Native flowers get in on the act
After yesterday's foray around our garden, today we went for a Wednesday Walk in the Queanbeyan escarpment/Cuumbeun Nature reserve area. Quite a few species were flowering.
Acacia genistifolia
Astroloma humifusum
Cryptandra propinqua
Dillwynia sieberi
Grevillea lanigera
Hakea decurrens
Hovea heterophylla
Leucopogon attenuatus
Melichrys urceolatus
And finally a couple of fungi. OK they aren't flowers, they aren't even plants, but they grow in the soil (most/many of them).
Ramaria sp.
The Green Skinhead (Dermocybe austroveneta) which is a Fungimap Target species!!
Comments
Did you notice how many of your plants have hard, spiky leaves?
Says something about your climate, I figure, and the need to prevent moisture loss firstly, (hard coatings) and then grazing by herbivores (spiky tips).
In my area, most plants have soft round green leaves.
But down on the sandstone plateau, they look a bit more like yours.
Adaptation is a wonderful thing.
Nice photos. I love the furry Leucopogon Flower above all.
Cheers
Denis