Stinking Pennywort at Downer, ACT
Identification history
| Hydrocotyle laxiflora | 16 Dec 2020 | mcosgrove | ||
| Hydrocotyle laxiflora | 8 Dec 2020 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Hydrocotyle hirta | 8 Dec 2020 | JaneR |
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8 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
8 Dec 2020
If you are correct, we might have to revise some of our sightings, eg:- Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort)
Mike
wrote:
8 Dec 2020
Can you go by flowering time? Plantnet says H. hirta flowers late summer, while H. laxiflora flowers Oct-Apr.
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
8 Dec 2020
If that is correct Mike, then all our Hydrocotyle hirta sightings might be wrong, see: https://canberra.naturemapr.org/species/23022?ViewMode=Detail
JaneR
wrote:
8 Dec 2020
The FloraVic and PlantNet descriptions of H. laxiflora don't describe the fruits,. A description of H. laxiflora for Tasmania (where it is a threatened species) does mention that laxiflora has "slightly flattened" fruits and has a photograph. This Tas info-sheet states that laxiflora can be distinguished from other Hydrocotyle in Tas by its unpleasant smell; by flowers being mostly unisexual; and by flowers being stalked (no mention of flowering time as a distinguishing feature)
I didn't notice any smell; and I was down at ground level with the plant. But does it smell at all phenological stages ?
Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Natural Values Atlas
https://www.naturalvaluesatlas.tas.gov.au
I didn't notice any smell; and I was down at ground level with the plant. But does it smell at all phenological stages ?
Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Natural Values Atlas
https://www.naturalvaluesatlas.tas.gov.au
waltraud
wrote:
8 Dec 2020
Mike, I'm not sure whether the flowering time is a good indicator; i noticed various species flowered at ununusual time following drought and then rain starting in Feb.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.176422-35.250453
- Altitude 662.1m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Downer, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 7 Dec 2020 03:17 PM Recorded on
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Additional information
- Less than 10cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Hydrocotyle laxiflora Scientific name
- Stinking Pennywort Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1202.29m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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