This is a page within Roger and Linda's
Bunhybee Grasslands Web-Site.
Bunhybee Grasslands is a 49 hectare / 120 acre conservation property 35km south of Braidwood, in southern N.S.W.
You can follow through the internal links, or you may find it easier to use the Site-Map.
This page contains images of photos of flowering plants on the property, in the order in which we took them. For larger images, click on the thumbnails below.
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This page also included Cryptogams from 2008-2020, but they were given their own Cryptogams page in late 2020.
Here are alternative sources of information about flowering plants on the property:
1. Acacia gunnii [Just to show what amateurs we were, the first 'Flower' we put up was a Shrub, and the wrong species!] |
2. Brachyscombe decipiens |
3. Ranunculus lappaeus |
4. Hovea linearis |
5. Hovea linearis |
6. Veronica gracilis |
6A. Cymbonotus lawsonianus – Bears
Ears |
7. Pultanea subspicata |
8. Viola Betonicifolia |
9. Triptilodiscus pygmaeus |
10. Oxalis perennans (a native) |
11. Hypochaeris radicata – Cats
Ears (exotic) |
12. Chrysocephalum apiculatum –
Common Everlasting |
13. Bossiaea prostrata |
14. Bossiaea prostrata |
15. Linum marginale – Native Flax |
16. Linum marginale – Native Flax,
Stem |
17. Brachycome rigidula |
18. Acrotiche serrulata |
19. Convolvulus angustissimus |
20. Ajuga australis |
21. Diuris chryseopsis |
22. Diuris chryseopsis |
22A. Green Hood Orchid –
Pterostylis ?falcata/furcata |
23. Wahlenbergia gracilis
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25. Leptorhynchos squamatus |
26. Chrysocephalum apiculatum |
27. Hypericum gramineum |
28. Ditto (Little St Johns Wort - NATIVE,
NOT WEED) |
29. Stylidium graminifolium –
Trigger Plant |
30. Centaurium erythraea – Centaury (exotic
– there are natives as well) |
31. Goodenia hederacea |
32. Veronica sp. A |
33. Leucopogon virgatus (Common beard
heath) |
34. Leptorhynchos squamatus + View |
35. Hydrocotyle algida – Swamp Pennywort, in
Poa |
36. Stylidium graminifolium (Trigger
Plant) |
37. Hibbertia obtusifolia |
38. Sisyrinchium iridifolium –
Exotic |
39. Sisyrinchium iridifolium –
Exotic |
40. Gompholobium minus (Yellow Pea) |
41. Gompholobium minus (Yellow Pea) |
42. Hibbertia obtusifolia, with hill |
43. Brachycome rigidula |
44. Pimelia curviflora |
45. Thysanotus tuberosus – Common
Fringe Lily |
46. Thysanotus tuberosus – Common
Fringe Lily |
47. Tricoryne elatior – Yellow
Rush-lily |
48. Wahlenbergia prob. gracilis, poss.
gracilenta |
49. Schoenus apogon + Raspwort,
Gonocarpus tetragynus |
50. Vittadinia muelleri |
51. Convolvulus angustissimus - immature |
52. Tricoryne elatior + Rock |
53. Centaury (exotic) Centaurium
erythraea |
54. Small St John's Wort, Hypericum
gramineum |
55. Common Beard Heath, Leucopogon
virgatus |
56. Chrys apiculatum, Tricoryne elatior,
convulvulus |
57. Tricoryne elatior |
58. Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris |
59. Glycine tabacina or clandestina |
60. Glycine tabacina or clandestina -
Detail |
61. Brachycome rigidula |
62. Gompholobium + Rocks + View |
63. Chrysocephalum apiculatum + View |
64. Leptorhynchus squamatus, River
Tussock + View |
65. Veronica sp. A |
66. Luzula densiflora – A Woodrush |
67. Polygala japonica |
68. Polygala japonica |
69. Trigger-Plants + View |
70. Trigger Plant + Tricoryne elatior +
Snow Gums |
71. Scleranthus biflorus |
72. Acaenia Ovina + Ferns + Rock + Chrysocephalum
apiculatum |
73. Rock plants - Chrysocephalum
apiculatum, Scleranthus
biflorus, Acaena ovina, poss. Crassula helmsii, Plantago gaudichaudii, prob. a wallaby grass (Austrodanthonia sp.) |
74. Lichens and Cheilanthes
austrotenuifolia |
75. Chrysocephalum apiculatum |
76. Gnaphalium americanum – Spike
Cudweed (Exotic) |
77. Chrysocephalum semipapposum |
78. ? Helichrysum scorpioides No – H. rutidolepsis – Apr'13 |
79. Mentha diamenica |
80. Lythrum hyssopifolia |
81. Caesia calliantha |
82. Tricoryne elatior |
83. ? Hypoxis hygrometrica |
84. Vittadinia muelleri |
85. Tolpis umbellata (exotic) |
86. Glycine clandestina |
87. Purple Fungus |
88. ?? A Raspweed |
89. Eriochilus cucullatus |
Buck's-horn Plantain (I) (originally wrongly put under Flowers) |
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90. Acaena ovina |
91. Vittadinia cuneata |
92. Vittadinia cuneata (detail) |
93. Haloragis heterophylla |
94. Hypochoeris radicata (flower) -
exotic |
95. Hypochoeris radicata (flower nearly
in focus) |
96. Hypochoeris radicata (leaves in
focus) |
97. Brachyscome rigidula |
98. Ajuga australis (detail of dead
flower) |
99. Ajuga australis (leaves) |
100. Persicaria prostrata |
101. Persicaria prostrata |
102. Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia |
103. ?Pultenaea subspicata ?Gompholobium |
104. Goodenia hederacea |
105. Wahlenbergia Sp. |
106. Epacris microphylla |
107. ?? Green leaves and separate yellow
flower ?? |
108. Eriochilus cucullatus |
109. Alternathera denticulata |
110. Persicaria prostata (waterline in south) |
111. Yellow Fungi |
112. Fungi, Main Ridge |
113. Fungi, Main Ridge |
See also separate listings of Grasses and Trees & Shrubs.
Plantago hispida (orig. wrongly put in as a Flower) |
P. coronopus (ditto) Buck's-Horn Plantain (I) |
P. ?gaudichaudi or ?hispida (ditto) |
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114. ?Leptorhynchos squamatus or
Solenogyne rosette |
115. Solenogyne dominii |
116. Fimbristylis dichotoma [Actually a sedge!] |
117. Aphanes australiana |
118. Blechnum sp. |
119. Vittadinia muelleri |
120. Haloragus heterophylla |
121. ?Leptorhynchos squamatus rosette |
122. Solenogyne gunnii |
123. ?Leptorhynchos squamatus rosette |
124. Laxmannia gracilis (Wire Lily) |
125. Linum marginale |
126. Goodenia hederacea |
127. Leucopogen fraseri |
128. Bossea buxifolia |
129. Astroloma humifusum |
130. Eriochilus cuculatus leaf |
131. Green hood orchid |
132. Opercularia hispida |
133. [Moved to Trees & Shrubs] |
134. Velleia montana |
135. Centella asiatica |
136. Xerochrysum viscosum |
137. Isoetopsis graminofolia |
138. Leptorhynchos squamatus with old
flower heads |
139. Centipeda minima (Sneezeweed) |
140. Centella asiatica |
141. ?Centipeda cunninghamii or minima |
142. Elatine
gratioloides (rather than Glossostigma) |
143. Crassula helmsii |
144. Veronica gracilis |
145. Greenhood orchid leaves under Eucs |
146. Brachyscombe scapigera |
147. Dry heads of ajuga australis |
148. Senecio quadridentatus |
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149. Senecio quadridentatus - 10 May 09 |
150. Ditto |
151. Glycine tabacina |
152. Ditto |
153. ?Veronica calycina, under Snow Gums, in the copse |
154. Pultanaea ?procumbens ?subspicata |
155. All 3 on the North-face of Echidna Ridge |
156. Rosette? |
157. ?Veronica calycina |
158. ?Chrysocephalum semipapposum ?Xerochrysum viscosum |
Only four flowering plants were in flower at this early stage, (plus two bushes).
