Rhodanthe anthemoides
1 Chamomile Sunray at Molonglo River Reserve
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| Rhodanthe anthemoides | BettyDonWood | 7 Oct 2019 | |
| Rhodanthe anthemoides | pinnaCLE | 7 Oct 2019 | |
| Unverified | nic.jario | 7 Oct 2019 |
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Doesn’t appear to be in the asteraceae sections of the Cosgrove Molonglo Valley Or Plants of the ACT guides. Would appreciate an ID. Large population but under threat from African Lovegrass encroachment.
4 comments
8 Oct 2019
Nic - I think I know this population and have worried for years about the ALG and other nasties (Verbascums, Erodiums) invading from the edges.
8 Oct 2019
The easiest way to distinguish it from Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor at least from photos is by the stems and leaves - green and hairless to sparsely hairy in Rhodanthe anthemoides or whitish to grey with dense tangled hairs (woolly) in Leucochrysum albicans. Try my free app Plants of South Eastern New South Wales.
17 Oct 2019
Thanks for the ID. @Pinnacle, we have scheduled control work to target the ALG invading this site. @BettyDonWood, I've added the app, it's working well, cheers.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.977417-35.254344
- Altitude 525.3m
- Maps Lower Molonglo Molonglo River Reserve
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 101 - 1,000 Abundance
- 7 Oct 2019 02:53 PM Recorded on
- nic.jario Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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Species information
- Rhodanthe anthemoides Scientific name
- Chamomile Sunray Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1937.94m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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