Paspalidium distans
Spreading Panic Grass at Hall, ACT
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| Paspalidium distans | MattM | 24 Jan 2024 | |
| Paspalidium (genus) | MattM | 20 Jan 2024 | |
| Setaria parviflora | Tapirlord | 20 Jan 2024 | |
| Setaria (genus) | Rosie | 20 Jan 2024 |
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Seems like a Setaria - Sporobolus creber hybrid!
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20 Jan 2024
This is a Paspalidium, possibly P. distans. There are very few records of Paspalidium spp. within the ACT so I am unsure if they naturally occur within the ACT or if they have arrived by other means.
20 Jan 2024
Thank you! The Setaria and this plant have similarities. The 'flowers' on this 'new' plant are smooth & with dark green markings or lines on them. They are in groups of 4 - 10 on a thin 'stalk' and 'held' close to the 'stem'. They seem to make spirals round the stem but sometimes the groups of flowers give the appearance of being separated from each other like Sporobolus creber flowers: xxxxx........xxxxxx.......xxxxx etc.
Setaria flowers are more uniformly green and are tightly clustered into the typical S. parviflora shape. There were a few S. parviflora plants in the area. I see another response has come through....
Setaria flowers are more uniformly green and are tightly clustered into the typical S. parviflora shape. There were a few S. parviflora plants in the area. I see another response has come through....
20 Jan 2024
Thanks again.
By going through Grasses of the NSW Tablelands I had a short list of four species of which Paspalidium gracile is the only Paspalidium species described.
The largest plant's flower spikes radiated from the centre so the plant was circular, spread over 30 - 40 centimetres in a grazed space.
In the book, on page 55, the plant is tall but seems to be growing between boulders so it had no choice.
By going through Grasses of the NSW Tablelands I had a short list of four species of which Paspalidium gracile is the only Paspalidium species described.
The largest plant's flower spikes radiated from the centre so the plant was circular, spread over 30 - 40 centimetres in a grazed space.
In the book, on page 55, the plant is tall but seems to be growing between boulders so it had no choice.
20 Jan 2024
Paspalidium distans seems the closest match from the photos and few stems I have here.
Thank you again,
Rosie
Thank you again,
Rosie
24 Jan 2024
Using the PlantNet key and looking at images of various Paspalidium species I would say this is either P. distans or P. arvensum. Because the spikelets are very short (I am assuming <2.5 mm) and they arranged neatly in rows of 2 I think it is fair to call these plants Paspalidium distans.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.064881-35.165725
- Altitude 664.0m
- Maps Hall Horse Paddocks
- Places Hall, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 20 Jan 2024 11:44 AM Recorded on
- Rosie Recorded by
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- Yes In flower
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- Hall Village Surrounds Rosie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Paspalidium distans Grasses Plants
Species information
- Paspalidium distans Scientific name
- Spreading Panic Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 734.28m Recorded at altitude
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