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Jul 31, 2018 02:09 | #1

I only found some very old threads on this.
Australia has a rich, diverse and in places abundant wildflower display at various times of the year.
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Here's one of my favourites. I'm not botanically minded either. But I know it as Short Purple Iris
It's growing at our place

Tasmania has two native species of Patersonia. Both species have long, flat, thick leaves that form clumps in heaths and sedgeland (P. fragilis) or swampy places (P. occidentalis). The flowers are pale to moderately bright blue to violet, with three obvious petal-like sepals, and three much smaller petals.
http://www.utas.edu.au …tkey/irid/gPatersonia.htm

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couple more
White Iris

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native Tasmanian Waratah - distinctly different from New South Wales one.

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Aug 02, 2018 04:18 | #3

Correa - not sure which. There are many different ones.
Growing in our garden

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Another Correa growing in garden

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Aug 04, 2018 22:46 | #5

flower of common 'Dolly Bush' - Native - Cassinia aculeata

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Greenhood Orchid

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a native orchid - prolific at times
Attractive little flowers growing at end of single stalk, 20 cm ±, waving about in the understorey.

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Trigger Plant - Stylidium graminifolium

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These are intriguing plants and as requested add more detail. Not all my words.
Trigger plant is characterised by an asymmetrical fused corolla and the presence of two stamens fused to the style to form a column.
This column, upon irritation, moves across to trap (brand them with pollen) insects as part of a pollination strategy.

Basically when an insect alights to collect the nectar the little 'prong' in the centre flies out, hits the insect and puts pollen on the insect who takes it onto the next Trigger Plant.
My daughter used to (still does) love teasing the poor things with a small frond.

Size wise these plants are about 35 to 45cm, 14 to18" tall, occasionally less or more.
The flower shown would be about 8 to 11 mm, ⅜" to ½" across.

They vary in intensity of colour from lightish to deep pinky purple tinges.

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Aug 05, 2018 01:17 | #6

This is what our Waratah tree (shrub) looks like in full bloom.
And they often grow in thickets or heavily interspersed with larger trees and other understorey vegetation.
They are stunning when massed and even on their own stand out for all to see.
They are also nectar rich so no doubt attract birds.

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And this is another Correa. There are several of same species but just differ in appearance.

I was playing with my EM-5 and an old Pentax 55/1.8 with a Fotodiox adapter (PK-m4/3)
Had it for a while but never took it serious. Until now

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Aug 24, 2018 05:29 | #7

a Banksia. Of some sort.
growing in a seaside garden at Swansea on east coast Tasmania
This is definitely one of the larger varieties.

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couple of Correa's from today's rainy day

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Banksia

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Hardenbergia

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A few which at moment I have no idea what they are.
Growing at coast at Orford, Tasmania east coast
Top ones are tiny, about 5mm across

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The above and below plant is vibrant, about 1.5 metres high and a real standout in the bush

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suspect this maybe a Hibertia, not sure

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couple of different wattles

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Correa

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Small-leaf Clematis Clematis microphylla

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One from yesterday, Osbeckia australiana, next to Tolmer Creek, Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory of Australia.

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Oct 01, 2018 08:10 | #15

Cheesewood, Tasmanian native. Pittosporum bicolor
Very colourful tiny flowers with small red seed pods.
Very scented flowers.
Tree also called (here) Tallow wood. Used in past for telephone poles and fence posts due to rot resistance.
Grows 6 - 8 metres

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