Lotus australis

2 Austral Trefoil at Namadgi National Park

Lotus australis at Namadgi National Park - 19 Dec 2023 12:12 PM
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Identification history

Lotus australis 20 Dec 2023 Tapirlord
Lotus australis 20 Dec 2023 CarbonAI
Unidentified 20 Dec 2023 RosD

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User's notes

Subtle pinks in colour - not a pea I’ve seen before Edges of Nursery Swamp woodland Warm sunny day saw them open for flowering

3 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   20 Dec 2023
An excellent find
RosD wrote:
   20 Dec 2023
It was a joy to see amongst the many other flowers out along Nursery Creek Track
Is it usually scarce?
Maybe the 2020 fire through that area stimulated its seed propagation ??
Tapirlord wrote:
   20 Dec 2023
Definitely uncommon, tho hard to place exactly why. Certainly possible for it to be a post fire arrival

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Additional information

  • About 1 cm or less Flower dimension
  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Lotus australis Scientific name
  • Austral Trefoil Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1226m Recorded at altitude
  • 92 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower
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