Montia australasica
2 White Purslane at Cotter River, ACT
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| Montia australasica | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Jan 2021 | |
| Montia australasica | Greggy | 6 Jan 2021 | |
| Stackhousia pulvinaris | MichaelMulvaney | 16 Dec 2020 | |
| Stackhousia pulvinaris | Greggy | 10 Dec 2020 |
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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
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
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.868508-35.713211
- Altitude 1758.8m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2020 01:33 PM Recorded on
- Greggy Recorded by
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Plants Other Fresh Water Plants Greggy Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Montia australasica
Species information
- Montia australasica Scientific name
- White Purslane Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2077.87m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Neopaxia australasica
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