Echium plantagineum
Paterson's Curse at Garran, ACT
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| Echium plantagineum | MichaelMulvaney | 22 Oct 2016 | |
| Echium plantagineum | Ratcliffe | 22 Oct 2016 |
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User's notes
Flowering in patches across open areas of Red Hill. More extensive than 2015
1 comment
23 Oct 2016
Probably OK. Echium vulgare also occurs in the ACT. A closeup of the base of a leaf, and of a flower showing the stamens, would make the decision on which species it is easy.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.115769-35.336525
- Altitude 762.4m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 22 Oct 2016 09:27 AM Recorded on
- Ratcliffe Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Collections
- Ratcliffe Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Echium plantagineum Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Echium plantagineum Scientific name
- Paterson's Curse Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1664.5m 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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