Common Wheatgrass (Elymus scaber) at Bababi Djinanang native grassland Fawkner
"Slender upright grass with variable leaves. The blades are usually glabrous but the sheaths are softly hairy or scabrous. The 'ligule' (structure of the junction where the leaf angles away from the culm) includes a pair of slender, pointed extentions wrap around the stem like an untied bow tie. Similar structures are found in the exotic Rye-grasses (Lolium spp.) but in Elymus these are typically a pale yellow colour. Flowerheads are slender and often arching. The mature florets (composed of bracts that surround the grain) dry into graceful 'hooks' which allow them to catch on fur. The the slender culms of some Wheat Grass plants elongate immensely on maturity, sometimes reaching over a metre and a half and snaking through the surrounding vegetation. This habit is not consistent, even within plants growing in the same place. " Information from the Indigenous Flora and Fauna Assocation wiki on Elymus scaber
I used my 55-200mm lens with a 25mm extension tube, manual focus
Bababi Djinanang is a native grassland reserve in Fawkner, near the end of Jukes Road and Merri Creek. The site is fenced but is accessible to walkers. The native grasslands is an imporatant ecosystem which once stretched for hundreds of miles across the basaltic plains west of Melbourne. With development only about 1% of these grasslands are left in small pockets which harbour an important diversity of native flora and fauna species. More information on the grasslands of the merri Creek catchment from the Merri Creek Management Committee. See also the Canberra based Friends of Grasslands
Common Wheatgrass (Elymus scaber) at Bababi Djinanang native grassland Fawkner
"Slender upright grass with variable leaves. The blades are usually glabrous but the sheaths are softly hairy or scabrous. The 'ligule' (structure of the junction where the leaf angles away from the culm) includes a pair of slender, pointed extentions wrap around the stem like an untied bow tie. Similar structures are found in the exotic Rye-grasses (Lolium spp.) but in Elymus these are typically a pale yellow colour. Flowerheads are slender and often arching. The mature florets (composed of bracts that surround the grain) dry into graceful 'hooks' which allow them to catch on fur. The the slender culms of some Wheat Grass plants elongate immensely on maturity, sometimes reaching over a metre and a half and snaking through the surrounding vegetation. This habit is not consistent, even within plants growing in the same place. " Information from the Indigenous Flora and Fauna Assocation wiki on Elymus scaber
I used my 55-200mm lens with a 25mm extension tube, manual focus
Bababi Djinanang is a native grassland reserve in Fawkner, near the end of Jukes Road and Merri Creek. The site is fenced but is accessible to walkers. The native grasslands is an imporatant ecosystem which once stretched for hundreds of miles across the basaltic plains west of Melbourne. With development only about 1% of these grasslands are left in small pockets which harbour an important diversity of native flora and fauna species. More information on the grasslands of the merri Creek catchment from the Merri Creek Management Committee. See also the Canberra based Friends of Grasslands