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Over the hills and Tharwa way p79
Above The Cotter p 71
14 Dec 11
AAWT;
Tidbinbilla Range
17 Nov 12
29 Oct 11
Grows to 1 metre high. The clasping leaves accur all the way up the stem. Its lily-like flowers usually occur in winter and spring and have conspicuous yellow stamens.
8 Jul 11
... resembles its relative, the introduced Blackberry, but has much smaller triple leaves.
Over the hills and Tharwa way p68
Wildflowers of the Bush Capital p41 for Clematis microphylla
Above the Cotter p105
... named for the white silky seed coverings that follow the starry flowers.
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p75
Above the Cotter p24
... was first described from near Delegate [hence the name], is a magnificent tree, with its dark-furrowed bark to halfway up the trunk and branches marked with 'scribbles'. It only grows in mountain forests where snow falls in winter, from 900 metres up to about 1300 metres, but most commonly at about the 1200 metre level. It is found in Tasmania and the Victorian alps, where it often grows with the closely related Mountain Ash (E regnans). In NSW it extends as far north as the ACT; the fact that it is at the limit of its distribution is one reason why it tends not to reach its maximum height of 80 metres here. The other is its unusual response to fire. Most eucalypts survive fire, and reshoot rapidly after defoliation. Ash however is killed outright by intense fire, and regenerates from seed dropped into the rich ash bed.This explains the strangely even-aged stands of Ash we see; many stands in this part of the Brindabellas date from the great 1939 fires. The frequency of fires has increased dramatically since European settlement. Evidence from Alpine Ash stands in the ACT, collected by famous horticulturists and botanist Lindsay Pryor in 1939, indicated that from 1740 (the age of the oldest Ash he found) to 1850 there were no large destructive crown fires in the area! Since then fires have occurred regularly. In order to regenerate then, Alpine Ash needs an intense fire before it dies of natural causes; however it does not set seed until it is 15 years old, so a fire in that time will kill the current generation.
Over the hills and Tharwa way p39
Wildflowers of the Bush Capital p51
Over the hills and Tharwa way p67
Eyes or No Eyes p3
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Olearia~tenuifolia
Over the hills and Tharwa way p71
Mount
Tennent is a stronghold for the uncommon daisy shrub. Blue flowers are borne among sticky foliage throughout the year.
Above the Cotter p44
... the creamy flower-heads appear in drier forests in Autumn.
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p15
Over the hills and Tharwa way p54
... has large pale golden autumn flower spikes which consist of thousands of individual flowers. Each flower resembles those of its relatives, the Grevilleas. When a fertilised seed is dropped, a gaping 'mouth' is produced in the dried cone.
... perhaps the most widely recognised Australia fern, that tough wiry coloniser of disturbed land. It is that habit that has led many people to assume that Bracken is introduced to Australia; it is in fact part of a closely related international complex. It is known to be toxic to stock in large quantities.
... almost every creek is crowded with the glossy green leaves, divided into many narrow 'leaflets'.
Above the Cotter p86
... has a virulent sting.
Over the hills and Tharwa way p73
21 May 11
Over the hills and Tharwa way p58
...
is a prickly plant of the rocky hills. Its other name, Christmas Bush, is due to its massed scented white summer flowers. The brown pods remain on the bush.
Above the Cotter p105
Wildflowers of the Bush Capital p44
... is a lovely weeping shrub of streamsides.
... is a member of the rose family
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p66
Above the Cotter p13
Wildflowers of the Bush Capital p55
Above the Cotter p100
Over the hills and Tharwa way p164
Above the Cotter p73
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p35
Above the Cotter p52
Wildflowers of the Bush Capital p49
Over the hills and Tharwa way p116
... is everywhere abundant.
It has massed tiny white flowers in summer. Its leaves are much longer and less sticky than its equally widespread relative Common Cassini (cassinia aculeata).
Above the Cotter p13
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p63
Above the Cotter p116
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p29
Over the hills and Tharwa way p146
... is a tall shrub of the upper slopes, especially in damp and sheltered situations. Its narrow toothed leaves are distinctive, as are its abundant white flowers in summer and the brittle boat-shaped fruit which remain on the bush. Both flowers
and fruit are reminiscent of its close relatives the Grevilleas.
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p28
Over the hills and Tharwa way p88
... is a large shrub or paper-barked tree along streamlines. Its leaves are variable; young ones are thinner and purplish. Buds are furry.
29 Mar 11
Above the Cotter p66,106
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p24
Above the Cotter p56
Over the hills and Tharwa way p79
... is in the same family as coffee. It has edible red berries in summer.
Above the Cotter p48,46,109
Wildflowers of the Bush Capital p91
Above the Cotter p52,53,20
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p16
Above the Cotter p62
Field Guide to the Native Trees of the ACT p49
Over the hills and Tharwa way p101
... is a common small tree of sheltered areas. It has dark green glossy phyllodes with parallel veins and pale yellow flowers in early spring. Masses of twisted brown pods remain for much of the year. The red aril that surrounds each seed is definitive; its purpose is to attract the ants which distribute the seeds.
