Alectryon oleifolius flowering in the sand dunes west of Wilpena Pound. Also known as Rosewood, Rosebush, Cattle-bush, Dogwood.
Bullock Bush
Musk Sunray
Bluebush Pea
Crotalaria eremaea, known as the Bluebush Pea and the Desert Rattlepod, flowering in sand dunes near Wilpena Pound in the Flinders Ranges.
Native Hollyhock
Lavatera plebeia, also known as the Australian Hollyhock, Native Hollyhock, Tree Mallow, Flood Mallow or Tall Marshmallow occurs on flood plains, watercourses and stony plains of the Flinders Ranges. Seen flowering on the roadside between Hawker and Carrieton in November.
Grassy Bindweed
Convolvulus remotus is a climber seen flowering in the sandy clay soils of the Flinders Ranges in November.
Silky Goodenia
Dust storm
Wild dust storm over Beltana (above) and Aroona (below).
Rock Nightshade
Wild Tomato
Solanum quadriculatum also known as the Felted Nightshade or Wild Tomato is highly poisonous. Found in clay soils, seen here flowering in October at Puttupa Gap.
Filamentous Green Algae
Threadlike filamentous green algae growing in the shallows of Copley Retention Dam. These soft strands consist of a chain of cells, giving a thread-like appearance. Oxygen production as a by-product of underwater photosynthesis creates buoyancy, causing the strands to incline toward the surface.
