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Helen Robertson
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On Peerapper country - Zoologist, Fungi Enthusiast living with 2 Border Collies, 3 Jerseys & a Light Sussex flock! Bushwalking, gardening, sustainable living, mycology, photography.
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And a selection of other interesting finds...
An unusual dark pink form of the lizard orchid or Burnettia cuneata. We saw thousands of these on a recently burned area. The very sweet yellow- green Caladenia transitoria. This robust bud probably belongs to Thelymitra aristata. We could not find any of these large black Prasyphyllum buds open as yet.
November 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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This one is called the bleak orchid... Thelymitra aggericola.
The bleak orchid is a pale blue...sometimes very pale like this one. Bleak orchid looking pale and bleak lol
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Prasyphyllum brevilabre - but different. A very dark, almost black, form...
So dark...and covered in soil from the downpour from the day before! Closer up view of the dark form of Prasyphyllum brevilabre Closer side on view of Prasyphyllum brevilabre Prasyphyllum brevilabre
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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Next Prasyphyllum brevilabre...
Prasyphyllum brevilabre - such a pretty leek orchid with its pretty white ruffles Prasyphyllum brevilabre Prasyphyllum brevilabre bit closer - such a neat species! A closer view of Prasyphyllum brevilabre
November 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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A few more because they are so beautiful 😍
Pale pink outer petals with a deep pink centre... huge dinner plate sized blooms! Cream delight A mid pink one...again huge blooms This clear vibrant pinky orange one was a stunner!
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Stunning blossoms in every direction!
A wonderful dark red herbaceous peony called Old Faithful Loved this pale apricot double peony A different peony... a single row of dark pink petals with a mass of pale pink shredded petals within This gorgeous bright pink caught my eye....
November 22, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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And lots of different sun orchids!!
Thelymitra aristata the biggest of the sun orchids. Many were standing tall above the rest of the coastal heath plants. Thelymitra flexuosa yellow with a twisted stem which gives it its name. Thelymitra rubra held between my fingers because very strong wind blowing! Blue with spots is Thelymitra ixioides
November 6, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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We found a couple of lovely spider orchids too...
Close shot of Caladenia patersonii with its maroon labelled and long cream coloured petals A paler Caladenia patersonii. They vary quite a bit in colour Another Caladenia patersonii this one with fine red stripes on the petals.
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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And some of the heath flowers....
The very beautiful pink swamp heath (Sprengelia incarnata). Each small branch of this heath is topped with bunches of dark and pale pink flowers. Mauve fluffy flowers of Melaleuca squamea. A very pretty paperbark of tge swampy heath. The Leptospermums were particularly beautiful covered in these gorgeous white flowers. The bright yellow flowers of Hibbertia
October 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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They were stunning and each seemed to have quite a different personality....definitely helped by the hairdos of kangaroo fern lol....
October 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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We also found some nice slime moulds - apologies...I do not yet have a slime mould book to be able to ID them
This one's common name is salmon spawn... and with its bright orange globes it's easy to see why! This dark pink one had several stages along a log. It starts white, then orange, then this dark pink and lastly a dark brown as it matures! Clusters of yellow blobs on stalks make this an interesting slime mould. Lots of delicate white stalks of a commonly found slime mould starting to mature
September 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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...and some more:
More lovely fibe, white gills on this fresh new Hohenbuehelia atrocoerulea Two perfect pink Mycena vinacea (they smell like cucumber!) Perfect in pink... a lovely Clitocybe Little pins ... fresh Vibrissea dura. The caps will turn light brown as they age.
September 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM