Myriophyllum verrucosum

3 Red Water-milfoil at Tharwa, ACT

Myriophyllum verrucosum at Tharwa, ACT - 19 Dec 2019
Myriophyllum verrucosum at Tharwa, ACT - 19 Dec 2019
Myriophyllum verrucosum at Tharwa, ACT - 19 Dec 2019
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Myriophyllum verrucosum 16 Feb 2020 MichaelBedingfield

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In the Murrumbidgee River near Tharwa.

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   16 Feb 2020
Myriophyllum verrucosum is normally an underwater plant, but when it is exposed to the air it goes red. It is the patch of red plants in the middle of the first picture and on the far right of the second. They show the Murrumbidgee riverbed near Tharwa Bridge in December 2019. I featured this one to show how little water there was in the river back then. So after the wonderful rain we've had the river is much recovered. Canberra can breath fresh air and is rejuvenated.
   17 Feb 2020
I've added a photo I took today, with the Murrumbidgee in flood. What a difference !

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