159. Hovea linearis, south-centre |
160. Red pondweed, SE waterline |
161. And its 'roots' |
162. Green pondweed, same pool |
163. Hovea linearis, and rock |
164. Leucopogen virgalis also on Echida Ridge |
165. Melichrus urceolatus |
166. Hardenbergia violacea |
At first, it seemed that colour was limited to one widely spread small bush (Leucopogon Virgatus). But by keeping our eyes open as we walked to the dam and back, we found 9 further small flowers (and shot 6 more flowering species that were not yet flowering), mostly on Echidna Ridge of course.
Plantago varia (?hispida) |
P. hispida (?varia) (orig. wrongly as Flower) |
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167. Leucopogon virgatus, widely visible |
168. ... and dog |
169. ... and landscape |
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170. Diuris chryseopsis |
171. Bossiaea prostrata |
172. Drossera peltata |
173. Ophioglossom lusitanicum |
174. Aphanes australiana |
175. ??? |
176. ??? |
177. Iseotopsis graminifolia |
178. Triptilodiscus pygmaeus |
179. A rosette, but what?? |
180. Leptorhynchos squamatus |
181. Scleranthus bifloris |
182. Acrotriche serrulata |
183. Goodenia hederacea |
184. Asperula conferta |
185. Ajuga australis |
A cold, windy, and partly rainy day. The Leucopogon virgatus was still very much in evidence.
186. Drosera peltata |
187. Trigger Plant Foliage |
188. Craspeda variabilis |
189. Craspeda variabilis |
190. Scleranthus biflorus – mossy Form |
191. Triptilodiscus pygmeaus |
192. Chrysocephalum apiculatum |
193. Acrotriche and Scleranthus |
194. Brachyscome ridigula |
195. Pultanea subspicata |
196. Brachyloma daphnoides |
197. Brachyloma daphnoides |
198. Ajuga australis |
199. Hardenbergia violacia |
200. Diuris chryseopsis |
201. Epacris ?microphylla |
202. Poranthera microphylla |
Beside Captain's Flat Rd, 8km NW ... |
... Leucochrysum albicans |
203. Tiger Orchid / Diuris sulphurea |
204. Pimelia glauca ... |
205. ... Ditto |
206. Drosera peltata |
207. Sun Orchid? |
208. Hibbertia obtusifolia |
209. Trigger Plant |
210. Greenhood Orchid? |
211. Convulvulus |
212. Convulvulus Babies |
213. Anagallis arvensis / Scarlet Pimpernel (Intro'd) |
214. Vitadinia muelleri |
215. Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris |
216. Iseotopsis graminifolia |
217. Pimelia curviflora |
218. Resurrection Fern – Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia? |
219. Xerochrysum viscosum ... |
220. ... Ditto ... |
221. ... Ditto – Location |
222. ?Hibbertia obtusifolia |
223. Hydrocotyle laxiflora ... |
224. ... aka Stinking Pennywort |
225. Sorrel (introduced), in the rocks |
226. Leucochrysum albicans |
227. ?Golden Moth Orchids ... (poss. D. montana – rounded petals) |
228. ... ?Diuris chryseopsis, with Kunzea, Leptorhynchus |
229. Tiger Orchid ... |
230. ... aka Diuris sulphurea |
The Australian Native Plant Society (ANPS) Wednesday Walkers Group met at Bunhybee. Their experienced eyes found a number of new species, and enabled Linda to capture several hitherto missing species shots.
Plantago ?varia |
P. sp. (orig. in Flowers) |
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W1. Thelymitra ?pauciflora – Sun Orchid |
W2. Laxmannia gracilis |
W3. Ditto |
W4. Ditto, close-up |
W5. Hymenochilus bicolor |
W6. Sebaea ovata – Yellow Centaury |
W7. Diuris monticola |
W8. Astroloma humifusum |
W9. Galium gaudichaudii |
W10. Polygala japonica |
W11. Ditto |
W12. Microtis unifolia – Onion Orchid |
W13. Velleia montana |
W14. Cudweed gamochaeta (Intro'd) |
W15. Thysanotus tuberosus – Fringe Lily |
W16. Convulvulus angustissimus |
W17. Diuris chryseopsis |
W18. Opercularia hispida |
W19. Diuris sulphurea |
W20. Ditto |
W21. Ditto |
W22. Stackhousia monogyna |
W23. Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris |
W24. Asplenium flabellifolium – Necklace Fern |
W25. Calotis glandulosa |
W26. Ditto – the endangered one |
W27. Ditto |
W28. Ditto – the location |
W.29 Calotis scabiosifolia var. integrifolia |
W.30 Ditto – Foliage |
W.31 Ditto – Location |
W.32 Crassula sieberiana |
W.33 Desmodium varians – Slender Trick-trefoil |
W.34 Stegostyla moschata – Musky Caps |
W.35 Ditto |
W.36 Ditto – Location |
W.37 Stellaria pungens |
W.38 Dichondra repens |
W.39 Helichrysum rutidolepsis rosettes |
W.40 H. rutidolepsis – Location |
W.41 Thelymitra juncifolia |
W.42 Ditto |
W.43 Velleia montana |
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W.44 Utricularia dichotoma – Fairy Aprons |
W.45 Ditto |
W.46 Ditto |
W.47 Ditto – Location |
Martin Butterfield's Shots:
W48. Thelymitra pauciflora |
W49. Tricoryne elatior |
W50. Stegostyla moschata |
W51. Stellaria pungens |
W52. Wahlenbergia sp. |
231. Rumex brownii / Swamp Dock... |
232. ... Ditto 14 November 2009 |
233. Laxmannia gracilis |
234. Ditto |
235. Ditto |
236. Detail from 235. |
237. Milfoil – Myriophyllum Sp. |
238. Centaury erythraea |
239. Detail from 238. |
240. Centaury erythraea, beneath passing dog ... |
241. Rumex brownii |
242. Ditto |
243. Chrysocephalum semipapposum ... |
244. ... Clustered Everlasting |
245. Hypericum gramineum ... |
246. ... Small St John’s Wort |
247. Hypochaeris radicata (Cat's-ear) |
248. Dianella longifolia ... |
249. ... Smooth Flax-lily |
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250. Geranium soleranderi ... |
251. ... Native Geranium ... |
252. ... and again |
Plantago lanceolata (I) (Ribwort or Ribbed Plantain) & Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass - I) |
253. Wahlenbergia ?communis ... |
254. ... Tufted bluebell |
255. ?Prunella vulgaris (a weed)... |
256. ... Self-heal, Heal All |
242A. Desmodium varians ... |
242B. ... Slender Trick-trefoil |
243. C. apiculatum & H. obtusifolia |
244. Chrysocephalum apiculatum ... |
245. ... Common Everlasting |
246. Hibbertia obtusifolia (Grey Guinea-flower) |
247. Seastar Stinkhorn Fungus ... |
248. ... Anthurus archeri |
249. Solenogyne Gunnii (Hairy S.) and Microlaena |
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250. Euchiton involucratus (Star Cudweed) |
251. Cymbonotus lawsonianus (Austral Bear’s ear) |
252. Isotoma fluviatilis (Swamp Isotome) |
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253. Mentha diemenica ... |
254. ... Closer ... |
255. ... and Closer Still |
256. Epacris microphylla (a Heath) |
257. Calotis glandulosa (Mauve Burr-Daisy – the rare one) |
258. A Raspwort? |
259. Myriophyllum simulans (Milfoil) |
260. Ditto and ?Myriophyllum latifolium |
261. Melichrus urceolatus (Urn Heath) |
262. Goodenia hederacea & Chrys. apiulatum leaves |
263. A Wahlenbergia |
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264. Diplodium truncatum, aka Little Dumpies ... |
