Spanish Bayonet at Ainslie, ACT
Identification history
| Yucca aloifolia | 11 Oct 2017 | BettyDonWood | ||
| Unidentified | 18 Oct 2014 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 18 Oct 2014 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 18 Oct 2014 | AaronClausen |
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7 comments
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
19 Oct 2014
Aaron this is an introduced member of the Agavaceae family Yucca filementosa a native of North America, it has probably survived dumping amongst garden waste. Its common name is Adams needle.
AaronClausen
wrote:
19 Oct 2014
There seemed to be a lot of rubbish and weeds around this particular side of Mount Ainslie. Ideally should these Yuccas be removed, or are they fine just to leave growing there?
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
19 Oct 2014
It should be removed but I have never seen them being invasive - I think they are an indicator of heavy past disturbance or an historic garden site (in this situation the plant may have cultural value)
galah681
wrote:
20 Oct 2014
It is also an indicator of past habitation where there are no longer remains of a property as these plants were often planted because of their resistance to drought- for example there are some near the Mount Mugga Mugga quarry where there was a house and also at the site of the Mount Domain property at Tidbinbilla.
waltraud
wrote:
12 Oct 2017
How do you distinguish between Yucca filementosa and Yucca aloifolia (which is on the Census)?
BTW the area is a previous landfill site (old Ainslie tip) and there were many garden plants when volunteers started work in 2008 including bamboo and pampas grass...
BTW the area is a previous landfill site (old Ainslie tip) and there were many garden plants when volunteers started work in 2008 including bamboo and pampas grass...
BettyDonWood
wrote:
12 Oct 2017
Yucca filamentosa is not on the Australian Plant Names Index, which suggests there is not enough of it in Australia to be a recognised weed.
waltraud
wrote:
12 Oct 2017
Oups that is another Yucca site, much further south of what I thought (which is on the transmission line easement part that runs through the old Ainslie tip landfill site) (should always check ...)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.150997-35.267396
- Altitude 646.2m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2014 12:54 PM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
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Additional information
- True In flower
Species information
- Yucca aloifolia Scientific name
- Spanish Bayonet Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 780m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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