Black Nineawn,
Black-head Grass
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Regional Species Conservation Assessments per IBRA subregion.
Least concern
Near threatened
Rare
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct
Data deficient
Adelaide
Arkaroola
Ceduna
Coober Pedy
Hawker
Innamincka
Marla
Marree
Mount Gambier
Oodnadatta
Renmark
Wudinna
Keith
Yunta
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Tintinara (NCP04) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [found along roadsides; edge of range] |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | Kanmantoo | Least Concern [likes summer rainfall] |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern [likes summer rainfall] |
Broughton (FLB02) | | Least Concern (Probable Increase) |
Olary Spur (FLB03) | | Least Concern (Probable Increase) |
Southern Flinders (FLB04) | | Least Concern (Probable Increase) |
Northern Flinders (FLB05) | | Near Threatened [on roadsides ] |
Central Flinders (FLB06) | | Least Concern [on roadsides ] |
St Vincent (EYB02) | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern (Probable Increase) |
Eyre Hills (EYB03) | | Least Concern [needs summer rain] |
Eyre Mallee (EYB05) | | Least Concern [needs summer rain] |
Murray Mallee (MDD02) | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern (Probable Increase) |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | | Least Concern [found along roadsides] |
Braemer (MDD07) | | Least Concern (Probable Increase) |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern (Probable Increase) [under recorded; roadsides] |
Myall Plains (GAW01) | Gawler | Least Concern [needs summer rain] |
Gawler Lakes (GAW03) | | Least Concern |
Arcoona Plateau (GAW04) | | Least Concern |
Kingoonya (GAW05) | | Least Concern |
Roxby (GAW07) | | Near Threatened [on roadsides] |
Kintore (GVD04) | Great Victoria Desert | Near Threatened |
Bimbowrie (BHC05) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern (Probable Increase) |
Warriner (SSD04) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Near Threatened |
Breakaways (STP01) | Stony Plains | Near Threatened |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | | Near Threatened |
Peake-Dennison Inlier (STP04) | | Near Threatened |
Witjira (STP06) | | Near Threatened |
Baltana (STP07) | | Near Threatened |
Sturt Stony Desert (CHC02) | Channel Country | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Least Concern |
Tieyon (FIN03) | Finke | Near Threatened [on roadsides] |
Tintinara (NCP04) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [found along roadsides; edge of range] |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | Kanmantoo | Least Concern [likes summer rainfall] |
6 of 6 subregions | Flinders Lofty Block | Least Concern , Near Threatened |
3 of 5 subregions | Eyre Yorke Block | Least Concern |
3 of 6 subregions | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern |
Murray Scroll Belt (RIV06) | Riverina | Least Concern (Probable Increase) [under recorded; roadsides] |
5 of 8 subregions | Gawler | Least Concern , Near Threatened |
Kintore (GVD04) | Great Victoria Desert | Near Threatened |
Bimbowrie (BHC05) | Broken Hill Complex | Least Concern (Probable Increase) |
Warriner (SSD04) | Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields | Near Threatened |
5 of 7 subregions | Stony Plains | Near Threatened |
Sturt Stony Desert (CHC02) | Channel Country | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) |
Mann-Musgrave Block (CER01) | Central Ranges | Least Concern |
Tieyon (FIN03) | Finke | Near Threatened [on roadsides] |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 5
Prior names
Pappophorum nigricans
Common names
Black Nineawn
Black-head Grass
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: North Western, Lake Eyre, Gairdner-Torrens, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, South Eastern, Green Adelaide
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)
Location | No. of seeds (weight grams) | Number of plants | Date collected | Collection number Collection location | Date stored | % Viability | Storage temperature | BGA MSB | 6,000 (7.39 g) 6,000 (7.39 g) | 100+ | 17-Nov-2005 | DJD253 Murray | 9-Aug-2006 | 100% | -18°C |
Location: BGA — the seeds are stored at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens, MSB — the seeds are stored at the Millennium Seed Bank, Kew, England.
Number of plants: This is the number of plants from which the seeds were collected.
Collection location: The Herbarium of South Australia's region name.
% Viability: Percentage of filled healthy seeds determined by a cut test or x-ray.