Montia australasica

2 White Purslane at Cotter River, ACT

Montia australasica at Cotter River, ACT - 9 Dec 2020
Montia australasica at Cotter River, ACT - 9 Dec 2020
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Identification history

Montia australasica 6 Jan 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Montia australasica 6 Jan 2021 Greggy
Stackhousia pulvinaris 16 Dec 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Stackhousia pulvinaris 10 Dec 2020 Greggy

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4 comments

   19 Dec 2020
Note that there was a comment on Twitter that this is white purslane, Montia australasica.
   19 Dec 2020
Thanks Mathew - definitely not white purslane which has almost grass like leaves and a more open flower
michaelb wrote:
   20 Dec 2020
Hi Greggy. Thanks for your photo. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to be used on the Species page, see:- https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/23067
Greggy wrote:
   6 Jan 2021
Dave Albrecht at the ANBG has kindly identified this species and confirmed what Twitter suspected. It is Montia australasica. Apparently this species grows on dry gravely mountain tops and not just in wetlands as I had thought.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 9 Dec 2020 01:33 PM Recorded on
  • Greggy Recorded by

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  • True In flower

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