Gibasis geniculata

Tahitian Bridal Veil at Belconnen, ACT

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Identification history

	Gibasis geniculata	13 May 2018	MichaelMulvaney
	Gibasis geniculata	7 May 2018	HarleyB

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A few nurseries are selling this. Has anyone had experience with this becoming invasive? (Commelinaceae family) Tahitian bridal veil

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michaelb wrote:

8 May 2018

See the notes on the following page:
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Gibasis~pellucida

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

14 May 2018

Steve we should do a weed risk assessment on this species. Thanks for bringing it to our attention Harley.

Mike wrote:

14 May 2018

I haven't found the differences between G. genticulata and G. pellucida but both are called Tahitian bridal veil and are listed as hardiness to USDA Zone 9b to -3,8 degrees C and self seeding so could spread in the ACT. They are sometimes listed as Tradescantia genus.

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

17 May 2018

Steve Taylor, Geoff Butler and myself did an preliminary weed risk assessment of Tahitian Bridal Veil, and determined that it's weed risk was not high enough to justify banning its sale in the ACT, but is one that we will need to be watchful about. Geoff also made the point that horticulturally it is a pretty poor specimen - so why buy it.

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