Echium sp.

Paterson's Curse or Viper's Bugloss at Banks, ACT

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Identification history

Echium sp.	12 Oct 2017	BettyDonWood
Echium sp.	12 Oct 2017	BettyDonWood
Echium plantagineum	12 Oct 2017	UserfaKgHkxs

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Flowering and growing well even with the lack of recent rainfall.

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BettyDonWood wrote:

13 Oct 2017

Echium vulgare also occurs in the area. You need photos showing the flower stamens and of the leaves, particularly the bases, to decide which species it is.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.105000 -35.471111
Altitude 681.0m
Places Banks, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
12 Oct 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
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Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs UserfaKgHkxs Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

True In flower
30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

Echium sp. Scientific name
Paterson's Curse or Viper's Bugloss Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Major weed or pest
Up to 794m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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