Helminthotheca echioides

Ox-tongue at Gungahlin, ACT

Helminthotheca echioides at Gungahlin, ACT - 12 Apr 2023
Helminthotheca echioides at Gungahlin, ACT - 12 Apr 2023
Helminthotheca echioides at Gungahlin, ACT - 12 Apr 2023
Helminthotheca echioides at Gungahlin, ACT - 12 Apr 2023
Helminthotheca echioides at Gungahlin, ACT - 12 Apr 2023
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Identification history

Helminthotheca echioides 12 Apr 2023 natureguy
Unidentified 12 Apr 2023 Jiggy

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1 comment

natureguy wrote:
   12 Apr 2023
Thanks for the sighting, not one I was very familiar with before but I don't think there is anything else that looks like this. I think this is a new one for the ACT, so would be worth getting rid of if you're around that area.

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Location information

Sighting information

  • 16 - 100 Abundance
  • 12 Apr 2023 08:41 AM Recorded on
  • Jiggy Recorded by

Additional information

  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Helminthotheca echioides Scientific name
  • Ox-tongue Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • 363m to 677m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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