Kikuyu Grass at Ngunnawal, ACT
Identification history
| Cenchrus clandestinus | 21 Oct 2024 | JasonPStewart | ||
| Cenchrus clandestinus | 20 Oct 2024 | Hejor1 |
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4 comments
MattM
wrote:
20 Oct 2024
Having seen the plants, are you reasonably confident with your ID? Otherwise couch is a suggestion.
Hejor1
wrote:
20 Oct 2024
@MattM I'm relying on AI to come up with my ID so don't put too much stock in it!
JasonPStewart
wrote:
21 Oct 2024
I can and do confirm this identification here, based on nuanced foliage features,
with over thirty years first hand close up experiences with this grass species alien;
including over many years, hand weeding it out of bushlands in Vic. incl. Melb. region and NSW,
and out of crops in our family farm in Noorinbee North (far east Vic) .
with over thirty years first hand close up experiences with this grass species alien;
including over many years, hand weeding it out of bushlands in Vic. incl. Melb. region and NSW,
and out of crops in our family farm in Noorinbee North (far east Vic) .
Location information
- Coordinates 149.112792-35.171044
- Altitude 640.2m
- Maps Hill Reserve
- Places Ngunnawal, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Oct 2024 02:02 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
ACT Priority Weeds Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cenchrus clandestinus Grasses Plants
Additional information
- Less than 10cm Plant height
Species information
- Cenchrus clandestinus Scientific name
- Kikuyu Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 658.9m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Pennisetum clandestinum
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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