Echium plantagineum

Paterson's Curse at Garran, ACT

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Identification history

Echium plantagineum	8 Mar 2020	MichaelBedingfield
Echium plantagineum	8 Mar 2020	Mike
Plantago major	7 Mar 2020	ruthkerruish

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After the rain

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BettyDonWood wrote:

8 Mar 2020

I don’t think so. The venation in the leaf blades is not that of Plantago major, where the leaf blades all diverge from the base. Vicflora describes this arrangement as ‘5-7 main veins. In this photo they originate from along the main vein. https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/68b1fb30-e4de-4d17-9b7e-ed332716aabf#&gid=1&pid=1
Also, I don’t think the tops of the leaves in Plantago major are glossy.
Echium plantagineum rosette leaves have this arrangement of veins. However, the leaves are hairy.

Mike wrote:

8 Mar 2020

Paterson's curse. Probably hundreds of smaller ones too.

ruthkerruish wrote:

9 Mar 2020

Thank you. We have never really had Paterson's curse as problem in HGW. We only really noticed the extremely large rosette when we were planting some shrubs!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.096481 -35.339022
Altitude 599.9m
Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
Places Garran, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
6 Mar 2020 05:00 PM Recorded on
ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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Less than 10cm Plant height

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Echium plantagineum Scientific name
Paterson's Curse Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Major weed or pest
Up to 1664.5m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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