Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis
Water Primrose at Hackett, ACT
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| Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis | MichaelBedingfield | 7 Jan 2016 | |
| Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis | waltraud | 7 Jan 2016 | |
| Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis | waltraud | 7 Jan 2016 |
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14 comments
7 Jan 2016
Aaron
I know the species is Ludwigia peploides however I can't confirm although i used the bypass...
I know the species is Ludwigia peploides however I can't confirm although i used the bypass...
7 Jan 2016
Hi Waltraud. I confirmed on your certainty. If you are having a problem with your confirmations, it is probably best to communicate directly with Aaron, rather than using the comments, which are not always seen.
7 Jan 2016
PS. The reason you are having trouble with confirmations is that the area of your reporting does not seem to be part of the Mount Majura Nature Reserve. This report is for Hackett.
8 Jan 2016
The ACT Census of Vascular Plants lists Ludwigia peploides subs. montevidensis (Onagraceae) as an exotic plant; PlantNET lists the species as native for ST; see
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Ludwigia~peploides~subsp.+montevidensis.
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=in&name=Ludwigia~peploides~subsp.+montevidensis.
8 Jan 2016
Hi Waltraud, This is a difficult one, PLantNET indicates this plant was collected in Australia in 1803. However, the plant was first described in 1825 as Jussiaea montevidensis from a collection in Montevideo (Sprengel, C.P.J. (1825), Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 2: 232 which can be accessed online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library). Later work by Raven, P.H. (1963), The old world species of Ludwigia (including Jussiaea), with a synopsis of the genus Onagraceae). Reinwardtia 6(4): 395, places it as a subspecies in Ludwigia peploides. Unfortunately while this paper appears to be online the PDF cuts out before it gets to page 395. You might have to contact the ANBG if you want to resolve this issue.
Ken
Ken
8 Jan 2016
You will notice another sighting from Bodalla NSW. This belongs to Betty Wood. She has it as native in her book III of Flowers of the South Coast and Ranges of NSW.
8 Jan 2016
I used the Flora of NSW decision that is is native when that book was published. Plantnet did not exist at that time. I don't know the basis of the decision to call it Introduced in the ACT. ACT could well be outside its natural range.
14 Jan 2016
Thanks everyone. I contacted the ANBG reg the reason to list the species an "Exotic" in the Census given that PlantNet NSW list it native for the Southern Tablelands.
Here is the reply from the manager of Botanical information:
The listing of Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis in the ACT Census as “Exotic [EA]” (a taxon introduced to Australia and the ACT (i.e. extra-Australian)) is incorrect. The earliest ACT specimens in the Australian National Herbarium were collected in 1984, so it’s not entirely clear whether it has become naturalised from outside the ACT (e.g. from NSW, where it is regarded as being native) or was overlooked earlier. Given some of the intensive plant collection activity in the ACT in the 1960s and 1970s we might lean towards the former explanation but it’s not really possible to be sure.
This will certainly be corrected in the next edition of the ACT Census, so thank you again for drawing it to our attention."
Here is the reply from the manager of Botanical information:
The listing of Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis in the ACT Census as “Exotic [EA]” (a taxon introduced to Australia and the ACT (i.e. extra-Australian)) is incorrect. The earliest ACT specimens in the Australian National Herbarium were collected in 1984, so it’s not entirely clear whether it has become naturalised from outside the ACT (e.g. from NSW, where it is regarded as being native) or was overlooked earlier. Given some of the intensive plant collection activity in the ACT in the 1960s and 1970s we might lean towards the former explanation but it’s not really possible to be sure.
This will certainly be corrected in the next edition of the ACT Census, so thank you again for drawing it to our attention."
19 Dec 2018
Strangely the species has now been entirely removed from the new Census of vascular plants.
I shall collect a specimen for the Australian herbarium.
Waltraud
I shall collect a specimen for the Australian herbarium.
Waltraud
20 Dec 2018
oups
Many thanks Mike I overlooked this yesterday night and no, there isn't a later Census.
Many thanks Mike I overlooked this yesterday night and no, there isn't a later Census.
26 Dec 2018
Michael M
The species is listed local in the 2017 ACT Census of vascular plants. Can you correct the status for CNM?
Thanks.
The species is listed local in the 2017 ACT Census of vascular plants. Can you correct the status for CNM?
Thanks.
26 Dec 2018
Thanks Waltraud
Michael M is away and may miss your comment, so I have updated our classification.
Michael M is away and may miss your comment, so I have updated our classification.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.168858-35.241303
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 6 Jan 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
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- Plants Other Fresh Water Plants waltraud Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis
Species information
- Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis Scientific name
- Water Primrose Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 674.66m Recorded at altitude
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