Apsley Gorge


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Photos taken on 1st December 2002 of the walk from Rusdens Creek to Budds Mare

Apsley Gorge DCP_1938      16.22

Callistemon sieberi (formerly C. paludosus) in the rocky bed of a small stream.

A beautiful form of this plant, also known as the River Bottlebrush. Callistemons are attractive to honeyeaters such as the Noisy Friar Bird

GPS S 30° 58' 59.9"     E 151° 57' 53.1"       Apsley S 30° 59' 5.5"     E 151° 57' 49.9"

Apsley Grid Reference 010.66 716.15


Apsley Gorge DCP_1939      16.22

Leptospermum polygalifolium (formerly L. flavescens) in the rocky bed of a small stream.

This is a variable, often rounded shrub 1 to 4 m high by 1 to 3 m across, with light green, oblong leaves 5 - 20 mm long. Profuse white flowers, 1 - 2 cm in diameter, occur in late spring and summer.

GPS S 30° 58' 59.9"     E 151° 57' 53.1"       Apsley S 30° 59' 5.5"     E 151° 57' 49.9"

Apsley Grid Reference 010.66 716.15






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