265. ... a Greenhood Orchid And a new species to end the day! |
266. Diplodium truncatum / Little Dumpies ... |
267. ... a fortnight later, disappearing |
The last rubucide day for the year. Only a few flowering plants were apparent: Acacia brownii, Epacris microphylla, Melichrus urceolatus, a Wahlenbergia, Xerochrysum viscosum
268. Which fern?? |
269. Cascade of ... |
270. ... Acrotriche serrulata ... |
271. ... close-up |
272. Acaena ovina ... |
273. ... and close-up |
274. Dianella longifolia ... |
275. ... Smooth flax-lily |
276. [Moved out] |
277. [to where] |
278. [they belonged] |
279. Acaena novae-zelandiae or Bidgee Widgee |
280. Hovea linearis |
281. Leucopogon virgatus |
282. ?Leptorhynchos squamatus ... |
283. ... ?and another |
284. Brown Fungi |
285. Red Fungi |
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Two new species: |
286. Petalochilus fuscatus ... |
286B. ... Dusky Fingers, cropped |
287. Pterostylis pedunculata Maroonhood |
288. Diuris chryseopsis |
289. Unknown tiny green leaves |
290. And another ... |
291. ... also Unknown |
Here are the 50 species photographed in flower on the day:
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus |
Acaena ovina ... |
... aka ... |
... Sheep's Burr |
Sun orchid spike |
Craspedia variabilis ... |
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... Craspedia variabilis head ... |
... leaves ... |
... in the company of Kunzea ... |
... and leaves |
Red fungus ... |
... orange fungus |
Petrorhagia nanteuilii ... |
... Proliferous Pink (Introduced) |
Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel (Introduced) |
Rumex species ... |
... prob. brownii |
... but poss. dumosus |
Mouse-ear Chickweed ... |
... Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare ... |
... (Introduced) ... |
... detail of flowers |
Diuris monticola or chryseopsis |
Pultenaea subspicata |
Asperula conferta |
Poranthera microphylla |
Bossiaea prostrata |
Ranunculus lappaceus ... |
... and its leaves |
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Stackhousia monogyna ... |
... Creamy Candles |
Microseris lanceolata / Yam Daisy ... |
... Detail NEW SPECIES |
Xerochysum viscosum |
Astroloma humisfusum |
Hardenbergia violacea |
Cheilanthes sp. prob. austrotenuifolia |
Veronica gracilis ... |
... Graceful Speedwell |
Ajuga australis |
Convolvulus angustissimus |
Chrysocephalum apiculatum |
Pultenaea subspicata with Kunzea |
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Diuris sp. ... |
... prob. sulphurea ... |
... Tiger Orchid ... |
... (or moth/snake/ leopard??) |
Sebaea ovata ... |
... Yellow Centaury |
Hypochaeris glabra |
Senecio quadridentatus |
Acaena ovina |
Acaena novae-zelandiae |
Euchiton sp. ?involucratus, ?sphaericus |
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Wahlenbergia communis ... |
... Tufted Bluebell ... |
... flower ... |
... and leaves |
Viola betonicifolia ... |
... Native Violet ... |
... leaves only |
Goodenia hederacea prob. ssp. alpina or hederacea |
Sisyrinchium ?iridifolium ... |
... (Introduced) |
Stylidium graminifolium |
... Trigger Plant |
Gompholobium minus ... |
... Dwarf Wedge-pea |
Veronica gracilis ... |
... Graceful Speedwell |
Plantago hispida ... |
... again ... |
... native (was under Flowers) |
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Microtis unifolia ... |
... Common Onion Orchid ... |
... and again |
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Calotis glandulosa ... |
... Mauve Burr-Daisy ... |
... Flower ... |
... Detail |
Craspedia variabilis |
Wurmbea dioica, male |
Stylidium graminifolium |
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Stegostyla moschata ... |
... Dusky Caps |
Ajuga australis |
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Porantha microphylla |
Brachyscombe scapigera |
Diuris ... |
... prob. sulphurea |
Pimelia glauca ... |
... A Riceflower ... |
... Detail |
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Linum marginale ... |
... Native Flax ... |
... Detail ... |
... and one more time |
5 new (or probably new) native species plus 1 new weed:
Brachycome spathulata |
Brachycome decipiens Field Daisy |
Pratia, prob. puberula ... |
... Trailing Pratia |
Stegostyla ustulata ... |
... aka Caladenia u. ... |
... at various angles ... |
... but not well-known |
Viola hederacea ... |
... Ivy-leaved Violet |
A Hibbertia, but not obtusifolia |
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Sonchus asper ... |
... Prickly Sowthistle ... |
... (Introduced) |
Most of the species we photographed on 6 November were still in bloom but we didn't re-photograph many of them. The shots below include 14 extra species. So,during the two late-spring visits this year, we noticed 70 flowering species – 65 native and 5 introduced:
Thelymitra pauciflora ... |
... a Sun Orchid ... |
... another ... |
... and its stem |
And another ... |
... |
... plus Microtis unifolia |
Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris |
Pultenaea subspicata ... |
... but much more pink than orange |
A tiny, not-grass... |
... flowering |
Diuris ?chryseopsis or monticola, detail |
Tricoryne elatior ... |
... Yellow Rush-Lily and fern |
Taraxacum officinale Dandelion (Intro'd) |
A mushroom |
Hypericum gramineum |
Drosera peltata ... |
... Sundew, detail |
Polygala japonica ... |
... Dwarf Milkwort |
Diuris chryseopsis |
Stegostyla moschata (or Stegastyla/Caladenia cucullata?) |
Leucochrysum albicans ... |
... and its leaves |
Diurus sulphurea |
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Microtis unifolia ... |
... Common onion Orchid |
Utrichularia dichotoma ... |
... Fairy Apron |
Gompholobium minus ... |
... Dwarf Wedge-Pea ... |
... with moth ... |
... and detail |
Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris |
Viola betonicifolia ... |
... Native Violet ... |
... detailed views |
1 probably new native species:
Arthropodium minus ... |
... Small Vanilla-lily |
Some flowers from November were still present, including Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Convolvulus angustissimus, Gompholobium minus, Goodenia, Microtis unifolia, Stylidium graminifolium,Wahlenbergia, Xerochysum viscosum. Others photographed (on what was essentially a weeding day) were:
Red fungus again ... |
... close-up |
Euchiton involucratus |
Stellaria ?pungens |
Carduus tenuiflorus ... |
... Winged Slender Thistle (Intro'd, new) |
Carduus nuttans (I) |
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Caesia calliantha ... |
... another, close-up |
Desmodium varians |
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Thysanotus tuberosus ... |
... Common Fringe-Lily, with Gompholobium and Trigger Plants |
