Rytidosperma longifolium
1 Long-leaved Wallaby Grass at Red Hill Nature Reserve
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| Rytidosperma longifolium | Tapirlord | 9 Feb 2024 | |
| Rytidosperma (genus) | CarbonAI | 8 Feb 2024 | |
| Rytidosperma longifolium | Tapirlord | 8 Feb 2024 |
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Significant sighting
Tapirlord noted:
9 Feb 2024
Uncommon in the ACT where it is known from 7 previous collections, this is a new recorded location.
User's notes
A single very large tussock, one of the most impressive in the genus I have seen to date. Culms around 80cm high, leaves to 35cm long and over 1cm wide. Leaf blade largely flat, channeled at the base. Panicle lanceolate in outline, opening out upon maturity. Lemma evenly covered in hairs, upper series of hairs particularly long. Lateral lobes exceed this upper series. Growing in a small pocket of dry forest under peppermints. I’m curious for the thoughts of others :)
4 comments
9 Feb 2024
Thanks Michael :). Should also add that the ID has been confirmed by Alan Bedggood
9 Feb 2024
I will have to keep an eye out. I swear I occasionally see plants that would match this description but I have never paid close attention.
10 Feb 2024
Wouldn't be at all surprised, the Rytids are a complex bunch! To me this one stood out, I rarely see one this impressive
Location information
- Coordinates 149.102464-35.327789
- Altitude 643.1m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 29 Dec 2023 03:03 PM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Field Guide to Native Plants of Red Hill Nature Reserve Significant Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasses Plants Rytidosperma longifolium
Species information
- Rytidosperma longifolium Scientific name
- Long-leaved Wallaby Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 647.58m Recorded at altitude
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