Anglesea Heath - Flora and Fauna

The Anglesea Heath surrounds the township of Anglesea. It extends north for approx 20 km, and west to Aireys Inlet.

• Pterostylis sp. aff. plumosa (Anglesea) Large Plume-orchid

  20 Oct 2010 • -38.4,144.2 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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• Drosera aberrans Scented Sundew

  17 Aug 2008 • -38.4,144.1 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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  1. David Francis  Nicely photographed/exposed. You have captured all the fine detail in the white flowers.

     Reply • 11 Feb 2016

  2. • Lorraine Phelan  Thanks David. I have found white to be one of the hardest colours to photograph.

       Reply • 11 Feb 2016
• Ixodia achillaeoides subsp. alata Ixodia

  08 Feb 2016 • -38.4,144.2 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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• Ixodia achillaeoides subsp. alata Ixodia

  08 Feb 2016 • -38.4,144.2 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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• Ixodia achillaeoides subsp. alata Ixodia

  08 Feb 2016 • -38.4,144.2 • Lorraine Phelan

  Most numerous in a recently burned area. The only shrub flowering in this area.

  

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• Paracaleana minor Small Duck-orchid

  12 Jan 2009 • -38.3,144.2 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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• Caleana major Large Duck-orchid

  12 Jan 2009 • -38.3,144.2 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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• Eriochilus cucullatus s.l. Parson's Bands

  13 May 2009 • -38.4,144.2 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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• Chiloglottis valida Common Bird-orchid

  18 Oct 2009 • -38.4,144.2 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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• Alyxia buxifolia Sea Box

  20 Dec 2009 • -38.5,144.1 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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• Alyxia buxifolia Sea Box

  20 Dec 2009 • -38.5,144.1 • Lorraine Phelan

  

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• Leucopogon virgatus var. virgatus Common Beard-heath

  28 Aug 2008 • -38.4,144.2 • Lorraine Phelan

  Flowers and buds covered in morning dew.

  

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• Cassytha glabella f. dispar Slender Dodder-laurel

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  

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• Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle Epacris impressa var. impressa Common Heath

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  

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• Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  Notable purplish seedpods.

  

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• Acacia myrtifolia Myrtle Wattle

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  Unusual for its distinctive buds.

  

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• Epacris impressa var. impressa Common Heath

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  Mass displays of white Epacris impressa growing with pink Epacris in this SW corner of Anglesea Heath - see pic 4. In other places there are pink Epacris and white L. virgatus growing en masse but here L. virgatus seems to have been replaced by white Epacris.

  

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• Epacris impressa var. impressa Common Heath

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  

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• Banksia marginata Silver Banksia

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  

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• Acacia suaveolens Sweet Wattle

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  Occasional mass flowering on roadsides, especially in gullies. Here plants were 2m+ along roadside, occasionally broken up with pink Epacris impressa.

  

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• Leucopogon virgatus var. virgatus Common Beard-heath

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  Mass displays of L. virgatus growing with pink (no white) Epacris impressa in this SW corner of Anglesea Heath. In other places there are pink and white Epacris growing en masse but here L. virgatus seems to have displaced white Epacris.

  

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• Epacris impressa var. impressa Common Heath

  07 Jul 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Russell Best

  Magnificent displays of Epacris in this SW corner of Anglesea Heath. At this location the Epacris were all red and mass flowering with Leucopogon virgatus, Acacia suaveolens and with Banksia marginata sprinked through.

  

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• Paropsisterna spp.

  05 Jan 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Martin Lagerwey

  This is another Paropsisterna from the interlita group. I am not sure yet how they fit together and which species is which. This appears to be diurnal. I saw this also at Aberfeldy.

  

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• Paropsisterna spp.

  05 Jan 2015 • Martin Lagerwey

  I have no ID to offer for this species. It has definite similarities with P. atalanta which is mottled red but with the same black regions and found in the same location. I have seen this only once

  

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• Paropsisterna hectica

  05 Jan 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Martin Lagerwey

  This is Paropsisterna hectica. A golden/green leaf beetle, sometimes with a red pigment extending from the base of the elytra. This species occurs from NSW to Victoria. A Tasmanian species is golden, rather than green and called Paropsisterna aurea. The Tasmanian beetle is still considered a different species but they are quite identical to this golden one and probably all belong to Paropsisterna hectica and will become synonomized in due course. This is found on Snow Gum (White Sallee). Also found in Licola.

  

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• Paropsisterna hectica

  05 Jan 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Martin Lagerwey

  This is Paropsisterna hectica. A golden/green leaf beetle, sometimes with a red pigment extending from the base of the elytra. This species occurs from NSW to Victoria. A Tasmanian species is golden, rather than green and called Paropsisterna aurea. The Tasmanian beetle is still considered a different species but they are quite identical to this golden one and probably all belong to Paropsisterna hectica and will become synonomized in due course. This is found on Snow Gum (White Sallee). Also found in Licola but they are green, not golden and the red flare was not noticed to occur in that population.

  

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  1. Mark Ridgway  Visual ID is getting so complicated.

     Reply • 27 Feb 2015
• Paropsisterna hectica

  06 Jan 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Martin Lagerwey

  A golden/green leaf beetle, sometimes with a red pigment extending from the base of the elytra. This species occurs from NSW to Victoria. A Tasmanian species is golden, rather than green and called Paropsisterna aurea. The Tasmanian beetle is still considered a different species but they are quite identical to this golden one and probably all belong to Paropsisterna hectica and will become synonomized in due course. This is found on Snow Gum (White Sallee). Also found in Licola.

  

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  1. Suzanne Jones  So interesting to see just how variable they look in your three observations.

     Reply • 27 Feb 2015

  2. • Martin Lagerwey  Thank you SJ. I was delighted to find these as I incorerectly assumed it is an alpine species. I have just listed the typical green alpine form. http://natureshare.org.au/observations/54efeedced2a890130000225

       Reply • 27 Feb 2015
• Paropsisterna atalanta

  05 Jan 2015 • -38.4,144.1 • Martin Lagerwey

  This is Paropsisterna atalanta. A rotund and mottled leaf beetle feeding on Eucalyptus in the Anglesea heathland. I have seen this in Gisborne and Eildon. It is variable with black marks on the elytra at the base or the apex.

  

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• Acacia verniciflua (southern variant) Southern Varnish Wattle

  15 Sep 2012 • -38.4,144.2 • Chris Clarke

  

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• Thelymitra ixioides s.s. Spotted Sun-orchid

  12 Oct 2014 • -38.4,144.2 • Chris Clarke

  

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