Laxmania gracilis ... |
... Wire Lily, detail |
Utricularia dichotoma ... |
... Fairy Aprons |
Rumex ?dumosus ... |
... Wiry or Tangled Dock |
Geranium ?solanderi ... |
... Native Geranium, Hairs |
Caesia calliantha |
Brachyscome ridigula ... |
... ditto, but white ... |
... and its leaves ... |
... and a nearby patch |
Eriochilus cucullatus |
Pultenaea subspicata |
Tricoryne elatior ... |
... detail |
Chrysocephalum apiculatum |
?Galium sp. |
Haloragis heterophylla |
Epilobium ?billardierianum |
Lythrum hyssopifolia ... |
... Purple or Hyssop Loosestrife (detail) |
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Helichrysum rutidolepsis ... |
... closer up ... |
... and its leaves |
Hibbertia obtusifolia |
?Einadia nutans (New Species!) |
Moss and ?E Nutans |
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Goodenia hedacea ssp. alpestris |
Melichrus urceolatus ... |
... closer-up |
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Pultenaea subspicata ... |
... closer-up |
Lichens on a tree ... |
... closer-up |
Calotis glandulosa ... |
... foliage |
Gonocarpus tetragynus/ Raspwort |
Pond view towards SW |
Ottelia ovalifolia Swamp Lily ... |
... with flower New Species! |
Myriophyllum sp. / Milfoil ... |
... closer-up |
Persicaria prostrata ... |
... closer-up |
Acrotriche serrulata ... |
... and Pultenaea subspicata |
Craspedia variabilis ... |
... Billy Buttons ... |
... and base |
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Veronica gracilis |
Goodenia hederacea ... |
... ssp. alpestris |
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Hibbertia obtusifolia |
Stylidium graminifolium |
Stylidium, Goodenia, Chrysocephalum, Hibbertia |
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Thysanotus tuberosus ... |
... Fringe Lily ... |
... Detail |
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Polygala japonica, Sebaea ovata |
Leuchochrysum albicans ... |
... Detail |
Acaena ovina |
Calotus glandulosa no. 2 The endangered Mauve Burr Daisy ... |
... near the eastern fence, with sceptical Hofers |
Calotus glandulosa no. 3 Discovered only that day ... |
... within the house-block that we designated 2 years ago! |
Calotus glandulosa no. 1 in the north-west ... |
... looking SSE towards the other two |
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Calotis scabiosifolia ... |
... and closer up, living down to its name |
Hypericum gramineum |
Viola and Poa |
Gompholobium minus |
Tricoryne elatior |
Velleia montana ... |
... and closer-up |
Aphanes australiana |
Seastar Stinkhorn (Fungus) Anthurus archeri |
Poranthera microphylla |
Centella asiatica (Species Photo) |
Hydrocotyle algida |
Gonocarpus micranthus (NEW SPECIES) |
Geranium ?retrorsum (NEW SPECIES) |
... Detail |
Solenogyne gunnii |
Paronychia brasiliana TAKEN ON PARLOUR |
Plantago hispida (Species Photo) |
Plantago ?gaudichaudii (was wrongly in Flowers) |
Hypericom japonicum ... |
... A St John's Wort ... |
... Species Photo ... |
... Detail (Native) |
Thysanotus tuberosus ... |
... Common Fringe Lily ... |
... Detail |
|
Calotis glandulosa ... |
... & burrs, detail ... |
... its location ... |
... and closer-up |
Pimelia curviflora var sericea ... |
... Curved Rice-flower |
Hypoxis hygrometrica ... |
... Golden Weather Grass |
Goodenia hederacia alpestris ... |
... again ... |
... detail |
Hypericum gramineum Small St John’s Wort |
Opercularia hispida ... |
... Hairy Stinkweed ... |
... detail, leaves ... |
... detail, fruit |
Chrysocephallum apiculatum |
Bossiaea buxifolia with seedpods |
Microtis unifolia |
|
Prunella vulgaris |
Self-Heal (weed) |
Mentha diamenica ... |
... a Mint |
Carduus nutans ... |
... detail |
?Carduus tenuiflorus or ?Cirsium vulgare... |
... location |
Phallus rubicundus ... |
... a Stinkhorn Fungus ... |
... in situ ... |
... Location (NE, high in waterline) |
Hydrocotyle algida ... |
... Swamp Pennywort ... |
... close-up |
|
A new weed ... |
... Polycarpon tetraphylla ... |
... Four-leaved Allseed ... |
... detail |
Spiranthes sinensis ... |
... southern waterline just above the dam ... |
... showing the location ... |
... again ... |
... still |
Also just below the dam ... |
... and again |
Mentha diemenica |
Cheilantes austrotenuifilia ... |
... a rock-fern |
Fleabane (weed) Ripe seedheads ... |
... Conyza bonariensis Unripe |
Plantago varia ... |
... again ... |
... and cropped ... |
... and again ... |
... very young ... |
... and its leaves |
Plantago gaudichaudii |
Plantago coronopos (I) (were all wrongly in Flowers) |
Centella asiatica ... |
... Asiatic Pennywort |
Scleranthus biflorus (with Plantago varia) |
Opercularia hispida |
Euchiton poss. involucratus |
Pimelia curviflora |
Stackhousia monogyna ... |
... cropped |
Hibbertia obtusifolia ... |
... close-up |
Ajuga australis ... |
... and again |
Gallium gaudichaudii ... |
... and again |
Solynogyne gunnii |
Pultenaea, Leucopogon and Kunzea |
Brachyscome scapigera Leaves |
Dianella longifolia Leaves |
Paronchia brasiliana [I] |
|
Diuris behrii ... |
... cropped |
Poranthera microphylla |
|
Pimelia glauca, Kunzea, View |
... again ... |
... and close-up |
Tetratheca general view ... |
Tetratheca poss. bauerifolia ... |
... cropped ... |
... and again ... |
... cropped |
Poranthera microphylla ... |
... |
... |
... |
Leptorhynchus squamatus |
Chrysocephalum semipapposum ... |
... Clustered Everlasting |
Hypericum gramineum |
Craspedia variabilis ... |
... Billy Buttons |
Rumex brownii |
Pratia puberula |
Diuris sulphurea ... |
... Tiger Orchid |
Diuris monticola Mountain Golden Moths |
|
Gompholobium minus Dwarf Wedge-pea |
Ranuculus lappaceus ... |
... with Linum marginale |
|
Convolulus angustissimus |
Stylidium graminifolium ... |
... Grass Trigger Plant |
Viola betonicifolia |
Pimelia curviflora ... |
... Curved Rice-flower |
Pimelia glauca |
|
Pultanea subspicata ... |
... in orange but also yellow forms |
The usual orange ... |
... and the yellow
|
Pultanea subspicata with Stackhousia |
Linum marginale |
Native Flax ... |
... and cropped |
... seedheads ... |
... from standing height ... |
... in context, at bottom |
|
Leucochrysum albicans ... |
... closer (but darker) |
Senecio quadridentatus ... |
... with Pult. and Kunzea |
Veronica gracilis ... |
... Graceful / Slender Speedwell ... |
... specimened |
|
Brachycome rigidula ... |
... Leafy Daisy ... |
... again ... |
... and again |
Ajuga australis with Leucopogon virgatus ... |
... again ... |
... and cropped |
We took few photos, because we were busy, and it was hot, and the forbs in bloom were almost all well-known to us, and appeared to present at the usual time of year, in the usual places.
