Pavonia hastata
Spearleaf Swampmallow at Aranda, ACT
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| Pavonia hastata | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Nov 2015 | |
| Pavonia hastata | BettyDonWood | 6 Nov 2015 | |
| Unverified | JanetRussell | 5 Nov 2015 |
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3 comments
7 Nov 2015
It could be an aberrant form of Pavonia hastata, lacking the genes that normally make the bases of the petals dark. I presume the photo of the spent flower sideways on is meant to show the 5 long epicalyx segments. It sort of does.
7 Nov 2015
You give me far too much credit which I am sure that you realise. I had wondered if it was related to the hibiscus when I took the sideways photo but that's as far as I got.
24 Feb 2016
Both the flower and leaves look very different from the other pavonia hastata sightings. Is there a lot of variation in the species? The flower looks more like a hibiscus.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.085750-35.261656
- Altitude 611.0m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 3 Nov 2015 03:46 PM Recorded on
- JanetRussell Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Pavonia hastata Scientific name
- Spearleaf Swampmallow Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 726m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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5 / 7
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