Cenchrus purpurascens
Swamp Foxtail at Kingston, ACT
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| Cenchrus purpurascens | MichaelBedingfield | 25 May 2026 | |
| Unverified | Tawny4 | 25 May 2026 |
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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
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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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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