Pandani above Dove Lake
Richea pandanifolia (Pandani or Giant Grass Tree)
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I believe this is Eucalyptus subcrenulata, in the foreground is cutting grass Gahnia grandis
www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/Attachments/LJEM-7CV6Q7/$FI...
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Richea pandanifolia (Pandani or Giant Grass Tree)
These are remarkable plants, they are growing in quite a harsh alpine area. It is endemic to Tasmania.
Waldheim was the home of Gustav Weindorfer, a remarkable man
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Weindorfer
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Alpine Yellow Gum in the rain
I believe this is Eucalyptus subcrenulata, the bark is quite beautiful in the rain.
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Eucalyptus overlooking vallley
Day 1 of the Overland Track
We were all happy to see blue skies and to walk along this beautiful valley near the end of our first day on the Overland Track.
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Early on a frosty spring morning Gleichenia alpina
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Early morning photo on Day 2 of Overland Track
I believe this is Athrotaxis cupressoides (Pencil Pine), a Tasmanian endemic tree in the Cupressaceae family.
The mountain is Barn Bluff, located in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park in the Central Highlands of Tasmania. Barn Bluff is 1,559 metres (5,115 ft) , 4th tallest in Tasmania.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barn_Bluff
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Day 1 of the Overland Track near Cradle Mountain cirque
ID help from Nuytsia@Tas and University of Tasmania Plant Science
Ozothamnus rodwayi (Helichrysum backhousii)
These were taken near a little tarn . There was quite a diversity of alpine plants near this tarn. I explored it a little bit.
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Day 1 of the Overland Track
Richea pandanifolia (Pandani or Giant Grass Tree)
These are remarkable plants, they are growing in quite a harsh alpine area. It is endemic to Tasmania.
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Day 1 of the Overland Track
Currawong were to be a companion for the next six days.
Got some very good advice, keep food secure, deep in the main compartment of pack. These are quite clever birds, and have been known to open zippers on a pack.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Currawong
These birds are endemic to Tasmania.
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Boronia citriodora
Rutaceae family
This was a new plant for me, I was to see it often during the walk.
www.utas.edu.au/docs/plant_science/field_botany/species/d...
This plant is growing in a subalpine sclerophyll woodland
Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that has hard leaves and short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem). The word comes from the Greek sclero (hard) and phyllon (leaf).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerophyll
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Melanistic mystery skink.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Woody shrub, leaves small, thick, and opposite.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Basal leaves only, no stem leaves.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Once again didn't take a photo of the leaves, so this is either S. dilatatum or S. graminifolium.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Base of plants completely submerged.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
The D. peltatas I saw were mostly just the basal rosettes, but a few were tall like the ones in this photo.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Saw patches of these at several places along the trail.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
Saw little patches of these at a lot of places along the trail.
Along the trail somewhere between Dove Lake, Hanson's Peak, & Twisted Lakes.
