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The Mawson Ponds are part of government initiatives to improve water quality and enhance natural aquatic life in Canberra. See:-

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Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Mar 2024 by Mike

Wahlenbergia sp.

Mike
Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa) at Mawson Ponds - 22 Feb 2024 by Mike

Medicago sativa

Mike
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Mawson Ponds - 4 Jan 2024 by Mike

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Mike
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 4 Jan 2024 by Mike

Lythrum salicaria

Mike
Dianella sp. (Flax Lily) at Mawson Ponds - 4 Jan 2024 by Mike

Dianella sp.

Mike
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Mawson Ponds - 14 Dec 2023 by Mike

Hypochaeris radicata

Mike
Leontodon saxatilis (Lesser Hawkbit, Hairy Hawkbit) at Mawson Ponds - 14 Dec 2023 by Mike

Leontodon saxatilis

Mike
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike

Cullen tenax

Mike
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike

Centaurium erythraea

Mike
Leptospermum continentale (Prickly Teatree) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike

Leptospermum continentale

Mike
Leptospermum obovatum (River Tea Tree) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike

Leptospermum obovatum

Mike
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike

Lythrum salicaria

Mike
Epilobium hirtigerum (Hairy Willowherb) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike

Epilobium hirtigerum

Mike
Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Mawson Ponds - 12 Oct 2023 by Mike

Asperula conferta

Mike
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 12 Oct 2023 by Mike

Cullen tenax

Mike
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 12 Oct 2023 by Mike

Cullen tenax

Mike
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Mawson Ponds - 12 Oct 2023 by Mike

Goodenia pinnatifida

Mike
Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at Mawson Ponds - 28 Sep 2023 by Mike

Arctotheca calendula

Mike
Sanguisorba minor (Salad Burnet, Sheep's Burnet) at Mawson Ponds - 28 Sep 2023 by Mike

Sanguisorba minor

Mike
Parentucellia latifolia (Red Bartsia) at Mawson Ponds - 28 Sep 2023 by Mike

Parentucellia latifolia

Mike
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike

Nassella trichotoma

Mike
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Mike
Populus alba (White Poplar) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike

Populus alba

Mike
Fraxinus sp. (An Ash) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike

Fraxinus sp.

Mike
Setaria sp. (Pigeon Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike

Setaria sp.

Mike
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Wild Aster, Bushy Starwort) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Mike
Lycopus australis (Native Gipsywort, Australian Gipsywort) at Mawson Ponds - 21 Jan 2023 by Mike

Lycopus australis

Mike
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 21 Jan 2023 by Mike

Lythrum salicaria

Mike
Polypogon monspeliensis (Annual Beard Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 21 Jan 2023 by Mike

Polypogon monspeliensis

Mike
Briza minor (Shivery Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord

Briza minor

Tapirlord
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord

Cullen tenax

Tapirlord
Juncus capitatus (Dwarf Rush) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord

Juncus capitatus

Tapirlord
Isolepis cernua (Slender Clubrush) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord

Isolepis cernua

Tapirlord
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord

Goodenia pinnatifida

Tapirlord
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 13 Mar 2022 by Mike

Cullen tenax

Mike
Landoltia punctata (Spotted Pondweed) at Mawson Ponds - 23 Feb 2022 by Mike

Landoltia punctata

Mike
Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop) at Mawson Ponds - 20 Jun 2021 by Mike

Crassula helmsii

Mike
Eragrostis cilianensis (Stinkgrass) at Mawson Ponds - 15 May 2021 by Mike

Eragrostis cilianensis

Mike
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Cullen tenax

Tapirlord
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Cullen tenax

Tapirlord
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus)

Tapirlord
Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Medicago sativa

Tapirlord
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia (Rock Fern) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia

Tapirlord
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Themeda triandra

Tapirlord
Euphorbia characias (Mediterranean Spurge) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Euphorbia characias

Tapirlord
Imperata cylindrica (Blady Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Imperata cylindrica

Tapirlord
Ficinia nodosa (Knobby Club-rush) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Ficinia nodosa

Tapirlord
Haloragis heterophylla (Variable Raspwort) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Haloragis heterophylla

Tapirlord
Typha domingensis (Bullrush) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Typha domingensis

Tapirlord
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Lythrum salicaria

Tapirlord
Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Crassula helmsii

Tapirlord
Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Eragrostis curvula

Tapirlord
Leptospermum continentale (Prickly Teatree) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Leptospermum continentale

Tapirlord
Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord

Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata

Tapirlord
Chondrilla juncea (Skeleton Weed) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Feb 2021 by Mike

Chondrilla juncea

Mike
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Feb 2021 by Mike

Hypericum perforatum

Mike
Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Feb 2021 by Mike

Medicago sativa

Mike
Melilotus albus (Bokhara) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Feb 2021 by Mike

Melilotus albus

Mike
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 16 Jan 2021 by Mike

Lythrum salicaria

Mike
Erodium sp. (A Storksbill) at Mawson Ponds - 30 Aug 2019 by Mike

Erodium sp.

