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Sighting 4556780

Eleocharis (genus)

Spike-rush at Mulligans Flat

Eleocharis (genus) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 02:40 PM
Eleocharis (genus) at Mulligans Flat - 4 Nov 2023 02:40 PM
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Identification history

Eleocharis (genus) 4 Mar 2024 MichaelBedingfield
Eleocharis plana 1 Mar 2024 MichaelBedingfield

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User's notes

Little Mulligans Flat.... ID by Margaret Ning from FOG.

4 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   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
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   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.
JaneR wrote:
   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?
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   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.

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  • True In flower

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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