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0 0 Xanthorrhoea

Xanthorrhoea

by JoshMrozowskiAustralia

Very primitive plant, originated on

0 1 Lacy Ground Fern

Lacy Ground Fern

by Neil RossGold Coast, QLD, Australia

Lacy Ground Fern is a species of fern native to eastern Australia. It grows ...

2 4 Antarctic beech

Antarctic beech

by asterope14211, Queensland, Australia

Complex root structures of Antarctic beech - ancient remnants of a much cooler ...

0 0 Rainforest Lichen (crust species?)

Rainforest Lichen (crust species?)

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

Pale green lichen, very thin but large surface area, smooth texture and quite ...

0 0 Gristle Fern

Gristle Fern

by Neil RossGold Coast, Queensland, Australia

This is possibly Blechnum cartilagineum, known as the gristle fern or soft ...

0 1 Rainforest Lianas

Rainforest Lianas

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Very large rainforest vines. Species unknown, but I know that they aren't Giant ...

4 3 Antarctic Beech (approx. 3000 yrs old)

Antarctic Beech (approx. 3000 yrs old)

by pamsaiQLD, Australia

ancient relics of Gondwana, and are ...

1 0 Antarctic Beech

Antarctic Beech

by Neil RossGold Coast, QLD, Australia

are ancient relics of Gondwana, and are ...

3 7 Queen Protea Blossoms

Queen Protea Blossoms

by misako.hillOakland, California, USA

Large beautiful protea blossoms approximately 7 inches wide.

6 2 Acavus snails

Acavus snails

by Bhagya HerathKandy CP, Sri Lanka

snails that inhabited the ancient continent of

23 11 Antarctic Beech

Antarctic Beech

by ChristianeNSW, Australia

Nothofagus moorei, is an important Gondwana ...

34 31 Antarctic Beech (2500-3000 y/o)

Antarctic Beech (2500-3000 y/o)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

ancient relics of Gondwana, and are ...

3 2 Mountain Moss - Leucobryum sp.

Mountain Moss - Leucobryum sp.

by Neil RossQueensland, Australia

Moss covering trees and boulders in rainforest environment. Mosses come under ...

9 6 Laughing Kookaburras (mated pair)

Laughing Kookaburras (mated pair)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

The Laughing Kookaburra is instantly recognisable in both plumage and voice. It ...

4 3 Ghost Fungus

Ghost Fungus

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

I'm pretty certain this is Ghost Fungus clustered at the base of a tree trunk. ...

0 0 Webcap - Cotinarius sp.

Webcap - Cotinarius sp.

by Neil RossGold Coast, QLD, Australia

Cortinarius is a genus of mushrooms. It is suspected to be the largest genus of ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

Agaric mushrooms, the largest of which was 20+ cms in diameter. Mostly tan to ...

2 0 Dog Vomit Slime Mould

Dog Vomit Slime Mould

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

This is a slime mould species. Commonly known as Dog Vomit fungus, and also ...

13 4 Horsehoof Fungus

Horsehoof Fungus

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

A bracket polypore and club fungi species which occurs naturally in Queensland. ...

8 8 Tubaria sp. (blood-red agaric)

Tubaria sp. (blood-red agaric)

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

Agaric mushroom cluster. Blood-red colour, and they did bleed too, all over my ...

1 1 Bird's Nest Fern

Bird's Nest Fern

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Asplenium australasicum, commonly known as "bird's nest fern" and "crow's nest ...

1 4 Bird's Nest Fern (suckers)

Bird's Nest Fern (suckers)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

If I am not mistaken (but perhaps this needs to be clarified), these are small ...

3 0 Lavender cortinarius

Lavender cortinarius

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Approx 100mm tall; cap dry, gunmetal blue-grey merging to orange-brown at ...

0 0 Protea

Protea

by RoloViña del Mar, V Región de Valparaíso, Chile

La familia de las proteáceas viene desde tiempos remotos, sus ancestros ...

2 3 Orange Threadtail

Orange Threadtail

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

The orange threadtail or ochre threadtail (Nososticta solida) is an Australian ...

