Dichelachne hirtella

Plume Grass at Namadgi National Park

Dichelachne hirtella at Namadgi National Park - 17 Feb 2024 09:26 AM
Dichelachne hirtella at Namadgi National Park - 17 Feb 2024 09:26 AM
Dichelachne hirtella at Namadgi National Park - 17 Feb 2024 09:26 AM
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Identification history

Dichelachne hirtella 6 Nov 2024 MattM
Dichelachne sp. 18 Feb 2024 MattM
Dichelachne sp. 17 Feb 2024 MattM

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Growing on rocky outcrop in snow gum woodland.

4 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   18 Feb 2024
We leaving this one at genus?
MattM wrote:
   18 Feb 2024
For now. I might drop it off at the herbarium at some point along with a few others so I can hopefully get a confirmation. I am really struggling with this genus.
MattM wrote:
   18 Feb 2024
Using the Ausgrass key this would be D. hirtella as lemmas are mostly at least 6mm long or more rather than mostly <6mm long.
MattM wrote:
   6 Nov 2024
ID confirmed as D. hirtella by Helen Kennedy at the herbarium. She states "Regarding the Dichelachne specimens, I found them to be a better match for Dichelachne hirtella, the lemma are too long for D.sierberiana. The relative lengths of the glumes and lemma are also a better match and the awn columns were not twisted."

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Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
  • False In flower

Species information

  • Dichelachne hirtella Scientific name
  • Plume Grass Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 833.79m to 1647.1m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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