Len Webb Ecological Images Collection
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"Flannel Leaf" (Astrotricha?) grows only on south and southeast faces of high iron-bearing bodies with above 60 per cent haematite, claims local guide from mining company.
Wittenoom, Western Australia, November 1973.Flora -- Acacias -- Acacia arabica
Melaleuca dealbata with introduced Acacia arabica.
Near Bowen, Queensland, 1965.Flora -- Acacias -- Acacia bancroftii
Acacia bancroftii tree cultivated in "Myall Park" Arboretum, Glenmorgan by Dave Gordon.
Glenmorgan, near Roma, Queensland, 1959.Flora -- Acacias -- Acacia cambagei
Gidgee tree (Acacia cambagei).
Western areas with blacksoils, Queensland, Late 1950s.Flora -- Acacias -- Acacia pendula
Myall Tree (Acacia pendula).
West of Dalby, Queensland, 1968.Flora -- Acacias -- Acacia shirleyi
Lancewood tree (Acacia shirleyi) showing characteristic bark.
Western area, Queensland, Late 1950s.Flora -- Anigozanthos
Kangaroo Paw shrub.
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, 1958.Flora -- Banksias -- Banksia ericafolia
Banksia ericafolia.
Kingscliffe, New South Wales, ca. 1959.Flora -- Borya septentrionalis
Borya septentrionalis.
Walsh's Pyramid near Gordonvale, Queensland, 1959.Flora -- Bougainvillea
Flowering Bougainvillea.
Coen, Queensland, 1954.Flora -- Brachychiton acerifolius
Flowering Flame Tree (Brachychiton acerifolius).
Locality uncertain, Queensland, 1960s?.Flora -- Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii)
Bunya Pine showing double crown.
Near Yarraman, Queensland, 1958.Flora -- Calythrix angulata
Calythrix angulata.
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, Late 1950s?.Flora -- Cape York Peninsula
Bambusa (Poaceae), Native Bamboo.
South of Archer River, Aurukun, Queensland, October 1962.Barringtonia acutangula sub. sp. acutangula.
Silver Plains Station, Queensland, November 1956.Cochlospermum gillivrae (Bixaceae).
Mareeba to Chillagoe Road, Queensland, 1960s.Cochlospermum gillivraei (Bixaceae).
Coen, Queensland, November 1956.Cochlospermum gillivraei (Bixaceae).
Coen, Queensland, November 1956.Cochlospermum gillivraei (Bixaceae) in flower.
Desailly Range, Mareeba to Cooktown road, Queensland, 1960s.Cochlospermum gillivraei (Bixaceae) in fruit.
Alma Den, Chillagoe road, Queensland, January 1961.Corypha elata (Palmae) in flower.
Laura to Coen road, Queensland, October 1962.Corypha elata (Palmae) in flower.
Laura to Coen road, Queensland, October 1962.Corypha elata palms.
Normanby River, Lakefield, Queensland, 1960s.Cucuma australasica (Zingiberaceae).
Endeavour River, Cooktown, Queensland, 1960s.Cymbidium canaliculatum (Orchidaceae).
Coen to Port Stewart Road, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1954.Drosera.
Coen to Port Stewart Road, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1954.Fleshy epiphytes - Dendrobium spp.
Near Captain Billy Landing, Heathlands, Queensland, July 1975.Flowering Cerbera manghas, Pandanus tectorius, etc.
Captain Billy Landing, Heathlands, Queensland, July 1975.Flowers, species unknown.
Coen to Port Stewart Road, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1954.Germinating coconut Cocos nucifera amongst pumice and litter at high tide zone.
Captain Billy Landing, North East coast east of Weipa, Queensland, July 1975.Grevillea polystachya (Proteaceae).
Near Mareeba, Queensland, August 1959.Grevillea pteridifolia (Proteaceae).
Near Mareeba, Queensland, 1962.Hibiscus meraukensis (Malvaceae), wild rosella.
