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Drummond Nature Reserve
The Drummond Nature Reserve is an A class nature reserve 10 kilometres west of Bolgart, Western Australia. Named after the botanist James Drummond, the reserve has 439 species of vascular plants within its boundaries, including two rare and seven priority species. History In 1993 the land was purchased by the Mundaring district office of the Department of Conservation and Land Management and gazetted as an A class reserve. Prior to purchasing the land was uncleared freehold grazing land. Despite this use the land was in excellent condition, though evidence of grazing impact was visible in part of the eastern area of the reserve. The reserve was named after botanist James Drummond who lived in nearby Toodyay. Between 1841 and 1844 Drummond explored and collected specimens in the area which were part of his second collection. Topography and vegetation The Drummond Nature Reserve is constructed with a series of lateritic hills with spillway deposits plus a small outcrop of bedr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Allocasuarina
''Allocasuarina'' is a genus of trees in the flowering plant family Casuarinaceae. They are endemic to Australia, occurring primarily in the south. Like the closely related genus ''Casuarina'', they are commonly called sheoaks or she-oaks. Wilson and Johnson distinguish the two very closely related genera, ''Casuarina'' and ''Allocasuarina'' on the basis of: *''Casuarina'': the mature samaras being grey or yellow-brown, and dull; cone bracteoles thinly woody, prominent, extending well beyond cone body, with no dorsal protuberance; *''Allocasuarina'': the mature samaras being red-brown to black, and shiny; cone bracteoles thickly woody and convex, mostly extending only slightly beyond cone body, and usually with a separate angular, divided or spiny dorsal protuberance. Description They are trees or shrubs that are notable for their long, segmented branchlets that function as leaves. Formally termed cladodes, these branchlets somewhat resemble pine needles, although sheoaks ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydrocotyle
''Hydrocotyle'', also called floating pennywort, water pennywort, Indian pennywort, dollar weed, marsh penny, thick-leaved pennywort and even white rot is a genus of prostrate, perennial aquatic or semi-aquatic plants formerly classified in the family Apiaceae, now in the family Araliaceae. Description Water pennyworts, ''Hydrocotyles'', are very common. They have long creeping stems that often form dense mats, often in and near ponds, lakes, rivers, and marshes, and some species in coastal areas by the sea. ;Leaves: Simple, with small leafy outgrowth at the base, kidney shaped to round. Leaf edges are scalloped. The leaf surfaces of ''Hydrocotyle'' are prime grounds for oviposition of many butterfly species, such as ''Anartia fatima''. ;Flowers: Flower clusters are simple and flat-topped or rounded. Involucral bracts at the base of each flower. Indistinct sepals. ;Fruits and reproduction: Elliptical to round with thin ridges and no oil tubes (vitta) which is characteristic in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenanthemum
''Stenanthemum'' is a genus of flowering plants family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Stenanthemum'' are small shrubs usually lacking spines. The leaves are arranged alternately along the branches, Leaf#Divisions of the blade, simple, usually folded in half lengthwise on a short Petiole (botany), petiole. The flowers are arranged in dense heads, usually on the ends of branches with bracts at the base of the flowers, and there are sometimes whitish floral leaves. The flowers are Plant reproductive morphology#Bisexual, bisexual, more or less Sessility (botany), sessile and have five sepals, five petals and a tube-shaped hypanthium, the petals hooded over the stamens. The fruit is a schizocarp containing spotted or mottled seeds. Taxonomy The genus ''Stenanthemum'' was first formally described in 1858 by Siegfried Reissek in the journal ''Linnaea (journal), Linnaea''. The genus name means "narrow flower". List of species The following is a list of sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platysace
''Platysace'' is a genus of woody perennial herbs and subshrubs in the family Apiaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia. Taxonomy The genus was first described by Alexander von Bunge in 1845. A 2021 molecular phylogenetic study suggested that it is sister to rest of the family Apiaceae, and so does not belong to any of the four subfamilies into which the family is divided. It has been suggested that it could be placed in a subfamily of its own. Species Species include: *''Platysace anceps'' (DC) C. Norman *'' Platysace arnhemica'' Specht *''Platysace cirrosa'' Bunge (karna) *'' Platysace clelandii'' (Maiden & Betche) L. A. S. Johnson *''Platysace commutata'' (Turcz) C. Norman *''Platysace compressa'' (Labill) C. Norman (tapeworm plant) *''Platysace deflexa'' (Turcz) C. Norman *''Platysace dissecta'' (Benth) C. Norman (dissected platysace) *'' Platysace eatoniae'' (F. Muell) C. Norman *''Platysace effusa'' (Turcz) C. Norman *'' Platysace ericoides (Spreng) C. Norman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tricoryne
''Tricoryne'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. All species are native to Australia with two species extending to New Guinea; within Australia they occur in all 6 states and the Northern Territory. ;Species # '' Tricoryne anceps'' R.Br. - New Guinea, Queensland # '' Tricoryne corynothecoides'' Keighery - Western Australia # ''Tricoryne elatior'' R.Br. - Yellow Rush-lily - all 6 states plus Northern Territory # ''Tricoryne humilis ''Tricoryne'' is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. All species are native to Australia with two species extending to New Guinea; within Australia they occur in all 6 states and the Northern Te ...'' Endl. - Western Australia # '' Tricoryne muricata'' Baker - Queensland # '' Tricoryne platyptera'' Rchb.f - New Guinea, Queensland # '' Tricoryne simplex'' R.Br. - New South Wales # '' Tricoryne tenella'' R.Br. - Mallee Rush-lily - Western A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comesperma
