Typha sp.

Cumbungi at Lavington, NSW

Typha sp. at Lavington, NSW - 11 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Typha sp. 12 Mar 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Typha latifolia 11 Feb 2021 PaulF

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2 comments

njones wrote:
   15 Feb 2021
Hi Paul - nice pic... I'm not so familiar with the difference between the introduced Typha latifolia and the native one Typha orientalis - best tip I know is that T. latifolia dies back over winter .. have you got any tips ?
   12 Mar 2021
The make up of the individual flowers within a spike helps with ID. However without this detail the exotic Typha latifolia has dark brown female spikes while the native Typha species are a lighter cinnamon brown as in this photo. The width of the leaves and width of flower spike is a good way of telling the two natives apart but it is difficult to tell from the photo

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  • 101 - 1,000 Abundance
  • 11 Feb 2021 11:01 AM Recorded on
  • PaulF Recorded by

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  • Typha sp. Scientific name
  • Cumbungi Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 790m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
  • Ngunnawal language

    Gummiuk

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