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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 11h

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"Come To Australia" by Scared Weird Little Guys

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 13h

Time to update my 'Come to Australia, you might accidentally get killed' talk

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 21h

Perth is looking busy :) And still more to add once i finalise details about access

Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 1d

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 2d

Portland never stops being Portland.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 3d

wizard frog is insane

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 5d

everything is terrible so here's the Muppets channeling Hamilton and bringing me untold joy (via the brilliant brettevansmafrog on insta)

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

The rest of the eleven species are also endemics to the SW, but have become hugely popular ornamentals elsewhere in Australia, as well as being WA’s state flower.

Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Wongan Hills - Wongan Wildflower Walk.

Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

First described by John Lindley in his 1840 work A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony. Three subspecies are recognised, but I don’t know which ones you get around Wongan Hills.

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7963503... #3148 - Anigozanthos humilis - Common Catspaw

A flowering, bird-pollinated perennial endemic to SW Australia, growing up to 1m in height, but half the size of the more famous Kangaroo Paw A. manglesii. That’s probably why they named it after a smaller animal.

#3148 - Anigozanthos humilis - Common Catspaw

A flowering, bird-pollinated perennial endemic to SW Australia, growing up to 1m in height, but half the size of the more famous Kangaroo Paw Anigozanthos manglesii. That's probably why they named it....

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

They produce hundreds of seeds per plant, and also reproduce vegetatively by producing corms along the stems.

Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Wongan Hills - various locations

Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7963032... #3147 - Freesia leichtlinii alba × leichtlinii leichtlinii - Ornamental Freesia

A popular fragrant ornamental, originally from SE Africa, but now a horrible invasive weed across much of southern Australia.

#3147 - Freesia leichtlinii alba × leichtlinii leichtlinii - Ornamental Freesia

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7962597... #3146 - Moraea setifolia - Thread Iris

Another weed from South Africa, now a widespread weed in pasture, grassland, and disturbed ground in much of Australia.

Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Wongan Hills - various locations

#3146 - Moraea setifolia - Thread Iris

Another weed from South Africa, now a widespread weed in pasture, grassland, and disturbed ground in much of Australia. Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Wongan Hills - varioius locations

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

The genus is found across much of Malesia & Australia, & was named after the first Lieutenant Governor of New South Wales, William Paterson, supposedly “a gentleman whose name has been long familiar to the naturalist”. I've never heard of him.

GSB2024, Wongan Hills - various locations.

Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

Drummondi is found across much of the Western Wheatbelt, and up into the Geraldton sandplains. It was named after James Drummond (late 1786 or early 1787 – 26 March 1863), an Australian botanist and naturalist and early settler in Western Australia.

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7962379... #3145 - Patersonia drummondii

One of the native Irises better known as Purple Flags. Around Perth, the most common species is Patersonia occidentalis, but out around Wongan Hills there’s drummondi, and umbrosa, or at least subspecies of those.

#3145 - Patersonia drummondii

One of the native Irises better known as Purple Flags. Around Perth, the most common species is Patersonia occidentalis, but out around Wongan Hills there's drummondi, and umbrosa, or at least...

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

Riccias have branching strap-like thalli, and rarely exceed 3cm across. There’s over 100 species worldwide, and one, Riccia fluitans, is a popular floating aquarium plant.

Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Katrine

Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7962090... #3144 - Riccia sp. - Crystalwort

Turns out there was also some Crystalwort in amongst the Texas Balloonwort at Katrine. I only just noticed it now, going back over the photos from last year.

#3144 - Riccia sp. - Crystalwort

Turns out there was also some Crystalwort in amongst the Texas Balloonwort at Katrine. I only just noticed it now, going back over the photos from last year. Riccias have branching strap-like thalli,....

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes the flowers are white, and quite often the plant is a leafless twining climber, as with the three species shown here.

Great Southern BioBlitz 2024, Wongan Hills

Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

The genus has about described 60 species (and MANY undescribed), mostly native to WA. They’re perennial herbs with bisexual flowers arranged singly or in groups of up to 50, with 6 mauve or blue tepals.

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

And this next one probably Thysanotus sp. 'Lochada’

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

The one below might be Thysanotus sp. ‘Yelbeni’.

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

Thysanotus patersoni.

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7961583... #3141-3143 - Twining Thysanotus sp.

According to Jolanda Keeble who wrote the book on local flora, and Terry Macfarlane at the WA Herbarium, there are at least 5 twining Fringe-Lillies growing around Wongan Hills, but only one has a formal description, as of 2024

#3141-3143 - Twining Thysanotus sp.

According to Jolanda Keeble who wrote the book on the local flora, and Terry Macfarlane at the WA Herbarium, there are at least 5 twining Fringe-Lillies growing around Wongan Hills, but only one has a...

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

The family was previously known as the Codoniaceae, but Codonia turned out to be a synonym of Fossombronia.

Sullivan Rock, Western Australia

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Drhoz @drhoz.bsky.social · 4d

drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7961147... #3140 - Fossombronia sp. - Frillworts

On granite-derived soil near the Sullivan Rock inselberg near Jarrahdale.

A large genus of liverworts with ruffled thalli and cosmopolitan distribution.

#3140 - Fossombronia sp. - Frillworts

On granite-derived soil near the Sullivan Rock inselberg near Jarrahdale. A large genus of liverworts with ruffled thalli and cosmopolitan distribution. The family was previously known as the...

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