Eleocharis (genus)
Spike-rush at Mulligans Flat
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| Eleocharis (genus) | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Mar 2024 | |
| Eleocharis plana | MichaelBedingfield | 1 Mar 2024 |
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Little Mulligans Flat.... ID by Margaret Ning from FOG.
4 comments
1 Mar 2024
Could you ask Margaret how sure she was on this one? E.plana seems an unlikely ID to me given that the culms appear terete rather than flattened. If it is indeed E.plana then a herbarium specimen should be collected given the rarity of this taxa in the ACT
1 Mar 2024
Ok Ciaran. Hi @brunonia can you answer Ciaran's question? This is from the dam at Little Mulligans, and given ID in the FOG newsletter.
1 Mar 2024
I was also intrigued by this sighting: E. plana has more of an inland distribution, and Mullkigsns would be towards its eastern range.
Michael, what made it not E. acuta?
Michael, what made it not E. acuta?
4 Mar 2024
Hi Ciaran and Jane. Thanks for your diligence. I've had discussions with Margaret and there is now uncertainty about the E. plana ID. I'll change it to E. sp. for the moment.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.156437-35.150597
- Altitude 687.0m
- Maps Mulligans Flat
- Places Bonner, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 4 Nov 2023 02:40 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eleocharis (genus) Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants
Species information
- Eleocharis (genus) Scientific name
- Spike-rush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 810m Recorded at altitude
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