Agrostis capillaris

Brown Top Bent Grass at Fadden, ACT

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Identification history

Agrostis capillaris	17 Feb 2023	Tapirlord
Agrostis capillaris	17 Feb 2023	MattM
Lachnagrostis filiformis	13 Feb 2023	Tapirlord
Unidentified	13 Feb 2023	KumikoCallaway

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Reddish colour stems

8 comments

Tapirlord wrote:

13 Feb 2023

Probably not a great suggestion, it is difficult to ID spent grasses.

MattM wrote:

13 Feb 2023

Lachnagrostis filiformis has a more open inflorescence and is paler in colour. These plants have a more compact, redish inflorescence so I suspect this could be Agrostis capillaris.

KumikoCallaway wrote:

14 Feb 2023

I will take better photos and add them to this sighting.

julielindner wrote:

14 Feb 2023

It looks more like Cymbopogon refractus to me

KumikoCallaway wrote:

16 Feb 2023

I added some more photos. When I edit and chose grass as a category, the system automatically chose the first species of the grass. I went back to edit and try to delete, but the system didn't let me. So please ignore the suggested species.

MattM wrote:

17 Feb 2023

Thanks. These images are much better. I am reasonably confident calling this Agrosyis capillaris now. The primary branches are very short which distinguishes this from Lachnagrostis which has very long primary branches.

Tapirlord wrote:

17 Feb 2023

Happpy to call it Agrostis capillaris, that species does seem to retain greener stem colouration whne spent than native grasses

KumikoCallaway wrote:

17 Feb 2023

Thank you for the identification and all the other information around it. It is very interesting to learn about various plants.

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Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
16 Feb 2023 05:05 PM Recorded on
KumikoCallaway Recorded by
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30cm to 1 metre Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Agrostis capillaris Scientific name
Brown Top Bent Grass Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Major weed or pest
Up to 1434.75m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
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