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Species profile—Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → AponogetonaceaeAponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus

Species details

Kingdom
Plantae (plants)
Class
Equisetopsida (land plants)
Family
Aponogetonaceae
Scientific name
Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus F.Muell. ex Benth.
WildNet taxon ID
21902
Alternate name(s)
Queenland Lace
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Near threatened
Conservation significant
Yes
Confidential
Yes
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Description
Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus is a tuberous, aquatic perennial plant with mainly submerged leaves and a few floating leaves. The submerged leaves are narrow to broadly elliptic in shape, green or dark green to maroon-green, up to 34cm long and 0.8-3.7cm wide. The floating leaves are narrowly elliptic to slightly inverse-egg-shaped and 9-19cm long by 2.2-3.5cm wide. The leaf stalks are up to 1m long, depending on the water depth. The floating leaves are not commonly formed in the subspecies.¬
The spike-like clusters of yellow flowers are well-spaced, inserted evenly around the spike which is a stalk reaching 90cm long. The fruits are rounded, thick-coated, 2.5-5.8mm long by 1.8-5.0mm wide with a lateral beak to 1.5mm long. There are 2-5 seeds per fruit, elliptic in shape with a single, thin seed coat. (Hellquist 1998; DEWHA 2008; National Herbarium of NSW 2008)
Habitat
Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus grows in rivers and streams with thick sediments or in floodplain billabongs. (Hellquist 1998; National Herbarium of NSW 2008)
Reproduction
Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus flowers and fruits from October to March. (Hellquist 1998)
Notes
Contributors: Kathy Stephens, Mellisa Mayhew 27/01/2009
References
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts (2008). Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra. http://www.environment.gov.au/sprat
Hellquist, C.B. & Jacobs, S.W.L. (1998) Aponogetonaceae of Australia, with descriptions of six new taxa. Telopea 8(1): 18.
Herbrecs (2008) Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus, in BriMapper version 2.12. Queensland Herbarium. Accessed 23/09/2008.
National Herbarium of New South Wales (2008). Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus, in PlantNet: New South Wales Flora Online. National Herbarium of New South Wales. Accessed 23/09/2008. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/
Profile author
Kathy Stephens (27/01/2009)

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=21902.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Last updated
20 May 2024