Agrostis capillaris
Brown Top Bent Grass at Fadden, ACT
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| Agrostis capillaris | Tapirlord | 17 Feb 2023 | |
| Agrostis capillaris | MattM | 17 Feb 2023 | |
| Lachnagrostis filiformis | Tapirlord | 13 Feb 2023 | |
| Unverified | KumikoCallaway | 13 Feb 2023 |
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Reddish colour stems
8 comments
13 Feb 2023
Lachnagrostis filiformis has a more open inflorescence and is paler in colour. These plants have a more compact, redish inflorescence so I suspect this could be Agrostis capillaris.
16 Feb 2023
I added some more photos. When I edit and chose grass as a category, the system automatically chose the first species of the grass. I went back to edit and try to delete, but the system didn't let me. So please ignore the suggested species.
17 Feb 2023
Thanks. These images are much better. I am reasonably confident calling this Agrosyis capillaris now. The primary branches are very short which distinguishes this from Lachnagrostis which has very long primary branches.
17 Feb 2023
Happpy to call it Agrostis capillaris, that species does seem to retain greener stem colouration whne spent than native grasses
17 Feb 2023
Thank you for the identification and all the other information around it. It is very interesting to learn about various plants.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.119056-35.391431
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Fadden, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 16 Feb 2023 05:05 PM Recorded on
- KumikoCallaway Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Agrostis capillaris Scientific name
- Brown Top Bent Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1434.75m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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