Wildflower Gallery

Spinifex ring (Triodia sp.)

Spinifex ring (Triodia sp.), on lower dune slopes, providing a raised flower bed for ephemeral wildflowers such as wild parsnip (Trachymene glaucifolia) after winter rain. Cravens Peak Station, edge of northern Simpson Desert, southwest Queensland, Australia

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Australian, Bush Heritage Australia, Circle, Circular, Desert, Expanse, Featureless, Flora, Grass, Growth, Immensity, Landscape, Nature, Plain, Plants, Scenery, Scenic, Spinifex Rings, Vastness, Vegetated, Vegetation, Wildflower

Darling lily (Crinum flaccidum)

Darling lily (Crinum flaccidum). The bulbs, here washed out of the substrate by a recent flood, yield a substance like arrowroot but there are reports of toxicity. It can be rubbed on the skin as medicine for skin complaints. The strap-like leaves can be 80 cm long. Coongie Lakes National Park, Simpson Desert, South Australia

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Pink mulla mulla (Ptilotus exaltatus)

Pink mulla mulla (Ptilotus exaltatus) and Yellow paper daisies (Podolepis canescens), also called Large copper-wire daisies. Great Victoria Desert, Western Australia

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Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Australian, Beauty In Nature, Carpet Of Flowers, Colourful, Desert, Desert Plant, Ephemeral, Flora, Lambís Tail, Landscape, Large Copper Wire Daisy, Mulla Mulla, Native, Opportunistic, Pink Mulla Mulla, Plant, Ptilotus, Pussytails, Scenic, Showy Foxtail, Tall Mulla Mulla, Vibrant Colour, Wildflower, Yellow