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Sighting 3368634

Cyperus lucidus

Leafy Flat Sedge at Uriarra Village, ACT

Cyperus lucidus at Uriarra Village, ACT - 3 Dec 2016 12:00 PM
Cyperus lucidus at Uriarra Village, ACT - 3 Dec 2016 12:00 PM
Cyperus lucidus at Uriarra Village, ACT - 3 Dec 2016 12:00 PM
Cyperus lucidus at Uriarra Village, ACT - 3 Dec 2016 12:00 PM
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Cyperus lucidus 31 Dec 2016 MichaelMulvaney
Cyperus lucidus 31 Dec 2016 MichaelBedingfield
Unverified 28 Dec 2016 Mike

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MichaelMulvaney noted:

4 Jan 2017

This is a common coastal species but in the ACT is recorded from less than 10 locations and most of these are pre-1960 records

4 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   29 Dec 2016
Thanks for your contribution Mike. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.
Your photo is not too clear, but the nearest I can guess is Cyperus congestus (a long shot), see
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Species/15421
How does your memory of the plant fit?
Mike wrote:
   31 Dec 2016
I thought it was too big for Cyperus eragrostis and I reported it because someone else reported a native Cyperus about 5-6 December. I can't pin down the sighting number because I am on borrowed wifi.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   31 Dec 2016
The location of your sighting is quite a way from the river and might need adjusting.
I found a sighting of Cyperus lucidus on 4th Dec. It looks quite similar and was in the Cotter area. See:
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3367080
Is that the one?
It looks pretty close to me so I will suggest it.
Mike wrote:
   31 Dec 2016
I have corrected the location to the river edge. It might not be the exact spot along the path, but that's my phone.

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