Oxypetalum coeruleum
Tweedia or Southern Star at Hughes, ACT
Identify this sighting
| Oxypetalum coeruleum | MichaelMulvaney | 11 Mar 2020 | |
| Unverified | jennyt | 11 Mar 2020 |
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
4 comments
12 Mar 2020
Jenny - dig this one out before it seeds. It is a native to south america - doesn't like the frost but does spread once established. I suspect it was introduced to the Red hill area by Charlie Russell either in hay or cows that he brought down from a property in northern NSW that he also had an interest in
13 Mar 2020
thanks Michael I came across it when out wandering in section 58 so will go looking for it again and remove.
Not being a plant expert I find it had to classify as I don't know which group to look through
Not being a plant expert I find it had to classify as I don't know which group to look through
13 Mar 2020
Thanks Michael, Have dug it out . It came out easily and was only a single plant but will keep an eye out for others which may be out there. Nice to see lots of Wahlenbergia flowering through the area after the rain.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.090194-35.327644
- Altitude 603.1m
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Mar 2020 05:50 PM Recorded on
- jennyt Recorded by
- Yes In flower
Collections
- jennyt Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Oxypetalum coeruleum Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Oxypetalum coeruleum Scientific name
- Tweedia or Southern Star Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 861m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
-
In flower
JFMAMJJASOND
Record quality
Quality score
6 / 7
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Additional attributes
- Description