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• Blechnum fluviatile Ray Water-fern

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Pic 2 shows fertile frond.

  

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• Epilobium gunnianum Gunn's Willow-herb

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Growing beside a gently running stream. Unmistakable large flowers for an epilobium.

  

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• Derwentia derwentiana subsp. maideniana Derwent Speedwell

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  

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• Epilobium sarmentaceum Mountain Willow-herb

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Outside its previously recorded range.

  

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• Achillea millefolium Milfoil

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  

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• Leptospermum grandifolium Mountain Tea-tree

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  

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• Olearia phlogopappa subsp. continentalis Dusty Daisy-bush

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  

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• Polyscias sambucifolia subsp. 3 Mountain Panax

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Typical leaflet length highlighted in pic 2 is 3.5cm long. There appear to be 6 leaflet pairs per leaf.

  

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• Rorippa dictyosperma Forest Bitter-cress

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Just 2 plants seen, on steep, dry slopes.

  

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• Pimelea axiflora subsp. alpina Alpine Bootlace Bush

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Plentiful on the walk from Snowy Hill to Arnolds Gap.

  

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• Pterostylis monticola Montane Greenhood

  06 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Numerous individuals photographed.

  

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• Opiliones spp. Daddy Long-legs Harvestman

  05 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  At the main cafe, Lake Mountain. Spotted by Ellena Best. Pretty sure this is a Harvestman. It would be the first recorded on NatureShare.

  

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  1. Chris Lindorff  Amazing looking creature.

     Reply • 21 Jan 2015

  3. Russell Best  I think the stalk-like projections have its eyes on the end, and then its long second pair of legs are used as antennae. Lack of a 'waist' and only two eyes distinguishes them from spiders.

     Reply • 21 Jan 2015

  4. • Chris Lindorff  Robert Whyte confirms it is from arachnid order Opiliones.

       Reply • 22 Jan 2015
• Tasmannia xerophila subsp. xerophila Alpine Pepper

  05 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  2-3 flowers/fruit per pedicel (developing fruit here - see pic 2 for close-up). Leaf apex obtuse (not acute) is another feature of xerophila distinguishing it from lanceolata. T. xerophila is common around the peak of Lake Mountain.

  

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• Callistemon pityoides Alpine Bottlebrush

  05 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Growing on a creekside.

  

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• Celmisia pugioniformis Slender Snow-daisy

  05 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Growing beside alpine bogs. Each photo is of a different plant.

  

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• Stylidium armeria subsp. armeria Graphium macleayanus moggana Macleay's Swallowtail

  05 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Butterfly was flying from flower to flower on the one plant, hovering with wings flapping rapidly while feeding, then moving on to the next plant. Flowers didn't appear to trigger. A few butterflies were seen doing this. Host plant here will be Tasmannia xerophila which is plentiful.

  

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  1. David Francis  Two colourful beauties together in the one photo. Wonderful!

     Reply • 05 Jan 2015
• Montia australasica White Purslane

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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  1. Russell Best  I still haven't been able to ID this one from here at Lake Mountain. Can anyone else help?

     Reply • 05 Jan 2015

  3. Russell Best  Closest I could think of is a groundcovering form of Montia australasica?

     Reply • 05 Jan 2015

  5. David Francis  Same as this one? http://natureshare.org.au/observations/53c7659de35eb19408000009?species=Montia+australasica&tag=

     Reply • 05 Jan 2015

  7. Russell Best  Thanks David. You're right. I've only seen this species as a non-spreading upright herb ... like my obs under this species name.

     Reply • 05 Jan 2015
• Senecio linearifolius var. latifolius Fireweed Groundsel (montane variant) Chrysolarentia chrysocyma Chrysolarentia stereozona

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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  1. Russell Best  Not 100% sure of moth ID since number of lines on wing is one less than on other pics of this species on NS.

     Reply • 05 Jan 2015

  3. Cathy Powers  I think this is Chrysolarentia stereozona

     Reply • 26 Jan 2016
• Polystichum proliferum Mother Shield-fern

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  

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• Graphium macleayanus moggana Macleay's Swallowtail

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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• Platyzosteria spp. Platyzosteria spp.

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Possibly P. melanaria. Found by Ellena and photographed on her hand (age 10).

  

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• Geranium potentilloides var. abditum Soft Crane's-bill

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  

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• Lycoperdon spp.

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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• Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax-lily

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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• Chauliognathus lugubris Plague Soldier Beetle

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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• Araneidae spp.

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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  1. Mark Ridgway  ? Araneus hamiltoni - https://www.flickr.com/photos/wozzle/10919620733/ http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1898

     Reply • 07 Mar 2015
• Ozothamnus secundiflorus Cascade Everlasting

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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  1. Reilly  Russell, are these different species?!? Getting confused between all the photos I took.

     Reply • 09 Jan 2015
• Stylidium armeria subsp. armeria

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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• Plebs bradleyi Enamel Spider

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Reilly

  

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• Baeckea gunniana Alpine Baeckea

  04 Jan 2015 • -37.5,145.9 • Russell Best

  Growing beside an alpine bog. 2nd pic shows foliage.

  

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