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Eucalyptus Merrickiae
''Eucalyptus merrickiae'', commonly known as goblet mallee, is a species of Mallee (habit), mallee that is Endemism, endemic to a small area on the south coast of Western Australia. It has rough, flaky bark on part or all of the trunk, sometimes on the base of the larger branches, linear adult leaves, flower buds in groups of three, creamy white flowers and cylindrical fruit. Description ''Eucalyptus merrickiae'' is a mallee that typically grows to a height of , sometimes a bushy shrub, and forms a lignotuber. It has rough, flaky greyish bark on part or all of the trunk, sometimes also on the base of the larger branches, and smooth grey bark above. The adult leaves are the same shade of green on both sides, linear, long and wide on a Petiole (botany), petiole long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of three on an unbranched Peduncle (botany), peduncle long, the individual buds on Pedicel (botany), pedicels up to long. The individual buds are cylindrical, long and wide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scaddan, Western Australia
Scaddan is a small town in Western Australia located east of Perth situated just off the Coolgardie-Esperance Highway between Norseman and Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The area was originally known as Thirty Mile, because of its distance from Esperance. The British settled the area before 1914 and were commonly using the name Scaddan at around that time. The name of the post office was changed from Thirty Mile to Scaddan in 1915 and by 1916 a school and hall had been built in the town. The government delayed declaring the town until the route of the Norseman-Esperance railway was settled. The townsite was finally gazetted in 1924.''Western Australian Government Gazette'', file 2007/14, 15 February 1924, p.275. The town is named after John "Happy Jack" Scaddan, the premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a prem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
