23 Oct 2014

Buttercups

Buttercups Ranunculus spp.  Any yellow flower with five petals that shines like it has been lacquered. Apparently there are 15 Australian species which are not easy to tell apart.

22 Oct 2014

Drumsticks

Narrow-leaf Drumsticks Isopogon anethifolius.

Named for the woody cones left after the flowers...
Sandstone escarpments, Morton National Park..just because this place is so amazing..

16 Oct 2014

Mountain Kangaroo Apple

The Mountain Kangaroo Apple Solanum linearifolium is a large bush up to 4m and quite striking covered in purple flowers, looking a bit like an exotic garden escapee. The fruit will be yellow and is apparently edible when very ripe only.

12 Oct 2014

Bullen Range

Prickly Starwort Stellaria pungens. Tiny groundcover.


Daphne Heath Brachyloma daphnoides. Shrub to 1.5m.


Bitter Pea or Narrow-Leaf Bitter Pea Daviesia mimosoides.  The leaves are long and wattle-like.  Yellow flowers with a red centre.


8 Oct 2014

Yam Daisy

The tuberous root of the Yam Diasy Microseris lanceolata is edible.  One flower per bare stem and long thin leaves at the base of the plant.