Photo of Plantae: Bearded Oats (species: Avena barbata)

Bearded Oats (Avena barbata)

© Takver

Bababi Djinanang is a native grassland reserve in Fawkner, near the end of Jukes Road and Merri Creek. The site is fenced but is accessible to walkers. The native grasslands is an imporatant ecosystem which once stretched for hundreds of miles across the basaltic plains west of Melbourne. With development only about 1% of these grasslands are left in small pockets which harbour an important diversity of native flora and fauna species. More information on the grasslands of the merri Creek catchment from the Merri Creek Management Committee. See also the Canberra based Friends of Grasslands

Photo taken on 11 Nov 2011

Photograph location coordinates are -37.70199:144.98117.