Bothriochloa macra
Red Grass, Red-leg Grass at Isaacs, ACT
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| Bothriochloa macra | Tapirlord | 7 Nov 2026 | |
| Poaceae (family) | MattM | 4 Nov 2026 | |
| Cymbopogon refractus | Mike | 23 Oct 2026 |
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5 comments
3 Nov 2026
Are you confident on your ID? I can't really tell from the images and might have called this Microlaena.
3 Nov 2026
Not Microlaena. I was imagining I had rediscovered barbed wire grass that was here years ago, but on reflection it could be kangaroo grass.
4 Nov 2026
OK. I will leave as an unidentified grass for now. If you ever revisit the plant and make a confident assessment I will be happy to defer to your judgement. If Cymbopogon you can crush and smell a leaf (should smell like lemongrass).
7 Nov 2026
Its Botriochloa macra, the tall skinny stems and the low foliage is the giveaway. The stems usually hang around after the seed has dropped.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.118139-35.370344
- Altitude 725.0m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 23 Oct 2026 05:46 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Species information
- Bothriochloa macra Scientific name
- Red Grass, Red-leg Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1353.73m Recorded at altitude
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