Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

River Club-rush at Coombs, ACT

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Identification history

	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	3 Aug 2023	JaneR
	Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani	3 Aug 2023	SteveBorkowskis

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Up to 2m tall, growing in a saturated drainage line

2 comments

JaneR wrote:

3 Aug 2023

I'm curious about the context - can you give some more ? it doesn't look like a saturated drainage line - looks very dry, parched.
Although I confirmed ID, I have a few doubts

SteveBorkowskis wrote:

4 Aug 2023

Hi Jane, I’m not confident of the ID myself, it just looked like a good fit. It just stood out as something different to the usual Juncus, Umbrella Sedge, and Carex appressa I’m used to seeing in wet areas. it’s on the edge of the Coombs development running into the reserve, I think the suburb is diverting different volumes of water to areas it wouldn’t naturally flow. There was water flowing on the surface. I guess maybe it looks dry just because it’s winter and everything is a bit dormant.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.034364 -35.310108
Altitude 553.9m
Maps Molonglo River Reserve
Places Coombs, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
3 Aug 2023 08:54 AM Recorded on
SteveBorkowskis Recorded by
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SteveBorkowskis Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants

Additional information

1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
False In flower

Species information

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Scientific name
River Club-rush Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 910.51m Recorded at altitude
82 images trained Machine learning
Synonyms
Schoenoplectus validus

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