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Eucalyptus Eremicola
''Eucalyptus eremicola'', commonly known as Vokes Hill mallee, is a species of Mallee (habit), mallee that is native to South Australia and Western Australia. It has rough bark near the base, smooth bark above, linear to lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between nine and fifteen, white flowers and shortened spherical fruit. Description ''Eucalyptus eremicola'' is a mallee, sometimes a tree, that typically grows to a height of and forms a lignotuber. It has rough bark on the lower half of the stems, light grey-brown bark that is flaky and shedding above. The adult leaves are linear to narrow lance-shaped, the same glossy green on both sides, long and wide on a Petiole (botany), petiole long. The flower buds are arranged in leaf wikt:axil, axils on an unbranched Peduncle (botany), peduncle long, the individual buds on a Pedicel (botany), pedicel long. Mature buds are oval, long and wide with a conical Operculum (botany), operculum. Flowering occurs between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ooldea, South Australia
Ooldea is a tiny settlement in South Australia. It is on the eastern edge of the Nullarbor Plain, west of Port Augusta on the Trans-Australian Railway. Ooldea is from the bitumen Eyre Highway. Being near a permanent waterhole, Ooldea Soak, the area was frequented by Aboriginal peoples, and was the site of a camp for railway construction workers in the early 20th century, and the Ooldea Mission from 1933 to 1952. History Ooldea was an important camp during construction of the Trans-Australian Railway, as it is near a permanent clay pan waterhole surrounded by sand dunes, first discovered by Europeans when Ernest Giles used it in 1875. On 17 October 1917, the final link of the railway was completed at Ooldea, linking the western section from Kalgoorlie to the eastern section to Port Augusta. It was around this time that a severe drought led many desert people to migrate closer to the waterhole, increasing pressure on the limited water resources now largely reserved for use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
