Persoonia mollis
1 Soft Geebung at Oakdale, NSW
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| Persoonia mollis | plants | 13 Feb 2023 | |
| Persoonia mollis | ESP | 13 Feb 2023 |
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As stated with the other sighting we have different Varieties and obviously are unsure which variety is which the first had Narrow Lance shaped leaves this one still has narrow leaves but these are wider than the previous plant the Flowers are almost identical as are the flower pods or buds, the only real difference is the leaf, May be some one can Clarify which is the true persoonia Bargoenisis?
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13 Feb 2023
Hi, this appears to be one of the many P. mollis subspecies. Certainly not P. bargoensis. NB that Persoonias hybridise readily, so you'll sometimes get a plant with intermediate characteristics. It's usually feasible to work out what the hybrid is. I have seen P. bargoensis x hirsuta at Douglas Park in a population with intermediates of both, plus pure forms of both. But that site was the only time of seen this combination, which isn't surprising given they're both rare and threatened, so the potential for them to co-occur is also rare.
13 Feb 2023
thank you both we still have no confirmation of the previous posted plant, We have a lot of these in the area,
Looking on Google it states P.Mollis is also an endangered species is this Correct ? we must be lucky to have so many growing here
Looking on Google it states P.Mollis is also an endangered species is this Correct ? we must be lucky to have so many growing here
13 Feb 2023
Most of the many P. mollis subspecies aren't rare or threatened - they're usually just local to regional variants, and some of them intergrade, which makes for more fun... But there are two that are threatened: maxima and revoluta. The former is extremely range-restricted (northern Sydney), the second is mostly in the Highlands with one record near Thirlmere (not recently checked for accuracy).
13 Feb 2023
Best to look at species profiles on the DPE website e.g https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedSpeciesApp/profile.aspx?id=10592
or else https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Persoonia~bargoensis
Sadly, neither are necessarily 100% accurate or up-to-date due to underfunding of both agencies, but they're still a good place to start.
or else https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Persoonia~bargoensis
Sadly, neither are necessarily 100% accurate or up-to-date due to underfunding of both agencies, but they're still a good place to start.
13 Feb 2023
there is one here that has the Hairs on its new growth etc could it be Maxima? Is there a person that knows their Geebungs and wants to look at them all? this is all too much for me, and esp thinks its more Fun? hahahahahaaha
Location information
- Places Oakdale, NSW
Sighting information
- 5 Abundance
- bufferzone Recorded by
- 5-10mm Flower dimension
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Persoonia mollis Scientific name
- Soft Geebung Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 624.35m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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