Eryngium ovinum

Blue Devil at Hackett, ACT

Eryngium ovinum at Hackett, ACT - 5 Jan 2022
Eryngium ovinum at Hackett, ACT - 5 Jan 2022
Eryngium ovinum at Hackett, ACT - 5 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Eryngium ovinum 30 Dec 2020 RWPurdie
Eryngium ovinum 30 Dec 2020 Tapirlord
Eryngium ovinum 30 Dec 2020 Avery

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User's notes

This is a group of 4 along a path; in late 2020, all but one was ripped up by a presumably well-meaning ignoramus., the one in the big top pic being the sole survivor (above ground). But they all resprouted spring 2021; in the lower left pic (Dec 19 2021) we see that two of them have had their central stems chewed off or otherwise removed, another has pods beginning to turn blue, and the biggest is not really visible. In the lower right one (Jan 5 2022), that these two have resprouted central stems with starter seed pods, not very well developed, while the other two have blued up considerably (biggest one not in the lower pictures). Note that, annoyingly, the flyover hints on a picture only give the date of the latest update; but the top pic would have taken Dec 30 2020 or a bit before (the date of the identity confirmations by the moderators), the others on the days stated. This seems like an bug in the app.

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Avery wrote:
   25 Oct 2023
As of 2023/10/03, all 4 seen

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Sighting information

  • 4 Abundance
  • 5 Jan 2022 02:44 PM Recorded on
  • Avery Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Eryngium ovinum Scientific name
  • Blue Devil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 820.89m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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