Panicum gilvum

Sweet Panic at Breadalbane, NSW

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Identification history

	Panicum gilvum	1 Mar 2024	MichaelMulvaney
	Unidentified	26 Feb 2024	JaneR

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Panicum ?? Growing on cracking dark clay, in shallow depressions that are now dry but have been flooded (along with other wetland plants). Ligule short, hairs or ciliate (not obvious in photo). Habit = slightly decumbent.

6 comments

pinnaCLE wrote:

26 Feb 2024

Panicum gilvum? The reddened stems and slightly decumbent would fit that?

JaneR wrote:

26 Feb 2024

Interesting suggestion - lets hope not.
Look forward to positive ID.

MattM wrote:

26 Feb 2024

I agree with Panicum sp. Unfortunately I am not familiar with P. gilvum and similar species so I won't likely won't be able to ID this. The key doesn't help as it requires dissection of florets and use of a microscope/ hand lens.

Tapirlord wrote:

26 Feb 2024

Agree Panicum sp, will add the genus option I guess

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

1 Mar 2024

Size, colour and shape of grass consistent with P. gilvum.

JaneR wrote:

1 Mar 2024

Panicum gilvum was implicated in death of numbers of Eastern Grey kangaroos in the Riverina in April 2014, and again in 2015. Also photosensitivity in lambs.

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