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Category Archives: Parks and Nature Reserves
Brachyglottis brunonis, The Daisytree of the Table Mountain
Since time immemorial, mountains have held special meaning to humans, and coming from a place where the tallest point in the landscape was a measly 169m high, I took the first available opportunity to visit the most accessible mountain when … Continue reading
The return to the Vale of Belvoir
After a year of looking at tree rings in an office, there was no better way of finding a piece of haven than a visit to the Vale of Belvoir Conservation Area, one of my favourite places in Tasmania. Like … Continue reading
Posted in Botanical Heritage, Fieldtrips, Habitats, Parks and Nature Reserves, Threatened Plants
Tagged Alpine appleberry, Alpine Marshwort, central highlands, Central Plateau, Liparophyllum gunnii, Loganiaceae, Menyanthaceae, mitrewort, Mountain mitrewort, Pittosporaceae, Rhytidosporum inconspicuum, Schizacme montana, Vale of Belvoir
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Tom Gibson Nature Reserve fieldtrip
Simultaneously, one of the greatest pains and pleasures of being a botanist is the amount of time it can take to consolidate and write up on the findings of a single field trip. I thought the fieldtrip to the Tom … Continue reading
Posted in Fieldtrips, Parks and Nature Reserves, Threatened Plants
Tagged Athropodium strictum, Chocolate Lily, Dwarf Sunray, Hyalosperma demissum, Moss Sunray, Myriophyllum integrifolium, Propeller Plant, Richard Schahinger, Siloxerus multiflorus, Small Wrinklewort, Stenanthemum pimeleoides, Stylidium despectum, Threatened Plants Tasmania, Tiny Arrowgrass, Tiny Water Milfoil, Tom Gibson, Tom Gibson Nature Reserve, Triglochin minutissimum, Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
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A magnificent Blue Gum at Leonard Wall – Valley Street Reserve
The weather on Monday (26 Oct 2009) was so nice and balmy today that despite having a splitting headache I chose to go for a short walk. Having, in my absent mindedness forgotten how to get to the Knocklofty Park … Continue reading
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