Tweedia or Southern Star at Rob Roy Range
Identification history
| Oxypetalum coeruleum | 18 Dec 2023 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Oxypetalum coeruleum | 18 Dec 2023 | HarleyB |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
18 Dec 2023
New occurrence of this environmental weed that I suspect first came to Canberra via cattle or fodder imported from northern NSW to Red Hill probably by the 1970s. Its spread since then appears to be along vehicle tracks which suggest poor vehicle hygiene may be behind new occurrences.
User's notes
Growing on rocky road edge and progessing downhill. All plants removed
3 comments
Mike
wrote:
18 Dec 2023
@HarleyB can you also remove them from Hindmarsh Drive between Red Hill and Mt Mugga Mugga? They have spread to Isaacs Ridge and Wanniassa Hill.
HarleyB
wrote:
19 Dec 2023
@Mike Do you have a GPS location? Or a google drop pin? I'll go and remove or spray them.
Mike
wrote:
19 Dec 2023
@HarleyB Biggest number in Oxypetalum coeruleum (Tweedia or Southern Star) but there are a few further up the road eg https://canberra.naturemapr.org/sightings/4513221. They are mostly in the crack between the rock face and the concrete at the edge of Hindmarsh Drive. I thought I had included them on Field Maps but that was the valerian and euphorbia.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.111120-35.481055
- Altitude 861.0m
- Maps Rob Roy Range
- Places Tuggeranong, ACT
Sighting information
- 34 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2023 12:36 PM Recorded on
- HarleyB Recorded by
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Collections
Significant sightings Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Oxypetalum coeruleum Scientific name
- Tweedia or Southern Star Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 861m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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