Araujia sericifera

Moth Plant at Bandiana, VIC

Araujia sericifera at Bandiana, VIC - 1 Feb 2022
Araujia sericifera at Bandiana, VIC - 1 Feb 2022
Araujia sericifera at Bandiana, VIC - 1 Feb 2022
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Identification history

Araujia sericifera 3 Feb 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Araujia sericifera 2 Feb 2022 Tapirlord
Unidentified 2 Feb 2022 ChrisAllen

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

3 Feb 2022

This is the first electronic record of this species in the Wodonga/Albury area. It is a major weed along coastal eastern Australia and important that it is controlled at this early stage of infestation before becoming a problem in this region.

User's notes

Only one plant, growing from what seems like a centre mass low to the ground

3 comments

Tapirlord wrote:
   2 Feb 2022
Looks like bad news, not sure how well established moth vine is in this region.
ChrisAllen wrote:
   2 Feb 2022
Thanks. Its the first one I've seen, I'll remove it tomorrow.
   3 Feb 2022
Good one chris - This is the first NatureMapr record of this species in the Wodonga/Albury area and there are no records on the Atlas of Living Australia or INaturalist. It has the capacity to become a major weed so great to get on top of it now.
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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Less than 10cm Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Araujia sericifera Scientific name
  • Moth Plant Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Noxious or High Risk Weed or Pest
  • Up to 762.57m Recorded at altitude
  • 87 images trained Machine learning
  • In flower

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  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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