Opercularia hispida

Hairy Stinkweed at Chiltern, VIC

Opercularia hispida at Chiltern, VIC - 30 Oct 2021 09:59 AM
Opercularia hispida at Chiltern, VIC - 30 Oct 2021 09:59 AM
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Identification history

Opercularia hispida 9 Jun 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Opercularia hispida 18 Dec 2021 Tapirlord
Unverified 8 Nov 2021 KylieWaldon

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User's notes

This plant looked like an orchid at a distance but then up close what I thought were flowers were actually coloured leaves! Some kind of herb?

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Opercularia hispida Scientific name
  • Hairy Stinkweed Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 918m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower

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