Pelargonium australe
Austral Stork's-bill at Booth, ACT
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| Pelargonium australe | BettyDonWood | 28 Feb 2016 | |
| Pelargonium australe | ArcherCallaway | 28 Feb 2016 | |
| Pelargonium inodorum | ArcherCallaway | 28 Feb 2016 |
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2 comments
29 Feb 2016
The photos are not good enough for me to count the stamens. I agree it is Pelargonium. P. inodorum has 3-5 (rarely 6) stamens and short non-succulent stems. P. australe has 6-8 (rarely 5) stamens and more or less succulent stems, according to the Plantnet key.
29 Feb 2016
I have added a crop as image 3. The flower on the top left, I can count 7 Stamens so that indicates P. australe.
My initial ID had been based off http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/32589 which is very close by. As MichaelM says he is not 100% for that sighting, it may be better to change that ID to P.australe as well
My initial ID had been based off http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Sightings/Details/32589 which is very close by. As MichaelM says he is not 100% for that sighting, it may be better to change that ID to P.australe as well
Location information
- Coordinates 148.987335-35.797943
- Altitude 1442.5m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Booth, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2016 10:01 AM Recorded on
- ArcherCallaway Recorded by
Collections
- ArcherCallaway Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Pelargonium australe Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Pelargonium australe Scientific name
- Austral Stork's-bill Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- -6.98m to 1686.15m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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