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Plant ID

PostPosted: Tue 10 Feb, 2015 7:12 am
by icefest
I recently found a couple of plants which I cannot identify, any help would be greatly appreciated. Both in the Tassie SW.

Plant number one:
The flower is visible and the leaves are the oval ones in the background. In the alpine area.
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I'm really sorry about this one, horrific image. :( Found in scrubby leads in buttongrass.
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Re: Plant ID

PostPosted: Tue 10 Feb, 2015 7:59 am
by pazzar
The top photo is Geum talbotianum, found only in the southern alpine areas - common on the Southern Ranges, fairly rare elsewhere. Not sure on the second photo.

Re: Plant ID

PostPosted: Tue 10 Feb, 2015 8:25 am
by icefest
Thanks pazzar.

Now I don't have to keep calling it the Strawberry-geranium. :D

Re: Plant ID

PostPosted: Wed 11 Feb, 2015 1:00 pm
by icefest
Another plant:
Image

Re: Plant ID

PostPosted: Wed 11 Feb, 2015 2:11 pm
by MickyB
From Tassie again?

Edit: Sorry, just realised this is in the Tassie forum

Re: Plant ID

PostPosted: Wed 11 Feb, 2015 2:20 pm
by icefest
MickyB wrote:From Tassie again?

Edit: Sorry, just realised this is in the Tassie forum

Yep :D

Re: Plant ID

PostPosted: Wed 11 Feb, 2015 3:20 pm
by MickyB
The leaves look like Bellendana montana (Mountain Rocket) but never seen the flower like that (perhaps very early stages)

Re: Plant ID

PostPosted: Wed 11 Feb, 2015 3:32 pm
by icefest
MickyB wrote:The leaves look like Bellendana montana (Mountain Rocket) but never seen the flower like that (perhaps very early stages)

Thanks. It seems to be right. There are google photos that look similar. :D