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Sighting 3342919

Cyperus congestus

Dense Flat-sedge at Lake Burley Griffin West

Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
Cyperus congestus at Lake Burley Griffin West - 9 Mar 2016 07:34 PM
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Cyperus congestus 14 Apr 2016 MichaelBedingfield

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On the water's edge at Lake Burley Griffin, Blue Gum Point near Yarralumla Bay.

4 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   15 Apr 2016
Thanks Michael - this is not on our rare plant list but maybe it should be, There is only one ACT record of this plant in the Atlas of Living Australia a 2006 recording by Isobel Crawford also on Lake Burley Griffin at Acton. It is not listed on the ACT census of vascular plants and is mainly a coastal species.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   15 Apr 2016
Hi Michael. PlantNet says it is a Native of South Africa. But it is an easy to recognise one with its distinctive colour.
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   15 Apr 2016
Thanks Michael - I should have checked the symbol -will also check out whether it has been subject to a weed risk assessment
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   15 Apr 2016
If you look at the other sighting, you will see that it can be quite dominating and copes very well with mowing. There was a dense patch of it maybe 30 metres across. See http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3342917

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