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.
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JaneR
wrote:
29 Nov 2025
Name has been updated. It is now Cycnogeton procerum, Triglochin procerum is the older name, still in most books etc.
Cycnogeton procerum
JaneR
wrote:
7 Oct 2025
ID based on general appearance and habit; ideally ID should be informed by leaf number per whorl, and presence of crisped hairs on stem
Myriophyllum crispatum
JasonPStewart
wrote:
20 Sep 2025
This species should get put in the Plants sub-category: Other Fresh Water Plants .
(not in Lilies and Irises, not in Other Wildflowers & Herbs) .
@MichaelMulvaney and/or @MichaelBedingfield please move this species in to this Plants sub-category: Other Fresh Water Plants .
Reference:
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet :
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Rotala~tripartita
Also see the Qld WildNet information and
the Flora of NT information.
(not in Lilies and Irises, not in Other Wildflowers & Herbs) .
@MichaelMulvaney and/or @MichaelBedingfield please move this species in to this Plants sub-category: Other Fresh Water Plants .
Reference:
• Flora of NSW online PlantNet :
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Rotala~tripartita
Also see the Qld WildNet information and
the Flora of NT information.
Rotala tripartita
JaneR
wrote:
22 Aug 2025
photo is a bit out of focus, can't see the leaf shape clearly. do you have any clear close-up photos you could add ?
Callitriche stagnalis
JaneR
wrote:
26 Jul 2025
photo shows two species: Vallisneria australis (submerged, strappy leaves) and an Azolla (probably A. rubra) ( a floating fern).
Vallisneria australis
Significant sightings
- Eriocaulon scariosum at Chapman, ACT
- Myriophyllum pedunculatum subsp. pedunculatum at Rendezvous Creek, ACT
- Alternanthera philoxeroides at Fyshwick, ACT
- Nelumbo nucifera at Marrakai, NT
- Alternanthera philoxeroides at Lake Tuggeranong
- Damasonium minus at Breadalbane, NSW
- Alternanthera philoxeroides at Evatt, ACT
- Alternanthera philoxeroides at Greenway, ACT
- Alisma plantago-aquatica at QPRC LGA
- Alisma plantago-aquatica at Dunlop Grasslands
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