altitude 1228.7m
Maps Mt Holland
Places Tinderry, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
6 Feb 2023 07:29 AM Recorded on
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Plants Grasses danswell Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Species information

Hookerochloa hookeriana Scientific name
Hooker's Fescue Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1592.29m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower

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