A Plum at Garran, ACT
Identification history
| Prunus sp. | 19 Apr 2017 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 15 Apr 2017 | ruthkerruish |
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User's notes
I feel I should know this one! This is the first time I have seen this woody weed in the Woodland.
5 comments
Mike
wrote:
18 Apr 2017
Some Prunus species have spines like this but I couldn't say which one this is. I will try to find my photos of one in Mugga, which had blossoms.
ruthkerruish
wrote:
18 Apr 2017
Some Prunus rootstocks may have spines and if they sucker they can grow as a plant. Citrus rootstock may also be thorny.
ruthkerruish
wrote:
18 Apr 2017
Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) has spines on branches is an environmental weed in some parts of Australia..
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
20 Apr 2017
Ruth, at first I thought it may be one of the hawthorn species planted in Woden and which we have had as weeds on Red Hill, (Cockspur Hawthorn - Crataegus crus-galli or Washington Thorn Crataegus phaenopyrum) but the leaves are wrong. I'm pretty sure it is a Plum, possibly Prunus Americana.
ruthkerruish
wrote:
20 Apr 2017
I think it is a plum too - Prunus Americana is/has been used as rootstock.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.099411-35.339294
- Altitude 572.5m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Apr 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Collections
ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Prunus sp. Other Trees Plants
Additional information
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Species information
- Prunus sp. Scientific name
- A Plum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1193.12m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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- Verified by an expert moderator
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