Illawarra rainforests

[philinsydney]

I was lucky enough to go on a tour of the Illawarra rainforests with Friends of Sydney RBG a few weeks ago. The Illawarra escarpment has a mixture of subtropical and temperate rainforests due to the elevation of the escarpment. The subtropical component could be considered a southerly outlier of the more extensive subtropical rainforests north of the Hunter Valley.

Bangalow palms are native, but do not grow in extensive groves as they do further north.

Cyathea australis

Syzygium smithii

Quintinia sieberi  this species strangles treeferns by sending roots down through the trunk into the ground in a similar way to strangler figs. Here it is growing on Cyathea australis

Rubus sp.

Cyathea cooperi

Melia azedarach

Stephania japonica

Polyscias murrayi

Livistona australis

Eucalyptus smithii and E. fastigata

Eucalyptus fastigata

Eucalyptus muelleriana

Doryphora sassafras

Dendrocnide excelsa, which inflicts a painful sting from the leaves and stems

Clerodendrum tomentosum

Acacia melanoxylon, which can grow everywhere from rainforests to open country.

a huge vine to finish

Edited May 8, 2016 by philinsydney
misspelt

[philinsydney]

A couple more:

Asplenium australasicum

Hibiscus heterophyllus

 

[jardinierpalmiertrat]

wonderful forest!!!!!!!!!

[User00]

Awesome 

[Howeadypsis]

Fabulous place

[Dave-Vero]

Lots of reasons to come visit.  I'm finishing my first trip to the Southern Hemisphere in Kerikeri, NZ.  The town has an amazing assortment of tropical cultivated plants, including palms, while the local river has young but thriving native forest.  

[Josh-O]

amazing!!

thanks for sharing these pictures

[Tropicgardener]

Some fabulous photos there that bring back memories for me. I spent 7 years stationed at NAS Nowra back in my Navy years.

[PalmTreeDude]

On May 8, 2016 at 6:13:12 PM, philinsydney said:

I was lucky enough to go on a tour of the Illawarra rainforests with Friends of Sydney RBG a few weeks ago. The Illawarra escarpment has a mixture of subtropical and temperate rainforests due to the elevation of the escarpment. The subtropical component could be considered a southerly outlier of the more extensive subtropical rainforests north of the Hunter Valley.

Bangalow palms are native, but do not grow in extensive groves as they do further north.

Cyathea australis

Syzygium smithii

Quintinia sieberi  this species strangles treeferns by sending roots down through the trunk into the ground in a similar way to strangler figs. Here it is growing on Cyathea australis

Rubus sp.

Cyathea cooperi

Melia azedarach

Stephania japonica

Polyscias murrayi

Livistona australis

Eucalyptus smithii and E. fastigata

Eucalyptus fastigata

Eucalyptus muelleriana

Doryphora sassafras

Dendrocnide excelsa, which inflicts a painful sting from the leaves and stems

Clerodendrum tomentosum

Acacia melanoxylon, which can grow everywhere from rainforests to open country.

a huge vine to finish

Awesome pictures!