Dichelachne (genus)

1 Plume Grasses at Namadgi National Park

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Identification history

Dichelachne (genus)	1 Sep 2023	Tapirlord
Dichelachne inaequiglumis	5 Apr 2023	MattM
Austrostipa (genus)	5 Apr 2023	Tapirlord

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User's notes

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

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MattM wrote:

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.

Grassman wrote:

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.

Tapirlord wrote:

11 Mar 2024

Either D.rara or D.hirtella

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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
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Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasses Plants

Additional information

30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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
107 images trained Machine learning

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