Asperula conferta
Common Woodruff at Gungahlin, ACT
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| Asperula conferta | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Oct 2015 | |
| Unverified | JasonC | 7 Oct 2015 |
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5 comments
7 Oct 2015
I think you have an Asperula sp. I find them difficult to tell apart, one needs good photos of the right characters. The key I use is here: http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/documents/Muelleria_27(1),_p36-115,_Thompson,_Asperula__Galium.pdf Others with more experience with this genus may be able to recognise it from the images you have
7 Oct 2015
looking at the other Asperula images in the site i agree it probably is one - no doubt the common one!
9 Oct 2015
Hehe. That goes along with my motto: "If in doubt, it's probably the really common one..."
18 Oct 2015
Galium either has leaves in whorls of 4 or if more leaves then the hair leaf are like prickles, the stems are also 4 angled. Asperula has leaves in whorls of 5-6 with fine hairs along margins of leaf. So this is indeed Asperula conferta
Location information
- Coordinates 149.183900-35.194340
- Maps Goorooyarroo NR (ACT)
- Places Gungahlin, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 6 Oct 2015 10:24 PM Recorded on
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Species information
- Asperula conferta Scientific name
- Common Woodruff Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1207.98m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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