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Conospermum Acerosum
''Conospermum acerosum'', commonly known as needle-leaved smokebush, is a species of flowering plant in family Proteaceae and is endemic to the Southwest Australia, south west of Western Australia. It is spindly, erect or straggly shrub with needle-shaped or thread-like leaves, panicles of white or pink flowers and reddish brown Nut (fruit), nuts. Description ''Conospermum acerosum'' is a spindly shrub, either erect or sprawling, that typically grows to high, usually with several unbranched stems growing from the base of the plant. It has sharply pointed, needle-shaped or thread-like leaves up to long and wide. The flowers are arranged in panicles of white, red or pink flowers, the flowers forming a tube long. The upper lip is long and the lower lip long with lobes long. Flowering occurs from July to November and the fruit is a reddish-brown nut long and about wide. Taxonomy ''Conospermum acerosum'' was first formally described in John Lindley's 1839 ''A Sketch of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kings Park, Western Australia
Kings Park, (Noongar: ''Kaarta Gar-up'') is a park overlooking Perth Water and the central business district of Perth, Western Australia. The park is a mixture of grassed parkland, botanical gardens and natural bushland on Mount Eliza with two-thirds of the grounds conserved as native bushland. Offering panoramic views of the Swan River and Darling Range, it is home to over 324 native plant varieties, 215 known indigenous fungi species and 80 bird species. It is the most popular visitor destination in Western Australia, being visited by over five million people each year.Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority. 2015. http://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/ Besides tourist facilities, Kings Park contains the State War Memorial, the Royal Kings Park Tennis club and a reservoir. The streets are tree lined with individual plaques dedicated by family members to Western Australian service men and women who died in World War I and World War II. The park is also rich in flora (both native and intr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
