Wednesday Walk at ‘Bunhybee’, Jerrabatgulla Creek – 11 November 2009

‘Bunhybee’ is 35km south of Braidwood, in southern N.S.W. It is a 49 hectare conservation property, mainly grassland with some Eucalyptus pauciflora woodland. 98% of the property is subject to a Conservation Agreement. This is effectively a permanent covenant, inscribed on the title; which means that the present and all future owners must conserve it in compliance with that Agreement. The remaining 1 hectare is available for a dwelling. The owners of the property have an informative website - http://rogerclarke.com.au/Bunhybee/ We visited the property during peak flowering of many of the grassland plants – it was difficult to walk without damaging flowers. There were mass displays of Leptorhynchos squamatus, Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Pultenaea subspicata, Gompholobium minus, Laxmannia gracilis, many different grasses and lots of smaller displays - Convolvulus angustissimus, Leptospermum lanigerum, Hakea microcarpa, Polygala japonica, Brachyscome rigidula, Calotis glandulosa, C. scabiosifolia var. integrifolia, Ranunculus lappaceus, Craspedia variabilis, Stylidium graminifolium, Utricularia dichotoma and many other things too numerous to mention. A good variety of orchids - Diuris chryseopsis, D. monticola, Diuris sulphurea, Hymenochilus bicolor, Microtis unifolia, Thelymitra juncifolia, T. pauciflora and Stegostyla moschata.

Bunhybee grassland – boundary at tree Bunhybee grassland Image by Jean Geue Eucalyptus pauciflora Image by Jean Geue line Image by Jean Geue

Chrysocephalum apiculatum Image by Gompholobium minus Image by Jean Geue Chrysocephalum apiculatum Image by Jean Geue Martin Butterfield

Thelymitra juncifolia Image by Andy Ranunculus lappaceus Image by Jean Geue Calotis glandulosa Image by Jean Geue Russell

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Stegostyla moschata Image by Martin Thelymitra pauciflora Image by Martin Kunzea parvifolia Image by Martin Butterfield Butterfield Butterfield

Stylidium graminifolium Image by Jean Thysanotus tuberosus Image by Jean Geue Brachyscome decipiens Image by Jean Geue Geue

Stellaria pungens Image by Martin Tricoryne elatior Image by Martin Butterfield Butterfield Utricularia dichotoma Image by Jean Geue

Acacia mearnsii Image by Martin Butterfield

Wahlenbergia sp. Image by Martin Linum marginale Image by Martin Butterfield Butterfield Prepared by the Wednesday Walkers of the Australian Native Plants Society, Canberra Region Plant List for ‘Bunhybee’, Jerrabatgulla Creek – 11 November 2009

? indicates that those present were unsure of the plant name

Acacia dealbata Eucalyptus dives Acacia implexa Eucalyptus pauciflora Acacia mearnsii Eucalyptus rubida Acacia melanoxylon Galium gaudichaudii Acacia ulicifolia Geranium solanderi Acaena ovina Glycine clandestina Acrotriche serrulata Gompholobium minus Ajuga australis Gonocarpus tetragynus Allocasuarina distyla Goodenia hederacea Aristida ramosa Goodenia hederacea ssp. alpestris Arthropodium milleflorum Hakea microcarpa Asperula conferta Haloragis heterophylla Asplenium flabellifolium Hardenbergia violacea Astroloma humifusum Helichrysum rutidolepis Austrodanthonia caespitosa Hibbertia obtusifolia Austrodanthonia carphoides Hovea heterophylla Austrodanthonia eriantha Hydrocotyle laxiflora Austrodanthonia monticola Hymenochilus bicolor Austrostipa sp. Hypericum gramineum Banksia marginata Hypoxis hygrometrica Bossiaea buxifolia Kunzea parvifolia Bossiaea prostrata Lachnagrostis filiformis Brachyloma daphnoides Laxmannia gracilis Brachyscome decipiens Leptorhynchos squamatus Brachyscome scapigera Leptospermum lanigerum Brachyscome rigidula Leptospermum myrtifolium Bulbine bulbosa Leptospermum obovatum Calotis glandulosa Leucopogon fraseri Calotis scabiosifolia var. integrifolia Leucopogon lanceolatus Carex inversa Leucopogon virgatus Cassinia longifolia Linum marginale Centipeda minima Lomandra filiformis Chamaecyce drummondii Lomandra longiflora Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Lomatia ilicifolia Chrysocephalum apiculatum Luzula densiflora Chrysocephalum semipapposum Luzula flaccida Convolvulus angustissimus Melichrus urceolatus Craspedia variabilis Microlaena stipoides Crassula sieberiana Microtis unifolia Daviesia mimosoides Myriophyllum sp. Desmodium varians Opercularia hispida Dianella longifolia Pimelea curviflora Dichelachne micrantha Pimelea glauca Dichondra repens Plantago gaudichaudii Drosera peltata Plantago hispida Diuris chryseopsis Plantago varia Diuris monticola Poa ? clivicola Diuris sulphurea Poa labillardieri Eleocharis ? gracilis Poa meionectes Elymus scaber Polygala japonicum Epacris microphylla Poranthera microphylla Prepared by the Wednesday Walkers of the Australian Native Plants Society, Canberra Region Pteridium esculentum Pultenaea subspicata Ranunculus lappaceus Rumex brownii Rumex dumosus Schoenus apogon Scleranthus biflorus Sebaea ovata Senecio quadridentatus Solenogyne gunnii Stellaria pungens Stylidium graminifolium Thelymitra juncifolia Thelymitra pauciflora Themeda triandra Thysanotus tuberosus Tricoryne elatior Triptilodiscus pygmaeus Utricularia dichotoma Velleia montana Veronica gracilis Viola betonicifolia Vittadinia muelleri Wahlenbergia communis Wahlenbergia gracilis Wahlenbergia stricta

Bird List Wedge-tailed Eagle Nankeen Kestrel Galah Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Crimson Rosella Eastern Rosella Laughing Kookaburra White-throated Treecreeper Satin Bowerbird Striated Thornbill Yellow-rumped Thornbill Spotted Pardalote Striated Pardalote Yellow-faced Honeyeater White-naped Honeyeater Noisy Friarbird White-winged Triller Rufous Whistler Australian Magpie Grey Fantail Willie Wagtail Little Raven Eurasian Skylark Australasian Pipit Spotted Pardalote Striated Pardalote

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