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Sighting 3376372

Cyperus gunnii subsp. gunnii

Flecked Flat-Sedge at Gundaroo, NSW

Cyperus gunnii subsp. gunnii at Gundaroo, NSW - 4 Jan 2017 04:30 PM
Cyperus gunnii subsp. gunnii at Gundaroo, NSW - 4 Jan 2017 04:30 PM
Cyperus gunnii subsp. gunnii at Gundaroo, NSW - 4 Jan 2017 04:30 PM
Cyperus gunnii subsp. gunnii at Gundaroo, NSW - 4 Jan 2017 04:30 PM
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Identification history

Cyperus gunnii subsp. gunnii 26 Aug 2022 karenwilsonau
Cyperus 11 Jul 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Cyperus 11 Jul 2018 MichaelBedingfield
Cyperus lhotskyanus 25 Apr 2017 MaartjeSevenster

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6 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   26 Apr 2017
Hi Maartje
Thanks for your contribution. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to aid in identification.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   9 Feb 2018
Maartje, how tall was this plant? The Cyperus lhotskyanus that I have seen were relatively small, eg 30cm tall.
MaartjeSevenster wrote:
   9 Feb 2018
Hi Michael, they are much taller than that - around 60cm plus...
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   23 Mar 2018
Hi Maartje
A possibility is Cyperus gunnii subsp. gunnii, see:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/23652
What do you think?
MaartjeSevenster wrote:
   26 Mar 2018
Hi Michael, that is certainly possible. Something about these specimens looked different from ones that were identified as gunnii but may just be because the latter are on edge of a nice big dam. According to Vicflora the main difference is in the prickliness of leaf margins? I will check those when I have a chance
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   11 Jul 2018
Sedges are often difficult to ID so I'll put this one in as Cyperus sp for the moment. It may require your taking a specimen to ANBG to get a species ID.

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