Leycesteria formosa
Himalayan Honeysuckle at Isaacs, ACT
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| Leycesteria formosa | MichaelMulvaney | 24 Aug 2022 | |
| Leycesteria formosa | Mike | 20 Aug 2022 |
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Some stems have lobed leaves.
2 comments
24 Aug 2022
Lobed leaves is at odds with the descriptions of Leycestria formosa in both Flora of Victoria and Weeds of Australia. However I note that there are some images of lobed leaves amongst the sightings on Inaturalist. It may be feature of reshooting shoots
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/96674401
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/38533262
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/96674401
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/38533262
24 Aug 2022
I have found another with some lobed leaves. NZ Plant Conservation Network https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/leycesteria-formosa/ says leaves 'ovate or broad-ovate, mostly entire, sometimes 5~9-lobed with rounded sinuses' and Wikipedia says 'with an entire, wavy or even deeply-lobed margin' but I haven't seen it mentioned in other descriptions. Leycesteria formosa is 'Very High' priority in the ACT List of Invasive Plants and I have seen it wildly invasive in England and NZ.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.120093-35.373046
- Altitude 787.9m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Aug 2022 02:40 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Species information
- Leycesteria formosa Scientific name
- Himalayan Honeysuckle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 797.47m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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