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Sighting 4566263

Pyracantha sp.

Firethorn at Mount Majura

Pyracantha sp. at Mount Majura - 12 Apr 2024 11:26 AM
Pyracantha sp. at Mount Majura - 12 Apr 2024 11:26 AM
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Identification history

Pyracantha sp. 13 Apr 2024 waltraud
Pyracantha sp. 13 Apr 2024 abread111
Unverified 12 Apr 2024 waltraud

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In grassy woodland east of extended garden; leaves similar to https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4566130

3 comments

waltraud wrote:
   13 Apr 2024
I suggest Euonymus japonicus (Evergreen Euonymus); recruit from nearby fruiting tree planted deliberately in the nature reserve (garden extension). I can't confirm and E. japonicus is not yet recorded on CNM.
abread111 wrote:
   13 Apr 2024
I don't like the look of the spines on this one... perhaps it is one of the firethorns? In which case the Euonymus is not spreading.
waltraud wrote:
   13 Apr 2024
Oups, thanks hawkeye, I overlooked the spines! yes, there are firethorns in the reserve nearby and a huge hedge of firethorns in Rivett Street; so I confirmed firethorn. Will remove.

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Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Pyracantha sp. Scientific name
  • Firethorn Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 777.61m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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