Cherry Ballart at Dunlop, ACT
Identification history
| Exocarpos cupressiformis | 7 Sep 2019 | pinnaCLE | ||
| Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana | 2 Sep 2019 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Unverified | 2 Sep 2019 | Kurt |
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5 comments
pinnaCLE
wrote:
8 Sep 2019
I have called back the ID of this sighting. I was surprised to see Casuarina appear from so high on a rocky knoll in the Pinnacle, so went in to take a look. There are 2 small Exocarpos's on this rise, neither exactly at the coords quoted for the sighting. However, the dead trunk and rocks at the base of photo 1 submitted confirm I did eventually find this plant. Close look at photos 3 and 4 show none of the segmentation or whorls of teeth/leaves that would characterise Casuarina. With my hand lens I could see tiny triangular leaves, but only as singles on the outside wherever the branchlets divided. Also photo 3 shows the tiny pink flowers right at the tips of the branchlets. Finally photo 1 is showing the 'autumn' colours that so many Exocarpos display right now. It's way too early for fruit+seed to have formed.
BettyDonWood
wrote:
8 Sep 2019
Thanks. I had assumed the photo was taken on the banks of the Molonglo and did not look closely at what I assumed were the leaf whorls.
Kurt
wrote:
8 Sep 2019
Hi all, I note there is some confusion with the location of this sighting. I don’t have GPS on my camera and just enter the location as well as I can remember on the sat. Image on the website. Maybe I should always add that this is an approximate location? Cheers, Kurt
Location information
- Coordinates 149.041510-35.262030
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 2 Sep 2019 10:25 AM Recorded on
- Kurt Recorded by
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Collections
Kurt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Exocarpos cupressiformis Other Trees Plants
Additional information
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Species information
- Exocarpos cupressiformis Scientific name
- Cherry Ballart Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1381.61m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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Synonyms
Mummadya
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes