Eleocharis (genus)

Spike-rush at Hackett, ACT

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Identification history

Eleocharis acuta	24 Dec 2018	JustinHurleyLey
Eleocharis (genus)	23 Dec 2018	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	23 Dec 2018	waltraud

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User's notes

Growing at the fringe of little dam and bottom of drainage line that feeds the little dam.

2 comments

waltraud wrote:

28 Dec 2018

Not sure whether the second photograph allows id of species Eleocharis ? acuta.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

28 Dec 2018

The subject may well be E. acuta, because it is very common. See the comment on the species page for an easy way to identify E. acuta, and check out the 3rd photo in the sample images:
https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/4716

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Location information

Coordinates 149.168889 -35.241389
Altitude 692.0m
Places Hackett, ACT

Sighting information

1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
27 Dec 2018 11:19 AM Recorded on
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Collections
waltraud Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants

Additional information

True In flower
30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

Eleocharis (genus) Scientific name
Spike-rush Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 810m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

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More than one media file
Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

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South Australia

Victoria

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