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Rytidosperma pallidum

Red-anther Wallaby Grass at Belconnen, ACT

Rytidosperma pallidum at Belconnen, ACT - 3 Nov 2015
Rytidosperma pallidum at Belconnen, ACT - 3 Nov 2015
Rytidosperma pallidum at Belconnen, ACT - 3 Nov 2015
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Identification history

Rytidosperma pallidum 4 Nov 2015 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 4 Nov 2015 MattM

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A pretty grass at Aranda Bushland. Presumably quite common, but I thought the flower part protruding from the sheathes(?) were quite pretty.

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   4 Nov 2015
Yes Mike, the flowers of this grass are very pretty.

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  • 3 Nov 2015 02:22 PM Recorded on
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