They included: Brachycome rigidula, Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Chrysocephalum semipapposum, Convolvulus angustissimus, Craspedia variabilis, Gompholobium minus, Goodenia hederacea, Helichrysum rutdolepsis, Hibbertia obtusifolia, Hypericum gramineum, Hypoxis hygrometrica, Laxmannia gracilis, Pimelea curviflora, Pultenaea subspicata (fading), Ranunculus lappaceus, Stylidium graminifolium (at peak), Veronica sp. A, Viola betonicifolia, Wahlenbergia gracilis
They did not include: Thysanotus tuberosus (come and gone already? too moist?), Leucopogon virgatus (finished)
Laxmannia gracilis ... |
Wire Lily ... cropped |
Pimelia curviflora, cropped |
Few photos (too busy killing blackberries).
Flowering species were in evidence but relatively few. The most seen were Brachycome rigidula. Also Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Epilobium billardierianum, Goodenia hederacea, Hypoxis hygrometrica, Tricoryne elatior, Wahlenbergia sp.
The densest clump of Tric elat ... |
... was actually just inside the gate |
Few photos (too busy killing blackberries, and chatting with visitors – Helen, John and Jen Austin).
Flowering species were in evidence but relatively few. The most seen were Brachycome rigidula. Also Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Haloragis heterophylla (one), Helichrysum rutidolepsis (patch re-discovered), Galium gaudichaudii, Hibbertia obtusifolia, Hypericum gramineum, Pultenaea subspicata (some early flowers), Tricoryne elatior, Wahlenbergia sp.
Helichrysum rutidolepis Ridge, NE from the houseblock and Jen and Helen ... |
... Pale Everlasting, cropped (very) |
Haloragis heterophylla, flowering ... |
... Swamp Raspwort, cropped |
Galium gaudichaudii ... |
... Rough Bedstraw ... |
... again ... |
... cropped |
After a moist period winter, the vegetation was all still quiescent, but a few species were beginning to stir.
Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger Plant |
Melichrus urceolatus ... |
... Urn Heath |
|
Probably the greenery of Calotis glandulosa #2 |
Leucopogon virgatus |
Haloragis heterophylla, plus kangaroo scats |
|
Cryptandra sp.floriferous ... |
... NEW SPECIES ... |
... Bitter cryptandra ... |
... 30m SE of the gateway |
Apart from the wattles, there was not yet a lot of colour, but a few plants were showing through.
The newly-discovered species ... |
... Cryptandra sp.floriferous Bitter cryptandra ... |
... how the heck did we previously miss ... |
... about ten clumps only 50m E of the gate |
Leucopogen virgatus ... |
... yellow to white as well as the normal pink to white |
Hovea heterophylla |
|
Acrotiche serrulata ... |
... first time we'd seen ... |
... the tubular flowers or Honeypots |
Hardenbergia violacea |
Melichrus urciolatus ... |
... and closer up towards the end of flowering |
Bossiaea prostrata but only one flower seen |
Dianella longifolia but no flowers yet |
Brachyloma daphnoides |
Asperula conferta ... |
... Common Woodruff ... |
... and cropped |
Moist ground, coolish weather, fairly high wind.
Cryptandra sp.floriferous |
Another, earlier-blooming ... |
... again ... |
... and cropped |
Leucopogen virgatus widespread ... |
... and closer up |
Of the Calotus glandulosa, only the southernmost had started re-growing |
|
Hardenbergia violacea ... |
... and cropped ... |
... and another |
|
Ranunculus sp. ... |
... |
... very hairy ... |
... |
Ajuga australis ... |
... cropped |
Pimelia glauca ... |
... again |
Hovea heterophylla ... |
... cropped |
Solenogyne gunnii ... |
... again |
Tetratheca bauerifolia ... |
... |
... |
... |
Bossiaea prostrata ... |
... cropped |
Again ... |
... cropped |
Linum marginale ... |
... |
... |
Petalochilus / Caladenia fuscata |
Brachycome decipiens ... |
... |
... |
... |
Lichens |
Yellow fungus with emergent Sundew |
Red Lichen on Trunk |
Yellow Lichen on Trunk |
Stackhousia monogyna |
Again ... |
... |
... cropped |
Craspedia variablis ... |
Again ... |
... cropped |
Viola betonicifolia |
Diuris chryseopsis ... |
... cropped |
Again |
And again |
It was an attack day on Yorkshire Fog. But plants we saw in flower were:
Ajuga australis
Bossiaea prostrata
Brachycome rigidula
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Craspedia variabilis
Diuris chryseopsis
?Drosera peltata (It was in flower at Nerriga the previous day, but was it at
Bunhybee?)
Gompholobium minus
Hardenbergia violacea
Leucopogon virgatus (finishing)
Pimelea glauca
Poranthera
microphylla
Ranunculus lappaceus
Stegostyla moschata
Tetratheca bauerifolia (finishing)
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
Veronica gracilis
Viola betonicifolia
A very retarded, or maybe suppressed, early summer, following a couple of months of high, wind-driven evaporation. The grass was very dry, with almost no water visible in any waterlines. The flowers were the poorest November crop of any year 2008-13. Even the Pultenea subspicata, normally prolific at this time of year, was burnt off.
[Gilston showed J 96 F 145 M 34 A 63 M 20 J 130 J 31 A 15 S 124 O 10 = 670mm in 10 mths cf. 625mm long-term average (LTA). Jul-Oct total of 180mm cf. 208mm LTA. The average maximum for Oct was 20.5 cf. 19.3, and for the 8 days of Nov 25.3 cf. 21.7. That suggests that the wind must have been quite something recently.]
We saw the following in flower:
And the following, not in flower:
Chrysocephalum semipapossom ... |
... on south block ... |
... cropped |
Pultanea subspicata badly wind-burnt except under shelter |
Gompholobium minus somewhat sheltered ... |
... the only multi-flower plant we saw closer up ... |
... and cropped |
It had been hot and dry, and seems to have been a poor year for blooms.
We saw the following in flower:
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And the following were evident, but past flowering:
And the following introduced species were evident:
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Calotis glandulosa (the northern one) |
Caesia calliantha ... |
... caught up in the grass ... |
... and cropped |
Velleia montana ... |
... very happy in old pig-damage ... |
... in the northernmost waterline |
Chrysocephalum apiculatum and Brachycome rigidula |
The ponds were full but more generally the moisture had mostly evaporated. Nov brought heavy rain, but Dec-Jan-Feb were 40% of average rainfall. So presumably there was good rain in the first week of March.
Epilobium billardierii ... |
... cropped ... |
... again |
|
Brachycome scapigera ... |
... again |
Brachycome rigidula with rocks ... |
... and closer up |
Brachycome rigidula |
Linum marginale |
Dichondra repens |
|
Alternanthera denticulata ... |
... again ... |
... again ... |
... cropped |
Persicaria prostrata |
Rumex brownii |
Very wet ground, after 100mm a few days earlier. And just after a series of frosts finished.
