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Caladenia Exstans
''Caladenia exstans'', commonly known as the pointing spider orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to a small area in the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single, hairy leaf and one or two green, yellow and red flowers with a labellum which does not curl downwards but "points" forward. Description ''Caladenia exstans'' is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with an underground tuber and which has a single erect, hairy leaf, long and wide. One or two green, yellow and red flowers long and wide are borne on a stalk high. The dorsal sepal is erect, long and about wide at the base. The lateral sepals are long, wide at the base, closely parallel to each other and curve forward and upwards. The sepals have thin, yellowish glandular tips. The petals are long, about wide at their bases and curve backwards. The labellum is long, wide and delicately hinged. It is greenish-yellow with a dark reddish-purple tip which is not curled under but points ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Le Grand National Park
Cape Le Grand National Park is a national park in Western Australia, south-east of Perth and east of Esperance. The park covers an area of The area is an ancient landscape which has been above sea level for well over 200 million years and remained unglaciated. As a result, the area is home to many primitive relict species. Established in 1966, the park is managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife. The name Le Grand is from one of the officers on ''L'Espérance'', one of the ships in the 1792 expedition of Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Geography The largely granite shoreline and white sand beaches are picturesque features of the area. The park is a used for fishing, off-roading, tourism, and hiking. Beaches within the Park include those at Lucky Bay, Rossiter Bay, Hellfire Bay, Le Grand Beach, and Thistle Cove. The islands and waters to the south of the park are known as the '' Recherche Archipelago Nature Reserve'', another protected area of the Recherche Archipelago and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
