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Sighting 3387515

Gamochaeta sp.

Cudweed at Hughes Garran Woodland

Gamochaeta sp. at Hughes Garran Woodland - 26 Dec 2017 10:16 AM
Gamochaeta sp. at Hughes Garran Woodland - 26 Dec 2017 10:16 AM
Gamochaeta sp. at Hughes Garran Woodland - 26 Dec 2017 10:16 AM
Gamochaeta sp. at Hughes Garran Woodland - 26 Dec 2017 10:16 AM
Gamochaeta sp. at Hughes Garran Woodland - 26 Dec 2017 10:16 AM
Gamochaeta sp. at Hughes Garran Woodland - 26 Dec 2017 10:16 AM
Gamochaeta sp. at Hughes Garran Woodland - 26 Dec 2017 10:16 AM
Gamochaeta sp. at Hughes Garran Woodland - 26 Dec 2017 10:16 AM
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Identification history

Gamochaeta sp. 12 Jun 2024 RWPurdie
Gamochaeta americana 14 Jan 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Gamochaeta americana 14 Jan 2018 BettyDonWood
Euchiton japonicus 19 Dec 2017 ruthkerruish

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Not sure, might be a different species. Photos 1 and 2 were taken on 5th Dec 2017. Photo 3 was taken several weeks earlier on14th Nov 2017.

7 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   21 Dec 2017
I don’t think this is Euchiton at all. It appears to have frilly leaves. A closeup of the flowers would have hekped.
ruthkerruish wrote:
   21 Dec 2017
I will try and get a close up of the flowers in the next day or so.
ruthkerruish wrote:
   26 Dec 2017
Is this close up sufficient to identify the plant?
BettyDonWood wrote:
   26 Dec 2017
Euchiton involucratus can have frilly leaves. However, it is supposed to have 3-6 leafy bracts up to 4 cm longer than the flower clusters directly under the terminal flower clusters. I would prefer to have someone look at a specimen in the hand to make a proper determination of ID.
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/004eaddb-80a5-4fc5-8d99-b649eda0bab9
ruthkerruish wrote:
   27 Dec 2017
We have both star and jersey cudwood in our woodland and they grow quite differently and the flower heads are different. Your initial comment might be right and it is not an Euchiton at all.
ruthkerruish wrote:
   28 Dec 2017
I notice that FOG Jan-Feb 2018 describes Euchiton japonicas flowering prolifically at Hall cemetery.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   14 Jan 2018
Euchiton japonicus has definite globular heads at the tops of the stems, a basal rosette, and few stem leaves, which neither Vicflora not Plantnet describe as frilly.
Gamochaeta americana fits better. The arrangement of the flower heads is OK, and the stem leaves are somewhat stem clasping and sometimes frilly. It usually loses its rosette by the time of flowering.

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  • True In flower
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Gamochaeta sp. Scientific name
  • Cudweed Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor weed or pest
  • Up to 1087m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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