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Adamson's Blown Grass
Lachnagrostis adamsonii
Lachnagrostis adamsonii
Annual or perennial. An array of similar species from the basalt plains exist which require further examination.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Graminoid |
| Group | Grass |
| Former Scientific Name | Agrostis adamsonii |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Features | This plant can be a tuft consisting of one flowering stalk with a few leaf blades, or a tussock with over 50 flowering stalks. The seed heads become brittle, break off and blow away in the wind. |
| Life Form Group | Graminoid |
| Life Form Codes | Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid (MTG) |
| EVC types | EVC 125: Plains Grassy Wetland EVC 132_61: Heavier-soils Plains Grassland |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Charophyta |
| Class | Equisetopsida |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Lachnagrostis |
| Species | adamsonii |
Restricted distribution within and near the Victorian Volcanic Plains.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Endangered Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Endangered |
| FFG Act | Listed as threatened |
| EPBC Act | Vulnerable |
| FFG Action Statement |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