Coen to Port Stewart Road, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1954.Lea Wassell about to tap water storage in trunk of Melaleuca.
Coen to Silver Plains Road, Queensland, 1954.Lea Wassell obtaining fresh water from hollow inside Melaleuca viridiflora.
Coen to Silver Plains Road, Queensland, 1954.Maniltoa lenticellata (Caesalpiniaceae), young leafshoots.
Running Claudie River, Iron Range to Portland Roads Road, Queensland, October 1968.Marine Couch.
Port Stewart, Queensland, 1954.Mature fruit of Lady Apple, Syzygium suborbiculare (Myrtaceae).
Silver Plains Station east of Coen, Queensland, 1954.Mauve coloured Fringe Lily Thysanotus and ? .
Coen to Port Stewart Road, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1954.Melaleuca argentea(?) in the dry season.
Archer River crossing at the Telegraph Line, Queensland, October 1962.Myrmecodia tuberosa (Rubiaceae), Ant Plant.
East of Bamaga, Queensland, 1960s.Orchid, species unknown.
Locality unknown, Queensland, 1950s?.Pink and white forms of Cooktown Orchid, Dendrobium bigibbum. Also Phalaenopsis amabilis.
Near Coen, Queensland, 1954.Pink and white forms of Cooktown Orchid, Dendrobium bigibbum. Also Phalaenopsis amabilis.
Near Coen, Queensland, 1954.Showy flowers of Indigofera australis (Fabaceae).
Coen to Port Stewart Road, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1954.Syzygium suborbiculare (Myrtaceae), Lady Apple.
Silver Plains Station east of Coen, Queensland, 1954.Themeda quadrivalvis (Poaceae), "Grader Grass" and Geoff Tracey.
Mareeba, Queensland, March 1962.Wild flowers.
Coen, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1954.Wildflowers.
Near Coen, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, 1950s?.Flora -- Cocos nucifera
Tropical coconut palms emblematic of modern eco-tourism.
Cairns, Queensland, November 1971.Flora -- Cultivated -- World Tropics
Mussaenda erythrophylla (Rubiaceae).
Cairns (?), Queensland, 1960s.Flora -- Cushion Plants -- Donatia
Donatia - a Cushion Plant - on rocky surface.
Cradle Mountain Plateau, Tasmania, 1959.Flora -- Cycads -- Cycas media
Cycas media.
Jimmy's Scrub, Manumbah, near Kilcoy, Queensland, 1959.Flora -- Cycads -- Macrozamia hopii
Young plant of Macrozamia hopii.
Cucania, near Babinda, Queensland, Late 1950s.Young plant of Macrozamia hopii.
Cucania, near Babinda, Queensland, Late 1950s.Flora -- Diploglottis cunninghamii
Native Tamarind (Diploglottis cunninghamii).
Mount Glorious, Queensland, 1970.Flora -- Eastern Australia
Acmena hemilampra (Myrtaceae), Blush Satinash.
Cowley Beach, southeast of Innisfail, Queensland, 1960s.Gahnia aspera (Cyperaceae).
Charlesworth Bay, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, March 1973.Flora -- Epiphytes -- Ant-plant (Hydnophytum)
Ant-plant and Button Orchid epiphytes in mangroves in North Queensland.
Mosman Beach, Queensland, 1959?.Flora -- Ferns -- Merattia fraxinoides
Merattia fraxinoides.
McNamee Creek, near Innisfail, Queensland, 1968.Flora -- Flindersia australis
Close up of flowering branch of Flindersia australis.
Near Yarraman, Queensland, 1963.Crows Ash or Native Teak specimen tree.
Near Yarraman, Queensland, Late 1950s.Flora -- Flindersia maculosa
Leopardwood or Leopard Tree (Flindersia maculosa).
Tambo-Blackall Road, Queensland, 1950s.Flora -- Grevilleas -- Grevillea pteridifolia
Grevillea pteridifolia plant.
