Echium plantagineum

Paterson's Curse at Greenway, ACT

Echium plantagineum at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Echium plantagineum at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Echium plantagineum at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Echium plantagineum at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
Echium plantagineum at Greenway, ACT - 22 Feb 2017
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Echium plantagineum 24 Feb 2017 BettyDonWood
Echium plantagineum 24 Feb 2017 BettyDonWood
Echium sp. 24 Feb 2017 SteveC

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   25 Feb 2017
One of the photos of a flower shows the two long stamens that are diagnostic of Patersons Curse. The other diagnostic is the broad (often stem clasping) bases to the leaves. The less common Echium vulgare has four long stamens, and narrow bases to the leaves.

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  • 22 Feb 2017 07:14 PM Recorded on
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