parks818's Journal

The National Herbarium census of plant taxa in the ACT (link below) can help you determine if the plant you are observing is naturalised, or a local native. If your observation is a cultivated plant that has not naturalised then you should ensure the iNaturalistAU observation is marked as cultivated or not wild. Cultivated plants that are not naturalised may not be on the census list.

https://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/ACT-census/vascular-gen-alpha.html

If the observation is confirmed as research grade and the species is not on the plant census, and it is growing wild (naturalised), then notify @actbiosecurity , as they will need to make a collection of the plant for the Herbarium botanists. The botanists will need to confirm the identification and if confirmed, give the plant material an accession number. The accession number can then be added in the comments or notes field for the observation.

Due to the large leaves, Lasiopetalum macrophyllum can superficially look like Androcalva rossii. But a close up of the flower shows the marked difference.

Advice from Jackie Miles: Very similar to P. hispidula, differing only in the ovary being hairy all over in hispidula and only at the tip in villosa. Have to rely on location in the identification.

This is the susbspecies of G.baueri that occurs on the NSW South Coast Ranges https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/244984274

Lowland areas of the tablelands can have both of the common Echium species, so it pays to double check whether all the stamens are protruding from the flower (E.vulgare), or if the base of the leaves is cordate (E.plantagineum):
https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/47700224

These two species are easily confused. Best way to separate is to take a close up photo of the base of the corolla tube. If slit to near base then Lobelia pedunculata, if not the Isotoma fluviatilis.
https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=fm&name=Campanulaceae