Cape Broom, Montpellier Broom at Macarthur, ACT
Identification history
| Genista monspessulana | 8 Jan 2021 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 7 Jan 2021 | RodDeb |
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User's notes
3 types of caterpillar were found on this plant. Have listed the plant on CNM for ID as requested by Donhe as we did not know the plant name even though it is was planted in our garden. Thank you for your help.
Caterpillars on CNM sightings 4365536, 4365535 and 4365787 all have been taken into care to hopefully see what Moth they become. Thanks to Donhe for your encouraging us to do so, just hope we don't kill them.
3 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
8 Jan 2021
Roddeb - It is actually illegal to sell this plant in the ACT and it is a major weed elsewhere, unfortunately some nurseries may continue to sell cultivars while people selling weeds over the net is a real problem.
RodDeb
wrote:
10 Jan 2021
Thanks Michael, will dispose of the plant after the caterpillars are finished. We purchased the plant in a container with no name from a well-known hard-ware store.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
10 Jan 2021
Thanks RodDeb - yes hardware shops haven't been as good as they should be
Location information
- Coordinates 149.130886-35.408093
- Altitude 632.0m
- Places Macarthur, ACT
Sighting information
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Genista monspessulana Scientific name
- Cape Broom, Montpellier Broom Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1065m Recorded at altitude
- 162 images trained Machine learning
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In flower
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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