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Ornithogalum thyrsoides Jacq.
Chinkerichee

Reference
Hort.Bot.Vindob. 3:17-18,Tab.28 (1776)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Bulbaceous, perennial, herb, to 0.3 m high. Fl. white, Oct to Nov. Sand. Disturbed sites.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 28 June 1994

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Lesueur Sandplain, Northern Jarrah Forest, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broomehill-Tambellup, Coorow, Cranbrook, Kalamunda.

Management Notes (for the Swan NRM Region)

General Biology. Growth form. Geophyte. Life form. Bulb. Reproduction. Bulbils, seed. Dispersal. Water. Fire response. Generally survives fire. Fire appears to stimulate flowering.

Notes. Poisonous to horses and cattle if ingested.

Additional information. Origin. South Africa. History of use/introduction. Garden escape.

Management Calendar

Calendar Type Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Comments
Dormant Y Y Y               Y Y  
Active Growth       Y Y Y Y Y Y Y      
Flowering                 Y Y Y    
Fruiting                   Y Y Y  
Optimum Treatment               Y Y Y      

Legend: Y = Yes, regularly, O = Occasionally, U = Uncertain, referred by others but not confirmed.

 

References

  • Brown, K. & Brooks, K. (2002) Bushland Weeds: A Practical Guide to their Management. Environmental Weeds Action Network, Greenwood.
  • Duncan, G.D. (2000) Grow bulbs: a guide to species, cultivation and propagation of South African bulbs. National Botanical Institute, Kirstenbosch. URL: http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/ornithogthyr.htm - Accessed 2008.
  • Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. & Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western Weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia. 2nd Edition. The Plant Protection Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park.
  • Moore, C.B. & Moore, J.H. (2002) Herbiguide, the pesticide expert on a disk. Herbiguide, PO Box 44 Albany, Western Australia, 6330.
  • Moore, J.H. & Wheeler, J. (2008) Southern weeds and their control. DAFWA Bulletin 4744.
  • Swarbrick, J.T. & Skarratt, D.B. (1994) The bushweed 2 database of environmental weeds in Australia. The University of Queensland, Gatton College.