Plants > Orchidaceae & Terrestrial Orchids
The King Greenhood (Pterostylis baptistii) reigns as the undisputed giant among Australia’s greenhood orchids, producing monumental hooded blossoms that can measure over three inches long. Native to the damp, shaded coastal tea-tree flats and littoral rainforest...
Mammals > Marsupials & Diprotodonts
The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an internationally cherished marsupial endemic exclusively to the eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia. Instantly recognizable by its stout, tailless frame, fluffy rounded ears, and leathery spoon-shaped nose, this...
Invertebrates > Octopodidae & Octopuses
The Blue-lined Octopus (Hapalochlaena fasciata) is one of the world’s most deceptively captivating and dangerously venomous marine invertebrates, native strictly to the rocky reefs and intertidal coastal waters of eastern Australia. Rarely growing larger than a...
Birds > Menuridae & Lyrebirds
Albert’s Lyrebird (Menura alberti) is one of Australia’s most secretive, acoustically magnificent, and evolutionarily ancient avian treasures. Named in honor of Prince Albert and restricted to a tiny mountainous corridor of subtropical rainforest...
Plants > Doryanthaceae & Spear Lilies
The Gymea Lily (Doryanthes excelsa) is a colossal, prehistoric-looking monocot plant endemic strictly to the sandstone plateaus of the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. The flagship member of the ancient, endemic Australian family Doryanthaceae, this monumental lily...
