Centaury at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Centaurium sp. | 22 May 2022 | Tapirlord | ||
| Centaurium sp. | 22 May 2022 | michaelb | ||
| Unidentified | 21 May 2022 | Amata |
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3 comments
waltraud
wrote:
22 May 2022
Birdy I think the pink flowers belong to Centaurium erythraea, the Common Centaury. Common Centaury usually flowers in summer, however, I observe the odd flowering now. I don't know the sprawling plant/s surrounding the (to be confirmed) Centaury.
Tapirlord
wrote:
22 May 2022
Probably, but we have two species locally and the diagnostic feature is the rosette or lack there of.
waltraud
wrote:
24 May 2022
okay. Genus is good enough; both introduced Centaury species have been recorded on Mt Majura.
Location information
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 16 Apr 2022 11:42 AM Recorded on
- Amata Recorded by
Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Centaurium sp. Scientific name
- Centaury Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor Weed or Pest
- Up to 1394.77m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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Record quality
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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