Dry conditions, vegetation minimal, flower approx 6mm diameter
Singing Bushlark (Mirafra javanica) on road between Muloorina Station and Marree, South Australia. Photographed on 6 May 2016.
Similar to M.sedifolia but the leaves have a narrow petiole where they attach to the stem
Singing Bushlark (Mirafra javanica) on road between Muloorina Station and Marree, South Australia. Photographed on 6 May 2016.
Cucumis argenteus about 50 km south of Mungerannie Station on the Birdsville Track, South Australia. Photographed on 4 May 2016.
Previously known as Cucumis madaraspatanus however that species does not occur in Australia. See treatment by Telford, I.R.T. et al. BioOne (www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1600/036364411X569561).
Western Boobialla (Myoporum montanum) at the Muloorina campground near Lake Eyre, South Australia. Photographed on 5 May 2016.
Climbing Saltbush (Einadia nutans subsp. eremaea) about 50 km south of Mungarannie Station on the Birdsville Track, South Australia. Photographed on 4 May 2016.
This is a scrambling plant, climbing over other plants such as Enchylaena tomentosa
Citrullus lanatus at Tippipilla Creek in the Tirari Desert along the Birdsville Track in South Australia. Photographed on 4 May 2016.
Identified by Ian Telford, University of New England, pers. comm. May 2016, and who stated "C. lanatus, progenitor of the cultivated Watermelon, now naturalised all over Australia."
Sandhill Puncture Vine (Tribulus hystrix) on sand dune along Birdsville Track near Clifton Hills Station, South Australia, Australia. Photographed on 4 May 2016.