Australia's eastern shoreline hosts one of the most extensive distributions of Avicennia marina, the grey mangrove, stretching from tropical Queensland down…
Banksia serrata, commonly called old man banksia, is one of the most recognisable plants of eastern Australia. Its gnarled trunk, serrated leaves and large…
Lomandra is one of those genera that bushwalkers along the Tomaree Peninsula tend to overlook, even though it is almost always present underfoot. The plants…
Typha orientalis, commonly known as broad-leaved cumbungi or raupō, dominates margins of shallow freshwater systems across eastern Australia. On the Tomaree…
Acacia saligna, commonly known as the golden wreath wattle or orange wattle, has spread across many parts of southern Australia since its introduction from…
The rolling foredunes that line Port Stephens and the wider Tomaree Peninsula owe their stability to a quietly persistent species, Spinifex sericeus. Also…
On the damp margins of the bush around Bagnalls Beach and the lower slopes behind Nelson Bay, one of the more striking floral events of the warm months happens…
Lantana camara is one of Australia’s most recognisable environmental weeds, forming dense, thorny thickets beneath open forest, along creek lines and around…
The moss cushions that form on sandstone overhangs are among the smallest landscapes on the Tomaree Peninsula. They may look like soft green pads from a…
Comparing the leaf shapes of coastal and inland Eucalyptus robusta can reveal how the swamp mahogany responds to water availability, wind exposure, soil and…