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rani she Apple Dumplings
Apple Dumplings commented on by rani she Gosford, New South Wales, Australia10 years ago

This looks like Billardiera, probably either Billardiera scandens or Billardiera mutabilis. Description or photos of the fruit and/or plant form would be helpful to distinguish which species it is. A key for the Billardiera genus can be found here if you have that information

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bi...

Correas have fused sepals forming the 'cap' (also known as the calyx, maybe the word you were thinking of?). This flower has free sepals, which you can see in your photo. They're the same colour as the petals. but not as long.

rani she Unknown spotting
Unknown spotting commented on by rani she Melbourne, Victoria, Australia10 years ago

This looks like cushion bush, Leucophyta brownii

rani she Black Boy
Black Boy commented on by rani she Victoria, Australia11 years ago

Wow you spotted this one a long time ago! If you are still interested this is Xanthorrhoea australis, commonly known as grass tree or black boy

rani she Yellow rush lily
Yellow rush lily commented on by rani she Victoria, Australia11 years ago

Cheers! I'm a botanist so I have a lot of great resources available to me. Some public websites I frequently use include the Yarra Ranges Shire local plant directory, which includes lots of common and widespread species, (http://tinyurl.com/3xx7asd), and the Sydney Botanic Gardens flora online resource (http://tinyurl.com/2f6367).

rani.she Mountain Ash graveyard
Mountain Ash graveyard commented on by rani.she Victoria, Australia11 years ago

Its possible if you are at a higher altitude and regrowth is slower, that you are actually in an Alpine Ash (Eucalyptus delegatensis) forest. These grow in the same region as Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) but above about 1000m, however, it would be very difficult to tell from a photo. A side note, the reliance of Mountain Ash on fire for regeneration is more about light than enhancing germination, the fire is good for the seed bed, but the bare canopy is the key, they will not germinate under a canopy so fire is vital. I have worked in these forests extensively over the past two years, and have been blown away by the fast and vigorous regeneration in these beautiful forests, Mountain Ash saplings can grow us much as 1m a year. A fascinating species in that it needs such devastation to keep surviving!

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