Olea europaea

Common Olive at Thurgoona, NSW

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Identification history

	Olea europaea	27 Jul 2021	MichaelMulvaney
	Olea europaea	18 Jul 2021	Darcy

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Several fairly well established trees along the roadside. All located under gum trees, suggesting that they were spread by birds.

3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Jul 2021

Yes this weed is dispersed by birds - a good one to get on top off before it becomes widespread

Darcy wrote:

25 Jul 2021

@MichaelMulvaney Same at the other sighting, this was definitely only common olive (Olea europea), not the african subspecies (Olea europea cuspidata), as it lacked a yellow underside to the leaves. There are common olives planted on the uni campus, so likely they spread from there

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Jul 2021

Thanks Darcy - I did think that they were yellowish underneath - but thanks to your heads up have had a closure look and I know agree with you

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