Excursion to Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens,  8 Jun 2008
 

Walking through the gardens in the wintry sunshine.

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These photos of a fine specimen of Corymbia maculata, closely related to Eucalypts, demonstrate the aptness of its common name - Spotted gum.

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This Pisonia brunoniana  is from New Zealand where it is known as Parapara or Birdcatcher tree. The fruits, 30mm long, have 5 very sticky ribs, which catch insects, as we could see. And yes, it seems they really do catch small birds too!

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Some naturalists in a pleasant picnic house in a remote corner of the gardens.
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Photos by Amanda Thomson, Geoff Fenton