Gahnia aspera
Red-berried Saw-sedge at Lawson, ACT
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| Gahnia aspera | Tapirlord | 10 Mar 2024 | |
| Lomandra longifolia | CarbonAI | 22 Nov 2023 | |
| Gahnia aspera | Jiggy | 22 Nov 2023 |
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22 Nov 2023
it does look like Gahnia aspera. Could it be planted ? Garden escape ?
This location here in ACT is outside its natural range (as given by herbarium specimens). There are no herbarium specimens for ACT.
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This location here in ACT is outside its natural range (as given by herbarium specimens). There are no herbarium specimens for ACT.
I'm not confident enough to confirm:
Other Moderators need to have input, and may be more familiar with plant.
23 Nov 2023
This would be worth collecting for the herbarium, I agree it looks like G.aspera
1 Dec 2023
Definitely a Gahnia and not Gahnia subaequiglumis the only Gahnia currently considered to naturally occur in the ACT. Its location suggests it could be planted. I am not confident to confirm ID but it seems consistent with G. aspera. It also could possibly be a natural range extension.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.090973-35.234032
- Altitude 623.6m
- Places Lawson, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 22 Nov 2023 01:37 PM Recorded on
- Jiggy Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Gahnia aspera Scientific name
- Red-berried Saw-sedge Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 896.24m Recorded at altitude
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