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Sighting 1944757

Erica lusitanica

Spanish Heath at Nicholls, ACT

Erica lusitanica at Nicholls, ACT - 23 Aug 2015 04:05 PM
Erica lusitanica at Nicholls, ACT - 23 Aug 2015 04:05 PM
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Erica lusitanica 29 Aug 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Erica lusitanica 25 Aug 2015 gavinlongmuir

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
   30 Aug 2015
Thanks Gavin if you can pull these seedlings out by hand that would be great
AaronClausen wrote:
   30 Aug 2015
Good on you for reporting this Gavin. We need to let Parkie818 know too (I will).
ACTBioSecurity wrote:
   30 Aug 2015
Yes that is a known site see this link of how bad it used to be https://flic.kr/p/a5D7xZ - yes had pull seedlings if you can - will alert Mitchell Depot of need for follow-up.
gavinlongmuir wrote:
   8 Sep 2015
Wow, to quote the URL (posted/taken on July 22, 2011): "A recently discovered large infestation of Spanish Heath (Erica lusitanica) at Percival Hill Reserve. This environmental weed has flowers that look a bit like the native Peach Heath, but the leaves are very different. The leaves of Spanish Heath look a bit like those on native Small-leaf Parrot-Pea or the many-flowered variety of native Cryptandra, but the Spanish Heath leaves are in whorls around the stem and are very narrow - less than 1mm wide. The stems of Spanish Heath are also covered in small soft hairs. This infestation of Spanish Heath will be sprayed with selective herbicide in Spring. It is smothering a patch of native Urn Heath, native Cryptandra and Kangaroo Grass - reducing the biodiversity of 3 native plants and a number of other spring time wildflowers to one exotic plant." I've got a few postings of this site, unfortunately the size of the infestation in 2008 and 2015 are similar in size, but not as great as shown in the 2011 image (approx. 3x larger in area).

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