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NarrativeWikipediaarticle
Traits & measurements4 literature sources39 traits
Occurrence & distributionGBIF8 923 records
01Narrative
Eragrostis leptostachya is a species of grass known as the paddock lovegrass. Found in eastern Australia, it may be seen growing in eucalyptus woodland or pasture. The grass may grow up to tall. As Poa leptostachya, it was one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.) v.v." Appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810.
No narrative description available for this taxon yet.
⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · AusTraits: graminoid herb
Habitat GIFTCoastal
Leaf compoundnesssimple
Woodinessnon-woody
Physiology & chemistry2
Nitrogen fixingnon_nitrogen_fixer
Photosynthetic pathwayC4
Other traits1
Plant support typefree-standing
08Occurrence & distribution
Record type8 923 records
Wild obs. + sensor8 041
Museum / vouchered755
Cultivated / captive1
Other126
Origin
Native131
Introduced1
Range
Area of Occupancy AOO17 484 km²
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
Coordinate accuracy99% within 1 km
≤100 m 7 519≤1 km 415≤10 km 73>10 km 4
8 011 georeferenced · 30 without coordinates
Open the mapobservation + sensor8 041
Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence
Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.
Coordinate accuracy49% within 1 km
≤100 m 226≤1 km 102≤10 km 240>10 km 103
671 georeferenced · 84 without coordinates
Open the institutions mapphysical evidence755
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
Coordinate accuracy100% within 1 km
≤100 m 1
1 georeferenced
Open the mapnot free-living1
Wildobservation + sensor
Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.
10Collections & institutions
Holding institutions19 of 27 geolocated
Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.
Institution
Specimens
Brisbane, AU
217
Mount Annan, AU
130
Canberra, AU
129
NSW Dept of Planning, Industry and Environmentlocation not on record
92
Museo Entomologico de Leonlocation not on record
42
Armidale, AU
39
Wollongong, AU
18
Adelaide, AU
12
John T. Waterhouse Herbariumlocation not on record
11
Kew, GB
8
BISHlocation not on record
8
Batemans Bay, AU
8
NSW Office of Environment and Heritagelocation not on record
7
Smithfield, AU
5
Auckland, NZ
4
Honolulu, US
4
James Cook Townsvillelocation not on record
3
University of Stellenboschlocation not on record
3
Hobart, AU
2
Parkville, AU
2
Bloomington, US
2
Palmerston, AU
2
Bronx, US
1
UFMSlocation not on record
1
Christchurch, NZ
1
Pretoria, ZA
1
Wellington, NZ
1
27 institutions · 753 of 755 vouchered records shown · 2 without an institution code
Cultivated / Captivenot free-living
A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.
