Eleocharis acuta

1 Common Spike-rush at JER700: JWs - Eyrie St Wetland

Eleocharis acuta at JER700: JWs - Eyrie St Wetland - 2 May 2018
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Identification history

Eleocharis acuta 1 Mar 2024 Tapirlord
Eleocharis plana 4 Aug 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Eleocharis plana 3 May 2018 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 2 May 2018 Mike

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Tubular culms.

3 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   12 Jan 2023
Looks more like Eleocharis equisetina if I'm honest.
Mike wrote:
   12 Jan 2023
It is in an artificial wetland so could be one of many species. E. equisetina is not in the CNM list. I wonder if there is a planting list for the area.
Tapirlord wrote:
   1 Mar 2024
From the description "tubular culms" we can actually rule out E.plana

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  • 2 May 2018 11:30 AM Recorded on
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  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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