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.
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