Mike
Oenothera lindheimeri (Clockweed) at Mawson Ponds - 19 Jan 2017 by MichaelMulvaney

Oenothera lindheimeri

MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 19 Jan 2017 by MichaelMulvaney

Cullen tenax

MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 19 Jan 2017 by MichaelMulvaney

Cullen tenax

MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Jan 2016 by MichaelMulvaney

Cullen tenax

MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 24 Sep 2015 by MichaelMulvaney

Cullen tenax

MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 24 Sep 2015 by MichaelMulvaney

Cullen tenax

MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 24 Sep 2015 by MichaelMulvaney

Cullen tenax

MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 24 Sep 2015 by MichaelMulvaney

Cullen tenax

MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 15 Feb 2015 by julielindner

Cullen tenax

julielindner
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Mar 2024 by Mike
Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa) at Mawson Ponds - 22 Feb 2024 by Mike
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Mawson Ponds - 4 Jan 2024 by Mike
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 4 Jan 2024 by Mike
Dianella sp. (Flax Lily) at Mawson Ponds - 4 Jan 2024 by Mike
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Mawson Ponds - 14 Dec 2023 by Mike
Leontodon saxatilis (Lesser Hawkbit, Hairy Hawkbit) at Mawson Ponds - 14 Dec 2023 by Mike
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike
Leptospermum continentale (Prickly Teatree) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike
Leptospermum obovatum (River Tea Tree) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike
Epilobium hirtigerum (Hairy Willowherb) at Mawson Ponds - 7 Dec 2023 by Mike
Asperula conferta (Common Woodruff) at Mawson Ponds - 12 Oct 2023 by Mike
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 12 Oct 2023 by Mike
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 12 Oct 2023 by Mike
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Mawson Ponds - 12 Oct 2023 by Mike
Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at Mawson Ponds - 28 Sep 2023 by Mike
Sanguisorba minor (Salad Burnet, Sheep's Burnet) at Mawson Ponds - 28 Sep 2023 by Mike
Parentucellia latifolia (Red Bartsia) at Mawson Ponds - 28 Sep 2023 by Mike
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike
Populus alba (White Poplar) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike
Fraxinus sp. (An Ash) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike
Setaria sp. (Pigeon Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike
Symphyotrichum subulatum (Wild Aster, Bushy Starwort) at Mawson Ponds - 25 Apr 2023 by Mike
Lycopus australis (Native Gipsywort, Australian Gipsywort) at Mawson Ponds - 21 Jan 2023 by Mike
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 21 Jan 2023 by Mike
Polypogon monspeliensis (Annual Beard Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 21 Jan 2023 by Mike
Briza minor (Shivery Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Juncus capitatus (Dwarf Rush) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Isolepis cernua (Slender Clubrush) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Mawson Ponds - 5 Nov 2022 by Tapirlord
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 13 Mar 2022 by Mike
Landoltia punctata (Spotted Pondweed) at Mawson Ponds - 23 Feb 2022 by Mike
Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop) at Mawson Ponds - 20 Jun 2021 by Mike
Eragrostis cilianensis (Stinkgrass) at Mawson Ponds - 15 May 2021 by Mike
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia (Rock Fern) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Euphorbia characias (Mediterranean Spurge) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Imperata cylindrica (Blady Grass) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Ficinia nodosa (Knobby Club-rush) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Haloragis heterophylla (Variable Raspwort) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Typha domingensis (Bullrush) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Eragrostis curvula (African Lovegrass) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Leptospermum continentale (Prickly Teatree) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata (Silver Wattle) at Mawson Ponds - 6 May 2021 by Tapirlord
Chondrilla juncea (Skeleton Weed) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Feb 2021 by Mike
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Feb 2021 by Mike
Medicago sativa (Lucerne, Alfalfa) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Feb 2021 by Mike
Melilotus albus (Bokhara) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Feb 2021 by Mike
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Mawson Ponds - 16 Jan 2021 by Mike
Erodium sp. (A Storksbill) at Mawson Ponds - 30 Aug 2019 by Mike
Oenothera lindheimeri (Clockweed) at Mawson Ponds - 19 Jan 2017 by MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 19 Jan 2017 by MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 19 Jan 2017 by MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 2 Jan 2016 by MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 24 Sep 2015 by MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 24 Sep 2015 by MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 24 Sep 2015 by MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 24 Sep 2015 by MichaelMulvaney
Cullen tenax (Tough Scurf-Pea) at Mawson Ponds - 15 Feb 2015 by julielindner
Mawson Ponds

Species Richness Score (SRS)

150
  • Area (hectares) 10.92 ha
  • Survey Effort Score (SES) 9.62 sightings per ha

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