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Sighting 4538366

Polygala japonica

Dwarf Milkwort at Mount Taylor

Polygala japonica at Mount Taylor - 19 Nov 2023 03:22 PM
Polygala japonica at Mount Taylor - 19 Nov 2023 03:22 PM
Polygala japonica at Mount Taylor - 19 Nov 2023 03:22 PM
Polygala japonica at Mount Taylor - 19 Nov 2023 03:22 PM
Polygala japonica at Mount Taylor - 19 Nov 2023 03:22 PM
Polygala japonica at Mount Taylor - 19 Nov 2023 03:22 PM
Polygala japonica at Mount Taylor - 19 Nov 2023 03:22 PM
Polygala japonica at Mount Taylor - 19 Nov 2023 03:22 PM
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Identification history

Polygala japonica 24 Dec 2023 Tapirlord
Polygala japonica 24 Dec 2023 Tapirlord

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Significant sighting

Tapirlord noted:

24 Dec 2023

Rare in the ACT, this is a new find for Mt taylor nature reserve

User's notes

A small collection of plants in what is perhaps best part of my Taylor

5 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   24 Dec 2023
@MatthewFrawley this one might be of interest to you
MatthewFrawley wrote:
   24 Dec 2023
Thanks @Tapirlord
arjay wrote:
   25 Dec 2023
Is it rare and endangered elsewhere?
Tapirlord wrote:
   26 Dec 2023
It is probabaly best described as regionally uncommon
arjay wrote:
   26 Dec 2023
Ah. Interesting because as far as I know it isn't listed in NSW as rare and endangered. Also a totally unobtrusive plant (IMO) so may not be noticed as much. I have only seen it mixed in with other smallish shrubs (Melichrys urceolata for eg) rather than in with the grasses so it may also be edible for the larger herbivores.

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Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Polygala japonica Scientific name
  • Dwarf Milkwort Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Rare or uncommon native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1401.46m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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