Schoenoplectus validus

River Club-rush at Coombs, ACT

Schoenoplectus validus at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
Schoenoplectus validus at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
Schoenoplectus validus at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
Schoenoplectus validus at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
Schoenoplectus validus at Coombs, ACT - 3 Aug 2023
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Schoenoplectus validus 3 Aug 2023 JaneR
Schoenoplectus validus 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

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 3 Aug 2023 08:54 AM Recorded on
  • SteveBorkowskis Recorded by

Additional information

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

Species information

  • Schoenoplectus validus Scientific name
  • River Club-rush Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 805.35m Recorded at altitude
  • 74 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Synonyms

    Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

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