Viola odorata

Sweet Violet, Common Violet at Watson, ACT

Viola odorata at Watson, ACT - 15 Aug 2022
Viola odorata at Watson, ACT - 15 Aug 2022
Viola odorata at Watson, ACT - 15 Aug 2022
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Identification history

Viola odorata 31 Aug 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Viola odorata 31 Aug 2022 MAX

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Distinct White Flower, largish for a Violet, 2-3cm diameter, leaves bigger still 3-5cm across, bright shiny green, forms rosettes with trailing runners, Creeping & Trailing stem, growing in damp Habitat, Forest floor, Yellow Box grassy woodland. Responding to moist weather conditions, Not previously sighted at this Location, near Clancy's Track, Watson. Leaves have serrated edge.

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MAX wrote:
   31 Aug 2022
Thanks Michael, that was Fast ! 🙂
waltraud wrote:
   1 Sep 2022
They can become quite invasive as I observed in the reserve behind Rivett Street where there are huge amounts probably started by the dumping of garden waste. I think it is a good idea to remove manually infestations as long as they are small/single plants - I tried an experimental spray with selective herbicide but no result...

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Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 22 Aug 2022 by abread111
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Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Watson, ACT - 20 Jun 2022 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Watson, ACT - 13 Jun 2022 by abread111
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Pisolithus sp. (Pisolithus) at Watson, ACT - 29 Apr 2017 by AaronClausen
Chrysomelidae sp. (family) (Unidentified Leaf Beetle) at Watson, ACT - 25 Dec 2016 by AaronClausen
Orobanche minor (Broomrape) at Watson, ACT - 5 Dec 2016 by AaronClausen
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Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Watson, ACT - 27 Nov 2015 by MAX
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Leucochrysum albicans subsp. tricolor (Hoary Sunray) at Watson, ACT - 18 Oct 2014 by AaronClausen
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at Watson, ACT - 11 Sep 2014 by AaronClausen

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  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 15 Aug 2022 11:48 AM Recorded on
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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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