Orroral Valley

Dagger Wattle Acacia siculiformis named for the very sharp pointed dagger leaves

Ovens or Wedge-leafed Wattle Acacia pravissima in bud

Seed pods of Long-leaf Lomatia Lomatia myricoides 

Orroral Valley

Silver Wattle

Silver Wattle Acacia dealbata is flowering now

Lakeview Track

Understorey shrubs of  Pomaderris intermedia in bud.  The flowers will be golden.

Box-leaf Wattle Acacia buxifolia

Common or Creeping Hovea Hovea heterophyla

Early Nancy

Early Nancy's Wurmbea dioica emerging from the ground.

Confirmation that it is now Spring.

Snow!

Snow falling on Black Mountain 12/08/15

Cooleman Ridge

Cootamundra Wattle Acacia baileyana in flower now. This Wattle is not originally from the Canberra area and is considered a weed.

Lower leaf stalks are swept back towards the branch

Broadleaf Cumbungi Typha orientalis giving away their seeds now.

View to the west from Cooleman Ridge

Drooping She-oak

Lots of flowering Drooping She-oak Allocasuarina verticillata on Mt Stromlo.  The female tree has small red flowers.

The female tree with new and older cones together.  Seeds are the main food of Glossy Black Cockatoos Calyptorhynchus lathami.

The male tree has golden flowers on small branches

The entire male tree has a rusty appearance when in flower. Looking west from Mt Stromlo to Brindabellas- Mt Coree on the right.