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Journal archives for September 2024

September 16, 2024

Hakes decurrens or Hakea sericea

Hakea decurrens and Hakea sericea are look-a-likes that are often misidentified. Arthur Chapman @arthur_chapman has provided a very useful guide to their identification: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1367CE1j6kS6J4Obqsr5fDdgz2yW9-xgA/view?usp=drivesdk

Posted on September 16, 2024 09:41 PM by parks818 parks818 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

September 19, 2024

Blackberry taxonomy - did it just get easier?

The main invasive blackberry species in SE Australia have been lumped together under a new scientific name, Rubus grabowskii
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:737099-1
This includes species that were formally difficult to seperate with photos alone:
Rubus fruticosus subspecies
Rubus fruticosus varieties
Rubus anglocandicans

Posted on September 19, 2024 02:40 AM by parks818 parks818 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

September 24, 2024

Firethorns

This key from the NSW Herbarium shows that close up photos of the leaf upper and lower surfaces and the width of the leaf is important for correct id of firethorns:
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Pyracantha

Posted on September 24, 2024 12:52 AM by parks818 parks818 | 0 comments | Leave a comment

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