Acanthus mollis
Bear's Breeches, Oyster Plant at Acton, ACT
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| Acanthus mollis | MichaelMulvaney | 2 May 2021 | |
| Unverified | NedJohnston | 1 May 2021 |
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3 comments
1 May 2021
Garden escapee, this looks to be Acanthus mollis (Bears Breeches, oyster plant). Not recorded on CNM previously so it's interesting to see it growing wild. Native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean, :).
2 May 2021
Thanks Ned, this is an environmental weed in parts of Victoria and South Australia. It is potentially one that will become more weedy in the Canberra area as climate change makes the Canberra area more suitable for this species
2 May 2021
This looks like what has been planted at an entrance to Isaacs Ridge Nature Reserve. It would be good if the ACT Government put out a list of Do Not Plant This.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.121506-35.276642
- Altitude 571.1m
- Maps Australian National University ANU Kingsley Precinct
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 20 Abundance
- 1 May 2021 03:22 PM Recorded on
- NedJohnston Recorded by
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
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- Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs NedJohnston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Acanthus mollis
Species information
- Acanthus mollis Scientific name
- Bear's Breeches, Oyster Plant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- 571.1m to 678.83m Recorded at altitude
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