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Caladenia Denticulata
''Caladenia denticulata'' subsp. ''denticulata'', commonly known as the yellow spider orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is Endemism, endemic to the Southwest Australia, south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, hairy leaf and one or two yellowish flowers which have a white Labellum (botany), labellum with pale red markings. Description ''Caladenia denticulata'' subsp. ''denticulata'' 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. One or two flowers are borne on a stem high and each flower is long and wide. The wikt:dorsal, dorsal sepal is erect, long and wide at the base, linear to lance-shaped, pale to greenish-yellow and has a drooping, dark brown, thread-like Gland (botany), glandular tip. The arching wikt:lateral, lateral sepals and petals are similar in size, shape and colour to the dorsal sepal although the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badgingarra, Western Australia
Badgingarra is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of Perth in the Shire of Dandaragan. It lies on the Brand Highway adjacent to the Badgingarra National Park. History The town was gazetted in 1955 and takes its name from nearby Badgingarra Pool. "Badgingarra" is a Noongar word said to mean "water by the manna gums". The district was originally surveyed in the 1880s; however, due to the widespread presence of poisonous plants in the area and non-conducive soil types, the land was not developed for agriculture. Little settlement occurred until the 1950s, when the use of trace elements such as zinc and copper in fertilisers allowed for farming to occur on the sandy soils around Badgingarra. In 1955, sufficient population growth had occurred for the gazettal of a townsite to support the settlers. In 1959, the state government established the Badgingarra Research Station, to assist farmers in the development of their enterprises. In 1965, a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
