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Sighting 3869826

Typha sp.

Cumbungi at Latham, ACT

Typha sp. at Latham, ACT - 6 Feb 2010
Typha sp. at Latham, ACT - 6 Feb 2010
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Identification history

Typha sp. 31 Oct 2018 BettyDonWood
Typha sp. 31 Oct 2018 BettyDonWood
Typha orientalis 30 Oct 2018 LWenger

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   31 Oct 2018
It is difficult to distinguish Typha domingensis from Typha otientalis in the hand; impossible in a photo.

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Lomandra multiflora (Many-flowered Matrush) at Umbagong District Park - 31 Oct 2023 by pinnaCLE
Ardices curvata (Crimson Tiger Moth) at Latham, ACT - 8 Oct 2023 by LD12
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Latham, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by AlisonMilton
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Latham, ACT - 4 Sep 2023 by AlisonMilton
Acer negundo (Box Elder) at Latham, ACT - 9 Oct 2021 by pinnaCLE
Mentha spicata (Garden Mint) at Latham, ACT - 30 Sep 2021 by tpreston
Pompilidae (family) (Unidentified Spider wasp) at Latham, ACT - 25 Mar 2021 by tpreston
Trichoptera sp. (order) (Unidentified Caddisfly) at Latham, ACT - 25 Mar 2021 by trevorpreston
Eucalyptus camaldulensis subsp. camaldulensis (River Red Gum) at Umbagong District Park - 1 Aug 2020 by MattM
Acer negundo (Box Elder) at Latham, ACT - 24 Dec 2019 by pinnaCLE
Thyreus caeruleopunctatus (Chequered cuckoo bee) at Latham, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Laeviscolia frontalis (Two-spot hairy flower wasp) at Latham, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Scoliidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Hairy Flower Wasp) at Latham, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Austroscolia soror (Blue Flower Wasp) at Latham, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Latham, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Latham, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Sphex sp. (genus) (Unidentified Sphex digger wasp) at Latham, ACT - 15 Feb 2019 by Alison Milton
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs) at Latham, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 by LWenger
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Latham, ACT - 15 Mar 2011 by Christine
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Latham, ACT - 24 Dec 2010 by Christine
Belenois java (Caper White) at Latham, ACT - 16 Feb 2010 by Christine

Location information

Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 6 Feb 2010 11:52 AM Recorded on
  • LWenger Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Typha sp. Scientific name
  • Cumbungi Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 790m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

  • Ngunnawal language

    Gummiuk

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  • More than one media file
  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
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