Hop Bush
Hop Bush
Dodonaea...After Rembert Dodoens, a 16th Century Flemish botanist.
Dodonaea is predominantly an Australian genus which is well distributed in all states. There are 69 species and 60 of them are endemic to Australia. They are commonly called ‘Hop Bushes’ because the colourful fruits resemble the fruits used in brewing.
Whitegum Lookout, Warrumbungle National Park, New South Wales.
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Kazzoom
what unusual looking plant, never seen one of these before well captured
blossom in reply to Kazzoom’s comment
Thank you so much Kaz!!! Have seen them around, but Spring must be the time when they are at their best!!!
dougie1
good one!
blossom in reply to dougie1’s comment
Thank you Dougie!!
Karin Taylor
Hi Blossom, that’s interesting, i’ve never heard of it before….i went to the warumbungle national park when i was a kid living outwest in Wellington…that was a big excursion for us, camping out in a shearing shed at night…having campfires and stuff.. this reminded me of that time :))) lovely looking plant :)))
blossom in reply to Karin Taylor’s comment
There is still a place you can camp called Balor Hut quite near to the Breadknife. There has been a lot of work done to improve the track to the Breadknife – A paved walking track, 8 bridges, and new stairs (lots and lots of stairs) which take you to the Grand High Tops where you get the most amazing view of the Breadknife. It’s been 18 years since we took our 3 lads and did the big 14km return walk (now with all the improvements its only 12.5km return)!!! I will be uploading more pics – stay tuned!!! Thanks Karin!!! x
reflector
Great clarity and an interesting find !
blossom in reply to reflector’s comment
Thank you so much James – Really appreciate!!
Sharon Johnstone
Gorgeous shot Marilyn, lovely colour and detail!!!!
blossom in reply to Sharon Johnstone’s comment
Thank you so much Sharon – Really appreciate!!
Robert Elliott
beautiful capture
blossom in reply to Robert Elliott’s comment
Thank you so much Robert!!
Lori Peters
Excellent picture, blossom. The clarity is amazing. I love the colors.
blossom in reply to Lori Peters’s comment
Thank you so much Lori – Really appreciate!!
debsphotos
Trust you to spot something interesting Blossom!!! LOL..Amazing looking plant!! *-)
blossom in reply to debsphotos’s comment
lol!!! Thank you Deb for that lovely compliment!!! Always looking out for something a little different!!!
dougie1
xxx
Shirley Hirst
Lovely!... so interesting and nice colouring too!
blossom in reply to Shirley Hirst’s comment
Thank you so much Shirley – Appreciate!!
Patricia Montg...
Such an unusual plant. A beautiful image – well done!
blossom in reply to Patricia Montgomery’s comment
Thank you so much Patricia!!! I have a few more – different colours – might upload later!!