African Lovegrass at Mawson, ACT
Identification history
| Eragrostis curvula | 1 Jan 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eragrostis parviflora | 12 Sep 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eragrostis parviflora | 12 May 2021 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Eragrostis sp. | 12 May 2021 | Tapirlord |
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User's notes
Love grass of some kind??
2 comments
MattM
wrote:
31 Dec 2022
@MichaelMulvaney Could this be Eragrostis curvula? It has the typical bluish colour and the dense panicle of greyish spikelets. The general appearance reminds of the vigorous tall form of African lovegrass that has been out this year.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
1 Jan 2023
Thanks Matt - I think you are right - firstly for your reasoning and that it looks like a perennial
Location information
- Coordinates 149.092531-35.360417
- Altitude 543.3m
- Maps Mawson Ponds
- Places Mawson, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 6 May 2021 10:40 AM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
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Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Eragrostis curvula Scientific name
- African Lovegrass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Severe weed or pest
- Up to 1047.79m Recorded at altitude
- 333 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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