Leptorhynchos squamatus

Scaly Buttons at Deakin, ACT

Leptorhynchos squamatus at Deakin, ACT - 4 Nov 2018
Leptorhynchos squamatus at Deakin, ACT - 4 Nov 2018
Leptorhynchos squamatus at Deakin, ACT - 4 Nov 2018
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Identification history

Leptorhynchos squamatus 4 Nov 2018 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 4 Nov 2018 JackyF

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tiny flowers, 6 or 7 plants flowering, sorry this is the clearest I can get them

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BettyDonWood wrote:
   5 Nov 2018
Possibly Triptilodiscus pygmaeus, which is 5-8 mm diameter, the flowers usually yellow. It might be a species of Leptorhynchos, but this species has elongated flower heads below the ‘petals’ 7-15 mm long (squamatus) or 15-26 mm long (elongatus).
   5 Nov 2018
The dry weather is limiting flower size

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 4 Nov 2018 10:30 AM Recorded on
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  • True In flower
  • Less than 10cm Plant height

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