Eragrostis curvula

African Lovegrass at Crace, ACT

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Identification history

	Eragrostis curvula	8 Jan 2025	MattM
	Eragrostis parviflora	7 Jan 2025	walter

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Id based mainly on plant height (tall) and drooping inflorescence. Growing beside a path with African Love Grass

2 comments

MattM wrote:

8 Jan 2025

Looks like the tall form of African Love Grass.

walter wrote:

8 Jan 2025

Thanks Matt
The reason I suggested E. parviflora was that it was growing close to much shorter plants that were typical African Love Grass. They looked very different. Also, the taller grasses did not have the hairs in the the lower axils of the inflorescence that were present in the shorter form. However, this character appears to be variably expressed in African Love Grass, and the fact that the tall form is so abundant in the Crace locality, makes me think it may well be the tall form of E. curvula.
Walter

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Location information

Coordinates 149.111481 -35.201661
Altitude 630.5m
Places Crace, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
7 Jan 2025 02:51 PM Recorded on
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walter Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Grasses Plants

Additional information

1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Eragrostis curvula Scientific name
African Lovegrass Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Severe weed or pest
Up to 1047.79m Recorded at altitude
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