Tritonia gladiolaris
1 Lined Tritonia at O'Connor, ACT
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| Tritonia gladiolaris | RWPurdie | 21 Oct 2020 | |
| Tritonia gladiolaris | natureguy | 20 Oct 2020 | |
| Freesia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii x Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba | RWPurdie | 20 Oct 2020 | |
| Freesia leichtlinii subsp. leichtlinii x Freesia leichtlinii subsp. alba | RWPurdie | 20 Oct 2020 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 16 Oct 2020 |
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User's notes
If this is confirmed a weed I will go back and grub it out.
6 comments
20 Oct 2020
I'm pretty sure this is Tritonia gladiolaris rather than Freesia's. We have these and Freesias growing in our garden and these are flowering now, whereas Freesias are finished flowering. Flowers look and smell different to Freesias and this plant looks much more like Tritonia with the lines in the flowers and taller stems and leaves.
20 Oct 2020
Thanks. Can I assume that Tritonia gladiolaris is an exotic weed and that, whatever its name, grubbing the two patches out would be a good thing?
21 Oct 2020
Yep - the Tritonia is also an exotic weed. Both it and the Freesia can produce 'baby' bulbs/corms in the soil (can't recall which they have) so you'll need to try to get all these as well - each bulb/corm will usually have at least a tiny leaf growing from it.
21 Oct 2020
Natureguy - you're correct, the photo is of Tritonia, though both Tritonia and Freesia are present in the area. The Freesia was flowering in early September.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.111343-35.264972
- Altitude 613.1m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 15 Oct 2020 01:09 PM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
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Species information
- Tritonia gladiolaris Scientific name
- Lined Tritonia Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- 555.64m to 706m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Tritonia lineata
Seasonal activity
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In flower
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