Cryptandra sp.floriferous ... |
... cropped |
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Leucopogon virgatus |
Leucopogon virgatus ... |
... again |
Ajuga australis |
All of the Hardenbergia ... |
... was frost-burnt with one small flower |
Or possibly dead |
And again (At the same altitude on Coolemon Ridge, they're in bloom and not frost-burnt) |
Senecio quadridentatus ... |
... East end of centre block |
Scleranthus biflorus |
Stylidium graminifolium |
Calotis glandulosa #2, easily found |
C. glandulosa #3, hiding ... |
... but found |
Hovea linearis
|
Hovea linearis ... |
... again |
Haloragis heterophylla ... |
... closer up |
Xerochrysum viscosum ... |
... cropped |
Utricularia dichotoma |
Velleia montana |
Brachycombe scapigera ... |
... again ... |
... and again |
|
Hydrocotyle algida ... |
... closer up |
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Lythrum hyssopifolia ... |
... again ... |
... and again ... |
... and cropped |
Fringe Lilies ... |
... Thysanotus tuberosus ... |
... and cropped |
|
Chrysocephalum Semipapposum ... |
... again ... |
... and closer |
Calotis glandulosa #3, on Echidna Ridge |
Dichondra repens |
Pratia puberula |
|
Desmodium varians ... |
... again |
Microtis unifolia (and spider) ... |
... cropped |
Haloragis heteropylla flowers ... |
... cropped |
At the top of the northern waterline |
Further north, beneath the forest |
Caesia calliantha, cropped ... |
... again ... |
... again |
Once more, with Poa |
Einadia nutans ... |
... by the big log ... |
... in Peppermint Corner |
|
Polygala japonica ... |
... cropped ... |
... again ... |
... and cropped |
Glycine clandestina ... |
... again ... |
... seedpod, cropped |
The start of spring was delayed considerably, due to the cool mornings lasting a month longer than usual. This was the first real heat, with three 28-30 degree days over the long weekend. The ground was dry, presumably due to persistent winds (very strong indeed on Saturday night). The water table was high, the dam still fairly full.
Species seen in the North and Centre blocks – 32,
of which only these 17 were in flower:
Ajuga australis, Bossiaea prostrata, Brachycome rigidula, Craspedia variabilis,
Diuris chryseopsis (seen in Wombat Gully), Drosera peltata, Glycine clandestina,
Hardenbergia violacea, Hibbertia obtusifolia, Hovea linearis, Leptorhynchos
squamatus, Leucopogon virgatus, Pimelea glauca, a Ranunculus, Tetratheca bauerii,
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
and Viola betonicifolia
Species seen on Echidna Ridge and in or near Gate Gully (25 F = in Flower):
Acae ovin F, Ajug Aust F, Aspe conf F, Brac deci F, Brac rigi F,
Bulb bulb F (Gate Gully), Calo glan F, Chry apic F (profuse), Conv angu, Cras
vari F (most, and most widespread we've seen),
Diur chry F, Dros pelt, Gono tetr, Good hede F
(very little seen), Hard viol, Hibb obtu F (profuse), Hydr algi, Lept squa
F, Leuc virg F, Meli urce, Micr unif F,
Pime glau F, Pora micr F, Pult subs F (only some out though), Ranu lapp F,
Rume brow, Stac mono F (large patches), Styl gram F (but very few in flower),
Tetr baue F (Centre Block E of Kunzea Lookout, finishing), Trip pygm F,
Vero grac F, Viol beto F, Wahl stri F
Introduced: Cony bona, Tara offi
Scleranthus biflorus |
Calotis glandulosa #2, centre-east |
Hardenbergia violacia |
Brachycome decipiens |
Bulbine bulbosa ... |
... the first photo ... |
... in Gate Gully ... |
... low left before the junction with Hidden Arm |
Pimelia glauca under threat |
... closer up ... |
... leaves and stalks |
|
Polygala japonica |
Stackhousia monogyne in quantity, nthn side of Gate Gully |
Centaury (introduced) |
Microtis unifolia |
In Flower (36 species, only 2 of them introduced):
Acae ovin, Ajug aust, Anag arve (I), Aspe conf, Brac rigi, Calo glan (Centre-East
and Home), Calo scab inte, Chry apic, Conv angu, Cras vari, Dian long (buds),
Dian revo (buds), Gomp minu, Good hede alpe, Hibb obtu,
Hype gram, Hypo hygr, Lept squa, Leuc virg, Micr unif, Pime curv, Pime glau,
Plan hisp, Prat pube, Pult subs, Ranu lapp, Sene quad, Stac mono, Styl gram,
Tara offi (I), Thel pauc (bud), Trip pygm, Vero grac, Viol beto, Vitt muel
(few),
Wurm dioi
Also noticed (+17):
Acae nova, Acro sell, Cony bona, Cras helm, Cras sieb, Desm vari,
Diur pardena or semilunulata (cf. sulphurea, but round-ended), Dros pelt, Gono micr, Hard viol,
Hove line, Hydr algi / pedunculata?, Hydr laxi, Rume brow, Scle bifl, Thys tube, Wahl sp.
Crassula helmsii ... |
... and cropped |
And nearby ... |
... also cropped |
Hibbertia obtusifolia ... |
... the most profuse we've ever seen it |
Pratia puberula [or pedunculata?] |
|
Calotis glandulosa, Centre-East |
Pimelia, near the Centre-East rocks |
Acaena novae-zelandiae ... |
... in the same rocks |
Dianella revoluta found in the rocks NEW SPECIES ... |
... adjacent to the ... |
previously-found D. longifolia ... |
... and the Lomatia illicifolia |
Wurmbea dioica, very pale ... |
... Gate Gully north side, towards Picnic Rocks, and out of focus (:-(} |
Stackhousia monogyna |
|
Ajuga australis |
Thelymitra sp. ... |
... WHERE IS IT? |
|
Pultanaea subspicata, very restrained |
Diuris pardina (poss. semilunulata) ... |
... (cf. sulphurea, but round-ended) |
|
Calotis scabiosifolia var. integrifolia ... |
... 20m N of Picnic Rocks ... |
... seldom seen ... |
... so out-of-focus will have to do |
We often see this very small, hairy Plantago in rock-outcrops. It was confirmed by ANBG as P. hispida:
Plantago hispida, like varia ... |
... but it's always small, and it's hairy ... |
... and it's always in rocks |
Flowering specimens of a few summer species were still visible, e.g. Brachyscomes, Goodenia, Hypericum, Hypoxis and Veronica, and of course Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Proliferous Pink) and Dandelions.
Spiranthes australis ... |
... in small numbers ... |
... in the trickling streams below both sides of the dam |
Coronidium monticola ... |
... = Helichrysum rutidolepis |
Flowering, although of course in decline, were Brach rigi (lots), Bulb bulb (see below), Chrys apic, Good heda (or heda ssp. alpe), Hibb obtu (which is supposed to be spring to summer flowering), Hype gram, a Ranunculus.
A surprise discovery at the very bottom of the southern waterline, in deep Poa lab, was a small cluster of Bulbine bulbosa, previously only seen in Gate Gully near the junction with Hidden Arm, and on drier ground.
The winter had hung around for a long time, bringing a great deal of rain to the west of the Divide, but less to Bunhybee. The day was cool (11 degrees), and the low cloud had a shimmer of English drizzle beneath it until after lunch. The spring seemed to us to be greatly retarded, well behind Canberra. On checking against previous years, it was less clearly behind 2008 and 2012 than we'd expected, but definitely later than 2015.
The flowers we saw in bloom in the south and central blocks were (only): Aspe conf, Crasp vari, Crass (which?), Cryp (which?), Dros pelt, Hove Line, Leuc virg, Pime glau (in bud only), Plan hisp, Pora micr, Stac mono, Viol beto, Wurm dioc.
The season had finally got moving, a mere week later. The dams and waterlines were still full, but barely running, the various springs were easing off, and the ground in the lesser waterlines was moist rather than wet.
