Flora and Fauna of Tasmania
Helichrysum scorpioides
Coronidium scorpioides, commonly known as the button everlasting, is a perennial herbaceous shrub in the family Asteraceae found in Australia. Previously known as Helichrysum scorpioides, it was placed in the newly described genus Coronidium in 2008.
Helichrysum rutidolepis
Coronidium scorpioides, commonly known as the button everlasting, is a perennial herbaceous shrub in the family Asteraceae found in Australia. Previously known as Helichrysum scorpioides, it was placed in the newly described genus Coronidium in 2008.
Ozothamnus expansifolius
Ozothamnus expansifolius is a species of Ozothamnus. It is a small pine-like plant, it has flowers that are white or reddish-brown, and the fruit achene grows on it. The plant's habitat is on mountain slopes and heaths at altitudes of 900-1200m. It can tolerate snowfalls and it can adapt to semi-shaded or sunny places. It is a hybrid of O. ledifolius and ...more ↓
Ozothamnus hookeri
Ozothamnus hookeri (kerosene bush) is an aromatic shrub species, endemic to Australia. It grows to between 0.5 and 1 metre in height and has white-tomentose branchlets. The scale-like leaves are 4 to 5 mm long and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. These are green on the upper surface, and white tomentose below. The flowerheads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn The species ...more ↓
Anodopetalum biglandulosum
Anodopetalum biglandulosum is a shrub or small tree endemic to western Tasmania, Australia. It is commonly known as "horizontal" because of its habit of growth.
Richea scoparia
Richea scoparia is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania, Australia where it is an abundant plant of mountains.
Sprengelia incarnata
Sprengelia incarnata, commonly known as Pink Swamp-heath. is a plant species in the family Ericacae. It is endemic to Australia. It is an upright shrub growing to between 0.5 and 2 metres high. The leaves are 5 to 20 mm long and wrap around the stems. Clusters of pink flowers appear between June and November in the species native range.
Archeria serpyllifolia
Archeria serpyllifolia is a species of shrub in the heath family (Ericaceae). It is endemic to Tasmania, Australia.
Dracophyllum milliganii
Dracophyllum milliganii is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae. It is endemic to Tasmania.
Leucopogon hookeri
Acrothamnus hookeri, commonly known as the mountain beard-heath, is a shrub found in subalpine regions of southeastern Australia.
Richea acerosa
Richea acerosa is a common plant in the heath family, endemic to Tasmania, Australia. The habitat is alpine and sub-alpine situations in the drier montane areas of the state, mostly in the north east. It may be distinguished from others in the genus by the narrow leaves.
Liparophyllum gunnii
Liparophyllum gunnii, commonly known as alpine marshwort, is a species of aquatic flowering plants in the family Menyanthaceae. It is the type for the genus Liparophyllum. It is a wetland plant having a rhizomatous root structure and alternate linear leaves. Its flowers occur singly, are five-petalled, and white. Flowers bud and open from December to February; ...more ↓
Velleia montana
Velleia montana is a perennial herbaceous plant that is native to New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania in Australia, growing mainly in woodland and subalpine grassland, and at higher altitudes south from Boonoo Boonoo. It has oblanceolate to obovate leaves that are 1.5 to 8 cm (0.59 to 3.1 in) long and 6 to 30 mm (0.24 to 1.2 in) wide. The yellow flowers have a 7 to 10 mm ...more ↓
