Maireana trichoptera, the Mallee Bluebush, is a small hairy perennial with stunning green or white fruits edged with burgundy and pink. Seen fruiting in limey rocky soils at Warraweena in the Northern Flinders Ranges in July.
Rock Sida flowering: Warraweena
Sida petrophila, Rock Sida, growing abundantly in Sliding Rock Creek, Warraweena.
Long-spined Poverty Bush
Sclerolaena longicuspis, known as the Long-spined Poverty Bush, casting a burgundy blush on the hills near Sliding Rock, Warraweena, in July.
Pointed Twinleaf: Warraweena
Zygophyllum apiculatum, a Twinleaf commonly known as Gallweed flowering abundantly in Sliding Rock Creek, Warraweena in July.
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Eremophila scoparia, the Broombush or Scotia Bush, in flowering at Warraweena in the Northern Flinders Ranges in July.
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Black Range
Yellow-rumped Thornbill: Warraweena
Acanthiza chrysorrhoa, the Yellow-rumped Thornbill feeding on insects in the bark of Callitris trees at Warraweena.
Inland Thornbill: Warraweena
Acanthiza apicalis, the Inland Thornbill, in the Callitris woodland at Black Range, Warraweena.
Rain Moth pupal casing
Rain moth pupal casing emerging out of the ground at Warraweena in May.