The flowers we saw in bloom in the northern block were (only): Asper conf, Boss prostr, Chrys apic (very early), Crasp vari, Dros pelt, Lepto squam (very early flower), Leuc virg, Oxal peran, Pora micro, Pult sub (beginning), Ranunc sp., Trip pygm
Buds or new growth: Gono sp., Halo heter, Hyper gram, Micr unif, Oper hisp (among the Kunzea), Prat puber, Solen gunn, Thel sp.
A little drizzly early, ground dry, waterlines moist but the water mostly gone, thanks to winds. The wind-direction kept swinging from SE to NW all day long.
It didn't seem all that floriferous for the time of year, until we counted the species at the end of the day (27, plus 2 shrubs and 3 native grasses):
Acae ovina, Aspe conf, Brach decip, Chry apic, Conv angu, Crasp vari, Crass sieb, Dian revo (bud), Dros pelt, Gomph minus, Hibb obtu, Hype gram, Hypo hygro, Lepto squam, Leuc virg, Pime glauc, Prat pube, Pult subs, Ranun sp., Steg mosch, Styl gram, Trip pygm, Vero grac, Viol beta, Viol hede, Vitt mull, Wahl (grac?)
Stegostyla moschata ... |
... Musky Caps |
Again, but ... |
... looking very different |
Pratia puberula and Asperula conferta |
Viola hederacea ... |
... Ivy-leaved Violet |
Solenogyne domini (bare patch W of copse) |
Hypoxis hygrometrica |
Linda had extracted seed from some roadside Calotis glandulosa near Cooma. She successfully propagated them, and planted two seedlings near Specimen #2 (eastern end of centre-block).
The location, East of Centre-Block |
Specimen 2 behind plank, behind the bucket |
New Specimen 2A, 2m to the left |
New Specimen 2B, 3m to the right |
Why do we always ignore Bracken Fern ... |
... Pteridium esculentum? |
The last year has been remarkably dry, with a 12mth moving average of 499mm
cf. 768mm = 65%.
The first 10 mths of calendar 2017 delivered only 363mm cf. 701mm = 52%!
And for June-Oct (5mths), the total has been 88mm cf. 266mm = 33%!!
(All figures are from David and Janette O'Connell, 2.5km SW from Echidna Ridge at Gilston.
They're
BOM site 070261. More details on rainfall are here).
Stylidium gramineum ... |
... cropped |
Polygala japonica ... |
... and sized |
Calotis glandulosa ... |
... No. 3 ... |
... on the houseblock |
|
Calo glan No. 2 S of East Echidna Ridge |
Calo glan No. 4 planted near No. 2 |
Calo glan No. 5 planted near No. 2 |
Flowering plants seen in bloom on the day were (24): Aspe conf, Brach rigi, Calo glan, Chrys apic, Chrys semi, Conv sp., Crasp vari, Good hede or hede ssp. alpe, Hibb obtu, Hyper gram, Lepto squam, Leuc virg, Micro vini ((buds), Pime curv, Pime glau, Poly japo, Stack mono, Styl gram (lots), Thely sp. (bud), Trip pygm, Vell mont, Viola beto, Vitta muel, Wahl ?communis (tiny).
In Flower (32, plus 4 introduced): Acae ovin, (Acet vulg), (Anag arve), Aspe conf, Brach rigid, Brach ?scap (long, thin leaf), Caes cali (x1), Calo glan (flowering and looking very healthy, No. 1 less so), Chrys apic (lots), Chrys semi, Pult subs (ending), Conv sp., Dros pelt, Gomph minus (North Block), Hype japo, (Hypoch radi), Hypox hygr (many), ?Laxm grac (budding), Lepto squam (ending?), Leuco virg, Micro unif, Pime curv, Pora micr, Prat pube, Ranunc sp., Stack mono (the very end), Styl gram (a field, a host!), (Tarax sp.), Thelymitra sp. (buds only), Thys tube (2 plants, with 3 and 1 flowers, picnic rocks - first seen for several years), ?Tric elat (in bud), Vell mont, Vero grac, Viola beton (a few), Vitta muell, Wahl sp.
Not flowering, but seen: Desm vari, Eina nuta (copse), Operc hisp, Rume brown
A Sheen of Trigger Plants, on much of the North-Central |
30cm and up to 50cm high |
The first Fringe Lilies in quite some time |
Late in a hot and fairly dry summer, 28 degrees on the day.
The only flowers seen were Brach rigi (moderate numbers), Good heda (one), Hype gram (a few), Hypo hygro (one), Wahl ?stricta (a few), Wahl ?small (a few)
Linda planted three more Calotis glandulosa that she'd grown from seed collected from Long Flat Rd, west of Cooma. These were planted close to Picnic rocks (on the south-western promontory of Echidna Ridge), one on the N-W side, and 2 on the S-E side, and as close to the rocks as could planted with reasonable soil depth.
Very dry. Very restrained Melychrism and a lone virgatus and Hovea.
Even after 40mm early in the week, still very dry.
32 native forbs in flower: Acae ovin, Aspe conf, Boss buxi, Brach rigi, Brach scap, Calo glan,
Cent cunn, Chrys apic, Chrys semi, Conv angu, Gera antr, Gono tetra, Hibb obtus, Hypo hygro,
Lepto squam, Loma fili, Oxal pere, Pime curv, Pime glauc, Pora micro, Prat pube, Pult subsp,
Ranu lapp, Stack mono, Theli pauci, Trico elat, Tripto pygm, Vell mont, Vero caly, Vitt muell,
Wahl struct, Xero visco
Bud on Thyso tube
Seeds on Hove line
Introduced species in flower: Anag avre, Cent eryth, Sisi irid, Tara offi
A dozen native forbs still in flower, although in small numbers:
Brach rigi (many), Chrys apic, Coro ruti (many finished/finishing), Erio cucu (Parson's Band – one only), Good hede (a few), Hibb obtu (one healthy flower), Lepto squam, Meli urci (next year's, already in bud), Oxal pere, Vitta muell.
Plus Hypochaeris of course.
Calo gland #2, east end, had seed heads, as did one of the Apr 17 plantings nearby. Epac micro
Although a few storms had come through in the previous couple of weeks, it was very dry, with the main dam low, the small dam okay (thanks to lost of rushes slowing down evaporation), waterlines basically empty. All the Pter escu in NE corner was dead, or at least extremely dry and brown
In flower were 22 species, but none proliferous, not even the L. virgatus: Ajug aust, Aspe conf, Boss prost, Brach decip, Chrys apic, Conv angus, Cras vari, Cymb laws, Diur chrys, Gomph minus, Good hede, Hovea lin (seed), Hyper gram, Hypo glab, Leptorhynchos squam, Leuc virg, Oxal pere (yellow), Pime glau, Pult sub, Ranun sp., Stack mono, Thely sp. (buds), Tript pygm, Viola beto
The whole area was very dry, and a 35kph wind was blowing and 1℃ overnight).
The Shoalhaven was deep puddles, but not flowing. The only water we saw on Bunhybee
was in the two topmost pools in the southern waterline, north and south arms.
The forbs in flower were (28): Brachy rigi, Chrys apic, Chryso semip (bud), Conv angus, Crasp variab, Gali gaudi, Gomph minus, Good hede, Hypox hygro, Leptor Squam, Leucop virg (less than other years), Linum Marg (bud), Micro unif, Pimel glauc, Plant ?varia, Poly japo, Pora micro, Pratia pube, Pult subsp (orange prolifically, 1 yellow, no pink), Ranunc sp., Sene quad (1), Styl gram (few), Tarax offic, Thysa tuber (1), Tripto pygm, Vero grac, Wahl ?comm (large), Wahl ?graci (small)
First visit a week or two after 250mm that broke a 3-year and intense drought. For details, see the Weed Control Implementation page
Linda photographed 15 native species in flower today and a further 6 on 29 Mar = 21, compared with c.5 normally in late March. It's been a strange year.
