Lotus berthelotii, common names include lotus vine flower and parrot beak, is a Fabaceae plant native to Canary Islands, but said to be extinct in the wild. Fortunately, it is widely cultivated in many countries. They do very well in Melbourne, but not so well in Sydney due to high humidity. It’s called 鹦鹉嘴百脉根 in Chinese.
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#Lotusberthelotii #百脉根 #fabaceae中国无忧花（Saraca dives），one of my favourite tropical Fabaceae trees. It occurs in southern China, Laos and Vietnam. Its Chinese name literally means “Chinese worry-free flower”.
紫花野决明 Thermopsis barbata, one of the many beautiful wild pea flowers on Tibetan Plateau, Shangri-La Yunnan, 3500m. #Fabaceae #Thermopsis #野决明
云南锦鸡儿 （Caragana franchetiana Kom.） ， very tough shrub on Tibetan Plateau, the sharp thorns are its self defence against grazers such as yaks and goats. Shangri-la Yunnan, 3700m. #Fabaceae #Caragana #锦鸡儿
This is a Fabaceae shrub I encountered in southwestern corner of Western Australia. I do not know what species it is, there was no flower but seed pods…Just coulnd’t have enough of it…
Hardenbergia violacea, is a native Fabaceae vine from eastern Australia. It can climb if support is provided, if not, it just grows like a ground cover like this.
云雾雀儿豆 Chesneya nubigena var. purpurea. Mt. Baima Yunnan, 4500m, 15 June 2017.
Ribbon Pea (Leptosema aphyllum) of Western Australia.
Maybe not very eye-catching, but it is a lovely thing to see when you are over 4000m above sea level. 矮生野决明 Thermopsis smithiana, Mt. Baima Yunnan.
Gastrolobium sericeum of Western Australia.
The fairy lantern (Corybas barbarae) is a small terrestrial orchid endemic to eastern QLD and NSW (north of Sydney). The hairy labellum is covered by a large, curved, and inflated dorsal sepal. The linear lateral sepals are tiny (2mm), and the minute petals (1mm) are hidden by the labellum. It is believed that fungus gnats are its pollinators. Apart from that, little is known about its reproduction and dispersal mechanism.
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Anyone else just hate possums so fucking much
They are my gay-ass existential dread manifest and I love them
No no I respect that lady so goddamn much I’m talking about the Australian ones, the giant furred rats that they are
