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Caladenia Busselliana
''Caladenia busselliana'', commonly known as Bussell's spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemism, endemic to a small area in the Southwest Australia, south-west of Western Australia. It is a rare orchid with an erect, hairy leaf and up to three pale yellow flowers. Description ''Caladenia busselliana'' is a Terrestrial plant, terrestrial, Perennial plant, perennial, deciduous, Herbaceous plant, herb with an underground tuber and a single erect, hairy leaf long and wide. There are up to three pale yellow flowers on a stem high. The flowers are long and wide. The wikt:lateral, lateral sepals and petals spread widely and the sepals are thickened. The Labellum (botany), labellum is pale yellow to white and lacks the red tip common to similar spider orchids. The sides of the labellum have narrow teeth or Labellum (botany), calli which have a "clubbed" end. There are four or more rows of red-tipped calli along the centre of the labellum. Floweri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunsborough, Western Australia
Dunsborough is a coastal town in the South West of Western Australia, south of Perth, on the shores of Geographe Bay. Dunsborough is a popular tourist destination for Western Australians; in 1999 it was voted the state's best tourist destination and in 2013 awarded the Top Tourism Award for Population Under 5,000. The town's location in the Margaret River Wine Region provides easy access to many wineries and breweries. The town is a favoured destination for annual school leavers in Western Australia, the other frequent choice being Rottnest Island. History Indigenous prehistory The South West region of Australia, within which Dunsborough sits, is recognised as being one of the oldest continually occupied human habitats anywhere on Earth, with archaeology dating back approximately 40,000 years. Dunsborough itself shares in this history, with multiple sites of Aboriginal importance in and around the town. Prior to European colonisation, several distinct tribes inhabited the lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
