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Sunday 13 December 2015

Deciduous Beech (or Fagus)

Beech Green Leafs

Deciduous Beech (Fuscospora gunnii) is a rare beech plant only found in Tasmania. It grows near lakes and tarns, mostly above 800m in high rainfall areas.

The leafs grow 1 cm long, turning yellow, orange, and red, in Autumn. The fruit is 6 mm.




Where to find some:
  • Cradle Mountain and the Overland Track
  • Lake Fenton
  • Tarn Shelf
  • Mt Murchison




Green Fagus
Near the Woodland Walk at Mt Field


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