Common Spike-rush at Fraser, ACT
Identification history
| Eleocharis acuta | 2 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Eleocharis plana | 2 Jan 2021 | trevorpreston |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
This was a short plant but there were other larger ones. Leaves were flattish as i have tried to make clear in the photo with the bent leaf, hence my suggestion of Eleocharis plana.
2 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
2 Jan 2021
The spike in the sheath around teh lower part of the stem is diagnostic
Location information
- Coordinates 149.038731-35.185952
- Maps Dunlop Grasslands
- Places Fraser, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 2 Jan 2021 01:27 PM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
-
Collections
trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants Eleocharis acuta
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Eleocharis acuta Scientific name
- Common Spike-rush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1250.16m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes