Gynatrix pulchella

Hemp Bush at Campbell, ACT

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Identification history

Gynatrix pulchella	13 Feb 2023	michaelb
Gynatrix pulchella	12 Feb 2023	Tapirlord
Unidentified	12 Feb 2023	JaneR

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Initially thought to be Gynatrix pulchella, but petals too many or are divided, and unlikely habitat. Certainly fits Malvaceae. Two shrubs, beside trail, beside tree. Possibly a garden escape ?

3 comments

natureguy wrote:

12 Feb 2023

Thanks Jane having a go with this one, not anything I am familiar with, I do suspect it is in Malvaceae, probably not something native. @Tapirlord any ideas?

Tapirlord wrote:

12 Feb 2023

Looks ok for Gynatrix to me, especially with those fruit. The flowers looks ok from my end albeit a little tatty. This species also grows on red hill which is away from its typical river corridor habitat so I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility.

RWPurdie wrote:

12 Feb 2023

Definitely Malvaceae. The flowers are a bit hard to work out from the photos re the number & shape of petals for Gynatrix, & the plants and foliage seem to be more hairy than local plants I'm familiar with, but I suspect it is Gynatrix pulchella.

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