Many are common to Australia and New Guinea while a few are only found in
PNG and will be marked so. Some of the species mentioned in Adrian's list
may not be valid and if I am reasonably sure I will enclose them with
brackets. Others may wish to add their opinions too (please !!)
Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian R. Tappin <atappin at ecn.net.au>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Sunday, 12 July 1998 13:04
Subject: [RML] Australian Plants
>Here is a more detailed list of aquatics (some are marginal plants)
recorded
>in Australia. Most of these have been extracted from surveys undertaken by
>various State Government Departments and some that Bruce throws my way
>occasionally ;-) The list is by no means complete and many of these plants
>you probably wont find in your aquatic plant books. Unfortunately, many of
>these surveys have completed overlooked the aquatics and have concentrated
>more on the terrestrial and emersed forms. Fortunately, Bruce has been
>compiling lists of species he finds on his field trip, which is great. One
>time ANGFA survey were a rape and plunder exercise but these days we are
>becoming more environmentally aware ;-)
>
>Adrian.
Achrostichum speciosum
>Aldovandra vesiculosa
Alisma plantago-aquatica
>Ammania bacifera
>Alternanthera angustifolia, nodiflora, spp.
>Aponogeton elongatus, bullosus, queenslandicus, hexatepalus, loriae(PNG),
womersleyi(PNG), spp.
>Azolla filiculoides, pinnata
>Bacopa monniera, floribunda
>Blyxa auberti, octandra
>Brachycome basaltica
Brasenia schreberi
Caldesia ologococca, parnassifolia
Callitriche spp.
Centipeda minima
>Ceratophyllum demersum, submersum
>Ceratopteris thalictroides,( cornuta)
>Chara spp.
Colocasia esculenta
>Crassula helmsii, spp.
>Crinium angustifolum, spp.
Cryptocoryne (PNG) ciliata, dewitii, versteegii
Cyperus spp.
Damasonium minus
Dentella dioecea
>Dysophylla (= Eusteralis = Pogostemon) stellata
>Echinochloa elliptica
>Elatine gratioloides, spp.
>Eleocharis sundaica, caribaea, brassii, dulcis, equisetifolia, retroflexa,
>sphacelata
>Eriocaulon spectabile, setaceum, crebra, carsonii
>Fimbristylis velata
Flagellaria indica
>Fontinalis spp.
>Goodenia purpurescens, spp.
>Glossostigma elatinoides, diandra
Hanguana malayana
>Hydrilla verticillata
Hydrocharis dubia
Hydrocotyle lemnoides, spp.
Hydrostemma motleyi (PNG)
>Hygrophila salicifolia, angustifolia
>Hymenachne acutigluma
>Ipomoea aquatica
>Isoetes drummondii (6 other species are endemic in Western Australia)
Juncus spp.
>Lamprothamnium papulosum
>Leersia hexandra
>Lemna disperma, minor, triscula
>Lilaeopsis polyantha
>Limnophila browni, australia, aromatica, chinensis, fragrans, (indica)
>Limosella australis
>Ludwigia peploides, perennis, octovalvis
>Maideneia rubra
>Marsilea angustifolia, crenata, drummondi, hirsuta, mutica
Microsorium (PNG) brassii, pteropus.
>Monochoria cyanea, vaginalis, spp.
>Myriophyllum verrucosum, simulans, striatum, coronatum, dicoccum, petraeum,
>crispatum, tillaeoides, salsugineum
>Najas tenuifolia, graminea, marina, leichardtii, browniana
>Nelumbo nucifera
>Nitella
>Nymphaea gigantea, violacea, minima, hastifolia, pubescens,
ellenae,(.aquaticus)
>Nymphoides indica, crenata, geminata, minima, spongiosa, triangularis,
quadriloba, aurantiaca
>Ondina purpurea
>Ottelia alismoides, ovalifolia
Peplidium maritimum
>Pilularia sp.
>Pistia stratiotes
>Polygonum attenuatum, spp.
>Potamogeton tricarinatus, pectinatus, crispus, perfoliatus, javanicus,
ochreatus, drummondii, australiensis
>Psoralea cinerea
>Ranunculus inundatus, trichophyllus, rivularis, collinus, glabrifolius,
spp.
>Riccia fluitans
Ricciocarpus natans
>Rotala mexicana, rosea, diandra, occultiflora
>Ruppia maritima, polycarpa
Sacme confusa
>Samolus repens
>Schoenoplectus litoralis
Scirpus spp.
Sesbania javanica
>Spirodela polyrhiza, oligorhiza
Staurogyne leptocaulis
Tenogocharis latifolia
Torrenticola queenslandica
>Triglochin procera, striata, pterocarpa
>Tristicha trifaria
Typhonium spp.
>Utricularia aurea, gibba, stellaris, flexuosa, exolata, mulleri
>Vallisneria caulescens, gigantea, gracilis, spiralis, tryptera,
>Villarsia submersa
>Wolffia australiana, globosa
Xyris spp.
Zanichellia palustris
>