Paterson's Curse at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Echium plantagineum | 23 Jun 2026 | waltraud |
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Overgrazing leading to barren sites with weeds growing again such as Paterson's curse (3 specimens highlighted blue). the area is part of the 10ha Fair improvement site which has been wood-chip mulched heavily over the past 14 years, planted with trees, shrubs and forbs and direct seeded with native grass. The same area with hip high native grass in Dec 2020 shown in this link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/181729955@N04/albums/72177720314164577/with/53472756805
10 years of work and close to $30,000 just for native grass seeds wasted; the above link is contained in the report at https://majura.org/progress-the-fair/
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.171417-35.225378
- Altitude 633.7m
- Maps Mount Majura The Fair, Watson
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 22 Jun 2026 01:54 PM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
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Species information
- Echium plantagineum Scientific name
- Paterson's Curse Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 1664.5m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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