Aristida ramosa
Purple Wire Grass at Crowther, NSW
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| Aristida ramosa | MattM | 22 May 2025 | |
| Aristida (genus) | Tapirlord | 22 May 2025 | |
| Aristida ramosa | Frecko | 21 May 2025 |
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3 comments
22 May 2025
Not sure how comfortable I am calling these A.ramosa. I think A.personata is more common out your way @MattM
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
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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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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