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Plants growing under Melaleuca uncinata. Flowers are completely underground except for a ring of bracts pushing above the ground and leaf litter under the trees. Tiny flies were observed leaving the flower.

Flowers were gently excavated, bracts eased open. After photos were taken, the bracts were closed, sand and leaf litter repositioned around flower.

Very few of these plants are observed and classed as Threatened Flora (Declared Rare Flora — Extant).

Unfortunately during 1988 a wildfire burnt the area and the orchids have not been relocated at this location.

18m depth; 3m long; whilst scuba diving. No cage. Very curious of divers. Circled for some minutes.

distinctive scarring on right hand side behind gills in front of dorsal fin - three lines on a forward sloping angle.

Growing on sediment-encrusted rocks in a creek within a fern gully.
Associated species: Austrothamnium pumilum, Camptochaete deflexa, Heteroscyphus fissistipus, amid Pomaderris aspera, Acacia melanoxylon, Dicksonia antarctica, Cyathea australis, Coprosma quadrifida, Bedfordia arborescens.

Unusual Amyema, possible A.quandang X A.pendula hybrid? Has quality's of both species. Elongated and greener leaves than A.quandang. Buds and flowers are also longer although upright. The immediate area around this track junction has a high concentration of Grey Mistletoe and a few Drooping Mistletoe nearby. Found a number of these intermediate plants in this area on both Acacia mearnsii and Acacia melanoxylon.

Comparative images included. Image 3 showing buds. 4 showing leaves at growing end. 10 & 11 showing open flowers.