Spanish Heath at Theodore, ACT
Identification history
| Erica lusitanica | 7 Sep 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Erica lusitanica | 6 Sep 2018 | owenh |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
7 Sep 2018
New outbreak of this highly invasive weed. Hopefully we will be able to eradicate this species
User's notes
Many plants of varying sizes and flowering stages.
8 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
7 Sep 2018
Hi Owen
Thanks for your contribution/photo. This is a very nasty weed, one people are trying to eradicate from the ACT. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to help confirm the identification.
Thanks for your contribution/photo. This is a very nasty weed, one people are trying to eradicate from the ACT. I have downloaded the original photo, cropped it and added it back to help confirm the identification.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
7 Sep 2018
Thanks Owen - I will try and get a team out there today or in the very near future to deal with this species - I'm pretty sure it is Spanish Heath- please report any further outbreaks that you may see
ACTBioSecurity
wrote:
7 Sep 2018
Ranger Harley who specialises in invasive pests will deal with it this afternoon. Plus he will collect material for herbarium.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
9 Sep 2018
Thanks Owen - hopefully you report plus the quick action of Parks Staff has prevented this plant becoming a major weed on Tuggernong Hill, which would have cost us much both environmental and financially.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
9 Sep 2018
Agree with Michael M. This is a nice part of Tuggeranong Hill with good native understory flora, and worth looking after.
ACTBioSecurity
wrote:
9 Sep 2018
Ranger Harley found a large number of additional plants. He will get the Tuggeranong Hill Ranger to help cut/paint them this week.
HarleyB
wrote:
11 Sep 2018
All plants from this site treated and removed. The larger plants seem to indicate that the infestation has been here for some time. Lots of little seedlings and a mat of spent flowers around the large plants. The site will require ongoing work for a while. Thanks Owen for reporting this.
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
11 Sep 2018
Very efficient and quick work Harley - thanks for doing this so promptly
Location information
- Coordinates 149.124869-35.455753
- Altitude 735.0m
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 5 Sep 2018 02:02 PM Recorded on
- owenh Recorded by
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Collections
Significant sightings Plants Other Shrubs
Additional information
- True In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Species information
- Erica lusitanica Scientific name
- Spanish Heath Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 865m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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