Jul 13, 2026
Parasitic laurel Dodder Laurel Cassytha filiformis is a parasitic plant found in Enoggera Creek catchment which may be easily confused with the introduced species Golden Dodder Cuscuta campestris. Dodder Laurel is a thin twining vine with yellow or orange to pale...
Jun 29, 2026
Small scrambling raspberry with shocking pink buds A small raspberry which is often prostrate but can form a shrub to 90 cm high. Found north from the Central Highlands of Victoria to Queensland on the margins of rainforests. Rubus parvifolius occurs in Japan,...
Apr 7, 2026
Aboriginal people used wood for boomerangs Whalebone Tree is a shrub or small tree to 15 metres with downwardly arching branches. It grows in all types of rainforest, particularly along scrubby watercourses, in Queensland and New South Wales. The Atlas of Living...
Aug 18, 2025
Planted to prevent erosion Imperata cylindrica is a species of perennial rhizomatous grass found throughout Australia mostly in coastal and subcoastal areas. It particularly common along the east coast of New South Wales but also found inSouth-East Queensland. Blady...
Aug 18, 2025
Tiny sedge will form tufted lawn Cyperus gracilis grows 10–30 centimetres in height with a delicate arching form. The species name gracilis refers to the graceful form of the leaves. This tiny sedge pops up in local gardens in Enoggera catchment. It may be mistaken...
Jun 30, 2025
Fasting growing when young Medium tree growing to 20 metres. Branchlets, petioles and terminal buds hairy. Found in subtropical and dry rainforest, endemic to Australia, ranging from Port Macquarie, NSW to Atherton Tableland, Queensland. Cut timber smells like onions....
