Onion Weed at Hackett, ACT
Identification history
| Asphodelus fistulosus | 5 Oct 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 5 Oct 2020 | cmobbs |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
User's notes
Asphodelus fistulosus (onion weed) behind house on Mackenzie St, Hackett in Majura Reserve. This weed species covers an area of approximately 5x5metres. Appears to be contained to this area - removal now would prevent it spreading into the reserve.
1 comment
Steve818
wrote:
6 Oct 2020
Yes - I think we will see more of these species with bulbs, corms etc spreading with La Nina weather. Associate Professor Paul Downey is doing a review of all 500+ naturalised plants in the ACT to measure their risk ratings. In the meantime here is an indicator of risk. a) Victorian advisory list of environmental weeds: occasionally significant, moderately invasive b) Environmental weeds of Australia database: it has been observed to invade relatively undisturbed woodland c) NSW WeedWise: spreads more rapidly in alkaline soils. So it would be advisable to control given proximity to woodland, noting that spread will be slower in ACT soils.
Please Login or Register to comment.
Nearby sightings
Location information
- Coordinates 149.163911-35.256856
- Altitude 640.9m
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 1 Oct 2020 07:12 AM Recorded on
- cmobbs Recorded by
Additional information
- True In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Species information
- Asphodelus fistulosus Scientific name
- Onion Weed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium Weed or Pest
- Up to 893.72m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
-
In flower
- External link More information
Record quality
- Overall Fit for scientific/research use
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
