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The cutest moss I've ever seen: Pleurophascum grandiglobum, endemic to Tasmania, grows in boggy moorlands or sedgelands. The other two species in the genus are P. ovalifolium, endemic to the South Island of NZ and P. occidentale, endemic to Western Australia.

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Pleurophyllum hookeri. Silver-leaf daisy (Asteraceae) . 🌿 . Today at the seed bank we started cleaning up a lovely big collection of Pleurophyllum hookeri from Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean. . 🌱 . Armed with my dust mask and sieves we made a small dent in the collection. Our task was to seperate the seed from the pappus. Which is the fluffy looking hairy stuff which is attached to the end of the seed. The pappus hang on to the seed and helps with wind dispersal. It’s also not the quickest or easiest thing to detach! Good thing I love plants right. 6 hours or so of sitting through this fluffy mess could potentially send one a bit mad... . 🌿 . The Silver-leaf daisy is one of the megaherbs which are native to subantarctic islands, like Macquarie. It has crimson button flowers and like the name suggests... long silver leaves. I’ve not actually seen the plant, just the seed. But hit up google to check it out! Unfortunately due to rats and rabbits the population on Macquarie Island is threatened. Good thing for the seed banks of the world keeping insurance populations for plants like this! . 🍃 . I’m really enjoying cleaning seed at the seed bank. It might seem like a bit of a boring job but it’s really not! I’m helping with the conservation of the worlds flora, only in a minuscule way, but if we all do one minuscule thing to help then the miniscules will add up to megascules! And not to mention the folks I get to meet and talk to are just wonderful. I’m a bit of a question asker, and thankfully James who is the seed bank boss, is happy to answer my questions and share his insane plant knowledge. I’ve learnt a massive amount about all kinds of planty things already. . 🌿 . #plants #flora #tasmanianflora #plantsoftasmania #wildflowers #tasmania #botany #flowersoftasmania #floraoftasmania #keeptassiewild #nature #wildflowers #australiannativeplants #planthunter #tasmania #tasmaniagram #tassielife #australia #botanical #floraoftas #islandlife #discovertasmania #amazingtasmania #rtbg200 #royaltasmanianbotanicalgardens #seedbank #seedconservation #conservation #tasmanianseedconservationcentre (at Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG))

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Tasmanian waratah (Telopea truncata), the southern most and also the most cold tolerant species in its genus. It is endemic to Tasmania. Also has a yellow form, but I didn't see it.

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Correa lawrenceana (Rutaceae) . . Commonly called the ‘Mountain Correa’ because it grows on mountains in the subalpine wet forests... it’s a tall shrub that is quite distinct and easily spotted. Especially at the moment because it is one of the few things in flower. If it’s not in flower you can pick it out by the opposite leaves that have noticeable glands. Very ‘Correa’ looking really! Leaves are green on top and whitish yellow dusty looking underneath. . . Flowers can be hard to spot until you are used to it, being a pale yellow/greeny colour so they do blend in well! They are cute though, especially when they are babies and look like little blobs with hats on. Well. I think so anyway. . I wandered along the Milles track on Mt Wellington today (Hobart) and saw loads of them. They look extra wonderful in the rain too! . . #plants #flora #tasmanianflora #plantsoftasmania #wildflowers #tasmania #botany #flowersoftasmania #floraoftasmania #keeptassiewild #nature #wildflowers #australiannativeplants #correa #rutaceae #mtwellington #kunanyi #wetforest

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Bulbine bulbosa | Liliaceae Perennial herb growing from a corm. . Flowers through spring and easy to spot as the bright yellow flowers stand quite high amongst the grasses and shrubby things they grow amongst. Apparently you can eat the corms and they taste nice roasted, but I don't believe in eating out native flora so I wouldn’t know that… So I have a mate whose Honours project involved Bulbine seed (That would be Meridy who took the seed photo). We were actually discussing these today. She pronounces it 'Bul-by-nee'… I say 'bul-byn'… I'm interested to know how you said it in your head when you first read the word. Ever since I realised that most of the world pronounce the plant genus Anenome as 'An-enemy' and not 'An-em-own' like I have my whole life I have developed a strong interest in how people say things different. So humour me. There is no right or wrong. Actually there probably is, and I am most likely wrong, but if you say it with confidence it doesn't matter… #plants #flora #tasmanianflora #plantsoftasmania #wildflowers #tasmania #botany #flowersoftasmania #floraoftasmania #discovertasmania #amazingtasmania #bulbine #liliaceae #pronunciation https://www.instagram.com/p/B3o4ZXdgmZ2/?igshid=y0xw8u400dhw

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Cyathodes glauca | Purple Cheeseberry | Ericaceae | Tasmanian endemic⁠ ⁠ 🍃⁠ ⁠ If you don't catch this one with flowers at some time in late spring to summer, you will probably still find it with it's little white or red or purple drupe. A drupe being like a little squished berry, but not a berry, because berries are different... ⁠ ⁠ 🌿⁠ ⁠ Generally found through wet forests up to about 1000m and at lower altitudes. It is a pretty common one and chances are you have come across it before, especially if frequent walks around mountains. Naturally it is one of my favourites, at any time of year really, when it is in flower, or when the drupes are all purple and fresh, or like here when it has new growth ready to explode. The leaves are quite distinct, with linear venation that seem like they are in whorls, but technically they aren't.⁠ ⁠ 🍃⁠ ⁠ #plants #flora #tasmanianflora #plantsoftasmania #wildflowers #tasmania #botany #flowersoftasmania #floraoftasmania⁠ #keeptassiewild #nature #wildflowers #australiannativeplants #planthunter #tasmania #tasmaniagram #taussielife #australia #botanical #floraoftas #islandlife⁠ #discovertasmania #amazingtasmania #cyathodes #cyathodesglauca #ericaceae https://www.instagram.com/p/B1tL7j9Azeu/?igshid=1qccb7pecq4co

