Eryngium ovinum

Blue Devil at Yarralumla, ACT

Eryngium ovinum at Yarralumla, ACT - 23 Jan 2022
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Eryngium ovinum 23 Jan 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 23 Jan 2022 ConBoekel

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Acaena sp. (A Sheep's Burr) at Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
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Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at Blue Gum Point to Attunga Bay - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
Faveria tritalis (Couchgrass Webworm) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 3 Nov 2023 by ConBoekel
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Rutidosis leptorhynchoides (Button Wrinklewort) at Yarralumla, ACT - 12 Feb 2023 by AndyRoo
Ecnolagria grandis (Honeybrown beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Juncus vaginatus (Clustered Rush) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Leucauge dromedaria (Silver dromedary spider) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 25 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Doratifera quadriguttata (Four-spotted Cup Moth) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Chauliognathus tricolor (Tricolor soldier beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Salsa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Gonipterus scutellatus (Eucalyptus snout beetle, gum tree weevil) at Yarralumla, ACT - 24 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Fuligo septica (Scrambled egg slime) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Araneus hamiltoni (Hamilton's Orb Weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Trifolium repens (White Clover) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Oenothera stricta subsp. stricta (Common Evening Primrose) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Rytidosperma sp. (Wallaby Grass) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Proliferous Pink, Childling Pink) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Venatrix pictiventris (Four-spotted Huntress) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Acacia mearnsii (Black Wattle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Salix nigra (Black Willow) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Araneus hamiltoni (Hamilton's Orb Weaver) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. angustifolia (Desert Ash) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Crematogaster sp. (genus) (Acrobat ant, Cocktail ant) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Rumex acetosella (Sheep Sorrel) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Caliroa cerasi (Pear and cherry slug) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Dicranolaius bellulus (Red and Blue Pollen Beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Camponotus suffusus (Golden-tailed sugar ant) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Heteronympha merope (Common Brown Butterfly) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna beata (Blessed Leaf Beetle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 22 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Trifolium campestre (Hop Clover) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Lactuca serriola (Prickly Lettuce) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Malurus cyaneus (Superb Fairywren) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Taractrocera papyria (White-banded Grass-dart) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Yarralumla, ACT - 15 Jan 2022 by ConBoekel
Rutidosis leptorhynchoides (Button Wrinklewort) at Lake Burley Griffin West - 13 May 2020 by pinnaCLE
Dianella sp. aff. longifolia (Benambra) (Pale Flax Lily, Blue Flax Lily) at Yarralumla, ACT - 17 Aug 2016 by MichaelMulvaney

Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 23 Jan 2022 10:13 AM Recorded on
  • ConBoekel Recorded by

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Eryngium ovinum Scientific name
  • Blue Devil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 820.89m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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  • Confirmed by an expert moderator
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