Eleocharis sp.

Spike-rush at Watson, ACT

Eleocharis sp. at Watson, ACT - 18 Aug 2020
Eleocharis sp. at Watson, ACT - 18 Aug 2020
Eleocharis sp. at Watson, ACT - 18 Aug 2020
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Identification history

Eleocharis sp. 19 Aug 2020 MichaelBedingfield
Unidentified 18 Aug 2020 trevorpreston

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Eucalyptus melliodora (Yellow Box) at Watson Woodlands - 17 Jun 2024 by EcolCara37
Cyperus eragrostis (Umbrella Sedge) at Watson Woodlands - 11 May 2024 by AdrianM
Pyracantha fortuneana (Firethorn) at Watson, ACT - 16 Apr 2024 by HappyWanderer
Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Diplacodes sp. (genus) (Percher) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth (Unidentified - Moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Paspalum distichum (Water Couch) at Watson, ACT - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Geron nigralis (Slender bee fly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Solanum nigrum (Black Nightshade) at Watson, ACT - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Eretmocera (genus) (Scythrididae family) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Watson, ACT - 5 Mar 2024 by abread111
Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum) at Watson Woodlands - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Uroleucon sp. (genus) (an aphid that usually feeds on daisies) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Cerdistus sp. (genus) (Slender Robber Fly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Pterygophorus cinctus (Bottlebrush sawfly) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Phonognathidae (unofficial sub family) (Leaf curling orb-weavers) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Celtis australis (Nettle Tree) at Watson, ACT - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Watson Woodlands - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Watson Woodlands - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Rosa canina (Dog Rose) at Watson Woodlands - 29 Feb 2024 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 27 Jan 2024 by abread111
Zygoptera (suborder) (Damselfly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 27 Jan 2024 by abread111
Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-Blue) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 27 Jan 2024 by abread111
Trichonephila edulis (Golden orb weaver) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 27 Jan 2024 by abread111
Mordella sp. (genus) (Pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 27 Jan 2024 by abread111
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 27 Jan 2024 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 27 Jan 2024 by abread111
Lepidium africanum (Common Peppercress) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 27 Jan 2024 by abread111
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Amyema miquelii (Box Mistletoe) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Conocephalomima barameda (False Meadow Katydid, Barameda) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Glyphipterix (genus) (A sedge moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Nyctemera amicus (Senecio Moth, Magpie Moth, Cineraria Moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Celtis australis (Nettle Tree) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden Rain Tree) at Watson Woodlands - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Calocephalus citreus (Lemon Beauty Heads) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Watson Woodlands - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (African Olive) at Watson, ACT - 26 Jan 2024 by abread111
Cynoglossum australe (Australian Forget-me-not) at Watson Woodlands - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Hirschfeldia incana (Buchan Weed) at Watson Woodlands - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Calocephalus citreus (Lemon Beauty Heads) at Watson, ACT - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Chauliognathus lugubris (Plague Soldier Beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Mordella limbata (A pintail beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Hoshihananomia leucosticta (Pintail or Tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Austrotephritis poenia (Australian Fruit Fly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Platyptilia celidotus (Plume Moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Epilobium billardiereanum subsp. cinereum (Hairy Willow Herb) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at Watson, ACT - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Sidnia kinbergi (Australian crop mirid) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Heliocosma (genus - immature) (A tortrix or leafroller moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Hedera sp. (helix or hibernica) (Ivy) at Watson Woodlands - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Rosa rubiginosa (Sweet Briar, Eglantine) at Watson Woodlands - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Celtis australis (Nettle Tree) at Watson, ACT - 6 Jan 2024 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 16 Dec 2023 by abread111
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 16 Dec 2023 by abread111
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 16 Dec 2023 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Gminatus australis (Orange assassin bug) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Callistemon sp. (A Bottlebrush) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's Ear, Flatweed) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Centaurium sp. (Centaury) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Vittadinia gracilis (New Holland Daisy) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Apiformes (informal group) (Unidentified bee) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi (Native Geranium) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 15 Dec 2023 by abread111
Calocephalus citreus (Lemon Beauty Heads) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Onopordum acanthium (Scotch Thistle) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Halictidae (family) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Eurymeloides adspersa (Gumtree hopper) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Mordellidae (family) (Unidentified pintail or tumbling flower beetle) at Watson, ACT - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Rumex crispus (Curled Dock) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Rumex brownii (Slender Dock) at Watson, ACT - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Ellipsidion australe (Austral Ellipsidion cockroach) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111
Blattidae sp. (family) (Unidentified blattid cockroach) at Justice Robert Hope Reserve (JRH) - 26 Nov 2023 by abread111

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 18 Aug 2020 12:45 PM Recorded on
  • trevorpreston Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Eleocharis sp. Scientific name
  • Spike-rush Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 810m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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