Sunday, 13 July 2014

Gurrandalng walk – Keep River National Park – Northern Territory 07-07-2014

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Neighbour’s campfire - spear grasses behind.
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Gurrandalng Walk – Brolga dreaming.
Spinifex  (Triodia racemigera) amongst sandstones. In the absence of fire this type of spinifex grows into huge spherical masses. We encountered these between the upper rock slopes where it protected from fire by the surrounding rocks.
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Creeping bush surviving on the sandstone.                                         Close–up of its leaf and flower.
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Silver-leaf grevillea  (Grevillea refracta)                                          Holly-leaved grevillea
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Just one! (Hypoestes floribunda)      Flower head similar to Borage!
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Wattles in bloom (Acacia auriculiformis) ?




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Sandstone layering as in the Bungle Bungles.
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Turkey Bush (Calytrix exstipulata)                        
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The red sandstone and tree.
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Livistona Fan Palm, relic of a wetter climate.
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Low growing wattle (Acacia tranlucens) Its small leaves are the shape of half discs.

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