Brookvale Public School
 
Plants of Manly Dam 
 
 
Australian plants are quite unique. They live in very poor soil with little water and generally quite harsh conditions. They do not loose their leaves in winter but some trees shed their bark in spring.

Some plants rely upon fire to release their seeds from cones and to start to regenerate. Austalian flowers are often small and beautiful and plants can flower at different times of the year, not just in spring.

Many of the plants are edible which the aborigines ate and some are now sold in restaurants.

Manly Dam is a nature reserve and is about 1 hours walk from our school.
 

Sydney Red Gum
 
Old Man Banksia
 
Christmas Bush
 
Eggs and Bacon
 
Flannel Flower
 
Spider Flower
 
Mountain Devil