I've identified this to be in the Convolvulaceae family due to their 5 fused petals and 5 sepals. When the petals are spread open (not pictured), they resemble a funnel which is characteristic of this family.
I've identified this as Convolvulus erubescens due to its pink colour and distinctly shaped leaves. The leaves are triangular and hairy. Whilst similar to Convolvulus angustissimus in flower, I believe it's not that species as this plant climbs other plants whilst the other species is usually along the ground.
This specimen was identified as belonging to the family Elaeocarpaceae due to its axillary-located, solitary flowers with 4 petals and more densely clustered leaves located at the ends of the branches or stems.
I placed this individual in the Tetratheca genus using the PlantNET family key, due to it having twice as many stamens as petals and again due to it having 4 distinct petals on each flower.
Using the key I narrowed the species down to three options, Tetratheca neglecta, Tetratheca ericifolia and Tetratheca rupicola.
I eliminated Tetratheca rupicola and Tetratheca ericifolia due to the absence of hairs on the outside of the sepals in this individual.
I identified this individual as Tetratheca neglecta due to the presence of a terete, hairy stem, and solitary flowers, lilac-pink in colour attached to the stem via hairless peduncles approximately 6-15mm in length.
Family identified as Blechnaceae due to being terrestrial and having pinnate fonds, confirmed using PlantNET key. In the genus Blechnum as leaves are leathery and sori is linear parallel with the midvein, one on each side of, and continuous along the midvein of the frond, matching the PlantNET description. Species identified as Blechnum camfieldii as fonds are alternate and clumped, the lowermost pinnae much reduced in size and the stipe is reddish brown, becoming darker towards the base, matching the PlantNET description. This species looks very similar to Blechnum wattsii, however, it was excluded as fonds are not clustered and basal pinnae is only slightly smaller than middle ones.
I identified it as Callistemon citrinus because of the bright red filaments fused in a ring. Also, the anthers are dark and there are no hairs on the leaf when compared to Callistemon linearifolius (also seen around the area).
This plant is small, and the leaves resemble grass. The inflorescence is in a raceme and the flower appears to have the reproductive parts bent to the left side of the flower. When rubbed against, this structure quickly folds in. This mechanism belongs to a group of plants commonly called ‘Trigger Plants’, which is part of the Stylidiaceae family, and part of the genus Stylidium.
In Les Robinson’s 2003 book “Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney”, there are 2 species of Stylidium that appear to match the appearance of this plant: S graminifolium and S. productum. When looking at the description of these 2 species, S. graminifolium does not appear to have a stem that sprawls across the ground, whilst S. productum does. The plant in this picture appears to have a stem beneath the foliage.
S. graminifolium has a wide flowering time from August to January whilst S. productum flowers from November to January. When looking at nearby individuals, the inflorescence can be seen developing, but only at a very early stage, and this individual was the only one I could witness with flowers beginning to open. The surrounding individuals looks on track to bloom in the coming weeks, which more closely aligns with the bloom time of S. productum. It is with the presence of a stem, and the flowering time that makes me identify this individual as Stylidium productum.
This plant is small, and the leaves resemble grass. The inflorescence is in a raceme and the flower appears to have the reproductive parts bent to the left side of the flower. When rubbed against, this structure quickly folds in. This mechanism belongs to a group of plants commonly called ‘Trigger Plants’, which is part of the Stylidiaceae family, and part of the genus Stylidium.
In Les Robinson’s 2003 book “Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney”, there are 2 species of Stylidium that appear to match the appearance of this plant: S graminifolium and S. productum. When looking at the description of these 2 species, S. graminifolium does not appear to have a stem that sprawls across the ground, whilst S. productum does. The plant in this picture appears to have a stem beneath the foliage.
S. graminifolium has a wide flowering time from August to January whilst S. productum flowers from November to January. When looking at nearby individuals, the inflorescence can be seen developing, but only at a very early stage, and this individual was the only one I could witness with flowers beginning to open. The surrounding individuals looks on track to bloom in the coming weeks, which more closely aligns with the bloom time of S. productum. It is with the presence of a stem, and the flowering time that makes me identify this individual as Stylidium productum.
This small tree is conical in appearance and bears cones, which means it is a gymnosperm. The inconspicuous male cones (microstrobili) and the small round female cones (megastrobili) suggest that it is in the Cupressaceae family.
Although difficult to pick up using the camera, the green foliage contained tiny, leaves that are reduced to less than a millimetre in length. They occurred in whorls of 3 in almost equal internodes across the younger branches, giving the branch a segmented look. This description corresponds with the genus Callitris in Les Robinson’s 2003 book “Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney”.
Given the location, there are 2 possible species of Callitris occurring: C. muelleri and C. rhomboidea.
The female cones on this individual appeared to be almost spherical, with only a tiny point at the end of each scale that the cone composes of. This corresponds with the description of Callitris muelleri according to Les Robinson’s book.
This plant is in the family Fabaceae due to the zygomorphic flowers that consists of a banner, wings, and the keel.
The plant is a small shrub with dark green and slender leaves. The stems appear to be a brownish colour as they are covered by the stipules at the base of each leaf. The flowers are yellow and are borne at the tips of the branch. This matches with the description of Pultenaea in Les Robinson’s 2003 book “Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney”.
The densely packed flowers at the tip of branches resembled those of species such as P. stipularis and P. rosmarinifolia. However, the individual pictured here has stems densely covered in rusty brown coloured stipules, and the bracts are also long and rusty brown. This matches with the description of Pultenaea stipularis according to Les Robinson’s book.
I put this in the Pittosporaceae family because the flowers have 5 fused petals, but 5 free sepals, and the carpel is very characteristic of flowers from this family.
I've identified it as a rough-fruited pittosporum due to it being common in the area where it's found and because its leaves don't resemble other pittosporum species. They have undulating margins and are matte compared to other leaves.
I've identified this as in the genus Goodeniaceae. The leaves are alternate and simple, the flowers are flat faced and the petals spread out like a hand.
I've identified it as a Hop Goodenia because the leaves are simple with toothed margins, and the flowers are in a raceme structure and yellow.
I've identified this as in the Myrtaceae family due to its hard, dry and woody nut clustered together.
I've identified it as the prickly-leaved paperbark due to its papery bark and extremely tough, small and prickly leaves.