Botany Excursion to Wilson's Promontory 

 November, 1970 



jhi- Hutaiw Group week-end ev 



usH „, to Wilson's Promontory set 

 ".I if] hifih hOpCS <"' ftp evening 01 

 " J(V „" November Wallahy Lodge. 

 NV ,ih A be* was fully occupied and 

 ihrec c;n fo&Bs Krrivcd as well to 

 \s usual, the arrangements 

 2| on oiled wheels owing to Ihe 

 fthciency and unselfishness of the 

 ISCV. Fxcursion Secretary. Miss 

 Marie Alleiider. The group was 

 jfljjQ lo have Mr Jim Willis in ihe 



rlv |o resolve all identification 

 \, ]t .u\ucs. Hem? the springtime, 

 rh. rc w..s a profusion of plants in 

 Perhaps the most spectacular 

 (V „ |hc beautiful white Kunzcu 

 .„,/„, „„ lining the Hacks and scem- 

 ..lE to eover the tlatter places, 



On Saturday morning, members 

 ,valkcd io the lop of Ml. Ohci on 

 Ihis short walk slictehed to ;i mallei 

 of hours its so much of bolanical 

 interest was encountered on the way 

 [he cucalvpts seemed to be ol 

 minted habit, owing partly to the 

 .Jn. hillside and partly to the fact 

 that the bigger trees had been wiped 

 Ml in ihe big bushtires. The hillside 

 WIS nbl all arid, though, as the Kmc 

 Nm. Toilru barhaio, which likes us 

 feet m water, was crowing happily in 

 plates. So also was the enormous 

 >w,imp-lo\ing Gahnia. C. chirkri. 

 Ihe Hihlnriias, especially asptui. the 

 Hough Guinea llower. were there m 



heir usual gaiety and the tomato 



'Icuuil form ol the eomn. on heath, 

 f/i«oh imprma. There weie several 

 patches of two similar greenhoods, 

 I'irn.'\:vr,\ alfrirm. with Its lather 



throve ligure, and /'. it<liaw. with a 

 Hrnifl slender llower. Some of fa 

 I j.h .t.i^.umeied an LehuliU Oil the 



track Farly in the morning, I wo 

 hctorc-brcakfast hikers had enconn 

 tercd a koala being frustrated by 

 wire netting from breakfasting on its 

 lavourite manna-gum. 



In spue of the blistered led of 

 soft city-dwellers, everyone set olf 

 again in Ihe afternoon, some to Lilt t - 

 I'illi Gully, when- many ferns and 

 shaded gull\-irccs and shrubs were 

 cncountcied and beautiful patches of 

 the Hullerlly Flag. Diphmhciui mnr- 

 acii. Some walked up and over the 

 track leading back to Tidal River 

 I ookout. This back usually supplies 

 plenty of interest to the orchid lover 

 and a diversity of gay sbruhs on the 

 coastal hcalhlands. including the 

 mauve Olcuthi ciliain. A third group 

 walked round the elitf track past 

 Vornian Point to Little Oberon Bay. 

 This way has such beautiful views 

 of the ocean and granite cliffs th.tt 

 it is hurd 10 give enough attention 

 lo the smaller botanical specimens, 

 though these were there in plenty . 

 Thnmaxin f.'CUiloaily.x , the Papct 

 Mower, being conspicuous on the 

 early part of the track and later 1he 

 large Patersonia and Ihe small one 

 I the purple llaus) looking most beau 

 tiful. 



Nest morning a few people walked 

 ,-uund the coast track to Squeaky 

 H.,v. where they were picked up In 

 tfie rest of the party in the bus All 

 the usual coast plants were there, 

 including white correa. Butiknu 

 Alyxta btixifotitt, Rftfraotffit hMiuiu. 



cushion bush lOi/ortyW/u'/u hmwriili. 

 and various Hsliclirvutms- The has 

 stopped again at Darhv Riser and 

 most Of lhc pait\ walked lo tongue 

 Point "Ibis walk is really divided 



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