Leaders. Ken & Janeen Grimes
The walk was a 6km return walk plus 300m of rise but the orchids and flowers were so amazing it took two hours to do the first kilometre and we had hardly climbed at all.At the first visible rock we saw an excellent example of case hardening then examples of
We averaged less than 1km per hour but eight participants and two leaders had a great time.
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FLORA Austral Grass-tree – Xanthorrhoea australis Bent Goodenia – Goodenia geniculata Black Wattle – Acacia mearnsii Black’s Goodenia – Goodenia blackiana Blue Stars – Chamaescilla Corymbosa Common Beard-heath – Leucopogon virgatus Common Flat-pea – Platylobium obtusangulum Common Heath – Epacris impressa Daphne Heath – Brachyloma daphnoides Downy Star bush – Asterolasia phebalioides Euphorbia spp Flame Grevillia – Grevillea dimorpha Flame Heath – Astroloma conostephioides Golden Heath – Styphelia adscendens Grampians Trigger Plant – Stylidium soboliferum Hooded Caladenia – Caladenia cucullata Hop-bush – Dodonaea viscosa Horny Conebush – Isopogon ceratophyllus Leafless Bitter-pea – Daviesia brevifolia Love Creeper – Comesperma volubile Messmate Stringybark – Eucalyptus obliqua Nodding Greenhood – Pterostylis nutans Oyster Bay Pine – Callitris rhomboidea Pale Sundew – Drosera peltata Pink Bells – Tetratheca ciliata Pink Fingers – Caladenia carnea Rabbit-ears – Thelymitra antennifera Ruddy Beard-heath – Leucopogon rufus |
Running postman – Kennedia prostrata Scarlet Sundew – Drosera glanduligera Scented Sundew – Drosera whittakeri Showy Parrot-pea – Dillwynia sericea Silky Hakea – Hakea decurrens Silky Tea-tree – Leptospermum myrsinoides Silver Banksia – Banksia marginata Slender Bush-pea – Pultenaea tenuifolia Slender Rice-flower – Pimelea linifolia Slender Stackhousia – Stackhousia viminea Slender Twist-rush – Caustes restiacea Smooth Parrot-pea – Dillwynia glaberrima Snow Myrtle – Calytrix alpestris Thick Twist-rush – Caustis pentandra Tiny Caledenia – Caladenia pusilla Trymalium spp. Twiggy Guinea-flower – Hibbertia virgata Twining Fringe-lily – Thysanotus patersonii Variable Prickly Grevillea – Grevillea aquifolium Victorian Smoke-bush – Conospermum mitchellii Wallflower Orchid – Diuris orientis Wattle Mat-rush – Lomandra filiformis Wax-lip Orchid – Glossodia major |
FUNGI Amanita xanthocephala Anthracobia spp. Coltricia cinnamomea Coprinus spp. Cortinarius spp. Hexagonia spp. Hypholoma fasciculare Lycoperdon spp. Omphalina chromacea Peziza echinospora Pycnoporus coccineus Trametes spp. Tremella encephala Slime mould FERNS BIRDS Pied Currawong At the Grampians Retreat campground: |
ABN 23 918 778 150
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