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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby rcaffin » Wed 22 Nov, 2017 8:01 pm

Perhaps Rytidosperma pallidum / Red-anther Wallaby Grass

Thanks Micky! I know orchids, but not grasses.

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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Neo » Sun 07 Jan, 2018 4:10 pm

Side of the road coming down through Cottan-Bimbang NP, Brachychiton acerifolius
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Neo » Sun 07 Jan, 2018 4:12 pm

Think it's a Thysanotus species just opening
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby ofuros » Sat 03 Feb, 2018 1:32 pm

Probably a invasive species along the banks of this creek, but they lifted my spirits on a damp & drizzly day. :wink:
Koreelah NP.
Anyone know it's name ?

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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby taswegian » Sat 03 Feb, 2018 7:50 pm

I'd say thats a common old garden Lillie. Gone feral big time by the looks of that.
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby ofuros » Sat 03 Feb, 2018 8:03 pm

Thanks Taswegian...thought it might be feral but hoping it wasn't. :oops:
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby rcaffin » Sun 04 Feb, 2018 6:53 pm

You call that a tree?
THIS is a tree!
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(Off GNW near Berowra Hts, NSW)
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Neo » Wed 07 Feb, 2018 5:05 pm

Finally spotted a flower and final confirmation that a plant I've seen in lots of places is a Grevillea.

Classic leaf shape but no evidence of seed pods or old flowers. I guess they are taking a few years to reach maturity after fires? Plants are under 3"
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby MickyB » Fri 16 Feb, 2018 7:50 am

Found this young tree fern in South Gippsland last year. There are four species of tree fern that grow in that area however it is not any of them. I emailed the photo to two fern experts and both thought it was Prickly Tree-fern (Cyathea leichhardtiana). The known range for this fern is Qld, NSW, far eastern Victoria as well as a small pocket of them in Fairy Dell near Bruthen. I was over 150kms away. I'll make another visit to the area this year to try and find more mature plants.

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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby MickyB » Sat 17 Feb, 2018 5:33 pm

A few from the OLT
Mountain pinkberry (Endemic to Tassie)
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Spreading Guineaflower
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Narrowleaf Triggerplant
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Pandani (flower) (Endemic to Tassie)
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Scoparia (Endemic to Tassie)
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Orange Everlasting
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Fairies Aprons (Carnivorous plant)
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Stout Quillwort (Tassie endemic) (Aquatic / semi-aquatic)
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Unknown fungi (I know they are technically not plants but thought I'd add them anyway.)
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby taswegian » Sat 17 Feb, 2018 7:10 pm

Love the Pandani flower.
MickyB your unknown fungi is a slime mold.
I learnt a lot of interesting things from Sarah Lloyd on a recent trip.
They're fascinating 'things'.
https://tasmaniangeographic.com/the-remarkable-slime-moulds/
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby MickyB » Sun 18 Feb, 2018 12:05 am

Thanks for the link taswegian. An interesting read. I knew the yellow one was a slime mould (wasn't sure of it's name) - I didn't realise they are not in the same kingdom as fungi.
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby neilmny » Sun 18 Feb, 2018 6:45 am

Can anyone identify these. They were/are found on Mt. Baw Baw. Are they edible? (I would assume not). Thanks for any replies.

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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby taswegian » Sun 18 Feb, 2018 7:01 am

The top ones look like what I'd call Native (red) Currant. I Googled that and maybe Coprosma nitida
I see there's a red variety. Hadn't realised that before.
Prickly blighter.
I always understood they're edible.

MickyB those slime molds sure are fascinating. So delicate, intricate and colourful.
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby neilmny » Sun 18 Feb, 2018 7:26 am

Thanks taswegian, that sure looks like the one.
Every time I Googled something I thought might get a result, as is typical with Google, I was offered what Google wanted to show me about Mt. Baw Baw. (Frustrating)
Your putting up the botanical name did the trick. Apparently the common name is Mountain Currant.
I don't think I'd try them without someone a lot smarter than me to positively identify them face to face so to speak.

Found this -

"The plant has an edibility rating of 2Fruit - raw. Sweetish but not pleasant according to one report[144]. Nice according to another[177]. The orange-red fruit is about 6mm in diameter[200, 225]. The roasted seed is an excellent coffee substitute [153]."
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Hughmac » Tue 20 Feb, 2018 8:51 pm

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Isopogon anethifolius
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Neo » Tue 20 Feb, 2018 8:54 pm

Nice Hugh
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Neo » Thu 22 Mar, 2018 3:18 pm

Am stoked this thread got a bunch of interest!
Here is one, Berowra area.
Is this Warrigal Greens aka Scurvy Weed/Aussie Spinach?
A groundcover up to 30cm tall, seed heads are a different plant.
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Neo » Thu 22 Mar, 2018 3:20 pm

Spotted it's flower...
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Neo » Mon 10 Sep, 2018 10:49 pm

Looks like a pink Boronia to me. Best shot I could get in the stiff breeze!

This was state forest south of Nowra. Starting to see some flowers including Purple Flag and a dark yellow something...
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Hughmac » Tue 11 Sep, 2018 8:35 pm

Hi Neo. Looks like B. pinnata. The white flower you posted on Feb 7 is a Lomatia silaifolia, or Crinkle Bush. Also in Proteaceae, hence the similarity to grevillea.
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Neo » Wed 12 Sep, 2018 8:17 am

Thanks Hughmac, Lomatia
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby trekker76 » Sun 16 Sep, 2018 11:33 pm

Awesome pictures, you guys are pros!
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby crollsurf » Mon 17 Sep, 2018 8:30 pm

Sydney bush is alight with wildflowers ATM. Here is what I'm guessing is a Crowea from a walk to Soldiers Point in the Ku-ring-gai NP. Not sure if it a climbing variety but it was making a good attempt of imitating one.
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Hughmac » Sat 22 Sep, 2018 8:40 pm

Hi crollsurf. Pink wax flower, or Eriostemon australasius
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby crollsurf » Sat 22 Sep, 2018 9:28 pm

Thanks Hughmac. Bit of an ignoramous when it comes to flora but I'm working on it

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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby Hughmac » Mon 24 Sep, 2018 9:03 pm

Was the same once, but the curiosity aroused during my walks led me to a botany degree. The diversity of plants that grow on really poor sandstone soils around Sydney is amazing. Many people aren't aware of it, but The Royal National Park is an internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot.
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby rcaffin » Tue 25 Sep, 2018 8:51 pm

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Calochilus Robertsonii, fire trail near home.

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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby north-north-west » Wed 26 Sep, 2018 9:48 am

Oh goodie, the bearded orchids are starting.
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Re: Flora Seen on Your Last Walk?

Postby peregrinator » Wed 26 Sep, 2018 10:11 am

north-north-west wrote:Oh goodie, the bearded orchids are starting.


Are starting to be decorated with raw beetroot that's been put through a mandoline slicer!

Nice picture, Roger.
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