Eryngium ovinum

Blue Devil at Holt, ACT

Eryngium ovinum at Holt, ACT - 1 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Eryngium ovinum 1 Oct 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Eryngium ovinum 1 Oct 2020 AlisonMilton

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Lepidoptera unclassified ADULT moth (Unidentified - Moth) at Holt, ACT - 26 Mar 2021 by tpreston
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Zophophilus sp. (genus) (Darkling beetle) at Holt, ACT - 26 Mar 2021 by trevorpreston
Morethia boulengeri (Boulenger's Skink) at Holt, ACT - 26 Mar 2021 by tpreston
Chrysolina quadrigemina (Greater St Johns Wort beetle) at Holt, ACT - 26 Mar 2021 by tpreston
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Eryngium ovinum (Blue Devil) at Belconnen, ACT - 14 Jan 2017 by KMcCue
Grallina cyanoleuca (Magpie-lark) at Belconnen, ACT - 5 Nov 2016 by KMcCue
Philemon corniculatus (Noisy Friarbird) at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Jan 2015 by KMcCue
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Location information

Sighting information

  • 5 Abundance
  • 1 Oct 2020 01:25 PM Recorded on
  • AlisonMilton Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Eryngium ovinum Scientific name
  • Blue Devil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 820.89m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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  • Additional attributes
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