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Swainsona Sericea Survey 2011

The 4th Annual Swainsona sericea survey held on sept 17 2011 - 8 BLC participants on a warm and sunny day made the difficult walk to the location on Baranduda range to record data about this rare plant and experiencing lots of interesting flora and fauna en route

Fungi

Brightly coloured fungi on fallen timber
Fungi
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Three toed skink

A bit of under rock exploration turned up this wonderful skink
Three toed skink
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Twining glycine

Magnificent small twining purple pea flower
Twining glycine
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Yam daisy

The tuber of this plant was a great source of starch in the diet of indigenous Australians
Yam daisy
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Boulenger’s Skink

More photos of this skink can be viewed http://www.pbase.com/wildlifeimages/morethia_boulengeri
Boulenger’s Skink
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Ephemeral dam

Teaming with tadpoles this dam was an interesting diversion
Ephemeral dam
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Thirsty work

The terrain is steep, rough and rocky but the kids negotiated it without a problem
Thirsty work
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Drooping sheoak revegetation

The survival rate has been high for this revegetated hillside project carried out by Parklands Albury Wodonga
Drooping sheoak revegetation
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Creeping mistletoe

Mistletoe is a parasitic plant dispersed by the mistletoe bird but its not all bad news for the host species
Creeping mistletoe
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Drooping mistletoe

A different species of Mistletoe which is a parasitic plant dispersed by the mistletoe bird
Drooping mistletoe
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Aquatic plants

There was some conjecture as to whether this was an exotic or native species in the ephemeral dam
Aquatic plants
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What scat is that?

There was considerable discussion and debate but it was finally decided these were scats of Fallow Deer a feral animal in the park
What scat is that?
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What nest is that?

It took a keen eye to determine that hidden in the base of the fireweed (senecio species) was a tiny nest of the yellow rumped thornbill
What nest is that?
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Kidney weed

A beautiful natural rockery with dichondra repens or kidney weed
Kidney weed
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Cut leaf daisy

A remarkable diversity of small flowering plants were observed on the dry northern slopes in the Baranduda Parklands reserve
Cut leaf daisy
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Guinea flower

Hibbertia species have taken advantage of the great spring conditons
Guinea flower
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Hairy geebung

Persoonia species in the vicinity of the swainsona plants
Hairy geebung
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Recording swainsona data

What a great survey team Alison and David's family made!
Recording swainsona data
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Twining fringe lily

Thysanotus species - what a magnificent tiny plant!
Twining fringe lily
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Identifying plants

Cam's job was to make sure the plant identification labels were legible eg 6.1
Identifying plants
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Recording data

Sarah got to fill in the spreadsheet of data for each plant
Recording data
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Spider orchid

There were just a few of the magnificent Caladenia tentaculata orchids in flower - enough to wet the appetite to come back for more
Spider orchid
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Hardy Spear grass

It doesn't come much tougher than this!
Hardy Spear grass
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Waxlip orchid

Glossodia major looking resplendent
Waxlip orchid
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Jazz

You cant keep a good kelpy down!
Jazz
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Purplish Bearch Orchid

A truly magnificent specimen of extraordinary size
Purplish Bearch Orchid
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Purplish Bearch Orchid

Conditions must have been perfect for this magnificent orchid as its size was astonishing
Purplish Bearch Orchid
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Swainsona sericea #6.4 Planted Sept11

A recently planted silky swainsona grown at the Botanical gardens in Melbourne from seed collected in situ
Swainsona sericea #6.4 Planted Sept11
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Swainson sericea survey team 2011

Photo by Glen Johnson
Swainson sericea survey team 2011
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Swainsona sericea survey team 2011

Lunch on a log!
Swainsona sericea survey team 2011
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