Wallaby Weed at Kangaroo Valley, NSW
Identification history
| Olearia viscidula | 18 Nov 2023 | plants | ||
| Logania albiflora | 18 Nov 2023 | lbradley |
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6 comments
lbradley
wrote:
18 Nov 2023
It’s a guess but looks like occurrence might be further south. Look forward to your identification.
lbradley
wrote:
19 Nov 2023
Kevin- Would you take me through the steps to key this please? Reviewing the Logania albiflora, I can see that the spacing of the stems for that species doesn’t match. And occurrence is further south. But how did you key the Olearia? Of course you probably didn’t have to key it because you’ve identified it before. But if you were going to key it, would you take me through the steps?
plants
wrote:
19 Nov 2023
Firstly, I know the species well. Sceondly, I see the white woolly underside of the leaves, not as in Logania, which is glabrous.
Not knowing the species, one would probably need the typical daisy flowers to get a correct ID.
Not knowing the species, one would probably need the typical daisy flowers to get a correct ID.
lbradley
wrote:
19 Nov 2023
So is that what keying is? Identifying geographic distribution, plant attributes, etc
Are there standard sources that you use?
I know Ciaran goes on about sources from Herbariums
PlantNET
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
VicFlora
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/search?q=%2a
I also hear there are these great books by a guy named Kevin Mills…
I thought keying was a process of elimination. But what sources and how?
NSW
Family
Arrangement of stems/leaves on stems/veins/colour/etc
I know it’s not straight forward - different attributes for different types of plants but I’m trying to find out if there is some sort of systematic process that can be used. Other than ask Kevin or Ciaran
Are there standard sources that you use?
I know Ciaran goes on about sources from Herbariums
PlantNET
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/floraonline.htm
VicFlora
https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/search?q=%2a
I also hear there are these great books by a guy named Kevin Mills…
I thought keying was a process of elimination. But what sources and how?
NSW
Family
Arrangement of stems/leaves on stems/veins/colour/etc
I know it’s not straight forward - different attributes for different types of plants but I’m trying to find out if there is some sort of systematic process that can be used. Other than ask Kevin or Ciaran
plants
wrote:
19 Nov 2023
To use a dicononous key, one usually needs the fertile parts of a plant , flowers, fruit etc.
With experince, one can oftren place a plant in a family or genus to start the key off.
Look up a genus on plantNet and you will find a key to that genus (e.g., Olearia). You will then see tyhe features of the specimen you need to have in hand for it to work.
I will have to give you a lesson in using a key sometime!
With experince, one can oftren place a plant in a family or genus to start the key off.
Look up a genus on plantNet and you will find a key to that genus (e.g., Olearia). You will then see tyhe features of the specimen you need to have in hand for it to work.
I will have to give you a lesson in using a key sometime!
Location information
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 18 Nov 2023 01:57 PM Recorded on
- lbradley Recorded by
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Collections
KV native plants
Species information
- Olearia viscidula Scientific name
- Wallaby Weed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 980m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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In flower
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