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DougT wrote:
14 min ago
Following discussions with @MattBeitzel, all carp uploaded to NaturMapr will be classified as Cyprinus carpio. Genetic studies indicate that there is very little difference amongst all wild carp, despite a huge range of phenotypes.

Cyprinus carpio
16 min ago
@PEdwards please find this species in the Plants sub-category: Lilies and Irises .
(Not in the Plants sub-category: Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes ).

Haemodorum planifolium
35 min ago
@PEdwards Good morning !

Please notice that you have duplicated this sighting with a synonym here: Sighting: # 4697913 : Lepidosperma laterale

In your view which of these two synonyms has currency.

Have you read, studied and formed a view of this scholarly taxonomy update :

• Larridon, I., Zuntini, A.R., Barrett, R.L., Wilson, K.L., Bruhl, J.J., Goetghebeur, P., Baker, W.J., Brewer, G.E., Epitawalage, N., Fairlie, I., Forest, F., Sabino Kikuchi, I.A.B., Pokorny, L., Semmouri, I., Spalink, D., Simpson, D.A., Muasya, A.M. & Roalson, E.H. (2021 January 4)
Resolving generic limits in Cyperaceae tribe Abildgaardieae using targeted sequencing.
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 196 : 163–187 .

I have not read this due to busy on other priorities .

The Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria still has to get around to reaching a collective view on these name changes,
hence APC(–APNI) at the moment recognises _Abildgaardia vaginata_ R.Br. as the accepted name while APC(–APNI) has documented the change from the above reference to _Fimbristylis vaginata_ .

The Flora of NSW online PlantNet has accepted the name _Fimbristylis vaginata_ .
While in the 1993 printed Flora of NSW this species had the name _Abildgaardia vaginata_ .

References:

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
_Abildgaardia vaginata_ R.Br. → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/56037/api/apni-format
_Fimbristylis vaginata_ (R.Br.) Domin → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/96434/api/apni-format
.

• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
_Fimbristylis vaginata_ → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Fimbristylis~vaginata
.

All the best now,
Jason Stewart .

Unverified Grass
35 min ago
@PEdwards Good morning !

Please notice that you have duplicated this sighting with a synonym here: Sighting: # 4697907 Unverified Grass

In your view which of these two synonyms has currency.

Have you read, studied and formed a view of this scholarly taxonomy update :

• Larridon, I., Zuntini, A.R., Barrett, R.L., Wilson, K.L., Bruhl, J.J., Goetghebeur, P., Baker, W.J., Brewer, G.E., Epitawalage, N., Fairlie, I., Forest, F., Sabino Kikuchi, I.A.B., Pokorny, L., Semmouri, I., Spalink, D., Simpson, D.A., Muasya, A.M. & Roalson, E.H. (2021 January 4)
Resolving generic limits in Cyperaceae tribe Abildgaardieae using targeted sequencing.
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 196 : 163–187 .

I have not read this due to busy on other priorities .

The Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria still has to get around to reaching a collective view on these name changes,
hence APC(–APNI) at the moment recognises _Abildgaardia vaginata_ R.Br. as the accepted name while APC(–APNI) has documented the change from the above reference to _Fimbristylis vaginata_ .

The Flora of NSW online PlantNet has accepted the name _Fimbristylis vaginata_ .
While in the 1993 printed Flora of NSW this species had the name _Abildgaardia vaginata_ .

References:

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) and Australian Plant Census (APC) (2025): 
Council of the Heads of Australasian Herbaria (CHAH):
_Abildgaardia vaginata_ R.Br. → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/56037/api/apni-format
_Fimbristylis vaginata_ (R.Br.) Domin → https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/96434/api/apni-format
.

• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
_Fimbristylis vaginata_ → https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Fimbristylis~vaginata
.

All the best now,
Jason Stewart .

Lepidosperma laterale
LydiaB wrote:
48 min ago
Thanks Michael. We assumed ir was part of the ANU study

Callocephalon fimbriatum
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