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Pontederia cordata

Pickerel Weed at Wamboin, NSW

Pontederia cordata at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023
Pontederia cordata at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023
Pontederia cordata at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023
Pontederia cordata at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023
Pontederia cordata at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023
Pontederia cordata at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023
Pontederia cordata at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023
Pontederia cordata at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023
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Identification history

Pontederia cordata 4 Mar 2023 JaneR
Unidentified 4 Mar 2023 trevorpreston

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JaneR wrote:
   4 Mar 2023
An introduced species, typically as an 'escape' from garden pond. It doesn't seem to be on the radar with authorities which worries me.

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Scopula rubraria (Plantain Moth) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Isopeda sp. (genus) (Huntsman Spider) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Setaria sp. (Pigeon Grass) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Conocephalus upoluensis (Meadow Katydid) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Potamogeton sulcatus (Pondweed) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Glossostigma elatinoides (Small Mud-mat) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Myriophyllum crispatum (Water Millfoil) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Backobourkia sp. (genus) (An orb weaver) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum (Dandelion) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Polygonum sp. (Wireweed) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Euphorbia dallachyana (Mat Spurge, Caustic Weed) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family) (Millipede) at Wamboin, NSW - 28 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop) at Wamboin, NSW - 28 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Scopula rubraria (Plantain Moth) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Isopeda sp. (genus) (Huntsman Spider) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Diemenia rubromarginata (Pink-margined bug) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Porismus strigatus (Pied Lacewing) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Setaria sp. (Pigeon Grass) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Conocephalus upoluensis (Meadow Katydid) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Potamogeton sulcatus (Pondweed) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Glossostigma elatinoides (Small Mud-mat) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Tipanaea patulella (A Crambid moth) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Myriophyllum crispatum (Water Millfoil) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Backobourkia sp. (genus) (An orb weaver) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum (Dandelion) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Polygonum sp. (Wireweed) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Euphorbia dallachyana (Mat Spurge, Caustic Weed) at Wamboin, NSW - 4 Mar 2023 by trevorpreston
Paradoxosomatidae sp. (family) (Millipede) at Wamboin, NSW - 28 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston
Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop) at Wamboin, NSW - 28 Jan 2023 by trevorpreston

Location information

Species information

  • Pontederia cordata Scientific name
  • Pickerel Weed Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium Weed or Pest

Sighting information

  • 30 Abundance
  • 4 Mar 2023 12:22 PM Recorded on
  • trevorpreston Recorded by

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • True In flower

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