Eryngium ovinum

Blue Devil at Hughes, ACT

Eryngium ovinum at Hughes, ACT - 6 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Eryngium ovinum 7 Jan 2023 Tapirlord
Eryngium ovinum 7 Jan 2023 KL

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finally it has turned blue!

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Linaria arvensis (Corn Toadflax) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Sep 2020 by LisaH
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Aug 2020 by KL
Entomyzon cyanotis (Blue-faced Honeyeater) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Aug 2020 by LisaH
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Hughes, ACT - 31 Jul 2020 by KL
Heterodea sp. (A lichen) at Hughes, ACT - 21 Jun 2020 by KL
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Jun 2020 by KL
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at Hughes, ACT - 14 Jun 2020 by KL
Cymbonotus sp. (preissianus or lawsonianus) (Bears Ears) at Hughes, ACT - 13 Jun 2020 by KL
Glycine clandestina (Twining Glycine) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Jun 2020 by KL
Panesthia australis (Common wood cockroach) at Hughes, ACT - 10 Jun 2020 by KL
Utetheisa lotrix (Crotalaria Moth) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Jun 2020 by KL
Galium murale (Small Bedstraw) at Hughes, ACT - 8 Jun 2020 by KL
Vittadinia sp. (Fuzzweed) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Jun 2020 by TomT
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 1 Jun 2020 by TomT
Microlaena stipoides (Weeping Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 30 May 2020 by TomT
Micromyrtus ciliata (Fringed Heath-myrtle) at Hughes, ACT - 30 May 2020 by TomT
Acacia cultriformis (Knife Leaf Wattle) at Hughes, ACT - 30 May 2020 by TomT
Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle, Lightwood) at Hughes, ACT - 30 May 2020 by TomT
Erodium crinitum (Native Crowfoot) at Hughes, ACT - 30 May 2020 by TomT
Enneapogon nigricans (Nine-awn Grass, Bottlewashers) at Hughes, ACT - 30 May 2020 by TomT
Micromyrtus ciliata (Fringed Heath-myrtle) at Hughes, ACT - 30 May 2020 by TomT
Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 30 May 2020 by TomT
Solanum cinereum (Narrawa Burr) at Hughes, ACT - 12 May 2020 by KL
Petrorhagia sp. at Hughes, ACT - 10 May 2020 by KL
Crassula sieberiana (Austral Stonecrop) at Hughes, ACT - 10 May 2020 by KL
Acacia decurrens (Green Wattle) at Hughes, ACT - 10 May 2020 by jennyt
Cupressus sp. (A Cypress) at Hughes, ACT - 10 May 2020 by jennyt
Convolvulus angustissimus subsp. angustissimus (Australian Bindweed) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Apr 2020 by KL
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Apr 2020 by KL
Wahlenbergia luteola (Yellowish Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Oxalis thompsoniae (Fluffy-fruit Wood-sorrel) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Amanita sp. (Amanita sp.) at Hughes, ACT - 15 Mar 2020 by KL
Oxypetalum coeruleum (Tweedia or Southern Star) at Hughes, ACT - 11 Mar 2020 by jennyt
Bossiaea buxifolia (Matted Bossiaea) at Hughes, ACT - 29 Feb 2020 by KL
Coprinellus etc. (An Inkcap) at Hughes, ACT - 17 Feb 2020 by Ct1000
Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore) at Hughes, ACT - 16 Feb 2020 by jennyt
Lentinus arcularius (Fringed Polypore) at Hughes, ACT - 16 Feb 2020 by jennyt
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Nov 2019 by JackyF
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata (Fuzzy New Holland Daisy) at Hughes, ACT - 10 Oct 2019 by LisaH
Philobota undescribed species near arabella (A concealer moth) at Hughes, ACT - 5 Sep 2019 by LisaH
Bothriochloa macra (Red Grass, Red-leg Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Cheilanthes sieberi (Rock Fern) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Callistemon sp. (A Bottlebrush) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Modiola caroliniana (Red-flowered Mallow) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Callitris endlicheri (Black Cypress Pine) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Melia azedarach (White Cedar) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Eragrostis parviflora (Weeping Love Grass) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Acacia rubida (Red-stemmed Wattle, Red-leaved Wattle) at Hughes, ACT - 15 May 2019 by ruthkerruish
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Apr 2019 by LisaH
Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Apr 2019 by LisaH
Daviesia mimosoides (Bitter Pea) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Passiflora caerulea (Blue Passionflower) at Hughes, ACT - 12 Apr 2019 by ruthkerruish
Oxypetalum coeruleum (Tweedia or Southern Star) at Hughes, ACT - 9 Dec 2018 by KL
Cassinia aculeata subsp. aculeata (Dolly Bush, Common Cassinia, Dogwood) at Hughes, ACT - 10 Nov 2018 by KL
Opuntia sp. (Prickly Pear) at Hughes, ACT - 19 Oct 2018 by ACTParks-InvasivePlantsTeam
Daviesia mimosoides (Bitter Pea) at Hughes, ACT - 7 Oct 2018 by KL

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 6 Jan 2023 07:46 PM Recorded on
  • KL Recorded by

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm 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
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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