Eryngium ovinum

Blue Devil at Hughes, ACT

Eryngium ovinum at Hughes, ACT - 9 Jan 2017
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Eryngium ovinum 11 Jan 2017 MichaelMulvaney
Eryngium ovinum 9 Jan 2017 KL

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Located south of Federal Golf Club, Hughes, Red Hill nature reserve. Monday 9th of January 2017.

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   10 Jan 2017
What was the plant height? What is the diameter of the flowers? Do you have any photos showing the whole plant? There are two species of Eryngium in the ACT.
   11 Jan 2017
Eryngium vesiculosum has flatter fatter leaves and the flower is only on a short stem

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  • 7 Abundance
  • 9 Jan 2017 08:53 PM Recorded on
  • KL Recorded by

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  • 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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