Calystegia silvatica
Giant Bindweed at Molonglo River Reserve
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| Calystegia silvatica | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Mar 2016 | |
| Calystegia silvatica | ACTBioSecurity | 10 Mar 2016 | |
| Unverified | ACTBioSecurity | 10 Mar 2016 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
11 Mar 2016
This is the first record of this weed in the ACT. It is more common in coastal areas but could become a pest in the Canberra area - one to keep an eye out for
User's notes
Id confirmed as Calystegia silvatica by herbarium. An invasive vine from southern Europe. Found on lower Molonglo River at -35.303386 149.048194. Will be sprayed out as soon as possible.
3 comments
12 Mar 2016
Steve do you have a photo of the flower that you could add to this record?
15 Mar 2016
Hi Parkie818. Thanks for this sighting. I have downloaded the original photo and edited out some details of the plant, then added the detailed pics back to the sighting. They will be used in the sample images for the species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.048035-35.303505
- Altitude 549.0m
- Maps Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Molonglo, ACT
Sighting information
- 300 Abundance
- 10 Mar 2016 10:06 AM Recorded on
- ACTBioSecurity Recorded by
Collections
- Significant Plants Climbers & Mistletoes ACTBioSecurity Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Calystegia silvatica
Species information
- Calystegia silvatica Scientific name
- Giant Bindweed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 549m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
Quality score
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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