Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
Hall, ACT
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| Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha | Tapirlord | 20 Feb 2024 | |
| Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha | MattM | 31 Jan 2024 | |
| Paspalum dilatatum | strigo | 28 Jan 2024 |
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This is not Paspalum dilatatum according to me (There is no Paspalum sp. item in the list...) - but one that looks very similar. Don't know but could it be Vasey grass? That would have biosecurity implications.
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28 Jan 2024
Kinda get red grass vibes, but I don’t know really. The angle is making it a bit difficult here
28 Jan 2024
I will have another go at this tomorrow - I admit the photos were a bit "cryptic". Thanks and cheers C.
31 Jan 2024
I think this is Eriochloa. Possibly Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha. It's worth taking this to the herbarium as there are only a few records from the ACT. It's a species from our west. Probably brought into the ACT as horse feed or on vehicles.
31 Jan 2024
Thanks Matt - I think you are right on the money here. I have since looked at the CNM records and others - and they look pretty much as I saw it. Thanks - well done!
Indeed, the grass grows in a disturbed area next to a swale drain. It caught my eye on Sunday as it was not quite looking like a "typical grass". It is close to a horse paddock - and it is likely that it could have come in with horse fodder.
There are a few plants growing in the spot - I will dig one out tomorrow, bring it to the ANBG and report back once I have the identification. Cheers Christian.
Indeed, the grass grows in a disturbed area next to a swale drain. It caught my eye on Sunday as it was not quite looking like a "typical grass". It is close to a horse paddock - and it is likely that it could have come in with horse fodder.
There are a few plants growing in the spot - I will dig one out tomorrow, bring it to the ANBG and report back once I have the identification. Cheers Christian.
20 Feb 2024
G'day Matt
I got the plant ID back from Helen Kennedy - and she does confirm it as Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha. Well done. Cheers Christian.
I got the plant ID back from Helen Kennedy - and she does confirm it as Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha. Well done. Cheers Christian.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.065586-35.166592
- Altitude 656.2m
- Maps Hall Horse Paddocks
- Places Hall, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 28 Jan 2024 01:37 PM Recorded on
- strigo Recorded by
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- Hall Village Surrounds strigo Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasses Plants Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha
Species information
- Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha Scientific name
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- Not Sensitive
- Non-local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 656.19m Recorded at altitude
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