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Plants of Finches Gully

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It was a diverse range of plants we saw throughout the seasons.

You can click on the thumbnail images to get a full size view, names and any details. 

Small Grass Tree flower (Xanthorrhoea minor)

Small Grass Tree flower (Xanthorrhoea minor)

Golden Moth Orchid (Diuris chryseopsis)

Golden Moth Orchid (Diuris chryseopsis)

Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum)

Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum)

Purple Beard Orchid (Calochilus robertsonii)

Purple Beard Orchid (Calochilus robertsonii)

October 2016 is the first time we have found a Beard Orchid at Finches Gully!

A Sundew (Drosera) with dinner.

A Sundew (Drosera) with dinner.

Blue Squill (Chamaescilla corymbosa)

Blue Squill (Chamaescilla corymbosa)

Rabbit-eared Sun Orchids and Sundews.

Rabbit-eared Sun Orchids and Sundews.

In October the understorey is a carpet of Sundews (Drosera) and Rabbit-eared Sun Orchids (Thelymitra antennifera). 

Unidentified orange fungi (quite rubbery to touch)

Unidentified orange fungi (quite rubbery to touch)

Slender Sun Orchid (Thelymitra pauciflora)

Slender Sun Orchid (Thelymitra pauciflora)

Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata)

Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata)

These flowers are honey scented, get down on your knees and take a big sniff!

Unidentified moss flowers

Unidentified moss flowers

Blue Squill and Sundews (Chamaescilla corymbosa and Drosera sp.)

Blue Squill and Sundews (Chamaescilla corymbosa and Drosera sp.)

Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum)

Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum)

Yellow Navel fungi

Yellow Navel fungi

Rabbit-eared Sun Orchid  (Thelymitra antennifera)

Rabbit-eared Sun Orchid (Thelymitra antennifera)

Apparently these are lemon scented so must remember to sniff them next time!

A weathered Wax-lip Orchid (Glossodia major)

A weathered Wax-lip Orchid (Glossodia major)

Hedgehog shaped Hedge Wattle! (Acacia paradoxa)

Hedgehog shaped Hedge Wattle! (Acacia paradoxa)

Sundew flowers (Drosera sp.)

Sundew flowers (Drosera sp.)

Small Grass Tree flowers (Xanthorrhoea minor)

Small Grass Tree flowers (Xanthorrhoea minor)

Leopard Orchid (Diuris pardina)

Leopard Orchid (Diuris pardina)

Dwarf Greenhood (Pterostylis nana)

Dwarf Greenhood (Pterostylis nana)

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Male Early Nancy (Wurmbea dioica)

Male Early Nancy (Wurmbea dioica)

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Leopard Orchid (Diuris pardina)

Leopard Orchid (Diuris pardina)

Red-anther Wallaby-grass (Rytidosperma pallidum)

Red-anther Wallaby-grass (Rytidosperma pallidum)

Hedge Wattle (Acacia Paradoxa)

Hedge Wattle (Acacia Paradoxa)

Pale Sundew (Drosera peltata)

Pale Sundew (Drosera peltata)

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Small Grass Tree flowers (Xanthorrhoea minor)

Small Grass Tree flowers (Xanthorrhoea minor)

Rabbit Ears (Thelymitra antennifera)

Rabbit Ears (Thelymitra antennifera)

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Scented Sundew (Drosera aberrans)

Scented Sundew (Drosera aberrans)

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Puff Ball Fungi (Pisolithus sp.)

Puff Ball Fungi (Pisolithus sp.)

Wax-lip Orchid (Glossodia major)

Wax-lip Orchid (Glossodia major)

Yellow Navel (Lichenomphalia chromacea)

Yellow Navel (Lichenomphalia chromacea)

Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)

Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)

Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata)

Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata)

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Rice-flower (Pimelea sp.)

Rice-flower (Pimelea sp.)

Unsure of the exact species, possibly Common or Slender... please let us know if you can ID this!

Yam Daisy (Microseris lanceolata)

Yam Daisy (Microseris lanceolata)