''Comesperma'' is a genus of shrubs, herbs and lianas in the family Polygalaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia. It was defined by the French botanist Jacques Labillardière in his 1806 work ''Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen''. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words ''come'' ("hair") and ''sperma'' ("seed"), and relates to the seeds bearing tufts of hair. The genus is distributed over southern Australia, particularly in the southwest of Western Australia, where 19 species are found. 24 species have been described. The genus was classified in the tribe Polygaleae by Swiss botanist Robert Hippolyte Chodat in 1896. It was also considered a section of the genus '' Bredemeyera'' by van Steenis in 1968. This was not adopted widely, and a cladistic study based on morphology published in 1993 suggested they remain as separate genera. This analysis placed ''Comersperma'' basal to a group comprising the genera ''Polygala'', ''Monnina'' subg. ''Monninopsis'', '' Ny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus name is New Latin, borrowed from the Greek (), a term used by Dioscorides for a preparation extracted from the leaves and fruit pods of ''Vachellia nilotica'', the original type of the genus. In his ''Pinax'' (1623), Gaspard Bauhin mentioned the Greek from Dioscorides as the origin of the Latin name. In the early 2000s it had become evident that the genus as it stood was not monophyletic and that several divergent lineages needed to be placed in separate genera. It turned out that one lineage comprising over 900 species mainly native to Australia, New Guinea, and Indonesia was not closely related to the much smaller group of African lineage that contained ''A. nilotica''—the type species. This meant that the Australasian lineage (by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Declared Rare And Priority Flora List
The Declared Rare and Priority Flora List is the system by which Western Australia's conservation flora are given a priority. Developed by the Government of Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation, it was used extensively within the department, including the Western Australian Herbarium. The herbarium's journal, ''Nuytsia'', which has published over a quarter of the state's conservation taxa, requires a conservation status to be included in all publications of new Western Australian taxa that appear to be rare or endangered. The system defines six levels of priority taxa: ;X: Threatened (Declared Rare Flora) – Presumed Extinct Taxa: These are taxa that are thought to be extinct, either because they have not been collected for over 50 years despite thorough searching, or because all known wild populations have been destroyed. They have been declared as such in accordance with the Wildlife Conservation Act 1950, and are therefore afforded legislative protecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleocharis
''Eleocharis'' is a virtually cosmopolitan genus of 250 or more species of flowering plants in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words ἕλειος (''heleios''), meaning "marsh dweller," and χάρις (''charis''), meaning "grace." Members of the genus are known commonly as spikerushes or spikesedges. The genus has a geographically cosmopolitan distribution, with centers of diversity in the Amazon Rainforest and adjacent eastern slopes of the South American Andes, northern Australia, eastern North America, California, Southern Africa, and subtropical Asia. The vast majority of ''Eleocharis'' species grow in aquatic or mesic habitats from sea level to higher than 5,000 meters in elevation (in the tropical Andes). The genus itself is relatively easy to recognize; all ''Eleocharis'' species have photosynthetic stems but no green leaves (the leaves have been reduced to sheaths surrounding the base of the stems). Many species are robust, rhizomatously ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trithuria
''Trithuria'' is a genus of small aquatic herb, which represent the only members of the family Hydatellaceae found in India, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ..., and New Zealand. Most of the 12 formally characterised species of ''Trithuria'' are found in Australia, with the exception of ''T. inconspicua'' and ''T. konkanensis'', which are found in New Zealand and India, respectively.Dmitry D. Sokoloff, Margarita V. Remizowa, Terry D. Macfarlane, and Paula J. Rudall. 2008. "Classification of the early-divergent angiosperm family Hydatellaceae: one genus instead of two, four new species and sexual dimorphism in dioecious taxa". ''Taxon'' 57(1):179-200.Yadav SR, Janarthanam MK. 1995 Trithuria konkanensis (Hydatellaceae), eine neue Art aus Indien. ''Aqua Planta' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquatic Plant
Aquatic plants are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic environments (saltwater or freshwater). They are also referred to as hydrophytes or macrophytes to distinguish them from algae and other microphytes. A macrophyte is a plant that grows in or near water and is either emergent, submergent, or floating. In lakes and rivers macrophytes provide cover for fish, substrate for aquatic invertebrates, produce oxygen, and act as food for some fish and wildlife. Macrophytes are primary producers and are the basis of the food web for many organisms. They have a significant effect on soil chemistry and light levels as they slow down the flow of water and capture pollutants and trap sediments. Excess sediment will settle into the benthos aided by the reduction of flow rates caused by the presence of plant stems, leaves and roots. Some plants have the capability of absorbing pollutants into their tissue. Seaweeds are multicellular marine algae and, although their ecologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
