39. Kangaroo Grass Themedatriandra Apalatable nativegrass which has disappeare df rom many places; golden andreddish flower parts arec h a r a c t e r i s t i c .

40. Porcupine GrassTriodia irritans A tussock grass with

extremely sharp-pointed grey-greenleaves. Good habitat for lizards andwidely distributed throughout the state.

41. Scented Mat-rush Lomandra effusaTough, rigid, blue green leaves; white orpinkish flowers develop at base duringcooler months, male and female onseparate plants.

42. Sticky Sword-sedge Lepidosperma viscidumTough, fairly rigid sedge like plant, widespread insouthern Australia; flowers at any time.

4 3 . Bamboo Spear Grass A u s t rostipa bre v i g l u m i sTall branching grass up to 1.5 m high, often gro w st h rough other vegetation, which supports it.

44. Flax Lily Dianella revoluta With stiff grass-like dark green leaves this plant has blue flowersin spring. Widely distributed to the north of SouthAustralia, and very common in wetter areas.

Sources and further reading:Quorn Native Flora Reserve 1999 leaflet produced by Flinders RangesGreenCorp Team 2, with Maureen McColl and Brian PowellCunningham et al. 1981 Plants of Western New South WalesGovt Printer NSWPedler R 1992 Wildflowers of the Southern Flinders Ranges pub by AuthorPedler R 1994 Wildflowers of the Northern Flinders Rangespub by Author

Illustrations: Chris Bigwood

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11. Sandalwood Santalum spicatum Is related tothe above and has similar if less colourful fruits whicha re not edible. The stone is smooth. Harvest of thetimber for its fragrant qualities is now prohibited inSouth Australia. Confined to northern re g i o n s .

12. Drooping mistletoe Amyema miqueliiMistletoes can very often occupy almost an entiret ree canopy. As they are semi-parasites, they canseriously affect the health of a tree or a stand of tre e s .The sticky seeds are spread by Mistletoe Bird s .

13. Thorny WattleAcacia continua T h ethorns of this small wattlea re continuous with thestem. They are modifiedphyllodes which take theplace of leaves.

14. Jockey’s CapProstanthera striatifloraA member of the mint familythis shrub has aromatic leavesand when the showy springflowers have faded the calyxremains as a ‘Jockey’s Cap’.

15. Needle Wattle Acacia rigensThis is a young healthy plant. Further along thewalk, the stiff leaves or phyllodes of a dense standare infested with gall-forming insects and appearnot to have flowered for a number of years.

16. Native Cranberry Astroloma humifusumThis low-growing or prostrate shrub with blue-green leaves has erect bright red flowers in winterand round fleshy fruit which are edible.

17. Pale Turpentine Bush Beyeria lechenaultiiLight green shrub, with male and female flowersborne on separate plants. Sticky foliage.

18. Christmas Bush Bursaria spinosa Thismedium to tall shrub has spiny stems and clustersof white flowers which appear about Christmastime. Seeds are held in heart-shaped pods.

19. Common Fringe-myrtle Calytrix tetragonatetragona In favourable conditions this flowersprolifically and puts on a display of white to pinkclusters of small flowers in winter and spring. Afterthe petals have gone the sepals, with a long thread-like points, turn reddish brown. Nearing thenorthern limit of its distribution here, but verycommon further south.

20. Curry Bush Cassinia laevis If you crush the stickyleaves of this bush, you will undertand how it got itsname. In summer it has white heads of tiny daisy-like flowers. A similar bush, Cassinia uncata (30), hasgreener leaves and creamy flowerheads.

21. Crinkled Hopbush Dodonaea baueri There aremany different types of hop-bushes. This is one ofthe smallest, but they all have papery fruit somethinglike beerhops. This hopbush is not very common.

22. Lobe-leaved Hopbush Dodonaea lobulata This isa very common hopbush in the Flinders Ranges andhas striking red ‘hops’ in spring.

23. Ruby Saltbush Enchylaena tomentosa Frequentlyreferred to as the Bush Tomato on account of itssmall orange or red fleshy fruit, which were eaten byAborigines. The plant was used by Charles Sturt’sexploration expedition as an antiscorbutic.

24. Tar Bush Eremophila glabra Aspecies widespre a dt h roughout South Australia and other states. It is oneof three eremophilas found on this walk. As here, itis a low bush, with red tubular flowers.

25. Emu Bush Eremophila longifolia The long,hanging leaves, which look like emu plumage onmature bushes, give this eremophila its name. A tallshrub or small tree it suckers successfully asdemonstrated along the carpark fence. It has dullred floweres in spring and early summer.

26. Sandalwood Eremophila Eremophila santalinaThe light green willowy leaves are characteristic ofthis eremophila, which is only found in the SouthernFlinders Ranges. It is not common but also occurs inMt Remarkable National Park, at Devil’s Peak and inNapperby Gorge.

27. Leafless Ballart Exocarpus aphyllus This tangledshrub appears leafless, because the tiny leaves soonfall off. Small cream flowers give rise to a small nutsitting on a bright red cup-like succulent stem whichwas eaten by aborigines.

28. Desert Jasmine Jasminum lineare This narro w -leaved climber has white, fragrant starry flowers. Itp roduces dark, globular berry about 1 cm in diameter.

29. Clammy Daisy-bush Olearia decurrens A n o t h e rdaisy with sticky leaves. Starry flowers with 3 – 5petals are borne in loose heads in summer and autumn.

30. Sticky Cassinia Cassinia uncata With leavessmelling of curry similar to (20), but more compactflowerheads; flowers summer and autumn.

31. Showy Daisy Olearia pimeleoides This bush isvery striking when flowering in good seasons. It haslarge white daisies 2 – 3 cm across, borne singly atthe end of stems.

32. Shrubby Riceflower Pimelea microcephalaThis untidy 1 – 2m shrub has far more attractiverelatives which grow in softer climates. Small headsof cream flowers give rise to orange berries. It is agood indicator of the presence of feral goats whichseem to graze it pre f e re n t i a l l y, reducing it to a fewmiserable stalks.

33. Fragrant Saltbush Rhagodia parabolica W h e nflowering, particularly in damp weather, theclusters of tiny flowers give off a sweet smell.These gre e n - g rey mealy shrubs tend to grow underthe canopy of tre e s .

34. Spiny Fanflower Scaevola spinescens A toughshrub with dull greyish leaves, which producessmall glossy white fanflowers at any time of yearwhen conditions are suitable.

35. Silver Senna Senna artemisioides This elegantshrub has silvery leaves which are made up of 4 –6 pairs of leaflets. It has sweet smelling, brightyellow flowers in spring, which in good seasonsprovide a decorative display.

36. Desert Senna Senna artemisioides var coriaceaSimilar to the above. It has a similar number ofleaflets on its leaves but they are shorter andbroader. Again a colourful spring display.

37. Stiff Westringia Westringia rigida Anothermember of the mint family which usually occursin sandy soil as here. It is widely distributed insouthern Australia. As you can see, the short stiffleaves are arranged in whorls of three. Theflowers, which appear in late winter to spring, arewhite to pale mauve with orange to brown dotson the lower 3 of the 5 lobes.

38. Scrambling Twinleaf Zygophyllum billardieriThis small succulent shrub flowers in spring. Ithas yellow buttercup-like flowers with 4 petals.Like many plants with weak stems it tends toscramble over other growth to form a mound.Common in drier areas throughout Australia.

Emu Bush

Spiny Fanflower

Thorny Wattle

Native Cranberry

Christmas Bush

Silver Senna