Swamp Foxtail at Kingston, ACT
Identification history
| Cenchrus purpurascens | 25 May 2026 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 25 May 2026 | Tawny4 |
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User's notes
Sole example growing amongst plantings of grasses around reed ponds at start of Woodlands Loop walk. Looks attractive but could be a weed about to spread its seeds.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.153552-35.313676
- Altitude 582.0m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Kingston, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 May 2026 09:39 AM Recorded on
- Tawny4 Recorded by
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Collections
Tawny4 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Cenchrus purpurascens Grasses Plants
Additional information
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Species information
- Cenchrus purpurascens Scientific name
- Swamp Foxtail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 902.93m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Pennisetum alopecuroides
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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