Tasmannia (genus)
Pepperbushes at Cotter River, ACT
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| Tasmannia (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Sep 2017 | |
| Tasmannia (genus) | BettyDonWood | 4 Sep 2017 | |
| Tasmannia lanceolata | HarveyPerkins | 3 Sep 2017 |
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3 comments
3 Sep 2017
I get the impression that the leaves are stalkless, but the photos are not good enough to tell. Flowers in lanceolata are 10 mm ore more, in xerophila much smaller. Can you comment on flower size? Both species are listed in the ACT Plant Census.
3 Sep 2017
I've added another photo that may help with the leaf stalks - they're essentially sessile. Flower size, from recollection, was probably between 5 and 10 mm diameter. The leaves were generally about 4-6 cm long and about 10 mm wide from memory. The bush was about 1.3 m tall, beside the trail in forest, but not far from the saddle of Murrays Gap which opens out into boggy grassland.
4 Sep 2017
Unfortunately all the measurements you gave could apply to either species. The petal number (2) suggests xerophila. Lanceolata usually has 4 petals, but sometimes 2. Being a male plant we cannot wait on the fruit to develop.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.803935-35.684658
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Feb 2017 01:40 PM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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Species information
- Tasmannia (genus) Scientific name
- Pepperbushes Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1440.99m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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