Mayne's Pest

Description:

Glandularia aristigera, commonly known as Mayne's pest and moss verbena, is a member of the family Verbenaceae. Native to South America, and an environmental weed in Australia. It is widely naturalised in southern and eastern Australia, and is definitely a garden escapee. Five-petalled flowers in shades of pink, purple and blue, usually occur between August and January, so this spotting was either an early or late bloomer!

Habitat:

Spotted along a sandy track at Lake Broadwater Conservation Park.... https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/lake-... This is a very flat area in a region known as the Darling Downs. Dalby is the nearest town. NB: Just a little over 12 months ago and the lake was completely dry and bushland totally parched due to the massive drought that Australia experienced. It's wonderful to see how the lake and surrounding bushland has recovered. Birdlife was abundant, and vegetation was green and lush.

Notes:

https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-sear... https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds...