I was on a short walk along the Lane Cove River yesterday and I thought I would share some of the plants that I saw while I was walking along, enjoying the peace of the bush whilst there.

This first picture is of a view between the trees of the river itself. Lane Cove River has its source in Thornleigh, a suburb in the north of Sydney. The river then joins the Parramatta River which together form Sydney Harbour.

Next we have some wattle flowers. The specific species is Acacia terminalis, often known as sunshine wattle. This species is a native of New South Wales. All wattles are great to me but these fluffy little balls of yellow are very pretty flowers.

I am a huge fan of Angophora costata, or Sydney red gum, trees. They are my all-time favourite tree. This one has two trunks, so I thought I’d take a photo due to this not being very common from what I’ve seen.

A tree that is very common around where I live is Homalanthus populifolius, or the bleeding heart tree. The reason why it is so common is due to the fact that it’s a pioneer tree, which is a tree that can grow on disturbed land quite easily and grow quickly.

These pretty flowers belong to Crowea exalata, or wax flower. These cute little plants are also native to Australia. It’s nice to see some more flowers in the bush.

This grass is a species of Gahnia, although I’m unsure which one specifically. This is one genus that I’m quite fond of-I think it’s because of the interesting flower spikes and you don’t see them everywhere.