Lemna disperma
Common Duck-weed at Fadden, ACT
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| Lemna disperma | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Aug 2019 | |
| Lemna disperma | Mike | 12 Jul 2019 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 11 Jul 2019 |
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3 comments
12 Jul 2019
Mike, rather than fungus/moss/etc I suspect this is one of the tiny, vascular aquatic plants - in the duckweed line or similar. Have a look through the aquatic plants on CNM to see if you can find a possible match. The only moss/liverwort' candidate in such a habitat is Ricciocarpos (https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Species/Sightings/15582) and I don't see that lobed structure in your photos.
12 Jul 2019
It was just a guess. The structure didn't look plantlike but I will look at possibilities.
12 Jul 2019
Leaves are more rounded and less green than other Lemna disperma I've seen but I don't know of another common possibility. Maybe it is just young.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.109911-35.394189
- Altitude 716.2m
- Maps Wanniassa Hill
- Places Fadden, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 7 Jul 2019 03:18 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Species information
- Lemna disperma Scientific name
- Common Duck-weed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 912.28m Recorded at altitude
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