Phyla canescens

Lippia at Lyneham, ACT

Phyla canescens at Lyneham, ACT - 10 Feb 2021
Phyla canescens at Lyneham, ACT - 10 Feb 2021
Phyla canescens at Lyneham, ACT - 10 Feb 2021
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Identification history

Phyla canescens 12 Feb 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Phyla canescens 10 Feb 2021 Tapirlord
Unidentified 10 Feb 2021 trevorpreston

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User's notes

Found in laneway between residential houses and Lyneham high school car park. Garden escapee perhaps?

2 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
Phylas sp, they are difficult to tell apart. Phyla canescens is more widely distributed in Australia, so I've suggested that for now. Do you know whether the stems of this plant were glabrous or not?? I can't tell from the photos :).
trevorpreston wrote:
   10 Feb 2021
Not sure but I can pop out and check since its just outside my work.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Phyla canescens Scientific name
  • Lippia Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 646.15m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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