Epilobium sp.

A Willow Herb at Michelago, NSW

Epilobium sp. at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018
Epilobium sp. at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018
Epilobium sp. at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018
Epilobium sp. at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018
Epilobium sp. at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018
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Epilobium sp. 3 Dec 2018 BettyDonWood
Epilobium sp. 3 Dec 2018 BettyDonWood
Unidentified 3 Dec 2018 Illilanga

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Private property. No public access without permission. Growing along the edge of our large wetland. ID of the plant please so I can add it to the related moth sighting: https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sighting/3876255

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   3 Dec 2018
No idea. Wait till it flowers?
KenT wrote:
   3 Dec 2018
My guess is that this is a species of Epilobium, based on: habitat, teeth on leaf, attachment of leaf to stem, and that plants in this genus are one of the food plants for Phalaenoides moths. But as Betty says to take it to species you will need it in flower and may even need seeds, see the PlantNET key: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Epilobium
BettyDonWood wrote:
   4 Dec 2018
Thanks Ken. I had a vague idea it might be Epilobium.
Illilanga wrote:
   4 Dec 2018
Thanks so much for your help. I've updated the sighting with two more photos showing emerging flowers. I suspect it is Epilobium ciliatum based on the flower, red stems and long stalks. Happy to collect some seed later down the track. If it is an exotic I am reluctant to remove as it is clearly supporting our local native insects/birds. It doesn't seem to be too weedy and naturalised in this location. How would it spread? Thoughts?

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Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) at Michelago, NSW - 7 Nov 2019 by Illilanga
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Vanellus miles (Masked Lapwing) at Michelago, NSW - 16 Aug 2019 by Illilanga
Carduelis carduelis (European Goldfinch) at Michelago, NSW - 28 Jul 2019 by Illilanga
Stizoptera bichenovii (Double-barred Finch) at Michelago, NSW - 19 Jul 2019 by Illilanga
Synoicus ypsilophorus (Brown Quail) at Michelago, NSW - 17 Jul 2019 by Illilanga
Notamacropus rufogriseus (Red-necked Wallaby) at Michelago, NSW - 15 Jul 2019 by Illilanga
Dama dama (Fallow Deer) at Michelago, NSW - 15 Jul 2019 by Illilanga
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Jul 2019 by Illilanga
Dama dama (Fallow Deer) at Michelago, NSW - 12 Jul 2019 by Illilanga
Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot) at Michelago, NSW - 22 Jun 2019 by Illilanga
Felis catus (Feral Cat) at Michelago, NSW - 21 Jun 2019 by Illilanga
Synoicus ypsilophorus (Brown Quail) at Michelago, NSW - 15 Jun 2019 by Illilanga
Cisticola exilis (Golden-headed Cisticola) at Michelago, NSW - 31 May 2019 by Illilanga
Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Michelago, NSW - 11 May 2019 by Illilanga
Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck) at Michelago, NSW - 11 May 2019 by Illilanga
Stictonetta naevosa (Freckled Duck) at Michelago, NSW - 11 May 2019 by Illilanga
Anas superciliosa (Pacific Black Duck) at Michelago, NSW - 11 May 2019 by Illilanga
Vombatus ursinus (Common wombat, Bare-nosed Wombat) at Michelago, NSW - 29 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Stictonetta naevosa (Freckled Duck) at Michelago, NSW - 28 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Synoicus ypsilophorus (Brown Quail) at Michelago, NSW - 27 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Fulica atra (Eurasian Coot) at Michelago, NSW - 21 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Imbophorus aptalis (White Plume Moth) at Michelago, NSW - 21 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Stictonetta naevosa (Freckled Duck) at Michelago, NSW - 21 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Cisticola exilis (Golden-headed Cisticola) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Stictonetta naevosa (Freckled Duck) at Michelago, NSW - 14 Apr 2019 by Illilanga
Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Michelago, NSW - 23 Mar 2019 by Illilanga
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox) at Michelago, NSW - 8 Mar 2019 by Illilanga
Malacorhynchus membranaceus (Pink-eared Duck) at Michelago, NSW - 25 Feb 2019 by Illilanga
Schizobothrus flavovittatus (Disappearing Grasshopper) at Michelago, NSW - 25 Feb 2019 by Illilanga
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Michelago, NSW - 25 Feb 2019 by Illilanga
Scoliidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Hairy Flower Wasp) at Michelago, NSW - 25 Feb 2019 by Illilanga
Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Michelago, NSW - 25 Feb 2019 by Illilanga
Austrolestes annulosus (Blue Ringtail) at Michelago, NSW - 24 Feb 2019 by Illilanga
Themeda triandra (Kangaroo Grass) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Persicaria lapathifolia (Pale Knotweed) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Crassula helmsii (Swamp Stonecrop) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Phalaenoides tristifica (Willow-herb Day-moth) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Charadrius melanops (Black-fronted Dotterel) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Ischnura heterosticta (Common Bluetail Damselfly) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Orthetrum caledonicum (Blue Skimmer) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Chelodina longicollis (Eastern Long-necked Turtle) at Michelago, NSW - 30 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Chenonetta jubata (Australian Wood Duck) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Lythrum hyssopifolia (Small Loosestrife) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Eleocharis sp. (Spike-rush) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Lachnagrostis filiformis (Blown Grass) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Potamogeton crispus (Curly Pondweed) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Myriophyllum verrucosum (Red Water-milfoil) at Michelago, NSW - 3 Dec 2018 by Illilanga
Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Red & Blue Damsel) at Michelago, NSW - 24 Nov 2018 by Illilanga
Rutilia (Donovanius) sp. (genus & subgenus) (A Bristle Fly) at Michelago, NSW - 24 Nov 2018 by Illilanga
Polypogon monspeliensis (Annual Beard Grass) at Michelago, NSW - 24 Nov 2018 by Illilanga

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 3 Dec 2018 12:20 PM Recorded on
  • Illilanga Recorded by

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  • True In flower
  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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