Hookerochloa hookeriana

Hooker's Fescue at Cotter River, ACT

Hookerochloa hookeriana at Cotter River, ACT - 26 Feb 2023
Hookerochloa hookeriana at Cotter River, ACT - 26 Feb 2023
Hookerochloa hookeriana at Cotter River, ACT - 26 Feb 2023
Hookerochloa hookeriana at Cotter River, ACT - 26 Feb 2023
Hookerochloa hookeriana at Cotter River, ACT - 26 Feb 2023
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Identification history

Hookerochloa hookeriana 14 Apr 2023 Grassman
Holcus lanatus 5 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Poa sp. 5 Apr 2023 Tapirlord

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Either Poa or some kind of fescue

4 comments

MattM wrote:
   5 Apr 2023
Lemmas have minute awns so maybe Hookerochloa?
Tapirlord wrote:
   5 Apr 2023
Thinking you might be right actually looking at my other set of photos.
Grassman wrote:
   14 Apr 2023
Not Poa due to mucronate lemma apex. Not Holcus as its spikelets are 2-flowered with glumes nearly as long as the spikelet. Only way to tell between Festuca and Hookerochloa is whether spikelets are up to 8 mm long and lemmas are only keeled towards the apex (Festuca) or spikelets are >8 mm long and lemmas are keeled throughout (Hookerochloa). It appears the latter. H eriopoda has leaves 1 mm or less wide. H hookeriana has leaves 2 mm or more wide, so most likely this.
   14 Apr 2023
Thanks for teh great ID explanation Grassman

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