Water-milfoil at QPRC LGA
Identification history
| Myriophyllum sp. | 14 Jan 2024 | JaneR | ||
| Myriophyllum sp. | 3 Jan 2024 | JaneR |
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User's notes
Growing in shallow (15 cm) water.
Species ID unresolved: ambiguous - Plants have characteristics that (individually) are associated with M. variifolium (glabrous stem, leaves per whorl), M. crispatum (leaf length) and M. simulans (glabrous stem, colour of styles, colour shape mericarps).
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JaneR
wrote:
3 Jan 2024
I don't know enough about them to say Yes or No or Maybe.
the treatment of Myriophyllum by Orchard is sprinkled with caveats about the challenge in distinguishing between certain species, and especially the need for mature fruits, and their surface ornamentation. For many water plants, vegetative characteristics are fairly plastic, and so species tend to overlap (eg whorl number). Although flowering, these are young plants, having grown in last 3 weeks in response to November-December rain (no milfoils observed 3 weeks ago). Previous surveys records (via ALA) have recorded "Myriophyllum sp.". Am hopeful that species ID will be clearer later in summer.
the treatment of Myriophyllum by Orchard is sprinkled with caveats about the challenge in distinguishing between certain species, and especially the need for mature fruits, and their surface ornamentation. For many water plants, vegetative characteristics are fairly plastic, and so species tend to overlap (eg whorl number). Although flowering, these are young plants, having grown in last 3 weeks in response to November-December rain (no milfoils observed 3 weeks ago). Previous surveys records (via ALA) have recorded "Myriophyllum sp.". Am hopeful that species ID will be clearer later in summer.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.700256-35.504692
- Altitude 658.1m
- Maps Back Creek TSR
- Places Bendoura, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 1 Jan 2024 12:35 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
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Collections
JaneR Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myriophyllum sp. Other Fresh Water Plants Plants
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Myriophyllum sp. Scientific name
- Water-milfoil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1633.08m Recorded at altitude
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