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Posted on October 6, 2022October 30, 2025

Lobe-leaf Hopbush flowering and fruiting

Dodonaea lobulata, the Lobe-leaf Hopbush, grows 1-3m in the Flinders Ranges. Three-winged fleshy fruit is distinctive while flowers are small and without petals.

Male flower, 3mm wide
Fruit, 12mm wide
Dodonea lobulata growing on a rocky hillside, Warren Gorge
Posted on July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

Wild Hops

Acetosa vesicaria, known as Red Dock or Wild Hops, is thought to be introduced in the saddles of early Afghan cameleers. Responding quickly to rainfall, Wild Hops can create a stunning flush of colour through the Flinders Ranges.

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Posted on April 17, 2022October 30, 2025

Narrow-leaf Hop-bush

Dodonaea viscosa ssp. angustissima in the sandy clay near Lyndhurst ochre pit.

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