[Fermi]

Good luck!
cheers
fermi

[Umbrian]

I am sure it is a flower but to me looks like an exotic crustacean - tender and succulent

[Alisdair]

Or a spider with too many legs?

[Joanna Savage]

Let's start by trying Grevillea, or maybe Hakea?

[Trevor Australis]

It is new growth emerging on one of the ground covering, prostrate Banksia species. Not sure which one without leaves and flowers.

[Fermi]

Alisdair and Carole,
I had expected some suggestions like that
Joanna was close but of course Trevor has guessed it! Banksia blechnifolia.
Here's a close-up, followed by a lengthy shot and one to show a new shoot from under a spent flower,
cheers
fermi

[Fleur Pavlidis]

Would this creeping Banksia survive alkaline soil, Fermi?