Cyperus rotundus
Nutgrass at Weetangera, ACT
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| Cyperus rotundus | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Apr 2016 | |
| Unverified | snapperoonie | 7 Apr 2016 |
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User's notes
In a wet area under a yellow box in my backyard. About 30cm tall but has been mown a few times (not recently).
5 comments
8 Apr 2016
This is a Cyperus sp. I will need to look at herbarium collections to figure out the species.
9 Apr 2016
Assuming that some of the leaves in the photo belong to this sedge how about Cyperus rotundus - which is a weedy exotic one and fits with being a backyard species
9 Apr 2016
Good choice Michael.
Have a look at-
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyperus_rotundus_Enfoque_2010-7-11_LagunadelaMata.jpg
It looks very similar.
Have a look at-
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyperus_rotundus_Enfoque_2010-7-11_LagunadelaMata.jpg
It looks very similar.
11 Apr 2016
One of the references I looked at said it was one of the world's worst weeds (this was an agricultural reference), good luck in getting rid of it snapperroonie.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.055796-35.244103
- Places Weetangera, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2016 07:38 AM Recorded on
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- My flagged sightings snapperoonie Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants Cyperus rotundus
Species information
- Cyperus rotundus Scientific name
- Nutgrass Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
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