Sighting 1947172
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Please see sighting comments for more information.| Insufficient or inconclusive evidence | 14 Oct 2015 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Wahlenbergia capillaris | 9 Oct 2015 | MattM |
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Only recently started to flower. Always a pleasant sight to see when hopping off the bus.
5 comments
BettyDonWood
wrote:
14 Oct 2015
The photo of leaves does not show clearly whether the leaves are opposite or alternate.
MattM
wrote:
14 Oct 2015
So that's the distinguishing feature between some members of the genus? I can go and check later. They are all over the roadsides in the Higgins area.
MattM
wrote:
14 Oct 2015
Assuming it has alternating leaves, what species would it be? Likewise, what it be if leaves opposite?
BettyDonWood
wrote:
14 Oct 2015
The local ones growing in the Belconnen area are usually Wahlenbergia communis (leaves mostly alternate except for possibly a few near the base) or Wahlenbergia stricta (leaves opposite, or the uppermost subopposite, whatever that means). W. graniticola and W. multicaulis have similar sized flowers, and also occur in Canberra. The diagnostics for these are more complicated.
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 9 Oct 2015 12:00 AM Recorded on
- MattM Recorded by
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- True In flower
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