Typha sp.

Cumbungi at Paddys River, ACT

Typha sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 8 Apr 2023
Typha sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 8 Apr 2023
Typha sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 8 Apr 2023
Typha sp. at Paddys River, ACT - 8 Apr 2023
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Identification history

Typha sp. 24 Apr 2023 Tapirlord
Lomandra longifolia 23 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Typha domingensis 23 Apr 2023 Tapirlord

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User's notes

A large population in a old farm dam

1 comment

JaneR wrote:
   23 Apr 2023
Hard to be certain about species ID without flowering spike; shoot colour and form suggest T. orientalis.
Best to assign it to Typha spp.

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Sighting information

  • 60 Abundance
  • 8 Apr 2023 11:47 AM Recorded on
  • Tapirlord Recorded by

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

  • Typha sp. Scientific name
  • Cumbungi Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 790m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Ngunnawal language

    Gummiuk

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