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Small Grass Tree flower (Xanthorrhoea minor)
Golden Moth Orchid (Diuris chryseopsis)
Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum)
Purple Beard Orchid (Calochilus robertsonii)
A Sundew (Drosera) with dinner.
Blue Squill (Chamaescilla corymbosa)
Rabbit-eared Sun Orchids and Sundews.
Unidentified orange fungi (quite rubbery to touch)
Slender Sun Orchid (Thelymitra pauciflora)
Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata)
Unidentified moss flowers
Blue Squill and Sundews (Chamaescilla corymbosa and Drosera sp.)
Chocolate Lily (Arthropodium strictum)
Yellow Navel fungi
Rabbit-eared Sun Orchid  (Thelymitra antennifera)
A weathered Wax-lip Orchid (Glossodia major)
Hedgehog shaped Hedge Wattle! (Acacia paradoxa)
Sundew flowers (Drosera sp.)
Small Grass Tree flowers (Xanthorrhoea minor)
Leopard Orchid (Diuris pardina)
Dwarf Greenhood (Pterostylis nana)
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Male Early Nancy (Wurmbea dioica)
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Leopard Orchid (Diuris pardina)
Red-anther Wallaby-grass (Rytidosperma pallidum)
Hedge Wattle (Acacia Paradoxa)
Pale Sundew (Drosera peltata)
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Small Grass Tree flowers (Xanthorrhoea minor)
Rabbit Ears (Thelymitra antennifera)
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Scented Sundew (Drosera aberrans)
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Puff Ball Fungi (Pisolithus sp.)
Wax-lip Orchid (Glossodia major)
Yellow Navel (Lichenomphalia chromacea)
Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)
Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata)
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Rice-flower (Pimelea sp.)
Yam Daisy (Microseris lanceolata)
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The upper storey is dominated by Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon), Grey Box (Eucalyptus microcarpa), Yellow Box (Eucalyptus melliodora) and Messmate Stringybark (Eucalyptus obliqua), with Mistletoe in some of these too. 

The mid storey is predominantly Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha), Hedge Wattle (Acacia paradox) and Drooping Cassinia (Cassinia arcuata). A few new species of wattle are bravely attempting to establish themselves but the browsing pressure from kangaroos and wallabies is proving to be a challenge! The new wattles are Gold Dust Wattle (Acacia acinacea) and Snake Wattle (Acacia aculeatissima).

The lower storey changes quite a bit with the seasons, but we always have Wallaby Grass (Rytidosperma sp.), Grey Tussock-grass (Poa sieberiana) and Small Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea minor). In spring we're treated to a purple carpet of Chocolate Lilies (Arthropodium strictum) and Wax-lip Orchids (Glossodia major), with little patches of Dwarf and Nodding Greenhood Orchids (Ptylostylus nana and Ptylostylus nutans). In winter we enjoy a stunning array of fungi and mosses, and the sinkholes (caused by tunnel erosion) fill up with rain, dotting the landscape with lots of natural bird baths if you look on the bright side!

Other species in the lower storey include:

  • Nodding Saltbush (Einadia nutans)

  • Cranberry Heath (Astroloma humifusum)

  • Peach Heath (Lissanthe strigosa)

  • Yam Daisy (Microseris sp.)

  • Common Raspwort (Gonocarpus tetragynus)

  • Slender Rice-flower (Pimelea linifolia)

  • Wattle Mat-rush (Lomandra filiformis)

  • Kidney Weed (Dichondra repens)

  • Leopard Orchid (Diuris pardina)

  • Rabbit Ears (Thelymitra antennifera)

  • Wood Sorrel (Oxalis sp.)

  • Tree Violet (Melicytus dentata) - only one plant and it's being chewed almost to the point of death, it's only just hanging in there!

  • Milkmaids (Burchardia umbellata)

  • Pink-bells (Tetratheca ciliata)

  • Common Early Nancy (Wurmbea dioica ssp. dioica)

  • Scented Sundew (Drosera aberrans)

  • Pale Sundew (Drosera peltata)

  • Climbing Sundew (Drosera macrantha)

  • Tall Sundew (Drosera auriculata)

  • Scarlet Sundew (Drosera glanduligera)

  • Soft Millotia (Millotia tenuifolia var. tenuifolia)

  • Tiny Star (Pauridia glabella var. glabella)

  • Swan Greenhood (Pterostylis cycnocephala)

  • Hairy Centrolepis (Centrolepis strigosa)

  • Twining Fringe Lily (Thysanotus patersonii)

  • Flax Lily (Dianella sp.)

  • Blue Squill (Chamaescilla corymbosa)

  • Purple Beard Orchid (Calochilus robertsonii)

  • Common Raspwort (Gonocarpus tetragynus)

  • Shiny Everlasting (Xerochrysum viscosum)

  • Wiry Buttons (Leptorhynchos tenuifolious)

  • Trigger Plant (Stylidium sp.)

  • Poa sp.

  • Spear Grass (Austrostipa sp.)

  • Sedge (Isolepis sp.)

  • Acaena sp.

  • Grey Everlasting (Ozothamnus obcordatus) - spotted for the first time in March 2016.

 

All photography, video and music by Louise Nicholas and Michael Gooch unless otherwise credited.