Spiranthes australis Pink Spiral Orchid Flowering: October through to March Usual habitat/distribution: Marshy and poorly drained spots usually around reeds and grasses. Description: Flower gets about 20 – 45cm tall with anywhere up to 60 flowers in a distinctive spiral arrangement. Can’t…
I shall be taking long service leave from my fight photography work, effective immediately. All fight albums shall remain on the website () until the end of the month. (originally was going to be the end of the year) Galleries…
A bit of background on Lomatia Lomatia is a genus of plants in the Proteaceae family. Chances are the plants that comes to mind when you think Proteaceae is Protea, Banksia and Grevillea. You would be correct, although the Proteaceae…
I have a plant in my garden. Funny that. It’s a trailing ground over with cute little white flowers that is fast growing and tough. I got it from Bunnings years ago and lost it label. I knew I knew…
Tasmania’s orchids | Peter Fehre May’s Tasmanian Field Naturalist Club meeting was one of my favourites to date. Yeah, I am biased, because I love Tasmania’s native orchid population, but then who doesn’t right. We were lucky enough to have…
Caladenia dilatata Green-comb spider-orchid Flowering: Late November – January Usual habitat/distribution: Heathland. Open eucalypt forest and coastal scrub Status: Not listed Description: Hairy leaves, up to 13cm long and 8mm wide with a purple tinge at the base. Usually single flowers about 20…
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Omphalotus nidiformis, or the ‘ghost fungi’ as it is commonly known, is a species of fungi which is quite often found growing in southern Australia, which of course means Tasmania. Generally found at the base of Eucalyptus or exotic trees…
Many people know what the aurora is. It’s those lights in the sky! The Aurora Borealis, which is the northern hemisphere version, gets the most coverage. Although this is changing and a lot more people are beginning to realise that…
I don’t usually post a whole bunch of photos of the same thing… But it’s my party and I’ll cry if I want… Not that I did any crying, because I bloody love it up in this part of the…