Echium plantagineum

Paterson's Curse at Garran, ACT

Echium plantagineum at Garran, ACT - 6 Mar 2020
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Echium plantagineum 8 Mar 2020 michaelb
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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  • 6 Mar 2020 05:00 PM Recorded on
  • ruthkerruish Recorded by

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  • Less than 10cm Plant height

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