Tag: mystery plant

Mystery plant – Clematis aristata

I came across some unknown plants during my working bee on the 17th of Aug, 2024. One was a vine which the facebook NSW plant identification group identified as Clematis aristata.

It does appear to match even though the documentation online for it is not extensive.

Here is the entry on the plantNET site: https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Clematis~aristata

It does appear to be endemic to the area so I made the right call in leaving it alone. I’ll be interested to see it blooming come spring.

Mystery plant No.5?

I noticed this plant on a property in Dudley, NSW.

I asked about it on facebook NSW plant identification group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/332752936930981/posts/1986545751551683/

It looks similar to Senna, and there is Senna in the area, but these leaves were much bigger and did not have the usual yellow margin that Senna has. I notice the leaflets are mostly opposite but not all of them. This plant was about a metre in height.

Most likely suggestion was: Robinia pseudoacacia

It seems to match images: https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=Robinia%20pseudoacacia

and the description: https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/robinia_pseudoacacia.htm

But I still need to return to confirm some of the characteristics (ie alternative leaf structure, spines near base of leaves).