Lagonda Park Bushcare - LPB

30/03/2026

The w**d Easter Cassia
is blooming now see post below.

The local equivalents are
Cassia marksiana (endangered)
or Cassia tomentella

Cassia queenlandica is from North Qld so not ideal for SEQ

Wishing you all safe and happy Easter long weekend.

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23/03/2026

Here is your opportunity to tackle a nasty w**d.

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03/06/2025

Intrepid Landcare are holding an event see link below.

Intrepid Landcare is not your usual on the ground ‘Landcare group’. We are an adventurous organisation that empowers young people to do stuff that matters. We provide a common space to inspire, connect and empower young people to act and lead with Landcare.

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Are you a young person who cares deeply about the environment? 🌿
Join us at the NextGen Landcare Summit on Sunday, 21 September – a safe space to explore how we can support emerging leaders and learn fresh perspectives on how we can drive the landcare movement forward. This panel will explore how young adults can lead and learn with landcare. This event is proudly supported by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. 🙌

🎟️Tickets are FREE for young adults aged 18–35 and are selling fast, with over 100 people already registered! Want to attend the full 2025 National Landcare Conference? Early bird tickets are still available until 1 June – no extensions after this date! Learn more here: 🔗https://nationallandcareconference.org.au/nextgen-landcare-summit/

31/05/2025

This Solanum stelligerum seems to be happy Lagonda Park Bushcare site.

It is reported* to support native colony bees like Tetragonula carbonaria wasps, small butterflies and native flies throughout their range.

Bower Birds and Cat birds have been reported as eating the fruits.

*The Bible of Botany provides an amazing range of info about Australian plants
https://bibleofbotany.com/plant-descriptions/plant-descriptions-s/plant-descriptions-s-page-3/ -stelligerum

27/01/2025

Pleased to find in the Mt Cootha Botanic Garden a native plant Gynura drymopolia that is a host for the Common Crow butterfly. Looks like it self germinated. Apparently the males consume parts of the flower to produce pheromones to attract the females.

Thanks to Frank from DP Butterfly Garden for the info.
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Gynura drymophila is a plant in the family Asteraceae native to eastern New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. It is a herb up to 60 cm (24 in) tall which inhabits a variety of forest types.[4]