Cryptandra speciosa subsp. speciosa

Silky Cryptandra at Holt, ACT

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Identification history

Cryptandra speciosa subsp. speciosa	8 Sep 2020	MichaelMulvaney
Cryptandra speciosa subsp. speciosa	8 Sep 2020	RWPurdie
Unverified	31 Aug 2020	trevorpreston

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2 comments

RWPurdie wrote:

8 Sep 2020

The shrub in the photos 3 and 4 is Burgan (Kunzea ericoides); the Cryptandra looks like it's growing at the base of the shrub.

trevorpreston wrote:

8 Sep 2020

Thanks for that. I sometimes miss this when shrubs or grasses are growing together, but it would explain why the flowers were limited to that low growing section.

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Location information

Coordinates 148.974444 -35.243056
Altitude 549.0m
Maps Woodstock Nature Reserve
Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

16 - 100 Abundance
31 Aug 2020 10:17 AM Recorded on
trevorpreston Recorded by
Collections
Plants Other Shrubs trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

True In flower
1 metre to 5 metres Plant height

Species information

Cryptandra speciosa subsp. speciosa Scientific name
Silky Cryptandra Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 780m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower
Synonyms
Cryptandra propinqua

Record quality

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Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Additional attributes

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania