Senecio madagascariensis

Madagascan Fireweed, Fireweed at Strathnairn, ACT

Senecio madagascariensis at Strathnairn, ACT - 20 Jun 2023
Senecio madagascariensis at Strathnairn, ACT - 20 Jun 2023
Senecio madagascariensis at Strathnairn, ACT - 20 Jun 2023
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Senecio madagascariensis 20 Jun 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Senecio madagascariensis 20 Jun 2023 RobSpeirs

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

20 Jun 2023

New location of this high risk weed isolated from other records

User's notes

Approx. 10 plants removed and bagged. Suspected S. madagascariensis in small patch within recent revegetation area. Identified by ecologist during inspection of revegetation works.

2 comments

   20 Jun 2023
Thanks for removing and bagging this high risk weed Rob
HarleyB wrote:
   20 Jun 2023
Great find and thankyou for removing these plants. This is a new area for fireweed and we have not found any plants close by before. It seems to be on private land so ACT Biosecurity staff would not have found it.

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  • approx. 1cm. Flower dimension
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

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