Prunus sp.
A Plum at Garran, ACT
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| Prunus sp. | MichaelMulvaney | 19 Apr 2017 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 15 Apr 2017 |
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I feel I should know this one! This is the first time I have seen this woody weed in the Woodland.
5 comments
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.
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.
18 Apr 2017
Prunus spinosa (blackthorn) has spines on branches is an environmental weed in some parts of Australia..
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.
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
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Prunus sp. Scientific name
- A Plum Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 1193.12m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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