Cryptandra amara

Bitter Cryptandra at Nicholls, ACT

Cryptandra amara at Nicholls, ACT - 21 Oct 2018
Cryptandra amara at Nicholls, ACT - 21 Oct 2018
Cryptandra amara at Nicholls, ACT - 21 Oct 2018
Cryptandra amara at Nicholls, ACT - 21 Oct 2018
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Identification history

Cryptandra amara 5 Nov 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Cryptandra amara 25 Oct 2018 BettyDonWood
Cryptandra spinescens 24 Oct 2018 gavinlongmuir

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   26 Oct 2018
There are no short spiny tipped side branches, typical of Cryptandra spinescens, in your photos. Cryptandra amara occasionally has spiny tipped branches.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 21 Oct 2018 05:48 PM Recorded on
  • gavinlongmuir Recorded by

Additional information

  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Cryptandra amara Scientific name
  • Bitter Cryptandra Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 1187m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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  • Synonyms

    Cryptandra amara var. longiflora Cryptandra amara var. amara

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