Field Madder at Paddys River, ACT
Identification history
| Sherardia arvensis | 23 Sep 2014 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Sherardia arvensis | 23 Sep 2014 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Sherardia arvensis | 23 Sep 2014 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Mentha diemenica | 20 Sep 2014 | galah681 | ||
| Unverified | 20 Sep 2014 | galah681 |
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Turkey Hill Tidbinbilla
4 comments
galah681
wrote:
23 Sep 2014
Possibly. The flower was lilac coloured and the whole plant was only about 10cm tall. It did not have the usual minty smell that is associated with mentha diemenica.
MichaelDoherty
wrote:
23 Sep 2014
This is definitely Sheradia arvensis (Field Madder), an exotic native to Europe and Western Asia. Fairly common on southern tablelands in moist sites. PlantNET: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Sherardia~arvensis
BettyDonWood
wrote:
23 Sep 2014
Sherardia arvensis. The flowers have a definite tube, and there is an involucre of leafy bracts below the flowers. The leaves are in whorls or more than 4 (Sherardia has 6). The photo does not show the leaves well enough to see this feature.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.926453-35.448765
- Altitude 740.3m
- Maps Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
- Places Paddys River, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 20 Sep 2014 11:02 AM Recorded on
- galah681 Recorded by
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Collections
galah681 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Sherardia arvensis Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Sherardia arvensis Scientific name
- Field Madder Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 746m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
- External link More information
Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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