Sunday 1 February 2009

Exocarpos strictus

Upon first glance, this little bush near the Pipeline Track at Ridgeway resembled an Allocasuarina. However the branch/leaf structure is quite different on close inspection. I hadn't seen these little white berries before, but I had seen similar ones (with the little 'nut' on top) in other colours. This led me to identify it as Exocarpos strictus, using the vascular plant key at the UTas website.


Exocarpos strictus, Ridgeway - 1st February 2009
Exocarpos strictus, Ridgeway - 1st February 2009
Exocarpos strictus, Ridgeway - 1st February 2009
Exocarpos strictus, Ridgeway - 1st February 2009

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