Thursday night, Magali Wright gave the club a 
disinfecting kit and Amanda put this to good use by 
spraying everyone’s boots before we set off. 
The bushland is dry sclerophyll on dolerite with 
grassland and damp gullies. The dominant shrub is 
Ozothamnus scutellifolius which is endemic and found 
on dry dolerite hillsides in the southeast. 
We began our walk in one of the damp gullies where 
Kevin found one living and a few dead native snails, 
Helicorion cuvieri. No native snails were found on 
the hillside, presumably due to the presence of the 
introduced Garlic Glass Snail ( Oxychilus alliarius). 
This tiny snail feeds on the eggs of native snails and 
emitted a very strong garlic odour when disturbed. 
Cameras were kept busy trying to capture the many 
jumping spiders, insects, flies and a Hobart Brown 
butterfly ( Argynnina hobartia) found during the walk. 
Field Naturalists at Mt Rumney excursion 
Photograph: Margaret Warren 
Although raptors are often seen around the property 
none were in evidence during our visit and only a few 
other birds were heard. 
Many thanks to David Graham for an interesting 
excursion. 
Margaret Warren 
Hobart Brown Butterfly Argynnina hobartia 
Photo: Margaret Warren 
Plant list (Annabel Carle) 
* = introduced species 
Cyperaceae 
Car ex sp. - Sedges 
Lepidosperma sp. - Sword-sedge 
Poaceae 
Poa labilladieri - Common Tussock-grass 
Poa sieberiana - Grey Tussock-grass 
Themeda triandra - Kangaroo-grass 
Asteraceae 
Brachysome sp.? - leaves only 
Lagenophora huegelii - Coarse Bottle-daisy 
Ozothamnus scutellifolius - Button-leaf Everlasting. 
*Taraxacum sp. - Dandelion (near road only) 
Ericaceae 
Lissanthe strigosa - Peachberry heath (leaves only) 
Fabaceae 
Acacia dealbata - Silver Wattle 
Acacia verticil lata - Prickly Moses 
Bossiaea prostrata - Creeping Bossiaea (leaves only) 
Myrtaceae 
Eucalyptus pulchella - White Peppermint 
Eucalyptus viminalis - Manna gum or White gum 
Oxalidaceae 
Oxalis perennans - Native Sorrel 
Pittosporaceae 
Bursaria spinosa - Prickly Box (many old seed pods) 
Polygalaceae 
Comesperma volubile - Blue Lovecreeper 
Rosaceae 
Acaena echinata - Sheep's Burr (only seen near road) 
Santalaceae 
Exocarpos cupressiformis - Native Cherry 
Walking on Mt Rumney 
Photograph: Margaret Warren 
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club 
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Quarterly Bulletin No. 368 
