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Flora & Fauna

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    Grey-crowned Babbler

    Pomatostomus temporalis

    The Grey-crowned Babbler is a distinctive bird, 23-29 cm long, with a curved bill, pale-grey crown, dark face mask, orange-tipped wings, and white-tipped tail.

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    Chariot Wheels

    Mairena cheelii

    A small perennial herb growing no more than 20cm tall with one or a number of stems emerging from a swollen taproot - easily identifiable by its wheel-shaped fruit.

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    Red Swainson-pea

    Swainsona plagiotropis

    A prostrate perennial herb with bright red flowers appearing throughout spring. Found mainly on heavier, seasonally waterlogged soils.

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    Slender Darling-pea

    Swainsona murrayana

    Small perennial herb with small pink and red striped flowers which appear between late August and October.

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    Spiny Rice-flower

    Pimelea spinescens subsp. spinescens

    Spiny Rice-flower is a small native shrub 5-30 cm high. The spine tipped nature of the stems distinguishes Spiny Rice-flower from all other Rice-flower plants.

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    Turnip Copperburr

    Sclerolaena napiformis

    A small perennial shrub of the saltbush family. Slender, wiry branches covered in spiny fruit can grow to about 30cm in length. Typically dormant over the winter months.

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    Hooded Scaly-foot

    Pygopus schraderi

    A large legless lizard growing up to 475mm,  the Hooded Scaly-foot ranges from pale grey to reddish-brown on the dorsal surface and whitish on the ventral surface.

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    Plains-wanderer

    Pedionomus torquatus

    The Plains-wanderer is a small, rarely seen, ground-dwelling bird about 15 cm tall when on tip-toes. The female is larger and more brightly coloured than the male.