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Cushion Plant and Coral Fern


photograph of Cushion Plant and Coral Fern

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Pandani lined mountain stream in Cradle Mountain after a heavy snowfall.

Mountain stream in winter

Postia punctata

Button grass in winter in the Tasmanian highlands.

Frosted button grass

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Austropaxillus muelleri

"In Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales, Sphagnum moss tends to die if it dries out in summer suggesting that Sphagnum peatlands in south-eastern Australia may be near their climatic limits. If so, global warming is likely to reduce their chances of long-term survival." (from the Tas Parks website).

Pandani on sphagnum moss

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Armillaria novaezelandiae forest

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The Miena cider gum is a threatened eucalyptus species only found in the highlands of Tasmania's central region. It is found in frost susceptible open woodland.

Miena cider gum

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