Kneed Speargrass at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Austrostipa bigeniculata | 9 Nov 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Austrostipa scabra | 9 Nov 2019 | MattM |
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User's notes
I assume this is Austrostipa? The leaves don't feel rough at the base though. Awns are very straight. I thought it might have been Chilean Needle grass, but the leaves aren't hairy, and the seeds don't have a corona. Plant very erect.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.030286-35.228333
- Altitude 596.5m
- Maps Higgins Woodland
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 9 Nov 2019 11:20 AM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
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Plants Grasses MattM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Austrostipa bigeniculata Scientific name
- Kneed Speargrass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1074.7m Recorded at altitude
- 117 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Stipa bigeniculata
