Myriophyllum verrucosum
3 Red Water-milfoil at Tharwa, ACT
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| Myriophyllum verrucosum | MichaelBedingfield | 16 Feb 2020 |
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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 !
Location information
- Coordinates 149.070169-35.507521
- Altitude 570.0m
- Maps Point Hut to Tharwa
- Places Tharwa, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 19 Dec 2019 08:11 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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- Featured MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myriophyllum verrucosum Other Fresh Water Plants Plants
Species information
- Myriophyllum verrucosum Scientific name
- Red Water-milfoil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 908.19m Recorded at altitude
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