Near Mareeba, Queensland, 1962.Flora -- Heaths -- Leschenaultia biloba
Heath, Leschenaultia biloba.
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, 1958.Flora -- Lantana camara
Lantana camara var.
Mt. Glorious, Queensland, 1970.Lantana camara var.
Mt. Glorious, Queensland, 1970.Flora -- Laportea moroides
Tropical stinging tree (Laportea moroides).
Locality uncertain, Queensland, August 1957.Flora -- Leptospermum lanigerum
Woolly teatree (Leptospermum lanigerum).
Whian Whian State Forest, near Lismore, New South Wales, Late 1950s.Flora -- Mangroves -- Avicennia marina
Mangrove pneumatophores.
Coastal Areas, Queensland, 1960.Flora -- Mistletoes -- Amylotheca dictyophilla
Mistletoe (hemi-parasite) growing on Cassia nodosa.
Mission Beach, Queensland, August 1959.Flora -- Mulga -- Acacia aneura
Mulga scrub.
Rolleston-Springsure Road, Queensland, Late 1950s.Mulga scrub.
St. George Area, Queensland, Late 1950s.Flora -- Musa ?
Wild banana.
Bloomfield, Queensland, 1960s.Flora -- New South Wales -- Coastal
Banksia ericifolia var Macrantha proteaceae.
Fingal to Pottsville, Byron Bay, New South Wales, 1950s.Banksia ericifolia var Macrantha proteaceae.
Fingal to Pottsville, Byron Bay, New South Wales, 1950s.Flora -- New South Wales -- Northeast
Olearia (Asteraceae).
Whian Whian State Forest, New South Wales, 1961.Paulownia imperialis (?) (Scrophulariaceae), cultivated.
Rummery Camp (Boggy Creek), Whian Whian State Forest, New South Wales, 1950s.Paulownia imperialis(?) (Scrophulariaceae), cultivated.
Rummery Camp (Boggy Creek), Whian Whian State Forest, New South Wales, 1950s.Flora -- New South Wales -- Northern
Comesperma volubile (Polycalaceae) and Hibbertia scandens (Dilleniaceae) climbers over Bracken Fern (Pteridium esculentum).
Whian Whian State Forest, via Lismore, New South Wales, 1960s.Eucalyptus grandis (Myrtaceae), Flooded Gum emergent over regenerating forest.
Bruxner Park near Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, 1960s.Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia (Proteaceae) tree in regrowth.
Whian Whian State Forest east of Lismore, New South Wales, 1960s.Purple flowers of Comesperma volubile (Polygalaceae) and Yellow Flowered Vine Hibbertia scandens (Dilleniaceae) on bracken ferns.
Whian Whian State Forest east of Lismor, New South Wales, 1960s.Flora -- New South Wales -- South East
Macrozamia communis (Cycadaceae), Burrawang.
Batemans Bay to Nellingen road, New South Wales, 1960s.Flora -- Nothofagus gunnii
Nothofagus gunnii.
Locality uncertain, Tasmania, 1959?.Flora -- Nypa fruticans
Mangrove palm (Nypa fruticans).
Halifax, Queensland, 1960s.Flora -- Opuntia inermis(?)
Prickly Pear attacked by Cactoblastis (biological control).
Central Queensland in cleared brigalow country, Queensland, 1950s.Flora -- Orchids -- Dendrobium kingianum
King Orchid (Dendrobium kingianum).
Whian Whian State Forest, near Lismore, New South Wales, 1950s.Flora -- Paperbarks -- Melaleuca dealbata
Stand of Melaleuca dealbata along creek.
Connor's River, Queensland, 1969.Stand of Melaleuca dealbata along creek.
Connor's River, Queensland, 1969.Flora -- Queensland -- Central
Acacia rhodoxylon (Mimosaceae).
Goodnight Scrub near Wallaville, Queensland, September 1959.Archidendropsis thozetiana (Mimosaceae) with Araucaria cunninghamii in background.
