Tasmanian Treasures-Index

TASMANIAN TREASURES-INDEX


TASMANIA is one of Australia's better kept secrets, cradled by the Roaring Forties (winds) and as old as Time. Ancient sedimentary rocks were intruded by dolerite, which was later exposed and sculpted by glacial ice to create a rugged landscape of bare mountains with a characteristic "organ pipe" design. Temperate rainforests, abundant with ferns, mosses, lichens and colourful fungi, hide in sheltered mountain folds. Enormous trees tower up from these moist havens and waterfalls are fed by glacial lakes. On the exposed high ground plants have accommodated themselves by becoming smaller and more dense, able to withstand harsh living in snow-melt or blazing sun or scouring winds.


A Medley of Melaleucas *New* Rediscovering Hibbertia rufa *New* Velvet Boronia *New* Mt. Read Huon Pine Huon Pine White Peppermint Swamp Peppermint Tasmania's Floral Emblem The majestic Blue Gum Summer Flowers Montane Plants Parts 1 and 2 Cushion Plants The World of the Daisy A Glimpse of the Rainforest A Glimpse of the Rainforest - Part 2 A Glimpse of the Rainforest - Part 3 Mosses and Liverworts A Glimpse of the Rainforest - Part 4 Autumn in the Rainforest - Part 5 Fungi Richeas "The Skink Link" Springtime in Tasmania Tasmanian ferns In appreciation of the common Black Wattle Cheeseberries Groundcovers Tasmanian Federation Flower Scents of Importance The Genus Grevillea Mt. Field - A park of many moods A New Endemic Acacia