African Lovegrass at Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
Identification history
| Eragrostis parviflora | 19 Dec 2023 | Tapirlord | ||
| Eragrostis curvula | 18 Dec 2023 | natureguy | ||
| Eragrostis curvula | 18 Dec 2023 | Mike |
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Tall form.
8 comments
Tapirlord
wrote:
19 Dec 2023
Appears very tall, that might be the native species. I have not heard of this African love grass “tall form”
Mike
wrote:
19 Dec 2023
African lovegrass is a "relatively large and tufted long-lived grass with stems growing 30-120 cm tall". I think there are several forms that have been introduced for pasture and have become invasive; there is also a 'non-invasive' variety. Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) is the 'tall form' and Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) is the short form. There was a report on African lovegrass in the ACT a few years ago; I can't find it quickly but @Steve818 might know more about this grass.
Steve818
wrote:
20 Dec 2023
The invasive grasses collection shows variable African lovegrass can be in height
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/collections/sightings/11070
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/collections/sightings/11070
Tapirlord
wrote:
20 Dec 2023
Grassman
wrote:
20 Dec 2023
Yes you have 2 forms of Eragrostis curvula; short and tall. For a long time people thought the tall form was a native. E parviflora is an annual, so can be pulled out of the ground, curvula can't be - easiest way too tell. This plant looks big and robust + the flowerhead is not weeping at all. Also, the location (in open near a track) suggests curvula. Always hard to be certain from photos alone
Location information
- Coordinates 149.120328-35.373133
- Altitude 765.0m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 17 Dec 2023 08:55 AM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Grasses Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- False In flower
Species information
- Eragrostis curvula Scientific name
- African Lovegrass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Severe weed or pest
- Up to 1047.79m Recorded at altitude
- 333 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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