Mary Cairncross

(Illustration by Maggie Taylor) These fast growing pioneer trees are the first step in regenerating the rainforest. Their hard shelled…

Elaeocarpus grandis (Illustration by Margaret Collins) These rainforest giants soar high above the surrounding canopy and can reach heights of…

Carronia multisepalea (Illustration by Robyn Graham and Jane Thompson) This is a relatively unspectacular vine that can often go unnoticed…

Alocasia brisbanensis (Illustration by Dorothee Sampayo) Cunjevoi is a large fleshy leaved understorey plant, similar to taro and the exotic…

Alpinia caerulea (Illustration by Janet Hauser) This glossy foliaged understorey plant is related to cultivated ginger and grows naturally in…

Toona ciliata (syn: Toona australis) (Illustration by Maggie Taylor) Mention red cedar and many people think of the beautiful, durable…

Syzygium hodgkinsoniae (Illustration by Maggie Taylor) Although many lilly-pillys are now common in our gardens, this spectacular flowering plant is…

Rubus rosifolius (Illustration by Robyn Graham) Roseleaf raspberry forms a prickly clumping thicket that often extends along the edge of…

This little crayfish is part of the Euastacus or Spiny crayfish genus. It does not have the long spines normally…

Observed among leaf litter at night, the great barred frog occurs especially near streams in their preferred habitat of wet…