Flowering in October:

Astrotricha pterocarpa
Araliaceae 

An unusual broad leaved plant seen at the Burra Range.....see here 

Flowering in September:

Amyema quandang var. bancroftii
Loranthaceae 

A silver leafed mistletoe flowering at the White Mountains.

Identification made possible thanks to this site:

http://www.northqueenslandplants.com/Amyema/quandang.html

Flowering in May:

Allocasuarina littoralis
Casuarinaceae
Black She-Oak

Termimal spikes of male flowers on this small spreading tree, 4-8m high, found in coastal and highland areas of the eastern coast.
Seen here on the western slopes of Paluma.

Flowering in May:

Canavalia rosea
Fabaceae
Coastal Jack Bean 

A common sight on beach margins is this twiner with large compound rounded leaves.
The inflorescence is held up on a vertical stem to great showy effect.
Note the emerging buds directly above and below the flowers.

 Flowering in June:

Acacia crassicarpa
Mimosaceae
Brown Salwood

 This is generally a small to medium tree, with large sickle shaped phyllodes (leaves) and masses of pale yell0w spikes.
It is common in coastal regions of north-east Queensland and can often be found close to the sea.
A stunning sight in full bloom.

 Flowering in May:

Sarcostemma viminale subsp. brunionanum
Apocynaceae
Caustic Vine/Milkbush
 

Generally seen draped over small trees in vine thickets this unusual plant appears to have no leaves. In fact they are very small, reduced to small scales, and almost indiscernable to the naked eye. The fleshy flowers are prominent, and not dissimilar to the flowers of Hoya australis which also occurs in the same locality and is also flowering now. Seen at Bald Rock/Many Peaks Range Trail.

Flowering  in May:

Abrus precatorius
Fabaceae
Crab's Eye Vine, Giddee Giddee

 Flowering in April:

Utricularia caerula
Lentibulariaceae
Blue Bladderwort 

These erect and essentially leafless herbs are generally less than 20cm in height, and occur in moist situations, seen here around rock pools on Mt Stuart.  Despite the orchid like appearance of the flowers, these plants are in fact carnivorous, and use tiny bladder-like traps to feed on minute prey borne in surrounding water.

They occur along the eastern seaboard of Queensland from Brisbane to the north of Cairns, and also in the Northern Territory. 

Flowering in August:

Archidendron grandiflorum
Mimosaceae
Fairy Paint Brush, Pink Lace Flower

A small tree of Northern Queensland, with pleasantly perfumed flowers
Found in vine thickets in the Townsville region

In fruit in December:

Mallotus nesophilus
Euphorbiaceae
Yellow Ball Flower

Found in coastal vine thickets and monsoon rainforests from the Torres Straits to Mackay, this tree to 20m is currently a magnificent sight loaded with bright yellow fruit. The soft, fleshy white aril is covered with yellow/orange glands.

Flowering December 2010:

Passiflora aurantia
Native Passionfruit

This spectacular small vine is currently in flower, opening as white and changing to a deep red, before fading.
See here for more details.

November 2010

Cleistanthus dallachyanus
Euphorbiaceae 

This  tree occurs in considerable numbers in some of our coastal ranges, often in large stands creating a forest canopy. It ranges from Townsville to Rockhampton, and is named for John Dallachy 1808-71, who collected extensively for Mueller in North Queensland, and was a member of the original expedition to settle the Cardwell area in 1861.

October 2010

Eucalyptus paedoglauca
Myrtaceae
Mount Stuart Ironbark 

Our very own Eucalypt is restricted to a very few mountain tops just south and west of Townsville. 
Easily located on Mount Stuart, details can be found here