Acer negundo

Box Elder at Molonglo River Reserve

Acer negundo at Molonglo River Reserve - 12 Feb 2018
Acer negundo at Molonglo River Reserve - 12 Feb 2018
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Identification history

Acer negundo 4 Mar 2018 BettyDonWood
Acer negundo 4 Mar 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 3 Mar 2018 MichaelBedingfield

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User's notes

Sparsely placed along the Molonglo River below Coombs.

2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   5 Mar 2018
I had hoped this had been eradicated from the ACT. It was a big problem in the 1970s.
Mike wrote:
   6 Mar 2018
There are still some on Isaacs Ridge but the ones at the top of the hill were cut down recently. They are not cofined to valleys.

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Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

Species information

  • Acer negundo Scientific name
  • Box Elder Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 859m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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