r/australianplants • u/626eh • 4d ago

Help identifying this ptilotus (?), in Cloncurry, QLD

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It was a nice little find on this 46⁰ day.

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u/Pademelon1 4d ago

Probably P. spicatus.

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u/steals-from-kids 4d ago

Great Burnet, Common Burnet, Greater Burnet, Official Burnet. Literally ran it through an app. Hope this helps.

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u/626eh 4d ago

Sanguisorba officinalis? That's a northern hemisphere species which grows in call cool regions. Cloncurry is not.

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u/steals-from-kids 4d ago

Just sharing what it brought up. I'm familiar with Cloncurry. But a botanist I could not be farther from. Hehe.