Erodium botrys
Long Storksbill at Hackett, ACT
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| Erodium botrys | MichaelBedingfield | 23 Sep 2020 | |
| Erodium cicutarium | MichaelMulvaney | 20 Sep 2020 | |
| Unverified | JochenZeil | 20 Sep 2020 |
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22 Sep 2020
Hi Michael
Isobel Crawford id-ed Erodium botrys from a collected specimen.
E. botrys it has the longest "bill" of all introduced Erodium as far as I know.
id
leaves not pinnate
Pits at base of awns glabrous
K (calyx) hairs glandular predominantly
leaves not three-lobed
awn more than 8.5 cm (mature)
Isobel Crawford id-ed Erodium botrys from a collected specimen.
E. botrys it has the longest "bill" of all introduced Erodium as far as I know.
id
leaves not pinnate
Pits at base of awns glabrous
K (calyx) hairs glandular predominantly
leaves not three-lobed
awn more than 8.5 cm (mature)
22 Sep 2020
BTW, the area - we call it " the Paddock" - is part of Mt Majura nature reserve.
23 Sep 2020
M
there might be a mixture of both E botrys and E cicutarium but the very long fruits are of E botrys;
we have all three introduced Erodium at this disturbed and overgrazed area; the third species is E moschatum. A photo of E cicutarim taken earlier in the paddock is at https://majura.org/friends-of-mount-majura-fomm-newsletter-september-2020/
I may go and take photos of all 3 introduced species for comparison - I'm pretty sure that there are still many around after our hand weeding sessions...
there might be a mixture of both E botrys and E cicutarium but the very long fruits are of E botrys;
we have all three introduced Erodium at this disturbed and overgrazed area; the third species is E moschatum. A photo of E cicutarim taken earlier in the paddock is at https://majura.org/friends-of-mount-majura-fomm-newsletter-september-2020/
I may go and take photos of all 3 introduced species for comparison - I'm pretty sure that there are still many around after our hand weeding sessions...
Location information
- Coordinates 149.169087-35.242538
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 19 Sep 2020 04:30 PM Recorded on
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- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
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Species information
- Erodium botrys Scientific name
- Long Storksbill Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 750.72m Recorded at altitude
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