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Corybas Fimbriatus
''Corybas fimbriatus'', commonly known as the fringed helmet orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchid Endemism, endemic to eastern Australia. It has a broad egg-shaped to round leaf and a dark reddish purple to crimson flower with translucent patches. It is similar to ''Corybas hispidus, C. hispidus'' but its Labellum (botany), labellum lacks a creamy-white centre and is not covered with bristly hairs. Description ''Corybas fimbriatus'' is a Terrestrial plant, terrestrial, Perennial plant, perennial, deciduous, Herbaceous plant, herb with a single broad egg-shaped to round leaf long and wide. The leaf is dark green on the upper surface and silvery green on the lower side. There is a single dark reddish purple to crimson flower with translucent patches. The dorsal sepal is long and wide and concave, partly forming a hood over the Labellum (botany), labellum. The wikt:lateral, lateral sepals are linear, about long and usually joined to each other. The petals are linear and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coles Bay, Tasmania
Coles Bay is an Australian town on the east Coast of Tasmania 192 km north-east of Hobart and 173 km south-east of Launceston, being the main entrance point for visitors to the Freycinet National Park. It has a population of 353 people including the surrounding area, but many tourists visit the area for its scenery and outdoor activities, which include hiking, biking, fishing, boating and Sea kayaking. The town is on the northern end of Great Oyster Bay with views of the red and pink granite peaks known as The Hazards, on the Freycinet Peninsula. It is in the area of the Glamorgan Spring Bay Council. Each Easter the town is one of the three locations for the Australian Three Peaks Race, a continuous sailing and running event starting at Beauty Point just north of Launceston and ending at Hobart with runners scaling three mountains including Mount Freycinet (33 km run; 620 m ascent). History Whaling parties, tin and coal miners and pastoralists are some of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
