A plant walk to a couple of spots

Somehow or another - and I am inclined to point at a Dodge Ram parked by the tennis courts - we failed to make contact with another member (sorry, Wayne) who turned up.  So at 1005 we headed off to Davis Creek Heath to see what was around.  Not as floriferous as I have known it, but I got a few phone snaps, nearly all of which have been endorsed by at least one reviewer on iNaturalist.

The flower is Leptospermum resinosa and the insect is I suspect a Soldier Beetle (family Cantharidae).

Melaleuca armillaris is beginning to hit its straps.

Pimelea humilis

Comespermum ericinum was very much evident.

Dianella revoluta

Wahlenbergia sp.

Coronidium scorpioides

A small Fringe Lily with a twiny stem makes it Thysanotus patersonii.

These much larger Fringe Lilies are T. tuberosus.

We did see a few Sun Orchid buds but none in flower.  So we took ourselves off to the powerlines opposite the Information Board on Genoa Rd.  Not an Orchid in sight (although later in the day we were told of Beard Orchids and Flying Ducks nearby).

It is always nice to see the large 'pea' Gompholobium hugellii.

And small 'peas' Aotus ericoides!

Several grass trees Xanthorrhorea resinosa had well developed spikes.