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Typha orientalis

Broad-leaved Cumbumgi at Paddys River, ACT

Typha orientalis at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Mar 2019
Typha orientalis at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Mar 2019
Typha orientalis at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Mar 2019
Typha orientalis at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Mar 2019
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Identification history

Typha orientalis 8 Nov 2019 MichaelBedingfield
Typha sp. 5 Mar 2019 BettyDonWood
Typha orientalis 5 Mar 2019 RodDeb

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not much water in the creek bed so could walk down it

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   6 Mar 2019
It is impossible to tell Typha orientalis from Typha domingensis from a single photo. It is even difficult to tell the two species apart in the hand. It requires microscopic examination of the female spike.
   8 Nov 2019
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Rush / Sedge Typha orientalis (Broad-leaved Cumbumgi) on 24 Mar 2019
RodDeb wrote:
   8 Nov 2019
Thanks for all the effort you put into identifying to you all who do it, all your hard work is greatly appreciated.

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Petroica boodang (Scarlet Robin) at Paddys River, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Paddys River, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
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Prosena sp. (genus) (A bristle fly) at Paddys River, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Melangyna sp. (genus) (Hover Fly) at Paddys River, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Colepia ingloria (A robber fly) at Paddys River, ACT - 27 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Philemon corniculatus (Noisy Friarbird) at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Paralucia aurifera (Bright Copper) at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Paddys River, ACT - 4 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
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Argiope protensa (Long-tailed Argiope) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Acrida conica (Giant green slantface) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
Amegilla (Zonamegilla) asserta (Blue Banded Bee) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
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Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Paddys River, ACT - 3 Mar 2019 by RodDeb
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Acanthiza pusilla (Brown Thornbill) at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Zosterops lateralis (Silvereye) at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
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Gymnorhina tibicen (Australian Magpie) at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Pachycephala rufiventris (Rufous Whistler) at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Paddys River, ACT - 10 Apr 2018 by RodDeb
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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 4 Mar 2019 10:22 AM Recorded on
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  • True In flower
  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

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