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Correa lawrenceana (Rutaceae) . . Commonly called the ‘Mountain Correa’ because it grows on mountains in the subalpine wet forests... it’s a tall shrub that is quite distinct and easily spotted. Especially at the moment because it is one of the few things in flower. If it’s not in flower you can pick it out by the opposite leaves that have noticeable glands. Very ‘Correa’ looking really! Leaves are green on top and whitish yellow dusty looking underneath. . . Flowers can be hard to spot until you are used to it, being a pale yellow/greeny colour so they do blend in well! They are cute though, especially when they are babies and look like little blobs with hats on. Well. I think so anyway. . I wandered along the Milles track on Mt Wellington today (Hobart) and saw loads of them. They look extra wonderful in the rain too! . . #plants #flora #tasmanianflora #plantsoftasmania #wildflowers #tasmania #botany #flowersoftasmania #floraoftasmania #keeptassiewild #nature #wildflowers #australiannativeplants #correa #rutaceae #mtwellington #kunanyi #wetforest

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Correa lawrenceana (Rutaceae) . . Commonly called the ‘Mountain Correa’ because it grows on mountains in the subalpine wet forests... it’s a tall shrub that is quite distinct and easily spotted. Especially at the moment because it is one of the few things in flower. If it’s not in flower you can pick it out by the opposite leaves that have noticeable glands. Very ‘Correa’ looking really! Leaves are green on top and whitish yellow dusty looking underneath. . . Flowers can be hard to spot until you are used to it, being a pale yellow/greeny colour so they do blend in well! They are cute though, especially when they are babies and look like little blobs with hats on. Well. I think so anyway. . I wandered along the Milles track on Mt Wellington today (Hobart) and saw loads of them. They look extra wonderful in the rain too! . . #plants #flora #tasmanianflora #plantsoftasmania #wildflowers #tasmania #botany #flowersoftasmania #floraoftasmania #keeptassiewild #nature #wildflowers #australiannativeplants #correa #rutaceae #mtwellington #kunanyi #wetforest

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Correa lawrenceana (Rutaceae) . . Commonly called the ‘Mountain Correa’ because it grows on mountains in the subalpine wet forests... it’s a tall shrub that is quite distinct and easily spotted. Especially at the moment because it is one of the few things in flower. If it’s not in flower you can pick it out by the opposite leaves that have noticeable glands. Very ‘Correa’ looking really! Leaves are green on top and whitish yellow dusty looking underneath. . . Flowers can be hard to spot until you are used to it, being a pale yellow/greeny colour so they do blend in well! They are cute though, especially when they are babies and look like little blobs with hats on. Well. I think so anyway. . I wandered along the Milles track on Mt Wellington today (Hobart) and saw loads of them. They look extra wonderful in the rain too! . . #plants #flora #tasmanianflora #plantsoftasmania #wildflowers #tasmania #botany #flowersoftasmania #floraoftasmania #keeptassiewild #nature #wildflowers #australiannativeplants #correa #rutaceae #mtwellington #kunanyi #wetforest

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Mycena yuulongicola. I think I have seen this one a lot but for some reason either never knew it’s name or potentially thought it was something else. . This one was found growing in the cool wet forests up near @huonbushretreats at Mt Misery. Which is far from being miserable!! If you go to thegumbootchronicles.com you can read about why Mt Misery is not misery . #mycology #flora #tasmanianflora #tasmania #mushrooms #botany #fungi #floraoftasmania #keeptassiewild #nature #tasfungi #rainforest #forestfloor #wetforests

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Persoonia gunnii. - Coolest Plant this one. Has funny upturned leaves and fairly persistent purple drupes that it hangs onto even when the next flowers are coming on. We saw loads of these along the track to lake seal at Mount Field the other week. I think my walking buddies knew by the end of the day that I really love this plant... . . #plants #flora #tasmanianflora #plantsoftasmania #wildflowers #tasmania #botany #flowersoftasmania #floraoftasmania #keeptassiewild #nature #wildflowers #persoonia #mountfieldnationalpark #subalpine

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Correa lawrenceana (Rutaceae) . . Commonly called the ‘Mountain Correa’ because it grows on mountains in the subalpine wet forests... it’s a tall shrub that is quite distinct and easily spotted. Especially at the moment because it is one of the few things in flower. If it’s not in flower you can pick it out by the opposite leaves that have noticeable glands. Very ‘Correa’ looking really! Leaves are green on top and whitish yellow dusty looking underneath. . . Flowers can be hard to spot until you are used to it, being a pale yellow/greeny colour so they do blend in well! They are cute though, especially when they are babies and look like little blobs with hats on. Well. I think so anyway. . I wandered along the Milles track on Mt Wellington today (Hobart) and saw loads of them. They look extra wonderful in the rain too! . . #plants #flora #tasmanianflora #plantsoftasmania #wildflowers #tasmania #botany #flowersoftasmania #floraoftasmania #keeptassiewild #nature #wildflowers #australiannativeplants #correa #rutaceae #mtwellington #kunanyi #wetforest

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Mycena kurramulla . . It’s well into fungi season down here in Tassiemania land. So if you haven’t already, now is a good time to get out in the bush and scour the forest floor for some little treasures like this! . . #mycology #flora #tasmanianflora #tasmania #mushrooms #botany #fungi #floraoftasmania #keeptassiewild #nature #forestfloor #mycena