Machaerina arthrophylla
Swamp Twig-Rush at Breadalbane, NSW
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| Machaerina arthrophylla | MichaelBedingfield | 12 Aug 2026 | |
| Machaerina arthrophylla | JaneR | 11 Aug 2026 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelBedingfield noted:
12 Aug 2026
First sighting of this species for NatureMapr and is (so far) the most inland record in New South Wales.
User's notes
Culms not septate. Large stand, fruiting and re-establishing across bed of semi-permanent lagoon. Spatially distinct from Machaerina articulata which is also present.
Normally a coastal zone species.
Specimen collected and identified (Jeremy Bruhl, UNE and Helen Kennedy, Aust Nat Herbarium).
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.456361-34.811967
- Altitude 718.2m
- Places Breadalbane, NSW
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 11 Jan 2026 01:19 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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- JaneR NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants Machaerina arthrophylla Significant
Species information
- Machaerina arthrophylla Scientific name
- Swamp Twig-Rush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 718.24m Recorded at altitude
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