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Conospermum Flexuosum Habit
''Conospermum'' is a genus of about 50 species in the family Proteaceae that are endemic to Australia. Members of the genus are known as smokebushes - from a distance, their wispy heads of blue or grey flowers resemble puffs of smoke. They have an unusual pollination method that sometimes leads to the death of visiting insects. They are found in all Australian states, though most occur only in Western Australia. Smokebushes are rarely cultivated, though the flowers of several Western Australian species are harvested for the cut flower industry. Description ''Conospermum'' species are shrubs or small trees ranging in height from to . The leaves are usually simple, linear or egg-shaped and have margins without teeth. The flowers have both male and female parts, are arranged in heads or spikes of a few to many flowers and are white pink, blue, grey or cream-coloured. The fruit is a small nut usually with a fringe of hairs at its base. Taxonomy and naming The genus was fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conospermum Ericifolium
''Conospermum ericifolium'' is a slender shrub of the family Proteaceae native to eastern Australia. The habitat is drier eucalyptus woodlands or heathland. The specific epithet ''ericifolium'' refers to the similarity of the leaves to the European Heath.Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 93 Mostly seen around Sydney, though scattered individuals occur as far south as Jervis Bay. Flowering occurs from late winter to spring. Surgeon John White collected this small plant in the late eighteenth century near Sydney. It first appeared in scientific literature in 1807 in Rees's Cyclopædia, authored by the prominent English botanist, James Edward Smith James Edward Smith may refer to: * James Edward Smith (botanist), English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society * James Edward Smith (murderer), American murderer * James Edward Smith (politician), Canadian businessman and mayor of Toronto * .... References External links * ericifolium Flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synaphea
''Synaphea'' is a genus of small shrubs and is endemic to Western Australia. Synapheas have variably shaped leaves but consistently yellow flowers with an unusual pollination mechanism. Description Plants in the genus ''Synaphea'' are small shrubs, usually with deeply lobed ( pinnatipartite) leaves, although some have simple leaves, others pinnate leaves, and have a petiole with a sheathing base. The flowers are relatively small, bright yellow, usually unscented, and arranged in a spike in leaf axils or on the ends of branchlets. The perianth is tube-shaped and zygomorphic, the tube opening in the upper third to half. As in many other members of the Proteaceae, the male anthers and female style are initially in contact and the end of the style is a pollen presenter. In synapheas (and in '' Conospermum''), the anthers and stigma are held together under tension and only separate when touched by a pollinator, ejecting the pollen. The fruit is a hard-shelled nut, but in most spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conospermum Undulatum
''Conospermum undulatum'' is a shrub in the Proteaceae family, endemic to Western Australia, first described by John Lindley in 1839. The erect and compact shrub typically grows to a height of . It blooms between May and October producing white flowers. It is found in a small area in the hills of the Darling Range in Perth in Western Australia where it grows in sandy-clay soils. This species is listed as vulnerable under the EPBC Act. References External links''Conospermum undulatum'' occurrence datafrom the Australasian Virtual Herbarium The ''Australasian Virtual Herbarium'' (AVH) is an online resource that allows access to plant specimen data held by various Australian and New Zealand herbaria. It is part of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), and was formed by the amalgamat ... * Eudicots of Western Australia undulatum Endemic flora of Western Australia Plants described in 1839 Taxa named by John Lindley {{proteaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coevolution
In biology, coevolution occurs when two or more species reciprocally affect each other's evolution through the process of natural selection. The term sometimes is used for two traits in the same species affecting each other's evolution, as well as gene-culture coevolution. Charles Darwin mentioned evolutionary interactions between flowering plants and insects in ''On the Origin of Species'' (1859). Although he did not use the word coevolution, he suggested how plants and insects could evolve through reciprocal evolutionary changes. Naturalists in the late 1800s studied other examples of how interactions among species could result in reciprocal evolutionary change. Beginning in the 1940s, plant pathologists developed breeding programs that were examples of human-induced coevolution. Development of new crop plant varieties that were resistant to some diseases favored rapid evolution in pathogen populations to overcome those plant defenses. That, in turn, required the development of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camouflage
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else. Examples include the leopard's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier, and the leaf-mimic katydid's wings. A third approach, motion dazzle, confuses the observer with a conspicuous pattern, making the object visible but momentarily harder to locate, as well as making general aiming easier. The majority of camouflage methods aim for crypsis, often through a general resemblance to the background, high contrast disruptive coloration, eliminating shadow, and countershading. In the open ocean, where there is no background, the principal methods of camouflage are transparency, silvering, and countershading, while the ability to produce light is among other things used for counter-illumination on the undersides of cephalopods such as squid. Some animals, such as chameleons and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leioproctus Tomentosus
