Elodea canadensis
Canadian Pondweed at Strathnairn, ACT
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| Elodea canadensis | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Feb 2019 | |
| Elodea canadensis | JaneR | 24 Feb 2019 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
24 Feb 2019
This is a high risk weed species, difficult to control. I will need to discuss a strategy with Park staff
User's notes
vegetative fragment, stranded on wet sand
draped over ball to show off leaf arrangement (whorls of 3).
Patch in shallow backwater (<20 cm deep) with milfoil and curly pondweed: not clear in photograph but photo included to give location of patch.
Specimen collected for pressing: photo of specimen in clean water
3 comments
24 Feb 2019
The location is in Hackett - is this right? As a trusted user you can edit this record and click a new location on the sighting map
24 Feb 2019
Correct Location is Murrumbidgee River, Uriarra Reserve.
Map now adjusted. Thank you
Map now adjusted. Thank you
Location information
- Coordinates 148.948889-35.250700
- Altitude 607.7m
- Maps Uriarra Recreation Reserve
- Places Strathnairn, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 23 Feb 2019 07:50 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
Collections
- Significant Plants Other Fresh Water Plants JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Elodea canadensis
Species information
- Elodea canadensis Scientific name
- Canadian Pondweed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- 444.43m to 968m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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