Silky Cryptandra at Pearce, ACT
Identification history
| Cryptandra speciosa subsp. speciosa | 19 Dec 2016 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Cryptandra speciosa subsp. speciosa | 15 Dec 2016 | MatthewFrawley |
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User's notes
Historical photo from September 2012
2 comments
BettyDonWood
wrote:
17 Dec 2016
Extremely unlikely. The scientific paper which redefined this species states that it is coastal between Bundaberg and Jervis Bay. The only reason this name is still on CNM is that some records from Jervis Bay are still on CNM from the time before the geographic boundaries were defined. Unfortunately the scientific description of Cryptandra propinqua gives the light brown bracts at the base of the flowers as a defining character, which this plant has. The local species, Cryptandra speciosa, has flowers with the flower tube (below the spreading lobes) 2.2-3.5 mm long. In Cryptandra propinqua the flower tube is only 1-2.5 mm long. If you have not made a note of the flower length, a macro photo of the stem would be needed to see whether the hairs are mostly simple and pressed close to the stem (speciosa) or star-shaped (propinqua).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.077457-35.368982
- Maps Mount Taylor
- Places Pearce, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Sep 2012 02:25 PM Recorded on
- MatthewFrawley Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Other Shrubs MatthewFrawley Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- True In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Species information
- Cryptandra speciosa subsp. speciosa Scientific name
- Silky Cryptandra Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 780m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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Synonyms
Cryptandra propinqua
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