PLANTS OF ROCKY CAPE

Tasmania has an incredible diversity of plant life and the best places to see them for visitors to the state is in the national parks. Rocky Cape national park is a good example and is situated about an hours drive west along the north west coast from Burnie. Most of the park's vegetation is made up of heathlands and the dominant tree in the park is West coast peppermint, Eucalyptus nitida, which can be found on hill tops and in gullies. More than fifty species of native orchids can be found within the park including some rare and threatened species, Lizard orchid, Burnettia cuneata and one of the Leek orchids, Genoplesium brachystachyum. During spring the park is a showcase of wild flowers, one of the most spectacular is the Christmas bell, Blandfordia punicea.  The park is also home to the only stands of the Saw leaf banksia, Banksia serrata, in Tasmania.

Blandfordia punicea Christmas bell

PLANTS OF ROCKY CAPE

Tasmania has an incredible diversity of plant life and the best places to see them for visitors to the state is in the national parks. Rocky Cape national park is a good example and is situated about an hours drive west along the north west coast from Burnie. Most of the park's vegetation is made up of heathlands and the dominant tree in the park is West coast peppermint, Eucalyptus nitida, which can be found on hill tops and in gullies. More than fifty species of native orchids can be found within the park including some rare and threatened species, Lizard orchid, Burnettia cuneata and one of the Leek orchids, Genoplesium brachystachyum. During spring the park is a showcase of wild flowers, one of the most spectacular is the Christmas bell, Blandfordia punicea.  The park is also home to the only stands of the Saw leaf banksia, Banksia serrata, in Tasmania.

Epacris impressa  Common Heath