Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha

Hall, ACT

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Identification history

Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha	20 Feb 2024	Tapirlord
Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha	31 Jan 2024	MattM
Paspalum dilatatum	28 Jan 2024	strigo

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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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Tapirlord wrote:

28 Jan 2024

Kinda get red grass vibes, but I don’t know really. The angle is making it a bit difficult here

strigo wrote:

28 Jan 2024

I will have another go at this tomorrow - I admit the photos were a bit "cryptic". Thanks and cheers C.

MattM wrote:

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.

strigo wrote:

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.

strigo wrote:

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.

MattM wrote:

20 Feb 2024

Thanks for the update.

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