Marshgrass,
Australian Saltmarsh-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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Bridgewater (NCP01) | Naracoorte Coastal Plain | Least Concern [likes salinity] |
Lucindale (NCP03) | | Rare (IUCN: RA d(i,ii)) [likes salinity] |
Kangaroo Island (KAN01) | Kanmantoo | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [found on rocky coastline] |
Fleurieu (KAN02) | | Near Threatened [in coastal reserves; undercollected] |
Mount Lofty Ranges (FLB01) | Flinders Lofty Block | Rare (IUCN: RA d(ii)) [undercollected; edge of range] |
Murray Lakes and Coorong (MDD03) | Murray Darling Depression | Least Concern [likes salinity] |
Oodnadatta (STP02) | Stony Plains | Data Deficient [1 old record] |
Botanical art
Kath Alcock paintings: 5
Prior names
Panicularia syrtica
Puccinellia stricta var. stricta
Festuca syrtica
Atropis stricta
Poa syrtica
Glyceria stricta
Common names
Marshgrass
Australian Saltmarsh-grass
Distribution and status
Herbarium regions: Lake Eyre, Flinders Ranges, Eastern, Eyre Peninsula, Northern Lofty, Murray, Yorke Peninsula, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island, 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 | 20,000 (5.33 g) | 50+ | 21-Dec-2009 | TST889 Southern Lofty | 1-Jun-2010 | 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.