Water Milfoil at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Myriophyllum pedunculatum subsp. pedunculatum | 11 Jun 2023 | JaneR | ||
| Myriophyllum pedunculatum subsp. pedunculatum | 23 May 2023 | Tapirlord |
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2 comments
JaneR
wrote:
11 Jun 2023
I checked all the CNM records for small prostrate high altitude milfoil including this one, as best I could against characteristics given in Tony Orchard's original description. Our CNM photos really don't have the clarity needed to see the details: plus mostly they are taken in mid-summer before fruit set. So its a bit of a guess to confirm with confidence or to change an ID.
However, seems to me that the ID in place already (4 x lophatum; and 1 x pedunculatum) are as good as can be done from photographs.
F.Y.I: the most reliable means of separating lophatum from pedunculatum is the shape of the mericarp, and the ornamentation on top of the mericarp.
However, seems to me that the ID in place already (4 x lophatum; and 1 x pedunculatum) are as good as can be done from photographs.
F.Y.I: the most reliable means of separating lophatum from pedunculatum is the shape of the mericarp, and the ornamentation on top of the mericarp.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 8 Abundance
- Tapirlord Recorded by
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Collections
Significant Plants Other Fresh Water Plants Tapirlord Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- False In flower
Species information
- Myriophyllum pedunculatum subsp. pedunculatum Scientific name
- Water Milfoil Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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In flower
- External link More information
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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