fordk's Identifications
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Foxtails and Bristlegrasses (Genus Setaria)Observer
mike68luskDescription
In a light well in a scrap of mature podocarp forest
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Carex ochrosaccusObserver
marleyiDescription
Local in regenerating gullies forest understorey. Seed heads mature.
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Veldt Grass (Ehrharta erecta)Observer
joedillonDescription
A strange form of E. erecta, largely tufted rather than trailing, and with very big spikelets with red glumes.
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Purple Wiregrass (Aristida ramosa)Observer
rubeculaDescription
Same observation as https://inaturalist.nz/observations/189742752
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Carex archeriObserver
philcolDescription
Minor component of bolster heath at edge of Middle Lake.
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Colenso's Sedge (Carex colensoi)Observer
meurkcDescription
fine turf on dried lake bed
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Grassland Sedge (Carex breviculmis)Observer
meurkcDescription
Interesting story on this one ... years ago material was collected from a property on Johns Rd (N Christchurch) under an orchard (the site is now destroyed). Later this was propagated and used in a living wall panel displayed at the 2012 Ellerslie Flower Show. Material was then extracted from the panels and propagated here - one of pots (from a shade house). I had always thought it was Cx resectans, but to my surprise, chagrin and disappointment, my careful examination suggests this is Cx breviculmis: chanelled leaves c 1.6 mm wide, 3 styled flowers, variably pubescent to marginally scabrid utricles which are shorter than awned glumes, and central green nerve in glume.
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Spike Trisetum (Koeleria spicata)Observer
heidimeudtDescription
Strannik 2023 Auckland Island Expedition
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