Southern Hwy - Lake Monjinup near Esperance 29-10-10

Christmas Tree - Munjin
Is a semi parasite,where the root throws a circle around the roots of a host tree, allowing it to use the hosts moisture and food. Common hosts are banksias, sheoaks and grasses.

Rose Malee or Rose of the West - (Eucalyptus Macrocarpa)


Cape Arid Grevillea!

Lake Monjinup - a dreamy focus on a cloudy day

Zamias an ancient family - not palms but a group midway between ferns and seed bearers





Honeyeater on Showy Banksia



Pixie Mops

Barrel Coneflower
Many of these lovely flower pics were taken by Alan





Coral pea






Red Kangaroo Paw

Beautiful Stirling Range National Park Western Australia 27-10-10

A Myrtaceae - Myrtle family



Gillams Bell (Darwina oxylepis)

Stirling range Grass tree - Xanthorroeceae Of the nine species of this family only one extends outside Australia. The young shoots are edible and resins from the leave base were once used as an adhesive. We found broken off bases covered in shiny brown lacquer, hard and smooth when touched.

Chittick - Lambertia


Another Heath-leaved Honeysuckle?


Showy Dryandra

Looking across Stirling Range

Heath-leaved Honeysuckle

Long-leaved Cone Bush ?


Coppercups

Amazing camera close-up of the Blue-eyed smokebush (conspernum brownii)






This flowering gum is blooming everywhere here

Stirling Range Poison! - Mountain pea

A baby bird possibly a honeyeater


Veronica's wattle



This may be the way to go to prevent the spread of Phytophthora 'die back' - a water mold spreading in Stirling range N P and many other national parks. Rare planrs are being treated with phosphite that temporarily strengthens the plant defence. Respraying must take place every one to two years.