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Bowgada Nature Reserve
Bowgada may refer to: * Bowgada, Western Australia, a small town * Bowgada wattle, common name for ''Acacia ramulosa ''Acacia ramulosa'', commonly known as horse mulga or bowgada wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Juliflorae'' endemic to arid areas of Australia. Description ''A. ramulosa'' is an erect, spreading and mul ...'', a shrub ** ''Acacia ramulosa'' var. ''linophylla'', a spreading shrub or low tree {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowgada, Western Australia
Bowgada is a small town in Western Australia located on the Mullewa Wubin Road north of Perth in the Mid West region. The townsite was gazetted as Chubble in 1913 but changed to Bowgada in 1914. ''Bowgada'' is an Indigenous Australian word used to describe a bush that is found in the local area, ''Acacia ramulosa''. The town was originally a railway siding for cropping and stock, two industries that still thrive in the area. In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. The area had a poor season in 1939, resulting in low yields. The local bulk wheat bin had 110,000 bushels delivered, which was more than expected but not as good as previous harvests. The main industry of the town is wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowgada Wattle
''Acacia ramulosa'', commonly known as horse mulga or bowgada wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Juliflorae'' endemic to arid areas of Australia. Description ''A. ramulosa'' is an erect, spreading and multi-branched shrub that typically grows to a height of . The ribbed glabrescent branchlets have small white hairs between the ribs, the resinous young tips are darker in colour. The phyllode bases can have resinous ribs with some red-glandular hairs. The erect, thick and linear phyllodes are usually in length and in width. The phyllodes are striate with thick longitudinal nerves. It blooms irregularly throughout the year producing yellow flowers, flowers usually appear in cooler weather often after rainfall events. The simple inflorescences usually appear singly in the axils. The dense golden flower-spikes are in length. The straight cylindrical seed pods that form following flowering are tapered at each end are up to in length with a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacia Ramulosa
''Acacia ramulosa'', commonly known as horse mulga or bowgada wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Juliflorae'' endemic to arid areas of Australia. Description ''A. ramulosa'' is an erect, spreading and multi-branched shrub that typically grows to a height of . The ribbed glabrescent branchlets have small white hairs between the ribs, the resinous young tips are darker in colour. The phyllode bases can have resinous ribs with some red-glandular hairs. The erect, thick and linear phyllodes are usually in length and in width. The phyllodes are striate with thick longitudinal nerves. It blooms irregularly throughout the year producing yellow flowers, flowers usually appear in cooler weather often after rainfall events. The simple inflorescences usually appear singly in the axils. The dense golden flower-spikes are in length. The straight cylindrical seed pods that form following flowering are tapered at each end are up to in length with a di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
