Eryngium ovinum
Blue Devil at Hackett, ACT
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| Eryngium ovinum | waltraud | 7 Dec 2014 | |
| Eryngium ovinum | AaronClausen | 7 Dec 2014 | |
| Unverified | AaronClausen | 7 Dec 2014 |
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6 comments
8 Dec 2014
It's a good one. Commonly called blue devil. Lots on Farrer Ridge usually, but not in flower yet.
8 Dec 2014
The Blue Devil, a perennial herb of grassy ecosystems, one of my favorites and definitely a good one. Great.
8 Dec 2014
Ahhh great to know, thanks guys. It was a kind of striking plant - it really caught my attention.
Waltraud do we have many of them on Mt Majura do you know? Is it common?
9 Dec 2014
Aaron there are not many although they occur in grassy woodlands from north to the south on Mt Ainslie. Unfortunately the green soft leaves that appear in spring are grazed. We planted at The Fair and at the Majura paddock however those are protected with guards which I don't dare to take away because of the grazing. we hope at one stage to remove the guards as more set flower and seeds and hopefully produce babies.
I took the photo shown in below link in summer 2013 at The Fair planting area
https://www.flickr.com/photos/61627737@N03/14687719143/in/pool-1724897@N25
9 Dec 2014
Thanks Waltraud, this is excellent to know. I'll keep an eye out for more of them. The work you guys are doing at The Fair is brilliant and making a huge difference...
Location information
- Coordinates 149.170700-35.251775
- Altitude 635.0m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2014 01:03 PM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
- Yes In flower
Collections
- AaronClausen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Eryngium ovinum Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Eryngium ovinum Scientific name
- Blue Devil Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 944m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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