Dichelachne hirtella
Plume Grass at Namadgi National Park
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| Dichelachne hirtella | MattM | 6 Nov 2024 | |
| Dichelachne (genus) | MattM | 18 Feb 2024 | |
| Dichelachne (genus) | MattM | 17 Feb 2024 |
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Growing on rocky outcrop in snow gum woodland.
4 comments
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.
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.
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."
Location information
- Coordinates 148.784294-35.523886
- Altitude 1640.6m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2024 09:26 AM Recorded on
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- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- No In flower
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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
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