Australian Wildflowers - Brisbane Area August 2018
Wallum Banksia (Banksia aemula)
August 1, 2018 Bribie Island, Australia I had a book of wildflowers of the Sydney area before we went on the trip. The Banksias were one of the flowers I hoped to see when we went to Brisbane. I was excited to see it just a couple hours after landing in Austraila! Note the serrated leaves.
Red Silky Oak; (Grevillea banksii)
August 7,2018Maroochy Gardens, Australia Grevillea is another of the flowers I wanted to see. There are several species of this flower too. I enjoyed seeing the parrots eating the flowers when we were at Lamington National Park.
Australia has many different species of Eucalyptus. The leaves of these trees are the sole food of Koalas.
Fiery Bottlebrush; (Callistemon citrinus)
August 1, 2018 Bribie Island, Australia These trees are commonly used in urban landscaping in many areas of the world.
Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea (Daviesia leptophylla)
August 4, 2018 Glass House Mountains, Australia I put my thumb by this plant to show how tiny the flowers are. I saw it when we hiked up Mt. Ngungu. There are LOTS of yellow pea flowers in Australia!
August 1, 2018 Bribie Island, Australia
*Easter Cassia; (Senna pendula glabrata)
August 1, 2018 Currimundi, Australia This non-native plant was seen growing on the cliffsides above the beach.
Broad-leaved Hovea (Hovea planifolia)
August 5, 2018 Noosa Heads National Park, Australia
August 7, 2018Maroochy Gardens, Australia
Small-leaved Poranthera; Small-leaved Portanthera
August 4, 2018Currimundi, Australia
*Screw Pine; Pandanus (Pandanus tectorius)
August 2, 2018Currimundi, Australia These non-native trees are common along the eastern coast.
Ivy-leaf Violet (Viola hederacea hederacea)
August 2, 2018Mary Cairncross Park, Australia
Costal Banksia ( Banksia integrifolia integrifolia)
August 1, 2018 Currimundi, Australia There are several species of Banksia, it helps to look at the leaves in identifying them.
I found this future Mangrove tree sprouting in the sand on Bribie Island. These trees are important for stabilizing shorelines.
Common Red Bottlebrush; Callistemon citrinus
August 1, 2018 Bribie Island, Australia
Silver Senna; Senna artemisioides artemisioides
August 12, 2018 Brisbane Botanic Garden
Flat Pea; (Platylobium formosum)
August 7, 2018 Maroochy Gardens, Australia
Wallum Boronia; Boronia falcifolia
August 1, 2018 Bribie Island, Australia
Wallum Phebalium; Phebalium woombye
August 1, 2018Bribie Island, Australia
Beach Morning Glory; Five-fingered Morning Glory (Ipomoea cairica)
August 2, 2018Currimundi, Australia This is a pretty, but invasive, non-native plant that grows on the beach. The 5-lobed leaves are very different than most morning glories.
I never thought a seed pod could be funny, but we couldn't help laughing when we saw this, it looked like a monkey!
Beach Scaevola; Scented Fan Flower (Scaevola calendulacea)
August 1, 2018Bribie Island, Australia< This was one of the first wildflowers I saw after we arrived in Australia. It was growing on the beach on Bribie Island.
August 1, 2018Bribie Island, Australia
Wooly Pea Bush; (Pultenaea petiolaris)
August 4, 2018Glass House Mountains, Australia
Showy Parrot Pea; (Dillwynia floribunda)
August 1, 2018 Bribie Island, Australia
Spiky-leaved Mirbelia (Mirbelia rubiifolia)
There are many flowers that are members of the Pea family in Australia.
*Sirato (Macroptilium atropurpureum)
August 2, 2018 Currimundi, Australia This is a non-native flower.
Forest Grass Tree; Xanthorrhoea media
August 4, 2018
Bower Spinach (Tetragonia implexicoma)
August 2, 2018Currimundi, Australia I found this plant growing in the yard of the house we rented on the beach.
Staghorn Fern (Platycerium grande)
These huge ferns grow on the trees in the rainforests of eastern Australia.
Hairpin Banksia (Banksia spinulosa)
August 1, 2018 Bribie Island, Australia
Westringia (Westringia sericea)
August 9, 2018Lamington National Park
Coastal Pigface; Angular Sea Fig (Carpobrotus glaucescens)
August 1, 2018Bribie Island, Australia
Wedding Bush (Ricinocarpos pinifolius)
August 1, 2018 Bribie Island, Australia
Heathy Parrot Pea; (Dillwynia retorta)
Currimundi, Australia
Wooly aotus with butterfly This is possibly a Small Green Banded Blue butterfly- Psychonotis caelius
*Painted Spurge; Euphorbia cyathophora
August 2, 2018Currimundi, Australia When I first saw this plant growing along the cliff sides near the beach, I didn't realize they are a highly invasive weed in Australia.
Rice Flower; Pimelea linifolia
August 1, 2018Bribie Island, Australia
We woke up early every morning due to the 15 hour time difference. I liked to go down on the beach to watch the sunrise. We learned that the big ships would anchor offshore to wait for the tide to rise until they could go to port due to shallow waters off Brisbane.
Mt. Emu Oak (Allocasuarina emuina)
August 12, 2018Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Australia I found out quickly that what is called oak, hickory, dogwood, etc. in Australia are no relation to the trees of those names in the United States!