''Leioproctus'' is a genus in the plaster bee family Colletidae. Its members are primarily found in Australasia and temperate South America, and include the most common native bees in New Zealand. Species It includes the following species: *'' Leioproctus abdominalis'' (Smith, 1879) *'' Leioproctus abdominis'' Michener, 1965 *''Leioproctus abnormis'' (Cockerell, 1916) *''Leioproctus acaciae'' (Rayment, 1939) *''Leioproctus advena'' (Smith, 1862) *'' Leioproctus albopilosus'' (Rayment, 1930) *'' Leioproctus albovittatus'' (Cockerell, 1929) *''Leioproctus alienus'' (Smith, 1853) *''Leioproctus alismatis'' (Ducke, 1908) *''Leioproctus alleynae'' (Rayment, 1935) *'' Leioproctus alloeopus'' Maynard, 1991 *''Leioproctus amabilis'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus andinus'' (Herbst, 1923) *''Leioproctus antennatus'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus anthracinus'' Michener, 1989 *''Leioproctus apicalis'' (Cockerell, 1921) *''Leioproctus argentifrons'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus arnauellus'' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leioproctus Pappus
''Leioproctus'' is a genus in the plaster bee family Colletidae. Its members are primarily found in Australasia and temperate South America, and include the most common native bees in New Zealand. Species It includes the following species: *'' Leioproctus abdominalis'' (Smith, 1879) *'' Leioproctus abdominis'' Michener, 1965 *''Leioproctus abnormis'' (Cockerell, 1916) *''Leioproctus acaciae'' (Rayment, 1939) *''Leioproctus advena'' (Smith, 1862) *'' Leioproctus albopilosus'' (Rayment, 1930) *'' Leioproctus albovittatus'' (Cockerell, 1929) *''Leioproctus alienus'' (Smith, 1853) *''Leioproctus alismatis'' (Ducke, 1908) *''Leioproctus alleynae'' (Rayment, 1935) *'' Leioproctus alloeopus'' Maynard, 1991 *''Leioproctus amabilis'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus andinus'' (Herbst, 1923) *''Leioproctus antennatus'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus anthracinus'' Michener, 1989 *''Leioproctus apicalis'' (Cockerell, 1921) *''Leioproctus argentifrons'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus arnauellus'' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leioproctus Conospermi
''Leioproctus'' is a genus in the plaster bee family Colletidae. Its members are primarily found in Australasia and temperate South America, and include the most common native bees in New Zealand. Species It includes the following species: *'' Leioproctus abdominalis'' (Smith, 1879) *'' Leioproctus abdominis'' Michener, 1965 *''Leioproctus abnormis'' (Cockerell, 1916) *''Leioproctus acaciae'' (Rayment, 1939) *''Leioproctus advena'' (Smith, 1862) *'' Leioproctus albopilosus'' (Rayment, 1930) *'' Leioproctus albovittatus'' (Cockerell, 1929) *''Leioproctus alienus'' (Smith, 1853) *''Leioproctus alismatis'' (Ducke, 1908) *''Leioproctus alleynae'' (Rayment, 1935) *'' Leioproctus alloeopus'' Maynard, 1991 *''Leioproctus amabilis'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus andinus'' (Herbst, 1923) *''Leioproctus antennatus'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus anthracinus'' Michener, 1989 *''Leioproctus apicalis'' (Cockerell, 1921) *''Leioproctus argentifrons'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus arnauellus'' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leioproctus
''Leioproctus'' is a genus in the plaster bee family Colletidae. Its members are primarily found in Australasia and temperate South America, and include the most common native bees in New Zealand. Species It includes the following species: *'' Leioproctus abdominalis'' (Smith, 1879) *'' Leioproctus abdominis'' Michener, 1965 *''Leioproctus abnormis'' (Cockerell, 1916) *''Leioproctus acaciae'' (Rayment, 1939) *''Leioproctus advena'' (Smith, 1862) *'' Leioproctus albopilosus'' (Rayment, 1930) *'' Leioproctus albovittatus'' (Cockerell, 1929) *''Leioproctus alienus'' (Smith, 1853) *''Leioproctus alismatis'' (Ducke, 1908) *''Leioproctus alleynae'' (Rayment, 1935) *'' Leioproctus alloeopus'' Maynard, 1991 *''Leioproctus amabilis'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus andinus'' (Herbst, 1923) *''Leioproctus antennatus'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus anthracinus'' Michener, 1989 *''Leioproctus apicalis'' (Cockerell, 1921) *''Leioproctus argentifrons'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus arnauellus'' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stigma (botany)
The stigma () is the receptive tip of a carpel, or of several fused carpels, in the gynoecium of a flower. Description The stigma, together with the style and ovary (typically called the stigma-style-ovary system) comprises the pistil, which is part of the gynoecium or female reproductive organ of a plant. The stigma itself forms the distal portion of the style, or stylodia, and is composed of , the cells of which are receptive to pollen. These may be restricted to the apex of the style or, especially in wind pollinated species, cover a wide surface. The stigma receives pollen and it is on the stigma that the pollen grain germinates. Often sticky, the stigma is adapted in various ways to catch and trap pollen with various hairs, flaps, or sculpturings. The pollen may be captured from the air (wind-borne pollen, anemophily), from visiting insects or other animals ( biotic pollination), or in rare cases from surrounding water (hydrophily). Stigma can vary from long and sle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania
) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Tasmania , established_title2 = Federation , established_date2 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Abel Tasman , demonym = , capital = Hobart , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center = 29 local government areas , admin_center_type = Administration , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of New South Wales , established_title2 = Establishment , established_date2 = 26 January 1788 , established_title3 = Responsible government , established_date3 = 6 June 1856 , established_title4 = Federation , established_date4 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Wales , demonym = , capital = Sydney , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center = 128 local government areas , admin_center_type = Administration , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Margaret Beazley , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Dominic Perrottet (Liberal) , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type1 = Senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
