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Epilobium pallidiflorum
2 Showy Willow Herb at Cotter River, ACT
Identification history
| Epilobium pallidiflorum | 2 Jan 2023 | Tapirlord | ||
| Epilobium pallidiflorum | 23 Dec 2022 | Tapirlord | ||
| Epilobium hirsutum | 22 Dec 2022 | JaneR |
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Significant sighting
Tapirlord noted:
2 Jan 2023
New location of this locally rare herb that hasn't been seen in the ACT for sometime.
User's notes
About 1.5 to 2m tall. Well-established at ede of flowing water round edge of wetland.
Previous records of this species in ACT are from Nicholls/Gunghalin area. State flora emphasise association with flowing water.
2 comments
JaneR wrote:
23 Dec 2022
Ciaran,
I'm trying to respond to your suggestion of E. pallidflorum but your comment hasn't come through here, only as an e-mail alert (but no e-mail) (I am having trouble with CNM and e-mails: none are coming through).
I will go back and collect a specimen for Herbarium, and do some measurements of sepals, petals and leaves.
There are characteristics consistent with either/both species like linear leaf shape: but glabrous leaves, widely-spaced teeth on margins, and sepal shape are consistent with E.pallidiflorum. Petal colour, overall height (over 2 m), and purple petal colour is consistent with E. hirsutum.
The area is rich in introduced aquatic /amphibious species (a relict of its early settlement) so E. hirsutum would not be a surprise: however, if it is E. pallidiflorum then it shows that disturbed and modified habitats shouldn't be discounted.
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I'm trying to respond to your suggestion of E. pallidflorum but your comment hasn't come through here, only as an e-mail alert (but no e-mail) (I am having trouble with CNM and e-mails: none are coming through).
I will go back and collect a specimen for Herbarium, and do some measurements of sepals, petals and leaves.
There are characteristics consistent with either/both species like linear leaf shape: but glabrous leaves, widely-spaced teeth on margins, and sepal shape are consistent with E.pallidiflorum. Petal colour, overall height (over 2 m), and purple petal colour is consistent with E. hirsutum.
The area is rich in introduced aquatic /amphibious species (a relict of its early settlement) so E. hirsutum would not be a surprise: however, if it is E. pallidiflorum then it shows that disturbed and modified habitats shouldn't be discounted.
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Tapirlord wrote:
23 Dec 2022
Hi Jane, no worries there. I've sent you an email which should help clear things up.
Ken recorded Sparganium subglobosum from this area in 2015, so clearly there are some interesting things to be discovered.
Ken recorded Sparganium subglobosum from this area in 2015, so clearly there are some interesting things to be discovered.
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Location information
- Coordinates 148.827422-35.319606
- Altitude 762.6m
- Maps Lower Cotter Catchment
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Species information
- Epilobium pallidiflorum Scientific name
- Showy Willow Herb Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 21 Dec 2022 04:18 PM Recorded on
- JaneR Recorded by
Additional information
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- True In flower
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