Laurus nobilis

Bay Tree at Mount Majura

Laurus nobilis at Mount Majura - 11 Apr 2024
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Identification history

Laurus nobilis 16 Apr 2024 waltraud
Laurus nobilis 15 Apr 2024 abread111
Unidentified 12 Apr 2024 waltraud

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In grassy woodland north of water course; Bay?

4 comments

abread111 wrote:
   13 Apr 2024
another photinia?
waltraud wrote:
   13 Apr 2024
hmm... can't remember whether or not there was this strong smell of bay - I pulled about 1000 woody weeds that day of which approx 30 were young bay plants.
abread111 wrote:
   13 Apr 2024
Well bay is not usually red stemmed, at least my plant isn't. Assuming it is a photinia I keyed it to Photinia ×fraseri in Key Base for Hort Flora. There are several Photinia options, it seems. So if you find more like this we should try to id carefully. Photinia ×fraseri
is another name for P. robusta which is what MichaelMulvaney suggested for the other similar plant in Photinia robusta (Red Leaf Photinia)
abread111 wrote:
   13 Apr 2024
There is only one Photinia in the 2019 Census and it is not this one.

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  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 11 Apr 2024 05:17 PM Recorded on
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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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  • Laurus nobilis Scientific name
  • Bay Tree Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Minor Weed or Pest
  • Up to 646.44m Recorded at altitude
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