Sporobolus creber

Slender Rat's Tail Grass at Jerrabomberra, ACT

Sporobolus creber at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 14 Feb 2023 04:52 PM

Sporobolus creber at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 14 Feb 2023 04:52 PM

Sporobolus creber at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 14 Feb 2023 04:52 PM

Sporobolus creber at Jerrabomberra, ACT - 14 Feb 2023 04:52 PM

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Identification history

	Sporobolus creber	15 Feb 2023	MattM
	Sporobolus creber	14 Feb 2023	Mike
	Unverified	14 Feb 2023	Mike

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4 comments

natureguy wrote:

14 Feb 2023

Possibly Sporobolus?

Mike wrote:

14 Feb 2023

Yes, but which one?

Mike wrote:

14 Feb 2023

Sorry, my phone didn’t focus on the stems, but photo 1 shows main stem and compressed panicles.

MattM wrote:

15 Feb 2023

I can make out the gaps in the inflorescence in image 2, making this S. creber. S. africanus tends to have an uninterrupted inflorescence.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.131673 -35.386222
Altitude 677.1m
Maps Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
Places Jerrabomberra, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
14 Feb 2023 04:52 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Sporobolus creber Scientific name
Slender Rat's Tail Grass Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 818.87m Recorded at altitude
155 images trained Machine learning
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