Eryngium ovinum

Blue Devil at Hughes, ACT

Eryngium ovinum at Hughes, ACT - 9 Jan 2018
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Identification history

Eryngium ovinum 9 Jan 2018 BettyDonWood
Eryngium ovinum 9 Jan 2018 KL

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2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   10 Jan 2018
Could you comment on what the yellow flower is please.
Betty
Mike wrote:
   10 Jan 2018
Looks like Hypericum perforatum St John's wort, which is flowering all over the place.

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Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Hughes, ACT - 22 Dec 2020 by JackyF
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Hughes, ACT - 22 Dec 2020 by JackyF
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Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus (Common Fringe-lily) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by JackyF
Arthropodium fimbriatum (Nodding Chocolate Lily) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by JackyF
Harpobittacus australis (Hangingfly) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by JackyF
Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Hughes, ACT - 11 Nov 2020 by JackyF

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 9 Jan 2018 11:01 AM Recorded on
  • KL Recorded by

Additional information

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

Species information

  • Eryngium ovinum Scientific name
  • Blue Devil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 820.89m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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