Sean Spence Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 PART 1 Spring has now arrived and the tuberous Drosera are beginning to hit their peak. In the last couple of weeks I've made a couple of very short trips to local areas with my kids. Firstly, the Brisbane Ranges National Park. A favourite area of mine for tuberous Drosera and terrestrial orchids. It was a nice sunny day and the massive colonies of Drosera whittakerii ssp. aberrans were flowering. Sorry, a few shots are a little over-exposed. Drosera macrantha ssp. planchonii The Drosera auriculata that grow here are a paler green than those of more inland and montane areas. Drosera peltata var. peltata. The form from here commonly branches from the base. and a few little ground orchids for those who are interested- Cyanicula caerulea (Caladenia caerulea)- Taurantha concinna (Pterostylis concinna)- Linguella nana (Pterostylis nana)- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 PART 2 The second trip was a tiny flora reserve well known for its incredible diversity of terrestrial orchids. Fortunately it is also home to a number of Drosera species. Only Drosera auriculata was present in any abundance though. D. auriculata and the rest orchids- Diplodium grandiflora (Pterostylis grandiflora) Bunochilus melagrammus (Pterostylis melagramma) Pterostylis nutans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Spring in Aus, autumn in UK... Damn! Great orchids and the sticky things aren't bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxposwillo Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 WOW I cant wait till I get to go to australlia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Crane Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Very nice indeed. It takes your breath away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.J.Treasure Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 Very nice pictures indeed, temperatures jsut started going down here so the idea of someone starting into spring right now makes me kind of sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simba Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I do hope you're not posting a Part 3. Think of us here drooling in autumnal UK for goodness sake. Do you take in lodgers ? Simba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frank Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Great photos! Your kids probably don't know how spoiled they are. Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL7836 Posted September 11, 2007 Report Share Posted September 11, 2007 Sean, Great pics - as usual. So when do you plan to go on extended walkabout in Northern Oz & share your experiences w/ us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Rohrbacher Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 I like this Linguella nana, is a orchid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 drooling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chug Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 Great shot, the Drosera look really nice. As well as the orchids. Alas, most of the stuff here is either finishing flowering or aborted due to dry conditions. But the Drosera are going nuts. Look forward to more shots. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Earl Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Beautiful show, Sean. Thanks mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Spence Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 I do hope you're not posting a Part 3. Think of us here drooling in autumnal UK for goodness sake. Do you take in lodgers ? Sorry but parts 3 & 4 will occur this Saturday. Your kids probably don't know how spoiled they are. No, not yet. But I'm doing my best to drum it into them. So when do you plan to go on extended walkabout in Northern Oz & share your experiences w/ us? I'm working on it Ron. With a third child due to arrive any tick of the clock means I'll have to wait a few years yet unfortunately. But believe me, it will happen. I like this Linguella nana, is a orchid? Yes. A very small type of greenhood orchid. They can be commonly found growing in large colonies. Thanks for the nice comments everybody! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hingst Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hi Sean, once again a great field trip report. Love the whittakeri. Thanks Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cristianoblank Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 fantastic shots... very good... congratulations...my friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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