Native Thornapple (Datura leichhardtii) flowering in creek bed in Copley, Flinders Ranges.
Mexican Poppy
The Mexican Poppy ( Argemone ochroleuca ssp. ochroleuca) is a rapidly colonising annual forb seen in waterways of the Northern Flinders Ranges. Seen here flowering at Aroona Dam Sanctuary in December.
Native Bee feeding on Sturt’s Nightshade
Australian Lesser Wanderer Butterfly on Milk Thistle
Australian Lesser Wanderer Butterfly (Danaus petilia) feeding on Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) at Wilpena Pound.
Mulla Mulla varieties
Two Ptilotus varieties flowering side by side in Parachilna Gorge in early Summer: Showy Foxtail, Ptilotus Exaltus (left) and Silver Mulla Mulla, Ptilotus obovatus (right).
Bush Banana flower
Marsdenia australis, also known as the bush banana, native pear or Mayaka, is a climber producing edible fruit. Flowering in the Flinders Ranges in December.
Saffron Thistle
Carthamus lanatus, Saffron Thistle, is an introduced species seen in disturbed soils and waterways in the Flinders Ranges.
Native Bluebell
Blue Flax-lily
Grey Germander
Teucrium racemocum, flowering in the central Flinders Ranges in early Summer.
