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Centranthus ruber

Red Valerian, Kiss-me-quick, Jupiter's Beard at Majura, ACT

Centranthus ruber at Majura, ACT - 24 Sep 2023
Centranthus ruber at Majura, ACT - 24 Sep 2023
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Centranthus ruber 29 Sep 2023 natureguy
Phytolacca octandra 28 Sep 2023 abread111

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7 comments

waltraud wrote:
   29 Sep 2023
Im afraid Inkweed, seems it was a bit affected by frost
abread111 wrote:
   29 Sep 2023
Yes, I agree it is inkweed, and I was not equipped to dig it out...
natureguy wrote:
   30 Sep 2023
Are you 100% sure? Leaves look very Centranthus-y in the second image especially? @Tapirlord?
abread111 wrote:
   30 Sep 2023
very sure - the 2 photos were taken less than half a minute apart, and I had earlier in the day seen plenty of Centranthus at a different location - no need to appeal to Tapirlord, inkweed is something I have known for more than a decade, so I will go back and dig it out
Tapirlord wrote:
   1 Oct 2023
Guys, Luke is right. This is def Centranthus ruber. For one thing the upper leaves are sessile, not petiolate which they should be if this were Phytolacca octandra.

Also, not exactly sure what you mean by Luke appealing to me? I receive these alerts just as Luke does, so would've come across the sighting and made the same decision regardless. Perhaps more importantly, the two of us manage moderating as a team by checking each others ID's so asking for another view is just part of good practice.

I have also been away for a little over a week so Luke has been tackling most of the moderating, (and has done a fantastic job), so part of the descision to tag me will likely have been to ensure this one didn't fall through the cracks (650 is a lot of alerts to sift through lol).

Barbara, I think the best thing to do here is undo your confirmation rather than overide a second time. I'll wait to do that until i've heard from you.

Hopefully this is useful, :).
abread111 wrote:
   1 Oct 2023
Don't know how you cope with so many alerts, Ciaran.
waltraud wrote:
   1 Oct 2023
thanks guys - I learnt something again :-)

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