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Diuris Arenaria
''Diuris arenaria'', commonly known as the Tomaree donkey orchid or sand doubletail is a species of orchid which is endemism, endemic to a very small area of New South Wales. It has two grass-like leaves and up to nine mauve or light purple and white flowers. It has a very limited distribution near Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle. Description ''Diuris arenaria'' is a tuberous, Perennial plant, perennial Herbaceous plant, herb with two linear to lance-shaped leaves long, wide and folded lengthwise. Up to nine mauve or light purple and white flowers wide are borne on a flowering stem tall. The wikt:dorsal, dorsal sepal is more or less erect, egg-shaped, long and wide. The wikt:lateral, lateral sepals are greenish, narrow lance-shaped, long, wide, turned downwards and parallel to each other or crossed. The petals are erect or turned backwards with an egg-shaped blade long and wide on a blackish stalk long. The Labellum (botany), labellum is long and has three lobes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Stephens (New South Wales)
Port Stephens, an open youthful tide-dominated drowned-valley estuary, is a large natural harbour of approximately located in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Port Stephens lies within the Port Stephens-Great Lakes Marine Park and is situated about north-east of Sydney. The harbour lies wholly within the local government area of Port Stephens; although its northern shoreline forms the boundary between the Port Stephens and Mid-Coast local government areas. According to the 2006 census, more than people lived within of its long shoreline and more than lived within .Consolidated population figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2006 census Geography Port Stephens is formed through the confluence of the Myall and Karuah rivers, Tilligerry Creek, and the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean. The lower port has a predominantly marine ecology and the upper port an estuarine ecology. The area to the east of Port Stephens comprises the Tomago/To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
