Do I hear a wedding bush?

Visited the site of a mound we removed which has been colonised by some native grasses (Austrostipa sp. rather than weeds for a change.

Also came across a shrub that we didn't recognize. I think it is Rinocarpus glauga (Wedding bush) - must come back in October to see if it is in flower.
John and I pulled out veldgrass when not looking at plants.

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See the difference!

As John and I removed veldgrass in the South Western corner of the bushland I came across this mantis - not sure what it is ... hard to see isn't it!

More obvious is the change in the bushland when we remove the veldgrass ...

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A prickly customer

Every now and again we come across a plant that really takes us by surprise. Last sunday, John and I were pulling veldgrass down in the far south-west corner of the bushland, and came across a baby prickly pear (Opuntia stricta) which is a cactus introduced to Australia from the Carribean. We had pulled out a patch a few years ago, but nowhere near this one. How did it get here?
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