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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana"
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana"
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana" (the brown shrub) in typical habitat, in this instance among sub-alpine, ultramafic substrate on the Dun Mountain Trail at Windy Point.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana" (the brown shrub) in typical habitat, in this instance among sub-alpine vegetation in a rocky basin next to the track up Mt Isobel near Hanmer Springs.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana".
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana".
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana".
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana". Buds and flowers on male plant.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana". Female plant showing various stages of seed emergence. Also showing scars of redundant male flowers on stalks, and black, triangular bracts on stems. 2021/10/22, Dun Mountain Trail, Ultramafic Section.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana". New growth emerging from older stems.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana". New stem growth from axils plus new flower stalks with buds.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana". With female flower and buds.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana": Broom-like (but not related to brooms) alpine plant which thrives in low-nutrient soils supported by semi-parasitic relationship with nearby plants' roots.iNaturalist observation with more photos: <a href="https://inaturalis
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana" in typical habitat, in this instance among the ultramafic soils of Red Hills near St Arnaud on the side of the Red Hills Hut road.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana" in typical habitat, in this instance among the ultramafic soils of Red Hills near St Arnaud on the side of the Red Hills Hut road.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana" showing female flowers, in typical habitat, in this instance among the ultramafic soils of the Dun Mountain Trail.
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Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana."
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Exocarpos bidwillii: mature fruit with seed.
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Exocarpos bidwillii: new growth shoot
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Jack's Pass, Hanmer Springs. Exocarpos bidwillii, "Takana", in typical habitat, in this instance among sub-alpine vegetation on track to Dumblane Peak.