A crisp morning but gradually warming sun greeted 14 of us as we began our walk down into the Ironbark Basin. The Varnish Wattle and Golden Wattle were budding up ready for flowering in a month or two, so it was not until we neared the base of the basin before we spotted some flowering plants – the small mosquito orchid Acianthus pusillus.
As we continued on to the coast we entered the more coastal flora including Lasiopetalum baueri and Thomasia petalocalyx which had a lone flower on it.
Time for a rest (photo by Gail Slykhuis)
Of course, the Correas were flowering both the red and green form and the yellow and green form and the ones with colours in between.
Yellow Correa Correa sp aff reflexa (Photo by Gail Slykhuis)
Another impressive plant in the morning dew was the Drosera aberrans with its apt common name of Sundew.
Scented Sundew (photo by Gail Slykhuis)
Some of the group made it up to the viewpoint across to Point Addis for some terrific views while time restrictions meant others had to return to the cars via the nature trail where the mosses formed an impressive groundcover.
Clifftop
Point Addis view
Point Addis sky (clifftop photos by Liz Fenwick)
Also seen near the track was the Nodding Greenhood Pterostylis nutans.
Nodding Greenhood (photo by Gail Slykhuis)
Although not peak flowering season it was a very pleasant walk with lots of variety although the defoliated Ironbark and Messmate gums will take time to recover.
Wattle mat-rush (photo by Christine Morrissey)
Neil Duncan