Verbena incompta

Purpletop at Latham, ACT

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Identification history

Verbena incompta	20 Oct 2017	BettyDonWood
Verbena bonariensis	20 Oct 2017	KenT
Unverified	19 Oct 2017	Christine

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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.

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Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
6 Apr 2011 11:41 AM Recorded on
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Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants

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True In flower

Species information

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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In flower
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Australian Capital Territory

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