Plants
Daisies
Sighting 3376468

Dittrichia graveolens

Stinkwort at Molonglo River Reserve

Dittrichia graveolens at Molonglo River Reserve - 24 Apr 2017 06:41 PM
Dittrichia graveolens at Molonglo River Reserve - 24 Apr 2017 06:41 PM
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Dittrichia graveolens 28 Apr 2017 MichaelBedingfield
Dittrichia graveolens 28 Apr 2017 MichaelBedingfield

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On the slope south of the Molonglo River near Coombs.

2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   28 Apr 2017
This looks like an Erigeron (Conyza). The easiest way to decide if it is Dittrichia is to rub the leaves and smell your fingers. It has a distinctive unpleasant odour. Hence the common name - Stinkwort.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   28 Apr 2017
It was smelly on my fingers.

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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Dittrichia graveolens Scientific name
  • Stinkwort Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 1048m Recorded at altitude
  • 68 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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