Erodium botrys

Long Storksbill at Hackett, ACT

Erodium botrys at Hackett, ACT - 19 Sep 2020
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Erodium botrys 23 Sep 2020 MichaelBedingfield
Erodium cicutarium 20 Sep 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 20 Sep 2020 JochenZeil

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AaronClausen wrote:
   20 Sep 2020
Have got this crazy weed out at Denman Prospect too.
waltraud wrote:
   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)
waltraud wrote:
   22 Sep 2020
BTW, the area - we call it " the Paddock" - is part of Mt Majura nature reserve.
waltraud wrote:
   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...
   23 Sep 2020
Corrected

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