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The Supermarket Tree

The Supermarket Tree

We have always loved the red- flowering gum planted thirty years ago near our Tallebudgera home. A northern Australian bloodwood, with twisted branches and large leaves, it produces bunches of … Continue reading The Supermarket Tree

Scentless Rosewood

Scentless Rosewood

So many of our amazing local rainforest plants are poorly served by their common names, such is the tree we are talking about in this article, Synoum glandulosum subsp. glandulosum … Continue reading Scentless Rosewood

Property Profile: To Restoration, with Love

Property Profile: To Restoration, with Love

Above: Barbed Wire Vine (Smilax australis) in flower. What joy forest life here brings to inspire this little bush restorer! Whether it be the sense of magic that fireflies bring … Continue reading Property Profile: To Restoration, with Love

Grass Trees: A seasonal lolly shop

Grass Trees: A seasonal lolly shop

Header: A Squirrel Glider photographed at 1.15am using the Reconyx HC600 motion-sensor camera. At a recent Land for Wildlife event, Keith McCosh, Land for Wildlife Officer from Scenic Rim, showed … Continue reading Grass Trees: A seasonal lolly shop

The Channelled Boat-Lip Orchid

The Channelled Boat-Lip Orchid

A routine Land for Wildlife revisit began with a few recommended riparian species and concluded with a genuine admiration for an orchid, tree hollows, native bees and rhinoceros beetle larvae. … Continue reading The Channelled Boat-Lip Orchid

Discovery of a Chain Ribbon Orchid

Discovery of a Chain Ribbon Orchid

Chain Ribbon Root Orchid (Taeniophyllum muelleri). Above right and middle images were taken by Rob and Carla on their property. Image left shows the fruit and was taken by Glenn … Continue reading Discovery of a Chain Ribbon Orchid

Cockspur Thorn

Cockspur Thorn

Why on Earth would anyone write about the prickly monster that is cockspur?” I hear you say. “Surely it’s not native, is it?” Well actually it is, and not only … Continue reading Cockspur Thorn

Foam Bark Gully Birdwing Corridor

Foam Bark Gully Birdwing Corridor

From a young age, I had a good knowledge of NSW wildflowers. After moving to Brisbane in 1967, Vernon and I developed an interest in butterflies and native plants. This … Continue reading Foam Bark Gully Birdwing Corridor

Pepper Vine: an important food source

Pepper Vine: an important food source

The native Pepper Vine (Piper hederaceum var. hederaceum) grows in the rainforests of eastern Australia from the south coast of NSW to North Queensland and is relatively common in Southeast … Continue reading Pepper Vine: an important food source

Passion Vines of SEQ

Passion Vines of SEQ

Back in the January 2007 Land for Wildlife newsletter, Gold Coast Land for Wildlife Officer Darryl Larsen wrote an article outlining the differences between the various passion vine species of … Continue reading Passion Vines of SEQ

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