French Catchfly at Wyndham, NSW
Identification history
| Unidentified | 14 Nov 2020 | JoyGeorgeson |
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User's notes
A small plant with red to pink flowers growing in grassland.
1 comment
JackieMiles
wrote:
7 Dec 2020
A weed. The common name, catchfly, is presumably because it is covered in sticky hairs. Can't say I have ever seen any insects caught on it, and it is not a carnivorous plant, but it is unpleasant to handle if you are trying to pull it out.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.533510-36.912082
- Places Wyndham, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 13 Nov 2020 11:46 AM Recorded on
- JoyGeorgeson Recorded by
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Collections
Plants Other Wildflowers & Herbs JoyGeorgeson
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
Species information
- Silene gallica Scientific name
- French Catchfly Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 900.13m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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