![Kangaroo Island Wildflowers]()
Kangaroo Island Wildflowers
Believing that mid spring would be a very good time to revisit
Kangaroo Island to see the local display of
Wildflowers, we went with an open mind on what would be available and how many different species we would find for or stay. During our 2-week stay over on the Island in Mid October, we were rewarded with an incredible display of
Wildflowers that stretched from one end of the Island to the other and all but the last day we were rewarded with new finds along the way.
Our greatest number of new
Wildflowers found in any one-day drive, was on day 3 when we were leaving the Dudley Peninsula and travelling the back roads through to
American River, where we found and photographed 46 new species for our trip. On average we would find up to 10 new species each day, some days more and some less.
Most of the photos were taken with a 60mm Macro Lens, while there were a good number of times when hiking that I was restricted to the standard 18 – 200mm telephoto lens on the camera. My biggest enemy was the breeze, as using a Macro lens gave me a very shallow depth of field and the slightest breeze on the flowers would put them out of focus. For this very reason, I would take around 10 images of each flower in the hope that I would have at least one image that would be in focus. The size of the flowers varied greatly from around 2mm in size for the smallest, up to around 10cm in size for the largest, being Callistemon rugulos var. rugulosus or its common name, the Scarlet Bottlebrush.
![Kangaroo Island Wildflowers]()
Kangaroo Island Wildflowers
The introduced or weed species I will show at the end, with one very special non Native flower that needs a special note – Morus nigra or its common name, the Mulberry. This is no ordinary tree as it has withstood the pressures of nature for over 175 years when it was first planted at
Reeves Point as a food source for the first settlers who settled on
Kangaroo Island before
Adelaide was first settled in 1836.
![Not all displays were Native, but they still added to the colour]()
Not all displays were Native, but they still added to the colour
Another special feature of this Blog and photos is that it will set a new record for ExplorOz with the number of new images in a blog, with over 180 images posted. Now that the Blog is complete and there have been no issues, it now shows others that it is possible to add a large number of viewable size images that are easy to view.
As with all Blog images, please click on the first image, or any image that you wish to view to enlarge it to its maximum size for viewing, and then use the Next tab to view the next image in its full size.
Stephen Langman
November 2011
![Callistemon rugulos var. rugulosus]()
Callistemon rugulos var. rugulosus
![Clematis microphylla]()
Clematis microphylla
![Acacia spinescens]()
Acacia spinescens
![Adriana quadripartita]()
Adriana quadripartita
![Acacia paradoxa]()
Acacia paradoxa
![Senecio odoratus var. odoratus]()
Senecio odoratus var. odoratus
![Lasiopetalum schulzenii]()
Lasiopetalum schulzenii
![Olearia rudis]()
Olearia rudis
![Thryptomene ericaea]()
Thryptomene ericaea
![Drosera whittakakeri]()
Drosera whittakakeri
![Caladenia carnea var. carnea]()
Caladenia carnea var. carnea
![Thomasia petalocalyx]()
Thomasia petalocalyx
![Arthropodium fimbriatum]()
Arthropodium fimbriatum
![Goodenia ovata]()
Goodenia ovata
![Grevillea ilicifolia]()
Grevillea ilicifolia
![Goodenia blackiana]()
Goodenia blackiana
![Oxalis perennans]()
Oxalis perennans
![Caladenia carnea var. carnea]()
Caladenia carnea var. carnea
![Pimelea glauca]()
Pimelea glauca
![Pimelea serpyllifolia]()
Pimelea serpyllifolia
![Glischrocaryon behrii]()
Glischrocaryon behrii
![Billardiera versicolor]()
Billardiera versicolor
![Pimelea octophylla ssp. Octophyalla]()
