Calomeria amaranthoides
Incense Plant at Sassafras, NSW
Identification history
| Calomeria amaranthoides | 27 Mar 2022 | plants | ||
| Unverified | 27 Mar 2022 | janddkelly |
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User's notes
Plant resembles a giant grass, but has tobacco-like leaves with reticulate venation. Leaf base almost encloses stem (no petiole). Leaves dry out and turn black.
Stems up to 3m, in regrowth after fire, often bend over horizontally, with large grass-like inflorescence.
Occurs in wet areas with dense vegetation.
Occurs in dense stands in regrowth, after falling becomes a barrier to walkers.
2 comments
janddkelly
wrote:
27 Mar 2022
Thanks You.
There are dense stands of it on the trail from Styles Ck to the Vines in the Budawangs.
This trail is now virtually impassable.
Dave Kelly.
There are dense stands of it on the trail from Styles Ck to the Vines in the Budawangs.
This trail is now virtually impassable.
Dave Kelly.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.186791-35.159485
- Altitude 603.0m
- Places Sassafras, NSW
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 24 Mar 2022 11:02 AM Recorded on
- janddkelly Recorded by
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janddkelly South Coast NatureMapr Daisies Plants Calomeria amaranthoides - 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Calomeria amaranthoides Scientific name
- Incense Plant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 603m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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