The freshwater macrophytes of - Fisheries Reports
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NSW Dept <strong>of</strong> Primary Industries 67<br />
Appendix H. Overview <strong>of</strong> species <strong>of</strong> aquatic plants found in the Parramatta River in the<br />
Waterway Health Study (2008) and this study, 2007 – 2008.<br />
Growth Introduced Scientific name Common name WHS (2007) This study<br />
Submerged Ceratophyllum demersum Hornwort X<br />
Chara spp. Musk Grass X<br />
X Egeria densa Dense Waterweed X<br />
Hydrilla verticillatta Hydrilla X<br />
Nitella spp. Musk Grass X<br />
Potamogeton crispus Curly Pondweed X<br />
Potamogeton ochreatus Blunt Pondweed X<br />
X Myriophyllum aquaticum Parrots Feather X<br />
Subtotal 0 8<br />
Emergent Baumea articulata Jointed Twigrush X<br />
Bolboschoenus caldwellii - X<br />
X Cyperus congestus Clustered Flatsedge X<br />
X Cyperus eragrostis Umbrella Sedge X<br />
X Cyperus involucratus Cyperus X<br />
X # Gymnocoronis spilanthoides Senegal tea X Not found<br />
X Juncus articulatus Jointed Rush X<br />
Juncus usitatus Common Rush X<br />
X Ludwigia peruviana Ludwigia X X<br />
Persicaria decipiens Slender Knotweed X<br />
Phragmites australis Common Reed X<br />
X Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup X<br />
Schoenoplectus validus River Clubrush X<br />
X Sagittaria platyphylla Sagittaria X<br />
Typha orientalis Cumbungi X<br />
Subtotal 2 15<br />
Floating X * Alternanthera philoxeroides Alligator Weed X<br />
Azolla spp. Azolla X<br />
X Callitriche stagnalis Common Starwort X<br />
Lemna spp. Duckweed X<br />
X Eichhornia crassipes Water hyacinth X Not found<br />
Nymphaea spp. Waterlily X<br />
Potamogeton sulcatus Floating Pondweed X<br />
X* Salvinia molesta Salvinia X Not found<br />
Subtotal 2 6<br />
Riverine X Hyparrhenia hirta Coolatai grass X Not looked for<br />
(on-bank) X Ludwigia longifolia Long-leaf willow primrose X Not looked for<br />
X Paspalum quadrifarium Tussock paspalum X Not looked for<br />
Subtotal 3 NA<br />
Total 7 29<br />
* designated as a Weed <strong>of</strong> National Significance (WoNS) (A. Petroeschevsky, pers. comm., 2008).<br />
# included on the National Alert List (A. Petroeschevsky, pers. comm., 2008).<br />
Freshwater <strong>macrophytes</strong> <strong>of</strong> the Parramatta Catchment (Williams and Thiebaud)