Typha orientalis

Broad-leaved Cumbumgi at Paddys River, ACT

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3 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

   6 Mar 2019

It is impossible to tell Typha orientalis from Typha domingensis from a single photo. It is even difficult to tell the two species apart in the hand. It requires microscopic examination of the female spike.

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

   8 Nov 2019

See comments on this sighting:
Typha orientalis (Broad-leaved Cumbumgi) on 24 Mar 2019

RodDeb wrote:

   8 Nov 2019

Thanks for all the effort you put into identifying to you all who do it, all your hard work is greatly appreciated.

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.952936-35.364083
• Altitude 537.6m
• Places Paddys River, ACT

Sighting information

• 101 - 1,000 Abundance
• 4 Mar 2019 10:22 AM Recorded on
• RodDeb Recorded by

• Collections

  RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants

Additional information

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

Species information

• Typha orientalis Scientific name
• Broad-leaved Cumbumgi Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 962.67m Recorded at altitude
• Machine learning
• External link More information

• Ngunnawal language

  Gummiuk

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