Mount Archer near Rockhampton, Queensland, September 1959.Melaleuca fluviatilis, Barlow Sp. nov. (Myrtaceae)(?).
Connors River between Marlborough and Sarina, Queensland, 1959.Flora -- Queensland -- Central Coast
Platycerium bifurcatum (Polypodiaceae), Elkhorn epiphytes on Argyrodendron actinophyllum.
Cawley State Forest, northwest of Mackay, Queensland, June 1965.Tylophora crebriflora (Asclepiadaceae), a rainforest vine.
Shute Harbour, east of Proserpine, Queensland, June 1965.Xanthorrhoea (Xanthorrhoeaceae).
South Molle Island, Queensland, June 1965.Flora -- Queensland -- Central Subcoastal
Coolibah, Eucalyptus coolibah (Myrtaceae).
Belyando River between Clermont and Charters Towers, Queensland, 1960s.Flora -- Queensland -- Central West
Eucalyptus cambageana (Myrtaceae), Coowarra Box.
Between Marlborough and Mackay, Queensland, 1960s.Flora -- Queensland -- North (Wet Tropics)
"Double standards" local government concern for conservation.
Brampston Beach Road, east of Babinda, Queensland, August 1964.Agathis robusta (Kauri Pine).
Whitfield Range near Cairns, Queensland, June 1965.Angiopteris evecta (Angiopteridaceae), Nephrolepsis biserrata (Nephrolepidaceae) and the Zingiber hornstedtia scottiana.
Gap Creek, Bloomfield, Queensland, 1960s.Austrobaileya scandens (Austrobaileyaceae) mature fruit.
Lamins Hill via Malanda, Queensland, date uncertain.Balanophora fungosa (Balanophoraceae), a root parasite.
Mission Beach via Tully (?), Queensland, 1960s.Black Palm Normanbya normanbyi.
Bloomfield area, Queensland, June 1989.Borya septentrionalis (Liliaceae) flower head.
Walsh's Pyramid, south of Cairns, Queensland, 1959.Calamus australis (Palmae), Lawyer Vine.
Koolmoon Creek via Ravenshoe, Queensland, 1960s.Cassia javanica (Caesalpiniaceae), Pink Cassia.
Cairns, Queensland, 1962.Cassia javanica (Caesalpiniaceae), Pink Cassia.
Cairns, Queensland, 1962.Castanospermum australe (Fabaceae), Black Bean.
Yungaburra(?), Queensland, date uncertain.Coconuts (Cocos nucifora) in cultivation.
Magnetic Island, Townsville, Queensland, 1960s.Cryptocarya pleurosperma (Lauraceae), Poison Walnut.
Mena Creek road, Innisfail, Queensland, October 1968.Dillenia alata (Dilleniaceae).
Cairns, Queensland, 1962.Dracophyllum sayeri (Epacridaceae), flowering.
Centre Peak, Mount Bellenden Ker, Queensland, 1960s.Ficus variegata (Moraceae), a Cauliflorus fig.
Mulgrave River near Cairns(?), Queensland, date uncertain.Ficus virens (Moraceae), one of the rare deciduous emergents in tropical lowland rainforest.
Tully River, Queensland, 1960s.Leptospermum wooroonooran (Myrtaceae).
Bellenden Ker north-west of Babinda, Queensland, September 1972.Leptospermum wooroonooran (Myrtaceae).
Bellenden Ker north-west of Babinda, Queensland, September 1972.Leptospermum wooroonooran (Myrtaceae).
Bellenden Ker, northwest of Babinda, Queensland, September 1972.Licuala ramsayi Fan Palm and Feather Palms Ptychosperma elegans, Hydriastele wendlandiana.
Malbon Thompson Range, southeast of Cairns, Queensland, 1959.Licuala ramsayi Fan Palm leaves.
Bloomfield, Queensland, 1960s.Myrmecodia tuberosa (Rubiaceae), Ant Plant.
