Urtica incisa
Kinglake West 6 October 2009
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- This blog is a simple collection of photos from the area affected by the Black Saturday bushfire 2009. The aim is to document how the natural environment is recovering and the diversity of species that are re-appearing. Please leave a comment if you find errors with identification or can put a name to some of the photos I haven't been able to identify. Photos are taken using a compact camera and often with very little time so they may not always be perfectly in focus but I have included them in the hope that someone may be able to help with an ID.
Could be Urtica incisa (Scrub Nettle) - that's the native stinging nettle. Looks like an Urticaceae (nettles and pellitories) and looks like stinging hairs between the veins on the upper leaf surface which would make it Urtica sp.. The non-native U.urens has a short leaf and tends to be rounder (less triangular) than that pictured.
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Thanks. It's seems obvious when you put it like that. I'll update the name.
ReplyDeletemy knowledge of the scientific names of fauna and flora is nil, but i just wanted to let you know i think this blog is beautiful. absolutely amazing pictures of regeneration. thank you.
ReplyDeleteThanks Luke.
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