Wednesday Walk – Corn Trail from Old Access Point on Kings Highway – 19 February 2014
The walk was the old start to the Corn Trial which is from the Kings Highway, opposite the large pull-in prior to descending Clyde Mountain. The dominant plant along the trail is the Coral fern (Gleichenia spp.) which smothers most ground cover plants. In flower were Baeckia linifolia, Epacris impressa, Goodenia bellidifolia, Mitrasacme polymorpha, Persoonia mollis, Pimelea linifolia, Platysace lanceolata. We recorded some new species. In flower were Gratiola peruviana, Leptomeria acida (abundant), Leptospermum polygalifolium and Mitrasacme serpyllifolia (very tiny); others were Acacia melanoxylon, Eucalyptus radiata and Exocarpus strictus. We didn’t make it back to the cars before the usual deluge every time we visit! For the images below: JG – Jean Geue, RF = Roger Farrow
Walkers on Corn Trail JG Banksia paludosa JG Epacris impressa JG
Tasmannia lanceolata fruit JG Leptomeria drupacea RF Persoonia mollis RF
Leptospermum lanigerum JG Leptospermum polygalifolium RF Leptospermum polygalifolium RF
Mitrasacme polymorpha RF Mitrasacme serpyllifolia RF Baeckea linifolia RF
Prepared by the Wednesday Walkers of the Australian Native Plants Society, Canberra Region
Platysace lanceolata RF Pimelea linifolia RF Pomaderris discolor buds RF
Banksia spinulosa JG Xanthorrhoea concava RF Xanthorrhoea concava RF Wet return RF
Plant List for Corn Trail – Old Access Point on Kings Highway – 19 February 2014
? indicates that those present were unsure of the plant name
Acacia melanoxylon Gleichenia rupestris Acacia obtusifolia Gonocarpus micranthus Acacia suaveolens Gonocarpus teucrioides Acacia terminalis Goodenia bellidifolia Acacia trachyphloia Gratiola peruviana Allocasuarina nana Hakea laevipes Amperea xiphoclada Hypericum japonicum Aotus ericoides Isolepis sp. Austrodanthonia sp. Juncus filiformis Baeckea linifolia Juncus sp. Banksia paludosa Leptomeria drupacea Banksia spinulosa Leptospermum lanigerum Blechnum cartilagineum Leptospermum polygalifolium ssp. polygalifolium Cassytha sp. Leucopogon lanceolatus Caustis flexuosa Lomandra filiformis Ceratopetalum gummiferum Lomandra glauca Clematis aristata Lomandra longifolia Comesperma ericinum Luzula sp. Daviesia ulicifolia Lycopodium deuterodensum Dianella tasmanica Microlaena stipoides Epacris impressa Mitrasacme polymorpha Eucalyptus radiata Mitrasacme serpyllifolia Eucalyptus sieberi Monotoca elliptica Exocarpos strictus Monotoca scoparia Gahnia sp. Olearia sp. Gleichenia dicarpa Patersonia sp. Prepared by the Wednesday Walkers of the Australian Native Plants Society, Canberra Region
Persoonia mollis Sporobolus sp. Petrophile sessilis Stylidium armeria Pimelea linifolia Stylidium laricifolium Platysace lanceolata Tasmannia lanceolata Podolobium ilicifolium Telopea sp. Polyscias sambucifolia Tetratheca thymifolia Pomaderris discolor Xanthorrhoea australis Pteridium esculentum Xanthorrhoea concava Pultenaea altissima Xanthosia pilosa Schoenus melanostachys
Prepared by the Wednesday Walkers of the Australian Native Plants Society, Canberra Region