Persicaria lapathifolia

Pale Knotweed at Paddys River, ACT

Persicaria lapathifolia at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Jan 2016
Persicaria lapathifolia at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Jan 2016
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Identification history

Persicaria lapathifolia 18 Apr 2016 MichaelBedingfield

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On the edge of the Murrumbidgee River, on the east side.

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Myriophyllum verrucosum (Red Water-milfoil) at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Mar 2017 by michaelb
Myriophyllum verrucosum (Red Water-milfoil) at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Mar 2017 by michaelb
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Paddys River, ACT - 2 Mar 2017 by michaelb
Persicaria lapathifolia (Pale Knotweed) at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Rorippa palustris (Marsh Watercress) at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife) at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Gallinula tenebrosa (Dusky Moorhen) at Paddys River, ACT - 21 Jan 2017 by michaelb
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Eleale pulchra (Clerid beetle) at Pine Island to Point Hut - 21 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Hoshihananomia leucosticta (Pintail or Tumbling flower beetle) at Pine Island to Point Hut - 21 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Bursaria spinosa (Native Blackthorn, Sweet Bursaria) at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Eupoecila australasiae (Fiddler Beetle) at Paddys River, ACT - 8 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Repsimus manicatus montanus (Green nail beetle) at Paddys River, ACT - 6 Jan 2017 by michaelb
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Pine Island to Point Hut - 10 Dec 2016 by michaelb
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Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Persicaria lapathifolia Scientific name
  • Pale Knotweed Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1674.32m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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