Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

River Club-rush at Coombs, ACT

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
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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
   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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Sighting information

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 845.21m Recorded at altitude
  • 79 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Schoenoplectus validus

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