Can you identify this sighting?
Identification history
| Agrostis sp. | 23 Dec 2023 | Grassman | ||
| Holcus lanatus | 13 Dec 2023 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unidentified | 12 Dec 2023 | arjay |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
11 comments
arjay
wrote:
12 Dec 2023
If you want more or other photos I can possibly provide them (eg more close up of the seed head.
MattM
wrote:
12 Dec 2023
That would be much appreciated. A close up of the seed heads would be great.
arjay
wrote:
13 Dec 2023
No seed heads yet ... just flowers but will keep an eye out. I have included a close up of the flowers.
Grassman
wrote:
23 Dec 2023
Agrostis are very hard to ID without specimens (need to know whether a palea is present or not, length of spikelet and often anthers to the nearest 0.1mm, etc). I'd suggest you send dried pressed samples to the NSW or ACT herbarium for positive ID (depending on where you are based).
Make sure you dig the sample up, as presence of rhizomes is important. You can find requirements for submission and submission forms online
Make sure you dig the sample up, as presence of rhizomes is important. You can find requirements for submission and submission forms online
MattM
wrote:
23 Dec 2023
Sorry arjay. I meant to respond to you earlier. Thanks for the extra photo, but as Grassman said, this one will need to be keyed out from a physical specimen. I appreciate you taking the time to take the close up.
MattM
wrote:
24 Dec 2023
If you have other grasses you want us to ID then I am happy to look at them.
arjay
wrote:
24 Dec 2023
A lot of them are flowering at the moment (or have been) so I might put some up ... particularly if it gets any wetter and gloomier. Which it is actually supposed to. And I will be stuck inside.
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
-
Collections
Plants Grasses arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