Pimelea octophylla ssp. Octophyalla
![Scaevola aemula]()
Scaevola aemula
![Kennedia prostrata]()
Kennedia prostrata
![Dodonaea viscosa ssp. Angustissima]()
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. Angustissima
![Adriana quadripartita]()
Adriana quadripartita
![Adriana quadripartita]()
Adriana quadripartita
![Scaevola aemula]()
Scaevola aemula
![Comesperma calymega]()
Comesperma calymega
![Melaleuca gibbosa]()
Melaleuca gibbosa
![Thysanotus juncifolius]()
Thysanotus juncifolius
![Grevillea muricata]()
Grevillea muricata
![Thelymitra nuda]()
Thelymitra nuda
![Daviesia brevifolia]()
Daviesia brevifolia
![Tetratheca halmaturina]()
Tetratheca halmaturina
![Leptospermum myrsinoides]()
Leptospermum myrsinoides
![Scaevola crassifolia]()
Scaevola crassifolia
![Pimelea macrostegia]()
Pimelea macrostegia
![Petrophile multisecta]()
Petrophile multisecta
![Billardiera uniflora]()
Billardiera uniflora
![Pimelea macrostegia]()
Pimelea macrostegia
![Banksia marginata]()
Banksia marginata
![Calytrix glaberrima]()
Calytrix glaberrima
![Adenanthos terinalis]()
Adenanthos terinalis
![Cassinia uncata]()
Cassinia uncata
![Thysanotus fractiflexus]()
Thysanotus fractiflexus
![Burchardia umbellata]()
Burchardia umbellata
![Samolus repens]()
Samolus repens
![Samolus repens]()
Samolus repens
![Thysanotus fractiflexus]()
Thysanotus fractiflexus
![Daviesia brevifolia]()
Daviesia brevifolia
![Stackhousia aspericocca]()
Stackhousia aspericocca
![Orthrosanthus multiflorus]()
Orthrosanthus multiflorus
![Thysanotus patersonii]()
Thysanotus patersonii
![Melaleuca halmaturorum]()
Melaleuca halmaturorum
![Calochilus robertsonii]()
Calochilus robertsonii
![Astroloma conostephioides]()
Astroloma conostephioides
![Spyridium thymifolium]()
Spyridium thymifolium
![Conospermum patens]()
Conospermum patens
![Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp tateana]()
Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp tateana
![Lasiopetalum behrii]()
Lasiopetalum behrii
![Comesperma calymega]()
Comesperma calymega
![Myoporum insulare]()
Myoporum insulare
![Solanum simile]()
Solanum simile
![Ixiolaena supina]()
Ixiolaena supina
![Helichrysum leucopsideum]()
Helichrysum leucopsideum
![Spyridium phylicoides]()
Spyridium phylicoides
![Swainsona lessertiifolia]()
Swainsona lessertiifolia
![Lasiopetalum discolor]()
Lasiopetalum discolor
![Senecio lautus]()
Senecio lautus
![Veronica hillebrandii]()
Veronica hillebrandii
![Logania ovata]()
Logania ovata
![Bulbine semibarbata]()
Bulbine semibarbata
![Choretrum spicatum]()
Choretrum spicatum
![Epacris impessa]()
Epacris impessa
![Epacris impessa]()
Epacris impessa
![Logania ovata]()
Logania ovata
![Adenanthos macropodiana]()
Adenanthos macropodiana
![Prostanthera serpyllifolia]()
Prostanthera serpyllifolia
![Cheiranthera alternifolia]()
Cheiranthera alternifolia
![Astroloma conostephioides]()
Astroloma conostephioides
![Olearia ciliata var squamifolia]()
Olearia ciliata var squamifolia
![Kunzea pomifera]()
Kunzea pomifera
![Goodenia amplexans]()
Goodenia amplexans
![Microcybe pauciflora]()
Microcybe pauciflora
![Dianella revoluta var revoluta]()
Dianella revoluta var revoluta
![Platylobium obtusangulum]()
Platylobium obtusangulum
![Derwentia derwentiana]()
Derwentia derwentiana
![Goodia lotifolia]()
Goodia lotifolia
![Pteridium esculentum]()
Pteridium esculentum
![Correa aemula]()
Correa aemula
![Dodonaea viscosa ssp. Angustissima]()
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. Angustissima
![Orthrosanthus multiflorus]()
Orthrosanthus multiflorus
![Exocarpos cupressiformis]()
Exocarpos cupressiformis
![Dodonaea humilis]()
Dodonaea humilis
![Microseris lanceolata]()
Microseris lanceolata
![Podolepis jaceoides]()
Podolepis jaceoides
![Helichrysum leucopsideum]()
Helichrysum leucopsideum
![Lotus australis]()
Lotus australis
