Flora Sight

15/10/2026

Support local nurseries where ever you are. Sam Glazbrook is doing wondeful things at Hills Biodiversity nursery (Second Nature Conservancy). Also pictured are Goodenia ovata and Ranunculus lappaceus.

10/10/2026

This morning we were at Browns reserve near Monarto and were as choughed as the birds we saw that we get to do this and to hang out with this legend. We shared discussion about plants, birds, soils and ecosystem function, restoration and current season.
Also, learning more about the amazing plantings that BioR have been undertaking restoring Frahns Farm.

Great group of people.

Thanks to Zoe B**r, Mel Burford and especially Craig Gillespie making it a wonderful morning.

08/10/2026

https://www.naturefestival.org.au/event/seeding-a-future-monarto

Join local ecologists for a morning walk through Browns Reserve, 45 hectares of woodland reserve with a mix of remnant and revegetated habitat. Part of Nature Festival SA

06/10/2026

Uncut, special coastal diversity in limestone and granite boulder country. Eyre peninsula endemics Acacia anceps and Thryptomene microphylla finding their niches along the coastal fringes.
Special coastal cliff top vegetation being protected by locals.

Alyxia buxifolia - growing in limestone fractures. This species also grows inland which is ironic with the common name of Sea Box. It is in the family Apocynaceae family which hosts the desert Bush Bean. It is the only Alyxia in SA, the rest are north and east in sub-tropical/ tropical environments. So, it is possible this species was around and has survived since it was tropical here.

03/10/2026

We do love our plants, but sometimes they get trumped. We watched 2 majestic Osprey gracefully descend on their anicent looking nest. What a state we have.

01/10/2026

Like most of the west coast cliffs as seen here, they are made up of a thick Calcarenite from the Bridgewater Formation, they are highly alkaline and nutrient depleted sandy loam soils. The plants play an important roll in stabilsation of erosion and form impressive hummocks that a landscaper would be proud of creating.

Triodia compactum the squat Spinifex is an impressive species occurring on calcrete with limestone bedrock close to the surface.

30/09/2026

Goodenia varia - Sticky Goodenia is a very low dominat shrubland on some of the west coast clifftops. Extreme coastal clifftop exposure and poor structured calcareous soils make it tough for any species. The variation on the west coast has evolved to have a thicker fleshy leaf with a waxy leaf. It plays a critical role in surface soil stabilisation. .

29/09/2026

Podolepis fields on calcareous loams

26/09/2026

When you have a plant moment...
This doesn't happen as much as it once did. But, timing is everything in the botanical world. 17 years ago we walked through the same area, but in August of a drier year and didn't see any Just a tad excited.

Isotoma scapigera is a salty, silty clay and gypseus specialist occurring in the lunnetes on the far west coast. I have always wanted to see this species. Almost had tears and forgot we were on a family holdiday.

25/09/2026