Dichelachne (genus)
1 Plume Grasses at Namadgi National Park
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| Dichelachne (genus) | Tapirlord | 1 Sep 2023 | |
| Dichelachne inaequiglumis | MattM | 5 Apr 2023 | |
| Austrostipa (genus) | Tapirlord | 5 Apr 2023 |
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I believe this is an Austrostipa though I’m not matching it to any of species that occur locally. Very high up for it to be anything other than A.nivicola.
About 15 plants in subalpine woodland under snow gums
3 comments
5 Apr 2023
I believe this is a Dichelachne as the awns appear subterminal rather than arising from the apex as in Austrostipa. Looking at the VICFlora entry for A. nivicola, the lemma should be slightly hairy rather than glabrous as in your plants, and the inflorescence looks more 'comb-like' (check out the images to get a bit of a feel for what I am trying to convey). I keyed this plant as Dichelachne inaequiglumis, but would like some good close ups with a ruler to be more confident.
14 Apr 2023
Agree with Dichelachne, but in D inaequiglumis the lemma is longer than the glumes (doesn't appear to be here - could be wrong) and the awn arises within 0.5 mm of the lemma apex (looks more here). Agree, need some measurements to be confident of species.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.784181-35.522561
- Altitude 1606.9m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 14 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2023 11:27 AM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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Species information
- Dichelachne (genus) Scientific name
- Plume Grasses Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1608.26m Recorded at altitude
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