Wilpena Pound and plants of the Strzelecki Desert Area.

Today's plants were seen on a Friday that was part of a 17 day 4,575 km (2843 miles) to the arid parts of South Australia and New South Wales.

On the Friday 2 of my sons, their parteners and myself went on the Wagara Lookout Hike in Wipena Pound, Flinders Rangers National Park.  

Not all plants are labelled as they were mostly new to me.

Plants Seen on the Friday Walk.

A Grass Tree draws you into the habitat that is Wilpena.

Acacia sp.

Looks like a Grass Lily.

A white form of the above,

Hibbertia sp.

not sure

Looks like one of the Senna sp.

Dusty Miller   ( Spyridium sp.  Spyridium  parvifolium????)

The branches of this fallen Eucalytus have now become truncks.

Rough Grevillea  -  Grevillea aspera

Clematis sp.   (Clematis microphylla (Small-leaved Clematis) ???)

Eucalyptus sp.

Plants Seen at Other Times on the Trip.

Montecollina Bore (Strzelecki Track)

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Some plants just hang on by their 'fingertips.

Acacia sp.

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 I'm pretty sure this is a Pittosporum sp.

Acacia sp.

not sure

Along the Strzelecki Track

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Regal Birdflower  -  Crotalaria cunninghamii).

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Innamincka Area

One of the Mistletoes.

Eucalyptus sp.

Eucalyptus sp.

Bluebush Pea, Desert Rattlepod  -  Crotalaria eremaea.

Hawkmoth on the new growth of a Queensland Bean Tree - Lysiphyllum gilvum.

Corner Country  - South Australia, Western NSW.

Up-rooted tree on the sand dunes.

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Sand dune vegetation.

Acacia sp.

Dead trees in dry lake bed.

Eremnophila sp  -  Emu Bush.

Silver-tails  -  Ptilotus sp.

Outback trees make interesting sunset subjects.

Sturt's Desert Pea  -  Swainsona formosa,  grown as a street planting.

A beautiful white-trunked Eucalyptys.

Flindersia maculosa  -  Leopardwood, Spotted tree, Spotted Dog, Leopard Tree, Prickly Pine.

Flindersia maculosa  -  Leopardwood.
One of my favourite trees.  I'm amazed how they start out as tangled clump and then one leader branch
will head for the sky and then become the mottled-barked trunk that make this inland tree a stand-out.

Spotted bark of the Leopardwood Tree.

One of the many dasies.

You can see the entire trip on this link to my other blog:  Travels in a Shoebox

Camera:  Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

North Coast Regional Botanic Garden - Coffs Harbour and Anne/Barry's Place

We had the opportunity to get away for a week. Part of this trip was spent at Lynn's sister Anne and husband  Barry's place near Coffs Harbour on the mid-north coast. With some planning I was able to sneak in a Friday where there would be something to photograph for this blog and for this I chose the Botanic Gardens at Coffs Harbour.

I've also included some photos taken in Anne and Barry's half acre garden.

Once again I can't name all the plants as not all those in the Botanic Garden had name plaques, and even some of those that did (I check the names and plants first on the web) were misleading.

You can follow this trip on my other blog:  Gumnuts and Other Stuff.

Who needs flowers when there are colourful leaves like these.
(not sure)

Clerodendrum wallichii  -  Nodding Clerodendrum, Hanging Clerodendrum, Bridal Veil.

Orchid.
The black dots are scale and ants.

Tacca chantrieri  -  Bat Plant, Devil Flower.

One of the gingers.

Orthosiphon aristatus  -  Cat's Moustache.
I have seen this flowering on Cape York  (Nth Queensland).

Hemerocallis  -   hybrid  Day Lily.

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A collection of Flamingo Flowers  -  Anthurium species.

A nicely marked, and flowering, Bromeliad.

When colours clash.   Growing in the tropical glass-house.
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The only label close to this plant was shown as a ginger (Zingiber zerumbet) and it sure ain't that.
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Only a small flower.

Impatiens Niamniamensis  -  Parrot Beak Impatiens, Parrot Plant,  Congo Cockatoo, African Queen.

Orchid  -  Zygoneria sp. Strong pleasant scent.

One of the prickly's.  Reminded me of the Crown of Thorns Starfish.

Handle with care.

A spectacular flowering  Bromeliad.

Was growing in the tropical glass-house.
(not sure)

Cycad cones.

Brugmansia sp.  -  Angel's Trumpet.

The Heliconia on the left is Heliconia stricta  'Bucky'.

Calliandra tweedii 'Red Flash'  -  Dwarf Flame Bush.

Cordyline 'Rubra' growing amongst native Palms and Paperbarks (Melaleuca sp.).

A small  blue Commelina cyanea -  Scurvy Weed (prevents not gives) innocently says "I didn't take a slice".   

Flowers in Anne and Barry's Garden.

Frangipani  (Plumeria) flowers.

Strelitzia reginae  -  Bird of Paradise, Crane Flower.

Spathodea campanulata  -  African Tulip Tree.
(hand is to show flower size)

Spathodea campanulata  -  African Tulip Tree.

Hibiscus.

Heliconia rostrata  - Lobster Claw, False-bird-of-paradise.

Grevillea  'Honey Gem'.

FEATHERS, FUR and FANG.                 Some Of The Wildlife Seen Today.

Australian Brush Turkey. 

Noisy Miner.