Egeria densa
Dense Waterweed, Leafy Elodea at Urambi Hills
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| Egeria densa | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Apr 2017 | |
| Egeria densa | BettyDonWood | 10 Apr 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 9 Apr 2017 |
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Leaves shown after lifting a stem out of the water and dangling it off a stick; plant covering most of the surface of the dam; Urambi Hills.
2 comments
11 Apr 2017
Description in http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/egeria_densa.htm
11 Apr 2017
Egeria densa looks spot on to me. In the book "Water Plants of NSW" by Sainty & Jacobs (page 230), there is a photo of Egeria densa growing in one of the ponds in Commonwealth Park.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.049489-35.399833
- Altitude 629.3m
- Maps Urambi Hills
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 8 Apr 2017 06:07 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Collections
- Plants Other Fresh Water Plants MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Egeria densa
Species information
- Egeria densa Scientific name
- Dense Waterweed, Leafy Elodea Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- 583.89m to 674.3m Recorded at altitude
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