Essential viewing for anyone living in South West Australia. A really excellent talk that explains the biodiverse ecology of the region. Draws on new research and presents everything very clearly with graphs, photographic examples and stories.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fao5ypu4T4g

#ecology #biodiversity #boorloo #australia #proteaceae #WildFlowers #biology

Unexpected #pollinators: Forget cheese, these #mice prefer nectar https://phys.org/news/2024-10-unexpected-pollinators-cheese-mice-nectar.html

Does #pollination by non-flying #mammals contribute substantially to fruit set of #Banksia (#Proteaceae)? A test in four species with contrasting floral traits https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/advance-article/doi/10.1093/botlinnean/boae061/7818956

"While pollination by #rodents is known in several #plants from Africa, this is the first evidence of an Australian plant primarily being pollinated by rodents."

#Grevillea time in our garden

#bloomscrolling #ozplants #Proteaceae

𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘

✧ New South Wales waratah ✧

The New South Wales waratah (Telopea speciosissima) is a large shrub in the family Proteaceae. Endemic to New South Wales, Australia, it is the floral emblem of that state. It grows as a shrub to 3–4 m (10–13 ft) high and 2 m (7 ft) wide, with dark green leaves and several stems rising from a pronounced woody base known as a lignotuber. During t...

#Proteaceae #Australia #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telopea_speciosissima