Euphorbia characias
Mediterranean Spurge at Lyneham, ACT
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| Euphorbia characias | Tapirlord | 8 Feb 2021 | |
| Euphorbia Characias | trevorpreston | 26 Oct 2020 | |
| Euphorbia sp. | trevorpreston | 14 Oct 2020 |
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8 Feb 2021
An ornamental garden shrub doesn't seem to naturalise all that well. This is the first documented occurrence of it naturalised in ACT and only the 40th for Australia according to ALA. Likely Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii, but I'll leave it at Species-level for now :).
Location information
- Coordinates 149.130802-35.254175
- Altitude 590.0m
- Maps Lyneham Wetland Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South City Renewal Authority Area
- Places Lyneham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 14 Oct 2020 09:16 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Euphorbia characias Other Wildflowers & Herbs Plants
Species information
- Euphorbia characias Scientific name
- Mediterranean Spurge Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 748.33m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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