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Common Spike-rush at Tuggeranong Hill

Eleocharis acuta at Tuggeranong Hill - 7 Dec 1999
Eleocharis acuta at Tuggeranong Hill - 7 Dec 1999

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In Tuggeranong Hill Reserve, in the woodland near the Conder Ponds.

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Wahlenbergia capillaris (Tufted Bluebell) at Tuggeranong Hill - 2 Nov 2016 by michaelb
Belenois java (Caper White) at Tuggeranong Hill - 2 Nov 2016 by michaelb
Homalictus sp. (genus) (Native bee) at Tuggeranong Hill - 30 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Tiphiidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Smooth flower wasp) at Tuggeranong Hill - 30 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Ajuga australis (Austral Bugloss) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Eucalyptus dives (Broad-leaved Peppermint) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Drosera hookeri at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Eucalyptus blakelyi (Blakely's Red Gum) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Rumex dumosus (Wiry Dock) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Drosera hookeri at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Leptorhynchos squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Hibbertia calycina (Lesser Guinea-flower) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Swainsona behriana (Behr's swainson-pea) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Glossodia major (Wax lip orchid) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Hymenochilus cycnocephalus (Swan greenhood) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Swainsona behriana (Behr's swainson-pea) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Cacatua galerita (Sulphur-crested Cockatoo) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Lavandula stoechas (Spanish Lavender or Topped Lavender) at Tuggeranong Hill - 18 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Chrysodeixis argentifera (Tobacco looper) at Tuggeranong Hill - 17 Oct 2016 by michaelb
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Tuggeranong Hill - 1 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Astroloma humifusum (Cranberry heath) at Tuggeranong Hill - 1 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 1 Feb 2015 by michaelb
Acanthiza pusilla (Brown Thornbill) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock fern) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Euchiton sphaericus (Star Cudweed) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Chocolate Lily) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Glycine clandestina (Twining glycine) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Desmodium varians (Slender Tick-trefoil) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Nov 2014 by michaelb
Bulbine bulbosa (Golden Lily) at Tuggeranong Hill - 1 Oct 2014 by michaelb
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Tuggeranong Hill - 8 Sep 2014 by michaelb
Solanum cinereum (Narrawa Burr) at Tuggeranong Hill - 29 Mar 2010 by michaelb
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) at Tuggeranong Hill - 8 Nov 2004 by michaelb
Ctenotus robustus (Robust Striped-skink) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Apr 2003 by michaelb
Tripogon loliiformis (Five Minute Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 15 Mar 2001 by michaelb
Carex breviculmis (Short-stem Sedge) at Tuggeranong Hill - 24 Jan 2001 by michaelb
Eleocharis acuta (Common Spike-rush) at Tuggeranong Hill - 11 Dec 2000 by michaelb
Dichelachne rara (Plume Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 11 Dec 2000 by michaelb
Rumex dumosus (Wiry Dock) at Tuggeranong Hill - 11 Dec 2000 by michaelb
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 7 Dec 2000 by michaelb
Sorghum leiocladum (Wild Sorghum) at Tuggeranong Hill - 1 Dec 2000 by michaelb
Amphibromus sp. (Swamp Wallaby Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 21 Nov 2000 by michaelb
Senecio sp. at Tuggeranong Hill - 21 Nov 2000 by michaelb
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 20 Nov 2000 by michaelb
Leptorhynchos squamatus (Scaly Buttons) at Tuggeranong Hill - 17 Nov 2000 by michaelb
