Puzzle Corner
Across
- 2. Part of Nangak Tamboree, a nearby reserve home to remnant River Red Gum woodland and Grassy woodland habitat
- 6. Location of the annual La Trobe budding-plant-nerd field trip
- 7. A bit of gold to brighten up these rainy grey days!
- 8. Symbiotic pal essential for the reintroduction of 8A (hint: you may need to dig for this one... or try your luck!)
- 9. Lacking in surface ornamentation (hairs, scales, bristles)
- 10. A short-lived species that emerges during favourable periods (think rain!) and has a short life cycle
Down
- 1. An incredibly fashionable Goodia species...
- 3. Blistered, puckered
- 4. Critically endangered spider-orchid species (hint: we recently helped out with planting some of these with RBGV!)
- 5. A supportive structure that grows from a stem or trunk above ground (8, 4)
- 11. The blade of a leaf or the expanded upper part of a petal, sepal or bract