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Eryngium ovinum

Blue Devil at Ainslie, ACT

Eryngium ovinum at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Nov 2019
Eryngium ovinum at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Nov 2019
Eryngium ovinum at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Nov 2019
Eryngium ovinum at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Nov 2019
Eryngium ovinum at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Nov 2019
Eryngium ovinum at Ainslie, ACT - 19 Nov 2019
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Identification history

Eryngium ovinum 24 Nov 2019 michaelb
Eryngium ovinum 24 Nov 2019 JessGio

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This is the same plant as observed on 14 November. Note that more prominent flower heads appear to have been eaten.

1 comment

Avery wrote:
   27 Feb 2023
Couldn't find 27/02/2023 (extensive mowing in the area)

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Chalcidoidea (superfamily) (A gall wasp or Chalcid wasp) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Paropsini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified paropsine leaf beetle) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Eurymeloides sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus leafhopper) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Ellipsidion sp. (genus) (A diurnal cockroach) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Celaenia calotoides (Bird-dropping spider) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Ardozyga stratifera (Striped Ardozyga Moth) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Simosyrphus grandicornis (Common hover fly) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Ceraon sp. (genus) (2-horned tree hopper) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Macrotona australis (Common Macrotona Grasshopper) at Ainslie, ACT - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
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Ectropis (genus) (An engrailed moth) at Mount Ainslie - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
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Anzora unicolor (Grey Planthopper) at Mount Ainslie - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Mount Ainslie - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Agonoscelis rutila (Horehound bug) at Mount Ainslie - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Anestia (genus) (A tiger moth) at Mount Ainslie - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
Deroploa parva (A turtle bug) at Mount Ainslie - 9 Dec 2023 by Hejor1
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Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at Ainslie, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by Mike
Dacelo novaeguineae (Laughing Kookaburra) at Ainslie, ACT - 3 Nov 2021 by Mike
Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at Ainslie, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by JessGio
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Ainslie, ACT - 13 Nov 2019 by JessGio
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Ainslie, ACT - 29 Nov 2018 by JessGio
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Ainslie, ACT - 30 Oct 2018 by JessGio

Location information

Sighting information

  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 19 Nov 2019 07:51 AM Recorded on
  • JessGio Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Eryngium ovinum Scientific name
  • Blue Devil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 820.89m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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