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Tuggeranong Hill - 16 Nov 2000 by michaelb
Enneapogon nigricans (Nine-awn Grass, Bottlewashers) at Tuggeranong Hill - 13 Nov 2000 by michaelb
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Tuggeranong Hill - 10 Nov 2000 by michaelb
Glossodia major (Wax lip orchid) at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 Nov 2000 by michaelb
Arthropodium minus (Small Vanilla Lily) at Tuggeranong Hill - 3 Nov 2000 by michaelb
Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Tuggeranong Hill - 20 Oct 2000 by michaelb
Bromus hordeaceus (Soft Brome) at Tuggeranong Hill - 19 Oct 2000 by michaelb
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica (Early Nancy) at Tuggeranong Hill - 7 Oct 2000 by michaelb
Drosera hookeri at Tuggeranong Hill - 5 Oct 2000 by michaelb
Swainsona behriana (Behr's swainson-pea) at Tuggeranong Hill - 30 Sep 2000 by michaelb
Cymbonotus sp. (Bears Ear) at Tuggeranong Hill - 27 Sep 2000 by michaelb
Luzula flaccida (Pale Woodrush) at Tuggeranong Hill - 27 Sep 2000 by michaelb
Lomandra bracteata (Small Matrush) at Tuggeranong Hill - 27 Sep 2000 by michaelb
Stackhousia monogyna (Creamy Candles) at Tuggeranong Hill - 25 Sep 2000 by michaelb
Carex breviculmis (Short-stem Sedge) at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 Sep 2000 by michaelb
Hovea heterophylla (Common Hovea) at Tuggeranong Hill - 12 Aug 2000 by michaelb
Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) at Tuggeranong Hill - 11 Aug 2000 by michaelb
Eucalyptus dives (Broad-leaved Peppermint) at Tuggeranong Hill - 29 Jul 2000 by michaelb
Asplenium flabellifolium (Necklace fern) at Tuggeranong Hill - 29 Jul 2000 by michaelb
Cryptandra amara (Bitter cryptandra) at Tuggeranong Hill - 25 Jul 2000 by michaelb
Acaena novae-zelandiae (Bidgee Widgee) at Tuggeranong Hill - 15 Jul 2000 by michaelb
Hymenochilus sp. at Tuggeranong Hill - 9 Jun 2000 by michaelb
Lepidosperma laterale (Variable Sword Sedge) at Tuggeranong Hill - 9 Jun 2000 by michaelb
Stellaria pungens (Prickly Starwort) at Tuggeranong Hill - 9 Jun 2000 by michaelb
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock fern) at Tuggeranong Hill - 5 May 2000 by michaelb
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 21 Apr 2000 by michaelb
Sporobolus creber (Slender Rat's Tail Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 20 Apr 2000 by michaelb
Dichondra repens (Kidney Weed) at Tuggeranong Hill - 20 Apr 2000 by michaelb
Eriochilus cucullatus (Parson's bands) at Tuggeranong Hill - 28 Mar 2000 by michaelb
Eucalyptus bridgesiana (Apple Box) at Tuggeranong Hill - 24 Mar 2000 by michaelb
Juncus homalocaulis (A Rush) at Tuggeranong Hill - 11 Mar 2000 by michaelb
Eucalyptus dives (Broad-leaved Peppermint) at Tuggeranong Hill - 5 Mar 2000 by michaelb
Centipeda minima subsp. minima (Spreading Sneezeweed) at Tuggeranong Hill - 4 Mar 2000 by michaelb
Euchiton sphaericus (Star Cudweed) at Tuggeranong Hill - 15 Feb 2000 by michaelb
Juncus homalocaulis (A Rush) at Tuggeranong Hill - 15 Feb 2000 by michaelb
Astroloma humifusum (Cranberry heath) at Tuggeranong Hill - 15 Feb 2000 by michaelb
Acrotriche serrulata (Ground-berry) at Tuggeranong Hill - 30 Jan 2000 by michaelb
Cassinia quinquefaria (Cassinia) at Tuggeranong Hill - 30 Jan 2000 by michaelb
Eragrostis trachycarpa (Annual Love Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 30 Jan 2000 by michaelb
Juncus flavidus (A Rush) at Tuggeranong Hill - 30 Jan 2000 by michaelb
Eragrostis brownii (Common Love Grass) at Tuggeranong Hill - 25 Jan 2000 by michaelb
Alternanthera sp. at Tuggeranong Hill - 25 Jan 2000 by michaelb
Alternanthera denticulata (Lesser Joyweed) at Tuggeranong Hill - 25 Jan 2000 by michaelb
Dianella longifolia var. longifolia (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Tuggeranong Hill - 24 Jan 2000 by michaelb
Senecio bathurstianus (Rough fireweed) at Tuggeranong Hill - 23 Jan 2000 by michaelb
Persicaria prostrata (Creeping Knotweed) at Tuggeranong Hill - 15 Jan 2000 by michaelb

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Location information

Species information

  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant size
  • 7 Dec 1999 Recorded on
  • michaelb Recorded by

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