Purple Wire Grass at Crowther, NSW
Identification history
| Aristida ramosa | 22 May 2025 | MattM | ||
| Aristida (genus) | 22 May 2025 | Tapirlord | ||
| Aristida ramosa | 21 May 2025 | Frecko |
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3 comments
Tapirlord
wrote:
22 May 2025
Not sure how comfortable I am calling these A.ramosa. I think A.personata is more common out your way @MattM
MattM
wrote:
22 May 2025
@Tapirlord the tussock appears fairly sparse and wiry, and the inflorescences distinctly appressed to the stem, which is a better fit for A. ramosa. While I will admit there can be almost complete overlap in features, the A. personata I have observed tend to be much denser knee-high tussocks with looser inflorescences. It is also worth remembering that A. personata was once treated as a variety of A. ramosa being var. speciosa.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.577173-34.117680
- Altitude 563.9m
- Places Crowther, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 20 May 2025 03:19 PM Recorded on
- Frecko Recorded by
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Frecko NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Grasses Plants Aristida ramosa
Additional information
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Species information
- Aristida ramosa Scientific name
- Purple Wire Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 843m Recorded at altitude
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