Between Cardwell and Ingham, Queensland, 1960s.NYPA fruticans (Palmae), Mangrove Palm.
Seymour River Mout, Hinchinbrook Channel, Queensland, 1960s.Oraniopsis appendiculata (Arecaceae).
Tinaroo Range Road, via Mareeba, Queensland, 1960s.Piper mestoni (Piperaceae).
Cucania near Babinda, Queensland, August 1959.Schefflera actinophylla (Araliaceae).
Clump Point, Queensland, 1960s.Sticherus Ferns amongst creek side boulders.
Mt Carbine Tableland, Queensland, September 1972.Strap leaved Gahnia and shrubby regrowth, e.g. Rhodomyrtus, Diboisia and Lantana, on road cutting.
Atherton to Ravenshoe Road, Queensland, December 1963.Syzygium cormiflorum (Myrtaceae), Bumpy Satin Ash.
Malbon Thompson Range near Cairns, Queensland, August 1959.Tall Cycad Lepidozamia hopei and palms in lowland rainforest.
Foothills of Malbon Thompson Range, southeast of Cairns, Queensland, 1962.Flora -- Queensland -- North (Wet/Dry Tropics)
Siphonodon pendulus (Celastraceae).
Mareeba to Chillagoe Road, Queensland, 1960s.Typical bark of Eucalyptus erythrophloia.
Inland from Townsville, Queensland, 1960s.Flora -- Queensland -- North Central
Silver-leaved Ironbark (Eucalyptus melanophloia), Gum (Eucalyptus dallachyana) and Box (Eucalyptus brownii).
Between Lynd Junction and Hughenden(?), Queensland, 1970(?).Flora -- Queensland -- Northeast
Pandanus (Pandanaceae), fruiting.
Near Bowen, Queensland, 1960s.Flora -- Queensland -- North West
Acacia cambagei (Mimosaceae), Gidgee.
Gregory River, Cloncurry area(?), Queensland, 1970(?).Acacia cambagei (Mimosaceae), Gidgee.
Gregory River, Cloncurry area(?), Queensland, 1970(?).Bloodwood Eucalyptus setosa (Myrtaceae) with patches of Spinifex triodia and kangaroo grass, Themeda.
Between Lynd Junction and Hughenden, Queensland, 1970(?).Dallachys Gum (Eucalyptus dallachyana) with vine thicket understorey.
Gregory River, Queensland, June 1970.Flora -- Queensland -- South
Xanthorrhoea (Xanthorrhoeaceae).
Maidenwell to Yarraman Road, Queensland, date uncertain.Flora -- Queensland -- South East
Acacia decora (Mimosaceae).
Near Gayndah, Queensland, September 1959.Acacia fimbriata (Mimosaceae).
Samford near Brisbane, Queensland, August 1958.Dicksonia antarctica tree ferns.
Bunya Mountains, Queensland, December 1954.Eucalyptus tereticornis (Myrtaceae), Forest Red Gum.
Samford, near Brisbane, Queensland, 1960s(?).Flindersia australis (Rutaceae), Crows Ash.
Marburg Range west of Brisbane(?), Queensland, 1950s.Grevillea banksii (Proteaceae) in flower.
Yeppoon near Rockhampton, Queensland, August 1959.Grevillea robusta (Proteaceae).
Brisbane, Queensland, October 1959.Hakea pleurinervia (Proteaceae), flowering.
Near Maryborough, Queensland, 1960s.Hardenbergia monophylla (Fabaceae).
Brisbane, Queensland, 1959.Hovea longifolia (Fabaceae).
MacPherson Range(?), Queensland, 1959.Jacksonia scoparia (Fabaceae).
Wyvenhoe Hill, west of Brisbane, Queensland, August 1958.Jacksonia scoparia (Fabaceae).
Wyvenhoe Hill, west of Brisbane, Queensland, August 1958.Millettia megasperma (Fabaceae).
