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Plants of the Spotted Gum Ironbark Forests
Learn the types of trees, shrubs, grasses and vines that populate the Ironbark Forests of the Lower Hunter.
Plants of the Box Gum Grassy Woodlands
This vegetation community is listed as an Ecologically Endangered Community because of the flora and fauna this community supports, including the species of White Box, Yellow Box, and Blakely’s Gum.
Eucalypt Bark Types
Just as their fruits (gumnuts) can help us figure out which Eucalypt is which so can their bark, these are some commonly seen in the Upper Hunter.
Gumnuts of the Upper Hunter
Bark types and gumnuts (or “fruit”) are a handy way of determining which group a Eucalypt belongs to.
Learn About Galls
Stacy Mail talks through identifying galls.
A new state-wide campaign is urging residents to be on the lookout for the prohibited sale or trade of prickly ...
Do you have Lantana camara in your backyard or on your property? Our scientists are documenting patterns in ...
There’s a concept in evolutionary biology called convergent evolution, it’s where distantly related organisms ...
Another couple of plants which commonly get mistaken for weeds (and pulled out) is Flannel Leaf (Astrotricha ...
Ask a Plant Nerd: From little things.
This month’s “Ask a Plant Nerd” question comes from HRLN committee member
Botanically the Hunter Region compares well with other regions of the world for diversity. Given our geographic ...
When most people think of rare plants they think of large and exotic and hidden in the middle of nowhere. ...
Plant(s) of the Month: That’s gotta be a weed, doesn’t it? Well…..
You know how it goes, you go wandering ...
(Thesium australe)
When most people think of endangered species they think of something like the Wollemi Pine, ...
Twenty third of March is National Eucalypt Day so with that in mind it’s time for another gum PotM.
This month’s
I hate Khaki Weed, I really do, so much so that at one stage I had it almost eliminated from the footpaths of the ...
(Elaeocarpus obovatus)
Also known as Blueberry Ash, Whitewood, Grey Carabeen, Freckled Oliveberry and Grey ...