![Spyridium thymifolium]()
Spyridium thymifolium
![Pelargonium australe]()
Pelargonium australe
![Astrostipa stipoides]()
Astrostipa stipoides
![Pimelia sp (fruit)]()
Pimelia sp (fruit)
![Choretrum glomeratum var glomeratum]()
Choretrum glomeratum var glomeratum
![Calytrix tetragona]()
Calytrix tetragona
![Pultenaea acerosa]()
Pultenaea acerosa
![Spyridium halmaturinum var halmaturinum]()
Spyridium halmaturinum var halmaturinum
![Pimelia Stricta]()
Pimelia Stricta
![Myoporum insulare]()
Myoporum insulare
![Pimelea glauca]()
Pimelea glauca
![Goodia lotifolia]()
Goodia lotifolia
![Lasiopetalum bauerii]()
Lasiopetalum bauerii
![Leptospermum myrsinoides]()
Leptospermum myrsinoides
![Spyridium halmaturinum var halmaturinum]()
Spyridium halmaturinum var halmaturinum
![Pultenaea acerosa]()
Pultenaea acerosa
![Solenogyne dominii]()
Solenogyne dominii
![Daviesia asperula]()
Daviesia asperula
![Lasiopetalum baueri]()
Lasiopetalum baueri
![Scaevola crassifolia]()
Scaevola crassifolia
![Davesia brevifolia]()
Davesia brevifolia
![Pultenaea acerosa]()
Pultenaea acerosa
![Boronia coerulesscens ssp coerulesscens]()
Boronia coerulesscens ssp coerulesscens
![Leptospermum myrsinoides]()
Leptospermum myrsinoides
![Petrophile multisecta]()
Petrophile multisecta
![Unable to Identify]()
Unable to Identify
![Leucopogon parviflorus]()
Leucopogon parviflorus
![Hibbertia riparia]()
Hibbertia riparia
![Boronia edwardsii]()
Boronia edwardsii
![Pultenaea teretifolia var brachyphylla]()
Pultenaea teretifolia var brachyphylla
![Dillwyna hispida]()
Dillwyna hispida
![Pimelia sp]()
Pimelia sp
![Acacia myrtifolia]()
Acacia myrtifolia
![Unable to Identify]()
Unable to Identify
![Hibbertia crinita]()
Hibbertia crinita
![Lasiopetalum baueri]()
Lasiopetalum baueri
![Lasiopetalum schulzenii]()
Lasiopetalum schulzenii
![Gompholobium ecostatum]()
Gompholobium ecostatum
![Pultenaea teretifolia var brachyphylla]()
Pultenaea teretifolia var brachyphylla
![Boronia edwardsii]()
Boronia edwardsii
![Billardiera versicolor]()
Billardiera versicolor
![Leptospermum myrsinoides]()
Leptospermum myrsinoides
![Boronia fillifolia]()
Boronia fillifolia
![Micrantheum demissum]()
Micrantheum demissum
![Viola sieberiana]()
Viola sieberiana
![Baecka ramossima]()
Baecka ramossima
![Pomaderris paniculosa]()
Pomaderris paniculosa
![Olearia ciliata]()
Olearia ciliata
![Carpobrotus rossii]()
Carpobrotus rossii
![Hibbertia fasciculata]()
Hibbertia fasciculata
![Lepidospermum continentale]()
Lepidospermum continentale
![Dodonaea humilis]()
Dodonaea humilis
![Prostanthera spinosa]()
Prostanthera spinosa
![Darwinia micropetala]()
Darwinia micropetala
![Boronia edwardsii]()
Boronia edwardsii
![Grevillea quinquenervis]()
Grevillea quinquenervis
![Goodenia geniculata]()
Goodenia geniculata
![Hakea muelleriana]()
Hakea muelleriana
![Eucalyptus diversifolia]()
Eucalyptus diversifolia
![Dillwyna sericea]()
Dillwyna sericea
![Leptomeria aphyalla]()
Leptomeria aphyalla
![Beyeria lechenaultii]()
Beyeria lechenaultii
![Eucalyptus cladocalyx]()
Eucalyptus cladocalyx
![Correa decumbens]()
Correa decumbens
![Drosera auriculata]()
Drosera auriculata
Introduced Species
Kangaroo Island is no different to other Australian locations, where over the years introduced species of non Australian Native plants have made their way onto the Island.
![Solanum linnaeanum]()
Solanum linnaeanum
![Silene nocturna]()
Silene nocturna
![Verbascum creticum]()
Verbascum creticum
![Crucifera (cabbage]()
Crucifera (cabbage
![Anagallis arvensis]()
Anagallis arvensis
![Hypochaeris radicata]()
Hypochaeris radicata
![Erodium cicutarium]()
Erodium cicutarium
![Asphodelus fistulosus]()
Asphodelus fistulosus
![Moraea setifolia]()
Moraea setifolia
![Papaver aculeatum]()
Papaver aculeatum
![Oenothera stricta]()
Oenothera stricta
![Morus nigra]()
Morus nigra
![Melilotus indica]()
Melilotus indica