9 Plants Bioblitz 2017

Mosses and liverworts (Bryophytes)

Moss (and lichen) on rock, Skywalk

Moss (and lichen) on rock, Skywalk

 

The following list is from Andrew Franks.

Collected and identified at two LandCare sites.

Moss Rosulabryum subfasciculatum Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Racopilum cuspidigerum var. cuspidigerum Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Fissidens tenellus var. australiensis Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Papillaria crocea Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Macromitrium ligulaefolium Ohia Court Reserve
Liverwort Lejeunea drummondii Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Hypopterygium tamarisci Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Thuidiopsis sparsa var. sparsa Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Achrophyllum dentatum Ohia Court Reserve
Liverwort Metzgeria furcata Ohia Court Reserve
Liverwort Frullania sp.  Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Leucobryum candidum Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Isopterygium albescens Ohia Court Reserve
Moss Fissidens oblongifolius Areca Reserve
Moss Sematophyllum subhumile Areca Reserve
Moss Camptochaete curvata Areca Reserve
Liverwort Frullania monocera Areca Reserve
Moss Thamnobryum pandum Areca Reserve
Liverwort Frullania allanii Areca Reserve
Moss Hypnum subchrysogaster Areca Reserve
Moss Thuidiopsis sparsa var. sparsa Areca Reserve
Moss Sematophyllum subhumile var. contiguum Areca Reserve
Moss Racopilum cuspidigerum var. cuspidigerum Areca Reserve
 

Ferns

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Gymnosperms

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Angiosperms

Monocotyledons

Peristeranthus hillii.  Photo Ronda Green

Peristeranthus hillii. Photo Ronda Green

Orchids (submitted by Paul Donatu) at  Skywalk

  • Dendrobium gracilicaule Leopard orchid
  • Dendrobium tarberi King orchid  (on yellow carrabeen)
  • Dockrillia linguiformis Tongue orchid or tick orchid
  • Peristeranthus hillii Beetle orchid
  • Rhinerrhiza divitiflora Raspy-root Orchid (only one species genus,and confined to Qld and NSW)

 

Lomandra in flower, Skywalk

Lomandra in flower, Skywalk

Green fruits of bungalow (Picabeen) palm,Skywalk

Green fruits of bungalow (Picabeen) palm,Skywalk

 

Flowers of palm lily, Thunderbird Park

Flowers of palm lily, Thunderbird Park

 

Dicotyledons

There are too many trees, shrubs, vines and herbs to list, and most were known previously

A few not previously listed forSkywalk but identified there by Gwen Harden:

Commersonia, Skywalk

Commersonia, Skywalk

  • Amylotheca dictyophleba 
  • Baloghia marmorata
  • Commersonia bartramia 
  • Passiflora suberosa 
  • Vitex lignum-vitae

 

 

 

 

Flower of Hibiscus heterophylla, Thunderbird Park

Flower of Hibiscus heterophylla, Thunderbird Park

Flowers and young fruit,Bleeding Heart (Omalanmthus, Skywalk)

Flowers and young fruit,Bleeding Heart (Omalanmthus, Skywalk)

 

Fruits of Deep Yellow-wood (Rhodosphaera), Skywalk

Fruits of Deep Yellow-wood (Rhodosphaera), Skywalk