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Allocasuarina Diminuta
''Allocasuarina diminuta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Casuarinaceae and is endemic to eastern New South Wales. It is a Dioecy, dioecious or Monoecy, monoecious shrub or small tree that has branchlets up to long, the leaves reduced to scales in whorls of six to ten, the fruiting cones long containing winged seeds (samaras) long. Description ''Allocasuarina diminuta'' is a dioecious or monoecious shrub or small tree that typically grows to a height of and has smooth bark. Its branchlets are more or less erect, up to long, the leaves reduced to erect to spreading, scale-like teeth long, arranged in whorls of six to ten around the branchlets. The sections of branchlet between the leaf whorls (the "articles") are long and wide. Male flowers are arranged in spikes long, the Stamen#Morphology and terminology, anthers long. Female cones are cylindrical, on a Peduncle (botany), peduncle long. Mature cones are long and in diameter, the samaras about long. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goobang National Park
Goobang is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northwest of Sydney. It protects the largest remnant forest and woodland in the central west region of the state, where interior and coastal New South Wales flora and fauna species overlap. Originally named Herveys Range by John Oxley in 1817, the area was reserved in 1897 as state forest because of its importance as a timber resource, and was designated a national park in 1995. The park contains a camping ground and a hiking trail, Burrabadine Peak Walking Track, a 3.6 km round trip moderate hike. Climate Goobang National Park is in a temperate to semi-arid zone experiencing hot summers and cool winters with temperatures ranging from in winter and in summer. The heaviest rain fall is in the summer and can range from on the east side of the ranges to west of the ranges. Flora There are 459 species recorded in the park, several that are threatened. ''Tylophora linearis'' is listed as vulnerable accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
