Cattai National Park (Mitchell Park) NSW 15th June 2012

35 minutes drive away is Mitchell Park, which is part of Cattai National Park.  A good spot for both birds and plants due to the various habitat types, rain forest, river,swamp and drier sandstone ridges. Today there weren't a lot flowers but the fungi and some fruiting plants, if only small, gave some colour along the somewhat damp tracks. Although I like to photograph fungi I have very little knowledge of which species they are.
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Pittosporum revolutum - Yellow Pittosporum (fruit)

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Rapanea sp.  -  Muttonwood

Grevillea mucronulata  -  Green Spider-flower

One of the 'bracket' type fungi

Persoonia linearis  -  Narrow-leaved Geebung

Acacia linifolia.  - Flax-leafed Wattle

Stylidium sp.  -  Trigger Plant

Pimelea linifolia ssp. linifolia  -  Slender Rice-flower

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Base of Scribbly Gum appears to melt over
underlying sandstone.



The yellow under-bark of a Corymbia eximia  -
Yellow Bloodwood contrasts with the red
of  Persoonia levis.

The Australian Botanical Garden, Mt Annan NSW 8th June 2012



Derwentia arenaria

This is Australia's largest botanic garden. Plants from all across Australia are displayed in both formal and informal settings.
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Scaevola aemula -'Purple Fanfare'  -  Fairy Fan Flower



Eremophila sp.



Natives used in landscaping
 (Coastal Rosemary and Grass Trees)



Actinotus helianthi -  Flannel flower



A little bit tropical, Palms and Pandanas.



Grevillea dielsiana



Banksia aemula - Wallum Banksia



Thryptomene denticulata



Homoranthus thomasii



Melaleuca sp.



Stylidium montanum  - 
Montane Swamp Triggerplant



Banksia sp.



Grevillea preissii subsp. glabrilimba



Grevillea georgeana



Allocasuarina emuina -
 Emu Mountain Sheoak



Macrozamia moorei  - Cycad



Cycad and seed pod.



Anigozanthos  -  Kangaroo Paws



Paper Daisy

Quarry Rd Dural NSW 1st June 2012

Went for a short walk on the 1st day of a Sydney winter along the Quarry Track in Berowra valley Regional park. I start at the end of Quarry Rd Dural. This area, only 30 minutes suburban driving from home, is easy walking along a wide and mainly flat fire trail and there is always something in flower to photograph. Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo, Lyrebird and Pheasant Coucal were some of the birds heard or seen along the way.
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Banksia spinulosa  -  Hairpin Banksia

Banksia spinulosa  -  Hairpin Banksia . Different colour form.

Acacia ulicifolia  -  Prickly Moses

Tetratheca sp.

Fungi  

Lambertia formosa  -  Mountain Devil. 
Flower, and seed pod from where it gets its name.
 I never knew the green seed pods had whiskers.

I think this may be  Woollsia pungens.

I think this may be  Woollsia pungens.

Banksia sp.

Actinotus minor  -  Lesser Flannel Flower.

Acacia suaveolens  -  Sweet Wattle

Banksia sp.

Banksia ericifolia  -  Heath-leaved Banksia

Banksia ericifolia  -  Heath-leaved Banksia

Grevillea speciosa  -   Red Spider Flower.
I wonder where it gets its name from?

Eucalyptus haemastoma  -  Scribbly Gum (right) and
another Eucalyptus sp.  -  one of the Stringybark Gums, are
opposites when it come to trunk textures.

Epacris  pulchella

Hakea sp.

Not sure, one of the peas  (Fabaceae).



Leucopogon microphyllus. Small-leaved White Beard