Other Fresh Water Plants

These are plants that grow in fresh water, such as in rivers, lakes and swamps. But this category excludes Rushes & Sedges, Lilies & Irises, Daisies and Ferns which have their own categories.

Other Fresh Water Plants

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JaneR wrote:

26 Feb 2024

yes, different forms when in a wetland, from when stranded. A few wetland plants are like that ( tricky) and Ludwigia is a good example.

Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis

KylieWaldon wrote:

26 Feb 2024

TY JaneR. I've only ever seen it on the edge exposed before. DIdn't realise the plant on the water was the same thing!

Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis

JaneR wrote:

26 Feb 2024

Plants survive on mud exposed by falling water levels for a while - die off quickly (desiccate) if its hot, or frosted.

Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis

KylieWaldon wrote:

24 Sep 2023

TY JaneR. I will keep that in mind. I couldn't have got any closer as the flood plain is fenced off.

Cycnogeton procerum

JaneR wrote:

24 Sep 2023

Nice to see a good patch of these.

Quite likely they were there before flooding, and have persisted at bottom of billabong since it was last flooded. these plants have tubers, buried in the thick heavy sediment, and that's how they. the tubers are starchy, and valuable traditional food.

its hard to be absolutely certain without close up of the little fruits on the inflorescence or checking the colour of the spike later in the season, but based on numbers of fruits, leaf characteristics and colour of spike, I am treating this as Cycnogeton procerum.

Cycnogeton procerum