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Boar (Sus scrofa)Observer
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Pig damage to scrub - devastating
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Himalayan Sorbaria (Sorbaria tomentosa)Observer
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Also known from nearby in the Dart River
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Karo (Pittosporum crassifolium)Observer
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Summarily executed out of spite, despite the presence of more pressing weeds nearby
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Wine Raspberry (Rubus phoenicolasius)Observer
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An unusual blackberry cultivar?
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Heath Rush (Juncus squarrosus)Observer
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There is a lot of this garbage on the track edge and around the tarns, what a shame!
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Russell Lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus)Observer
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Near the tunnel. Removed flowers to stop / reduce seed set this year. Presumably spread deliberately by misguided folks or on machinery
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Spanish Heath (Erica lusitanica)Observer
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Handful of plants seen near bushline
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Antarctic Beech (Nothofagus antarctica)Observer
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Well this is an odd thing to find up the head of the Rakitata…
Recognised based on my recent trip to Patagonia and confirmed as best as possible (considering this find makes my head spin) based on my Patagonian flora book.
There are no native beech in this part of the valley.
Of course they must be planted, but why???
We left them alive (and to confirm ID rather than commit a botanical crime), but they appear to be spreading through the grassland and will be controlled by contractors heading in to control lupin (unless some information comes to light that suggests otherwise).
Funny the things people have spread to the backcountry eh??
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Shore Stonecrop (Crassula moschata)Observer
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Peduncularis? Not sure I’ve seen this before. In coastal marsh with only minor saline influence