Purpletop at Latham, ACT
Identification history
| Verbena incompta | 20 Oct 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Verbena bonariensis | 20 Oct 2017 | KenT | ||
| Unidentified | 19 Oct 2017 | Christine |
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2 comments
KenT
wrote:
21 Oct 2017
The flora of Victoria currently treats Verbena incompta as a variety of Verbena bonariensis. The ACT plant census retains Verbena incompta as a distinct species, I'm far from sure that I can reliably distinguish distinguish between them particularly from photographs. Some current records under V. bonariensis may be better placed in V. incompta if that name is retained here.
BettyDonWood
wrote:
21 Oct 2017
Thanks Ken. I checked on the APNI site, which details the decisions on plant names of the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search?product=APNI&tree.id=&name=Verbena+incompta&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&inc._other=&max=100&display=&search=true
Victoria dissented from the majority decision on keeping Verbena incompta a separate species, which they were entitled to do. Betty.
Victoria dissented from the majority decision on keeping Verbena incompta a separate species, which they were entitled to do. Betty.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.036000-35.210309
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Latham, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 6 Apr 2011 11:41 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
Additional information
- True In flower
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- Verbena incompta Scientific name
- Purpletop Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium Weed or Pest
- Up to 1174.77m Recorded at altitude
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