1 Brown-back Wallaby Grass at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Rytidosperma duttonianum | 14 Nov 2022 | Tapirlord | ||
| Rytidosperma sp. | 12 Nov 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Rytidosperma sp. | 3 Oct 2022 | Tapirlord |
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Significant sighting
Tapirlord noted:
14 Nov 2022
First CNM record of this species which comes from a genus of Grasses that are particularly difficult to ID. When taking sightings of Rytidosperma please include photos of both sides of the individual seeds as I have done here. Also note Graeme's commentary which I have included below.
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Will seek commentary from Alan Bedggood
2 comments
Tapirlord
wrote:
14 Nov 2022
What a poor specimen! It's months old and badly damaged. Tatty old florets like that usually become grey-brown but in this case, the brownishness is a distinctive feature of the species. The broad lemmas with rapidly-contracting lobes are also hallmarks of R. duttonianum.
The identity would have been more obvious if the whole panicle had been photographed, particularly the distinctive long lowest branch (or two) with spikelets confined to the upper (distal) two-thirds. I presume the plant was growing in a winter-wet spot, perhaps holding water for days or weeks at a time.
The identity would have been more obvious if the whole panicle had been photographed, particularly the distinctive long lowest branch (or two) with spikelets confined to the upper (distal) two-thirds. I presume the plant was growing in a winter-wet spot, perhaps holding water for days or weeks at a time.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.172272-35.250908
- Altitude 648.6m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 15 Abundance
- 28 Aug 2022 11:53 AM Recorded on
- Tapirlord Recorded by
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Significant sightings Plants Grasses
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Species information
- Rytidosperma duttonianum Scientific name
- Brown-back Wallaby Grass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 772.53m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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