Brachyscombe rigidula |
Brachyscombe scapigera ... |
... |
... again |
Eriochilus cucullatus |
Laxmannia gracilis ... |
... and cropped |
Yellow Leaves |
Glycine clandestina |
Calotis glandulosa #2 ... |
... home-area of 2, 4, 5 |
Wahlenbergia Sp. |
Hydrocotyle algida |
Tricoryne elatior ... |
... on right, with Hypoxis hygrometrica |
Rumex brownii |
Huge Einardia ... |
... agaiun |
Oxalis perennens ... |
... and cropped |
Native Mint Mentha diemenica |
Smooth Solenogyne Solenogyne domini |
Hairy Solenogyne Solenogyne gunnii |
Lesser Joyweed Alternanthera denticulata |
(Small?) Crumbweed Chenopodium poss. pumilio |
Little Dumpies ... |
... Diplodium truncatum |
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Introduced Species: |
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Smooth Cat's-ear Hypochaeris glabra |
Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis |
On 21 Mar we'd recce'd and worked the northern half, up Southern Gate Gully, then anti-clockwise back to the gate. Today we angled SE from the gate, and recce'd and worked the southern half, clockwise.
Helichrysum rutidolepsis |
Centella asiatica |
Euchiton involucrata ... |
... and cropped |
Glycine clandestina |
Bossia prostrata |
Wahlenbergia Sp. |
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Gallium gaudichaudii ... |
... again ... |
... and cropped |
Vittadinia muelleri |
Linum marginale ... |
... again ... |
... and cropped |
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Diplodium truncata ... |
... and again |
Rumex brownii ... |
... and cropped |
Brachyscombe rigidula (cluster bottom left) ... |
... closer up ... |
... white amidst mauve ... |
... foliage of a mauve one |
Galium Sp., in the sthn waterline ... |
... the plant ... |
... the foliage |
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I mistook it for late Pultanea two, hiding low-left, mid-right ... |
... and it's a new species ... |
Dillwynia sericea ... |
... flower close-up |
Moist in low-lying areas, wind-blown-parched elsewhere. Very little floral action.
Small numbers of flowers seen on the following: Ajug aust, Crasp var, Cymb laws, Hard viol (but the drought was unkind and they don't look well), Hov lin, Trip Pygm.
Lots of sundew leaves, ready to flower.
Linda planted one more Calotis glandulosa, which she'd nurtured from seed from Long Plain Rd West of Cooma. She put it a few metres South of the existing small cluster #2 centre-east, which includes a couple of its cousins. They're doing well.
Again, #3 on the house block was not evident.
#1 was evident but not flourishing. It needs a new post to mark its position.
Only a little more advanced than a fortnight earlier, most noticeably the Hardenbergia.
Noted as being in flower: Ajug aust, Boss pros, Crasp var, Dill ceri, Diur chrys, Dros pelt, Good heda alp (1), Hard viol, Hove line, Lepto squam, Micro unif, Oxal pere, Pime glau, Styl gram (1), Trip pygm, Viol beton
Hardenbergia violacea ... |
... intertwined with Lomatia ilicifolia ... |
... startling this year ... |
... despite frost-bite |
Dillwynia sericea ... |
... and closer up ... |
... cf. Bossiae prostrata |
Ajuga australis |
Craspedia variabilis ... |
... cluster ... |
... grouped, in lower Wombat Gully |
Stackhousia monogyna |
Hovea linearis ... |
... and closer up |
Diuris chryseopis ... |
... another, only seemingly different |
Ranunculus ... |
... lappaceus? |
Stylidium gramineum ... |
... and tightly cropped |
Pimelia glauca |
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus |
Drosera peltata (Sundews) |
We've previously recorded Xerochrysum viscosum, but always as a low, bushy plant, the same form in which we're familiar with it on Cooleman Ridge.
This one, first seen today, on South Block, towards the western edge, is over a metre tall, spindly rather than bunched, with large, and different leaves.
The sum total of flowers in bloom was disappointingly small. The Hypochaeris was about as dominant as we've seen it. The natives that we saw, in flower, only comprised: Brachy rigi, Chrys apic, Chrys semi, Conv sp., Euch spher, Gomph minus (3!), Good hede, Hyper gram, Spir austr (1), Wahl sp. (Also Epacris microphylla).
Tall! Euchiton sphericum |
Chrys apic, Brach rigi and a single Good hede |
Multi-headed form of Proliferous Pink (Intro'd) |
Prunella vulgaris (intro'd) |
Chrysocephalum seimpapposum ... |
... near the gate, not near the copse ... |
and close-up |
With autumn coming to a close and winter imminent, there were few flowers to be seen. Apart from moderate numbers of Dandelions of the large Hypochaeris kind, there were:
Moist to wet, as usual not as advanced in spring as in Canberra
Craspedia and view |
Leucopogon fraserii, seldom seen |
Pomax umbellata ... |
... also seldom seen |
Ranunculus lappaceus ... |
... and closer up |
Caladenia Moschata ... |
... and their habitat |
Diuris chryseopsis ... |
... and closer-up |
YET TO BE ID'D ... |
... and again |
It's been a very wet couple of years, including recent months, and waterlines have only just stopped running. A couple of atypical Xerochrysum viscosum appeared, one within the small (2/3rds of an acre?) triangle of forest, and the other outside that forest, 50m NW:
Only single-stemmed and 90cm not 30cm high |
This was a busy blackberry day, with no camera carried. Little in bloom of course, but we saw Brach rigid, Chrys apic, a single Gomph minus, a couple of Good hede, Hibb obtus, a lone Hype gram, probably both Raspworts, Wahl grac, prob Wahl comm. Still quite a few dandelions.
After a very wet period.
Coronidium Sp. Patch ... |
... very moist, especially ... |
... within the waterline ... |
... close-up |
Another busy blackberry day, with no camera carried. About 20 forbs were in flower: Acae ovina, Brachyscombe (but only one in flower), Bulb bulb, a (possible) Calotis glan (at the base of the big Kunzea 3m west of the Picnic Rocks, beside a big grey snake), Chrys apic, Crasp varia, Gomph minus, Good hede, Hibbertia (few in flower), Lepto squam, Lueco virg, Linum marg (wet areas), Pimelia glauca, Pratia (blue, but only once), Pult subs (reasonably prolific), Ranunculus, Styl gram (Trigger Plants, in most areas), Rumex brownii, Thelymitra sp. (Sun Orchid), Viola.
Linda acquired seed from Dry Plains Rd west of Cooma, propagated it, and on
7 April 2017 planted two on the Echidna Ridge southern
extension, near Cal gland No. 2.
After a year, the first two looked healthier than the natives.
So in April 2018 she planted three more on the opposite end of Echidna Ridge, on
the southern side, close to what we call Picnic Rocks.
In Dec 2018, one of the westerners was doing well, but two were cactus rather than
Calotis (rock beneath maybe?).
The two on the eastern end near Calotis 2 were
looking healthy – well, as healthy as Calo glan ever looks.
So Linda propagated and planted one more at #2, on 5 Sep 2020.
And again, on 23 Oct 2021, after further propagation from Coolemon Ridge:
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Created: 21 October 2008; Last Amended: 17 November 2024