Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko
Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko Scientific name: Phyllurus platurus People often come across strange, leaf-shaped ‘creatures’ in their backyards. These usually turn out to […]
Category: Conservation
Brush Kurrajong
Growing around the black swamp and on the edge of the meadow lies the Androcalva Fraseri (formerly known as Commersonia […]
Glory Lily – Toxic Weed
It astounds me that something so beautiful be a toxic weed! – This Glory lily (Gloriosa superba) is poisonous and […]
Azolla – Aquatic Water Weed
I love discovering new plants at Booyong – it makes me so happy and is always good to know the […]
Blue Flax Lily
The striking blue berries caught my eye when walking along the path at Booyong recently. They are the berries of […]
Rose Mahogany
Rose Mahogany (Dysoxylum fraserianum) is an evergreen medium to large tree that grows in subtropical and dry rainforest on coastal […]
Wild Quince
We’re always on the lookout for a seed, fruit or flower to assist us in identifying species in the Conservation […]
Mother of Millions
Since the drought, we have discovered a wide variety of new weeds emerging. One of these is the prehistoric looking […]
Garden Gate Tour
We were privileged to host the first Byabarra Garden Gate tour last weekend. The idea is that each of us […]
Huntsman Spider
Scientific Name: The Huntsman spider belongs to the Sparassidae Family and there are approximately 95 known species of 1207 types […]