Lachnagrostis limitanea

Poaceae

Spalding Blown-grass,

Rare Blown-grass

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plant: Lachnagrostis limitanea plants habitat 4

fruit: Lachnagrostis limitanea Logans Creek glume and seed

fruit: Lachnagrostis limitanea Logans Creek spikelet

fruit: Lachnagrostis limitanea seed heads 2

fruit: Lachnagrostis limitanea seed heads 1

seed: Lachnagrostis limitanea PJA105 Seeds

dissected seed: Lachnagrostis limitanea Riverton2010 Longitudinal cut

dissected seed: Lachnagrostis limitanea Riverton2010 Transverse cut

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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Prior names

Agrostis limitanea

Common names

Spalding Blown-grass

Rare Blown-grass

Etymology

Limitanea from the Latin 'limes' meaning pathway and 'anea' meaning relating to, alluding to where the species was found, growing along a railway reserve.

Distribution and status

Herbarium region: Northern Lofty
AVH map: SA distribution map (external link)

Seeds stored:

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Location	No. of seeds (weight grams)	Number of plants	Date collected	Collection number Collection location	Date stored	% Viability	Storage temperature
BGA	25,000 (4.63 g)		12-Jan-2006	AC (Yakkalo) Northern Lofty	9-Aug-2006	100%	+5°C, -18°C
BGA MSB	16,000 (1.74 g) 16,000 (1.74 g)		2-Dec-2005	PJA103 Northern Lofty	9-Aug-2006	80%	-18°C
BGA	760 (0.14 g)		18-Jan-2006	AC (Riverton) Northern Lofty	9-Aug-2006	100%	-18°C
BGA	20,000 (4.22 g)		2-Dec-2005	PJA105 Northern Lofty	9-Aug-2006	40%	+5°C, -18°C
BGA	15,800 (2.14 g)		1-Dec-2006	RJB70590 Northern Lofty	1-Aug-2007	100%	+5°C, -18°C
BGA	18,000 (2.43 g)	5	13-Dec-2007	RJB76636 Northern Lofty	19-Sep-2008	100%	+5°C, -18°C
BGA	27,000 (3.49 g)		28-Sep-2010	Riverton Northern Lofty	28-Jun-2021	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.