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Identification history
| Poaceae (family) | 15 Nov 2025 | MattM | ||
| Poa labillardierei | 9 Oct 2025 | mahargiani |
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4 comments
MattM
wrote:
14 Nov 2025
How confident are you with your ID? I can't really tell what this species is from this image alone. Normally the foliage of Poa lab flops over in a larger tussock. In contrast the foliage here is more erect.
mahargiani
wrote:
14 Nov 2025
not confident at all, just based on impressions from Poa lab at Landcare sites. main interest is as a potential seed source for other Landcare initiatives, though it would be good if I could identify it without needing to have my hand held!
MattM
wrote:
15 Nov 2025
Unfortunately I can't be much help in this instance. I note that this is recorded on a ridge. Poa lab tends to dominate in low drainage lines in grassland and open woodland. If this is Poa, it's more likely to be Poa sieberiana which occurs in woodland and dry forest. Both species are often used in gardens and native landscaping projects so you might be able to look at some gardens as examples to further reinforce your understanding of the species habit until you are more comfortable making an ID.
mahargiani
wrote:
15 Nov 2025
Thanks. The Poa lab I've seen were planted along the banks of a creek. I've got about 50 small ones in forestry tubes I'm growing for Landcare, too small to help with identification. P sieberiana I'm familiar with but only as a small plant, I have one I rescued in a 12cm pot, flowering at the moment, beautiful. I'll have to check things out more, as we have lots of them growing on a wooded hillside.
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- mahargiani Recorded by
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Collections
mahargiani NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Grasses Plants
Additional information
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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