If you can’t go on the Angair Walk on Sunday 30 March, you can still get in some good seasonal observation on an individual walk along the estuary banks.
Immediately noticeable from the carpark is the dominance of Sea Rush, Juncus krausii subsp. Australiensis, but awaiting discovery around its edges is a lush green carpet of salt-tolerant flora thriving in the moist conditions.
The white or pale pink flowers of Creeping Brookweed, Samolus repens, make it easy to spot during the summer, while Creeping Monkey-flower, Thyridia repens, is currently covered in vibrant purple flowers.
Creeping Brookweed
Creeping Monkey-flower
Streaked Arrowgrass, Triglochin striata, has finished flowering but its spearlike seed head protrudes above its ground-hugging neighbours.
Streaked Arrowgrass
The edible Beaded Glasswort, Salicornia quinqueflora subsp. quinqueflora, with its bead-like segments and bright red tips, adds texture and colour to the mats of fleshy, succulent plants.
Beaded Glasswort
Kate Bulling