4 13 Grass Trees

Grass Trees

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

the times of Gondwana. Old-timers indeed!

3 0 Lungwort Lichen

Lungwort Lichen

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

Lobaria is a genus of lichens commonly known as "lungwort" or "lung moss" as ...

4 0 Crustose sp. lichen

Crustose sp. lichen

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

A crustose lichen species found on rock substrate. Thallus a typically dull ...

2 0 Southern Bracket

Southern Bracket

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

Two lovely "southern brackets" found on a dead tree trunk. These were ...

3 0 Leathery Goblet

Leathery Goblet

by Neil RossWarwick, Queensland, Australia

A leather fungi species known as a "leathery goblet" (which looked more like a ...

8 12 Lenga Southern Beech

Lenga Southern Beech

by DanielePralongArgentina

Southern beeches are native to the Southern Hemisphere, and are found in ...

4 0 Fomitopsis lilacinogilva

Fomitopsis lilacinogilva

by Mark RidgwayVictoria, Australia

Brackets about 120mm wide growing from a very old eucalyptus branch lying in ...

1 1 Whip Scorpion (Alakdan in Philippines)

Whip Scorpion (Alakdan in Philippines)

by OliverSaguanMatienzoTanauan, Batangas, Philippines

Thelyphonida is an arachnid order comprising invertebrates commonly known as ...

2 2 Leathery Goblet

Leathery Goblet

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

This is my 100th fungi spotting, and it's a species of fungi I've never seen ...

4 3 Rainbow Bracket (aka Turkey Tail)

Rainbow Bracket (aka Turkey Tail)

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

Definitely the prettiest specimens I have ever found, this is Trametes ...

4 0 Cassowary

Cassowary

by AJ ArrudaSyndicate, Queensland, Australia

They belong to a family of birds called ratites and are related to the Emu, the ...

74 29 Pixie parasol

Pixie parasol

by Mark RidgwaySherbrooke, Victoria, Australia

These were in a line on a mossy barkless eucalyptus log over a length of about ...

3 0 False Turkey Tails

False Turkey Tails

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

Stereum ostrea, also called "false turkey-tail" and "golden curtain crust", is ...

3 0 False Turkey Tails

False Turkey Tails

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

Stereum hirsutum, commonly known as "curtain crust" and "false turkey tail", is ...

2 0 Australian Logrunner (female)

Australian Logrunner (female)

by Neil RossWarwick, Queensland, Australia

Another first encounter for me on this hike was this beautiful Australian ...

2 0 Cramp Ball Fungus

Cramp Ball Fungus

by Neil RossWarwick, Queensland, Australia

Hopefully I have the correct ID for this spotting. What I think is Daldinia ...

5 0 Dark-footed Tinypore

Dark-footed Tinypore

by Neil RossWarwick, Queensland, Australia

Microporus affinis, commonly known as "dark-footed tinypore", is a fungus ...

0 0 Coachwood (coppice)

Coachwood (coppice)

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

Not only is this a World Heritage Area, but Washpool National Park is also home ...

1 0 Grass Trees (aka Black Boys)

Grass Trees (aka Black Boys)

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

Grass Tree standards. The various Xanthorrhoea species would have originated ...

17 18 Grass Trees

Grass Trees

by Neil RossQLD, Australia

times of Gondwana. Old-timers, indeed! ...

2 0 Elkhorn Ferns (super cluster) epiphytes

Elkhorn Ferns (super cluster) epiphytes

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

Platycerium bifurcatum, commonly known as the "elkhorn fern", is a bracket ...

1 0 Strangler Fig (aka Watkin's Fig)

Strangler Fig (aka Watkin's Fig)

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

The Strangler Fig is a hemiepiphytic fig that is endemic to Australia and ...

3 2 Narrow-leaved Palm Lily

Narrow-leaved Palm Lily

by Neil RossWarwick, QLD, Australia

Cordyline stricta, also known as "black-fruited palm lily" and "slender palm ...

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