Erica lusitanica

Spanish Heath at Farrer, ACT

Erica lusitanica at Farrer, ACT - 6 Apr 2015
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Erica lusitanica 7 Apr 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Erica lusitanica 6 Apr 2015 Mike

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7 Apr 2015

Another location of Spanish Heath, a highly invasive plant, in early stags of getting established in the ACT. There is still a chance it can be eradicated

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Mike wrote:
   7 Apr 2015
I would like to be wrong with this identification but otherwise it is a new sighting of two old plants.
julielindner wrote:
   7 Apr 2015
Those 2 Ericas have been there for years. I sent a photo to Dave Mallinson at the Herbariuim several years ago and he was not interested in getting a herbarium sample as he usually was for exotics. They have not spread. He didn't mention for me to cut them down as he usually did if there was a problem.
   4 Jun 2015
I destroyed a plant on Saturday 30 May - didn't see the other one. Is it still there?
julielindner wrote:
   5 Jun 2015
I only found one this year there was an other little one but it must have died.
   5 Jun 2015
Great thanks Julie, Hopefully I am being an overly worry wort in relation to Portuguese Heath

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