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<em>Drosera petiolaris</em> (Droseraceae)

This sundew must be one that care quite a bit for appearances, and invests a huge among of resourcesinto making those long leaf stalks. Could very well have been called “Leaf Stalk”. This… more →

Flora Far North Queensland

Drosera petiolaris (Droseraceae)

David Tng wrote 7 months ago: This sundew must be one that care quite a bit for appearances, and invests a huge among of resources … more →

Tags: Carnivorous Plants, Droseraceae (Sundew family), Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, Lifeform - Herbs, Drosera petiolaris, droseraceae

Acacia leptoloba (Fabaceae)

David Tng wrote 7 months ago: I have no flowers to show for this species yet, but I might say that species is very characteristic … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Trees & Shrubs, Fabaceae (Pea family), Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, Fabaceae, Irvinebank Wattle, Acacia leptoloba

Gompholobium nitidum (Fabaceae)

David Tng wrote 7 months ago: This savanna-dwelling low shrub is always a pleasure to see in flower, but even when not, one can al … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Trees & Shrubs, Fabaceae (Pea family), Fabaceae, Gompholobium nitidum

Alloteropsis semialata (Poaceae)

David Tng wrote 8 months ago: This innocent looking grass Alloteropsis semialata may not be very well known outside of plant physi … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Lilies and grass-like plants, Poaceae (Grass family), poaceae, Alloteropsis semialata

Melinis minutiflora (Poaceae)

David Tng wrote 8 months ago: So naturalized is Melinis minutiflora (Molasses Grass) to Far North Queensland that it is not diffic … more →

Tags: non-natives, Lifeform - Lilies and grass-like plants, Habitat - Coastal forest, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, Habitat - Urban Areas, Habitat - Grassland, Poaceae (Grass family), Molasses Grass, Melinis minutiflora

Stylidium eriorrhizum (Stylidiaceae)

David Tng wrote 8 months ago: For someone so boldly beautiful, there are actually no images out there on a google search! At least … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Herbs, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, Stylidiaceae (Triggerplant family), stylidiaceae, Stylidium eriorrhizum, triggerplant

Adiantum philippense (Adiantaceae)

David Tng wrote 1 year ago: An attractive native maidenhair fern in rocky areas of Chillagoe. More on this when I get to inspect … more →

Tags: Habitat - Rain forest, Lifeform - Ferns, Adiantaceae (Maidenhair Fern family)

Acacia calyculata (Fabaceae)

David Tng wrote 1 year ago: I was acquainted with this chest-height shrubby wattle species in the open woodland areas of the Pal … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Trees & Shrubs, Fabaceae (Pea family), Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, Fabaceae, Acacia calyculata, Wattles

Hibiscus forsteri (Malvaceae)

David Tng wrote 1 year ago: Spotting a Hibiscus in the bush seems to be a chance occurrence, but always a pleasant one. In this … more →

Tags: Malvaceae (Mallow family), Lifeform - Trees & Shrubs, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, malvaceae, Hibiscus forsteri

Gastrolobium grandiflorum (Fabaceae)

David Tng wrote 1 year ago: This attractive savanna bush is widespread across the northern drier regions of Australia. In Queens … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Trees & Shrubs, Fabaceae (Pea family), Fabaceae, Gastrolobium grandiflorum, desert poison bush, wallflower poison bush, Heart-leaf poison bush

Acacia flavescens (Fabaceae)

David Tng wrote 1 year ago: This wattle is a Queensland endemic and is commonly called the Red Wattle. It is an exceedingly comm … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Trees & Shrubs, Fabaceae (Pea family), Habitat - Coastal forest, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, endèmics

Stylidium capillare (Stylidiaceae) — 2 comments

David Tng wrote 1 year ago: This diminutive triggerplant was found in the savanna around Davies Creek and was barely just a few … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Herbs, Stylidiaceae (Triggerplant family), Annual Plants, stylidium, stylidiaceae

Heteropogon triticeus (Poaceae)

David Tng wrote 1 year ago: Among one of the taller non-bamboo grasses in Far North Queensland, the Giant Spear Grass is a commo … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Lilies and grass-like plants, Habitat - Coastal forest, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, Habitat - Urban Areas, Habitat - Grassland, Poaceae (Grass family), poaceae, Giant Spear Grass, Heteropogon triticeus

Pteris ensiformis (Pteridaceae)

David Tng wrote 1 year ago: A slender terrestrial fern of both wet and dry areas, this fern can readily be identified by the ver … more →

Tags: Habitat - Rain forest, Lifeform - Ferns, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, ornamental plants, Pteridaceae (Brake Fern family), Slender Brake Fern, Pteris ensiformis, Pteridaceae

Triumfetta rhomboidea (Malvaceae)

David Tng wrote 1 year ago: Also called the Triumfetta Burr, this shrub exhibits a strange habit. The shape of the leaves are qu … more →

Tags: Habitat - Rain forest, Malvaceae (Mallow family), non-natives, Lifeform - Trees & Shrubs, Habitat - Coastal forest, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, Habitat - Urban Areas, Habitat - Grassland, Medicinal Plants

Evolvulus alsinoides (Convolvulaceae)

David Tng wrote 2 years ago: Also known as the Slender Dwarf Morning Glory, Evolvulus alsinoides is a slender scrambler found in … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Climbers, useful plants, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, Habitat - Grassland, Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory family), Evolvulus alsinoides, Slender Dwarf Morning Glory, Sky Convolvulus

Ipomoea indica (Convolvulaceae)

David Tng wrote 2 years ago: Morning Glories have been the subject of much literary attention, and native or not, they have inspi … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Climbers, non-natives, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, ornamental plants, Habitat - Urban Areas, Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory family), Ipomoea indica, convolvulaceae, Blue Morning Glory

Hybanthus enneaspermus (Violaceae)

David Tng wrote 2 years ago: A small herb of savanna areas. … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Herbs, Violaceae (Violet family), Hybanthus enneaspermus, violaceae

Grevillea parallela (Proteaceae)

David Tng wrote 2 years ago: A common small tree of savanna areas, this Grevillea has very thin strap-like leaves with ~5 or so v … more →

Tags: Lifeform - Trees & Shrubs, Habitat - Eucalypt Forest, Proteaceae (Macadamia family), Proteaceae, Grevillea parallela


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