Saturday 14 February 2009

Mt Field Flora - Tarn Shelf Walk

Cheeseberry, Cyathodes straminea, Mt Field National Park - 13th February 2009Cheeseberry, Cyathodes straminea. "A much-branched sprawling shrub rarely more than 1m tall. The white bell-shaped flowers are clustered amongst the leaves at the ends of the branches. The drupes (false berries) are usually shiny red, and are flattened, resmbling an Edam cheese. Old flowers sometimes hang on to the fruits." (From Alpine Wildflowers of Tasmania, Plant Identikit.)


Mountain Rocket, Bellendena montana, Tarn Shelf, Mt Field National Park - 13th February 2009Mountain Rocket, Bellendena montana. The petals have fallen off the flower stalks here.



Pandani flowers, Richea pandanifolia, Tarn Shelf, Mt Field National Park - 13th February 2009The Pandani (Richea pandanifolia) are in flower. These red flowers are tucked under the higher leaves on the plant.


Pandani flowers, Richea pandanifolia, Tarn Shelf, Mt Field National Park - 13th February 2009



Curly Mountainheath, Dracophyllum milliganii, Tarn Shelf, Mt Field National Park - 13th February 2009I wasn't entirely sure what this one was at first, however I've decide it's a Curly Mountainheath, Dracophyllum milliganii. However, the flowers do seem a little coloured for this species, although the rest of the plant fits, so while I'm pretty sure its a D. milliganii, I'll stand corrected. It was comfortably co-existing here with some Pineapple Grass (Astelia alpina).


Curly Mountainheath, Dracophyllum milliganii, Tarn Shelf, Mt Field National Park - 13th February 2009

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