Mount Tamborine, Queensland, 1960s.Proteoid roots on Grevillea robusta (Proteaceae).
Brisbane, Queensland, 1960s.Scribbly Gum, Eucalyptus micrantha.
Brisbane, Queensland, 1960s.Stringy Bark (Eucalyptus conglomerata) and Smooth Bark (Angophora costata).
Como area east of Kin Kin, Queensland, 1960s.Syzygium francisii (Myrtte >
Eucalyptus accedens (Myrtaceae), Powder Bark.
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus astringens (Myrtaceae), Brown Mallet.
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus astringens (Myrtaceae), Brown Mallet.
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus forrestiana (Myrtaceae), Fuchsia Gum.
Myall Park near Glenmorgan, Queensland, date uncertain.Eucalyptus gomphocephala (Myrtaceae), Tuart.
Near Ludlow, Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus gomphocephala (Myrtaceae), Tuart and Banksia grandis, (Proteaceae), Bull Banksia.
Near Perth, Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Myrtaceae), Mottlecah in cultivation.
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus macrocarpa (Myrtaceae), Mottlecah in cultivation.
Myall Park near Glenmorgan, Queensland, date uncertain.Eucalyptus occidentalis (Myrtaceae), Yate.
Near Busselton, Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus patens (Myrtaceae), Swan River Blackbutt.
Swan River near Perth, Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus redunca var. Elata, Wandoo.
Near Perth(?), Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus rhodantha (Myrtaceae), Rose Mallee.
Mayll Park, near Glenmorgan, Queensland, date uncertain.Eucalyptus salmonophloia (Myrtaceae), Salmon Gum.
Near Perth(?), Western Australia, date uncertain.Eucalyptus tetragona (Myrtaceae), "Tallerack" Glaucous Mallee. Cultivated.
Myall Park, near Glenmorgan, Queensland, date uncertain.Eucalyptus todtiana (myrtaceae), Pricklybark.
North of Perth, Western Australia, date uncertain.Grevillea petrophiloides (?) (Proteaceae), cultivated specimen.
Myall Park, near Glenmorgan, Queensland, date uncertain.Hakea multilineata (Proteaceae).
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Hibbertia stellaris (Dilleniaceae).
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Hypocalymna (Myrtaceae).
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Karri forest, Eucalyptus diversicolor. Note cycads common in understorey.
Pemberton, Western Australia, date uncertain.Lechenaultia biloba (Goodeniaceae).
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Lechenaultia biloba (Goodeniaceae).
Kings Park Botanic Garden, Perth (?), Western Australia, date uncertain.Lysicarpus angustifolius (Myrtaceae).
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Nuytsia floribunda (Loranthaceae), Western Australian Christmas Tree.
Locality uncertain, Western Australia, date uncertain.Persoonia (Proteaceae), Geebung - cultivated.
Mayll Park, near Glenmorgan, Queensland, date uncertain.Persoonia (Proteaceae), Geebung - cultivated.
Mayll Park, near Glenmorgan, Queensland, date uncertain.Trees are Eucalyptus drumondii. Note Grass Tree, Xanthorrhoea and yellow flowered shrub, Dryandra.
Perth to Geraldton Road, Western Australia, date uncertain.Verticordia drumondii (Myrtaceae).
Kings Park Botanic Garden, Perth (?), Western Australia, date uncertain.Verticordia picta (?), (Myrtaceae).
Kings Park Botanic Garden, Perth (?), Western Australia, date uncertain.Yellow flowered shrub is Dryandra carbinioides (Proteaceae).
Perth to Geraldton Road, Western Australia, date uncertain.Flora -- Stylidium graminifolium
Grass Trigger Plant (Stylidium graminifolium).
Locality uncertain, Late 1950s.Flora/Fauna -- Cape York Peninsula
Rainbow Lorikeet feeding on Cauliflorus fig (Ficus hispida?).
Near Coen, Queensland, 1954.