Lepidium africanum

Common Peppercress at Watson, ACT

Lepidium africanum at Watson, ACT - 31 May 2021
Lepidium africanum at Watson, ACT - 31 May 2021
Lepidium africanum at Watson, ACT - 31 May 2021
Lepidium africanum at Watson, ACT - 31 May 2021
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Lepidium africanum 1 Jun 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Lepidium africanum 31 May 2021 Tapirlord
Lepidium sp. 31 May 2021 abread111

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did not find a rosette - base of plant in dense grass, located under a dead tree

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waltraud wrote:
   1 Jun 2021
Hi Barb
there are a couple of records of (rare) L. tasmanicum on Mt Majura; the species has a basal rosette at least in an early growth stage. The endangered Ginninderra Peppercress L ginninderrense is a species of temperate grassland; I doubt it occurs on Mt Majura. We have records of 2 introduced species L africanum and L bonariense.
abread111 wrote:
   1 Jun 2021
Thanks, Waltraud. I've looked at how to distinguish L. africanum from L. tasmanicum, so I'll keep an eye out for it and any others which could be native.
waltraud wrote:
   1 Jun 2021
good.
sorry, I couldn't talk last Monday; I had to catch up with Margy FoMM secretary after returning from Vic.

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