Flora and Fauna of Tasmania
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 ↓
Oxalis magellanica
Oxalis magellanica or Snowdrop Wood-sorrel is an Oxalis species found in Chile. It was first described in 1789 It blooms from fall to spring with white flowers.
Brown-top Stringybark
Eucalyptus obliqua, commonly known as Australian Oak, Brown Top, Brown Top Stringbark, Messmate, Messmate Stringybark, Stringybark and Tasmanian Oak, is a hardwood tree native to south-eastern Australia.
Eucalyptus vernicosa
Eucalyptus vernicosa, commonly known as Varnished Gum, is an endemic Tasmanian shrub, and the smallest species of Eucalyptus. The Latin name comes from vernicosus (varnished, shining), which comes from vernix, meaning 'varnish', which describes the glossy appearance of the leaves.
Mountain Rocket
Bellendena montana, commonly known as Mountain Rocket, is a species of low-growing multi-stemmed shrub in the plant family Proteaceae. It is endemic to high-altitude subalpine and alpine regions in Tasmania, Australia. The prominent white flower spikes appear over summer, followed by small bright red or yellow fruit in late summer and autumn.
