Nassella trichotoma
Serrated Tussock at Bruce, ACT
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| Nassella trichotoma | Tapirlord | 24 Sep 2024 | |
| Nassella trichotoma | JohnGiacon | 23 Sep 2024 |
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checking ID; also changed location; iPhone had it on the road and a bit west.
4 comments
23 Sep 2024
I think this might be Austrostipa scabra as the tussock isn't completely dense nor is it overly floppy. If you are able to check the plants again see if it has a seed head. Serrated tussock will have a very open seed head.that is buried in the tussock.
23 Sep 2024
Thanks. I was going on the colour and shape. Where is the seed head? Near ground level?
26 Sep 2024
The seed head tends to be among the foliage. Just a bit shorter than the foliage itself. In Austrostipa scabra the seed head is on a longer stem that almost always extends higher than the foliage.
26 Sep 2024
John, there’s a good pictorial ID guide, can’t find a web link but the Southern ACT Catchment Group Facebook page did a post on 30 May 2023. ST also has round needle-like stems if you roll between your fingers. I chipped some ST out last week a few hundred metres to the east so it’s around.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.082078-35.251912
- Altitude 620.6m
- Maps Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Flea Bog Flat, Bruce
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 24 Abundance
- 23 Sep 2024 02:12 PM Recorded on
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- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- JohnGiacon Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT Priority Weeds Weeds of National Significance Nassella trichotoma Grasses Plants
Species information
- Nassella trichotoma Scientific name
- Serrated Tussock Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Severe weed or pest
- Up to 1360.74m Recorded at altitude
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