Guyra to Cathedral Rock National Park – New South Wales 09-10-11

‘Pink Lady’ apple blossom

An interesting chimney – I wonder how well it draws.

Shawns crossing our campsite

White sally wattle (Acacia floribunda)

Australian Indigo (Indigofera australis)

Hop bitter pea (Daviesia latifolia) A pretty bush with delicate sprays in foliage

Sticky wattle ? (Acacia viscidula)

Smokebush? (Conospermum taxifolium)

Ivy-leaf goodenia (Goodenia hederacea)

Ebor styphilia (Styphelia perileuca) Has a yellow green flower and listed as rare since its main occurrence is in this small area of Cathedral Rock National Park – so we were lucky to see it at all and in bloom!

Its cousins grow in the sandy soils of the Blue Mountains. Most other Styphelia flowers are red and all belong to the Epacridaceae family which includes many heath species having tubular flowers, such as the native fuschia and native cranberry.

Trailing hovea (Hovea heterophylla)

Pink Finger (Caladenia carnea) A winter/early spring orchid

Hovea graniticola ?

Cathedral Rock National Park is 70km east of Armidale and has magnificent granite outcrops, boulders and tors. The walk we took was along the Warrigal Track searching for native orchids and found only one group – the Pink finger. Warringal is the name given to the Dingo in these parts by Australian First People.