Polygala myrtifolia

Myrtle-leaf Milkwort at Hawker, ACT

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Identification history

	Polygala myrtifolia	23 Oct 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	23 Oct 2021	sangio7

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Presumably a garden escapee?

2 comments

Tapirlord wrote:

23 Oct 2021

Polygala grandiflora, an ornamental, not sure how it manages to naturalised

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

23 Oct 2021

Warren could you please press some stems of flowers and leaves and drop off at Botanic Gardens or CSIRO herbariumm. This is a major weed of coastal areas of South African origin. As far as I know it has not been recorded as naturalised in the ACT previously. Certainly one to remove. "grandiflora" is a nursery form of Polygala myrtifolia.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.036752 -35.254951
Altitude 705.0m
Maps The Pinnacle
Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
20 Oct 2021 03:07 PM Recorded on
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Plants Other Shrubs sangio7 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

10cm to 30cm Plant height
True In flower

Species information

Polygala myrtifolia Scientific name
Myrtle-leaf Milkwort Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Minor weed or pest
1m to 795.79m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
In flower

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Australian Capital Territory

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South Australia

Victoria

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