Verbena sp.

Purpletop at Fyshwick, ACT

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Identification history

	Verbena sp.	4 Apr 2018	BettyDonWood
	Verbena sp.	3 Apr 2018	RodDeb

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2 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:

4 Apr 2018

The easiest way to tell Verbena bonariensis from Verbena incompta is to feel the structure the individual flowers are embedded in. In Verbena bonariensis it is definitely sticky. Incompta is not sticky or slightly sticky. The other way is to get a good closeup of a flower. In bonariensis the coloured tube is distinct and much longer than the calyx, which cups the flower. In incompta the tube is hardly noticeable. Your photo is probably bonariensis.

RodDeb wrote:

5 Apr 2018

Thanks, these plants sure are tricky things.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.169358 -35.306199
Altitude 564.0m
Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
Places Fyshwick, ACT

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
3 Apr 2018 01:06 PM Recorded on
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RodDeb Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants

Additional information

True In flower
1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Verbena sp. Scientific name
Purpletop Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Medium weed or pest
Up to 705.77m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower

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