These were taken over a 4 day period on a 5 day trip to the south coast of New South Wales and then across to the Snowy Mountains high country.
As we were going to be on the coast I was going to concentrate on sea weeds and the like, but instead of the 3 to 5 hours in the one spot as I usually do, travelling all day wouldn't allow this. Even when I did find a rock pool there wasn't the variety I was hoping for, this will have to wait for another day.
Native flowers were scarce,well at least until we reached the Snowy and even there they were in small numbers , so this post covers a more diverse group of subjects, locations and 'styles'(more of the whole plant, native, exotic and feral growing in the landscape) than I usually do. Also, not all plants are named as, well, I don't know what they are.
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Neptune's Necklace Hormosira banksii.
The only 'seaweed' I photographed. At Mossy Point. |
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Lomandra sp. and Westringia fruticosa - Coastal Rosemary, growing out of the rock.
At Mossy Point. |
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I think this grass just growing out of the rock in the same location as above is native.
Looks looks like a Poa sp. |
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Pelargonium australe - Native Storksbill, Native Geranium.
Narooma. |
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| A wind-swept Allocasuarina/Casuarina sp. at Tarthra. |
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| Araucaria heterophylla - Norfolk Island Pine. Various Locations This Pine can be found planted in most coastal towns in NSW. I remember these trees from my childhood planted in beach towns with the square picket fence (usually painted white) around them. |
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| Typical coastal thicket of (I think) Melaleuca sp. Eden. |
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| An exotic Pine planted at Narooma. |
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One of the dominant 'gum' trees seen on the south coast was Corymbia maculata (syn. Eucalyptus maculata) - Spotted Gum. Narooma. When I Googled the species most images of it were as 'floor-boards.
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| I think this bright yellow daisy is native. Eden |
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Daucus carota - Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot, Birds' Nest.
This garden escapee (feral) plant was seen growing along the road side in a lot of areas not far from the coast. Moruya. |
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A very nice flower specimen of the feral Verbena (bonariensis ?) - Purple Top.
Moruya. |
The following 7 photos are garden plants taken in the little historic village of Central Tilba.
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| Lilium lancifolium (syn: Lilium tigrinum) - Tiger Lily. |
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| Pelagonias (ivy-leaved geranium), climbing rose, hibiscus and native violets. |
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| Climbing rose. |
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| Hibiscus. |
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| Alstroemeria psittacina - New Zealand Christmas Bell, Parrotlily, Parrot Flower, Red Parrot Beak, , Inca Lily. |
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| Limonium perezii - Statice, Sea Lavender. |
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| Marigolds. |
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| Amaryllis belladonna - Belladonna Lily, Naked Lady, Jersey Lily, March Lily. Eden. |
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Lomandra sp.
Cooling reflection in 38C (100F) temperatures. Rockton. |
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Slowly Disappearing.
Farmland skyline, Rock Flat Creek. |
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| Grasses in sheep country, Dalgety. |
A collection (of 3) from the top and above the tree line of the Snowy Mountains.
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left: Chionogentias muelleriana subsp. alpestris - Mountain Gentian, Snow Gentian.
middle: Prasophyllum alpestre - Highland Leek-orchid.
t/r: Pentachondra pumila - Carpet Heath
b/r: Senecio sp. - Groundsel.
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Clockwise from left: Craspedia sp. - Billy-buttons.
Leucochrysum albicans subsp. alpinum - Alpine Sunray, Snow Daisies
Acaena novae-zelandia - Bidgee-widgee.
not sure |
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| Eucalyptus sp. - Snow Gum. |
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Top left: not sure
bottom left: Prostanthera cuneata - Alpine Mint-bush.
middle: Wahlenbergia sp. - Native Bluebell.
left: Richea continentalis - Candle Heath. |
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| Fantasticly coloured Eucalyptus sp. (could be Eucalyptus viminalis ?) Berridale. |
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Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife.
Another feral, Jinden. |
FEATHERS, FUR and FANG. Some Of The Wildlife Seen Today.
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| Pacific Black Duck. |
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| Grey Teal. |
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| Royal Spoonbill. |
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| Grey-headed Flying Fox (fruit bat). |
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| Large weevil. |
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Water Buffalo.
(I confess, they were from a zoo) |
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| Sea Urchin. |
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| Australian Fur Seals |
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| Silver Gull. |
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| Large Black Cormorant. |
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| Yellow-tufted Honeyeater. |
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| Goanna. |
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| And it wasn't even Easter. |
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Spotted Mountain Grasshopper, Southern Pyrgomorph (Monistria concinna).
This grasshopper is just as camouflaged on rock.................... |
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..............as it is in plants.
Spotted Mountain Grasshopper, Southern Pyrgomorph (Monistria concinna). |
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| Even when the semi-trailer came the other way she wasn't in a hurry to move. |
