Austrostipa nodosa
Knotty Speargrass at Latham, ACT
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| Austrostipa nodosa | Tapirlord | 18 Dec 2024 | |
| Austrostipa nodosa | MattM | 16 Dec 2024 |
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Perennial tussock to 1m tall. Leaves flat, 3-4 mm wide. Leaf sheaves to 6 mm wide. Awn falcate. Scattered throughout grassland and under trees.
2 comments
18 Dec 2024
Cool! The broad leaves keyed it for me into A.nodosa so I'm happy with that ID
19 Dec 2024
@Tapirlord I will mention that I revisited these plants and noticed there were several plants intermediate between this and A. scabra. It may be a factor of the plants being older and having dropped much of their seed, but these didn't have the A. nodosa "vibe" in that they were very leafy. I almost wonder if these are just Austrostipa scabra exhibiting a strange response to the recent burn.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.021293-35.216953
- Altitude 591.3m
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 16 Dec 2024 06:46 PM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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Species information
- Austrostipa nodosa Scientific name
- Knotty Speargrass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 591.29m to 633.65m Recorded at altitude
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