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Eucalyptus Ceratocorys
''Eucalyptus ceratocorys'', also known as the horn-capped mallee, is a Mallee (habit), mallee that is native to South Australia and Western Australia. It has rough, ribbony bark at the base of its trunk, smooth greyish bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven or nine with ridges along the sides, white to cream-coloured flowers and cylindrical fruit. Description ''Eucalyptus ceratocorys'' is a mallee, rarely a straggly tree, that typically grows to a height of and forms a lignotuber. It has rough flaky bark near the base of the trunks and shaggy, ribbony bark above that does not shed cleanly. Young plants and coppice regrowth have stems that are square in cross-section and greyish green, egg-shaped leaves long and wide. Adult leaves are the same glossy green on both sides, lance-shaped, long and wide on a Petiole (botany), petiole long. The flower buds are usually arranged in groups of seven or nine on a Peduncle (botany), peduncle long, the indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urrbrae, South Australia
Urrbrae is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Mitcham. Located at the foot of the Adelaide Hills, it is bordered on the east by the South Eastern Freeway, and the Old Toll House, which marked the traditional entrance to the city of Adelaide in the 19th century. History In the early 1850s, Robert Forsyth Macgeorge bought land in the area and built a house, naming the estate Urrbrae after the village Haugh of Urr in Scotland; the word ''brae'' refers to a hillside, especially near a river or creek. One notable son was the architect James Macgeorge (1832–1918). Demographics The 2016 Census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 966 persons in Urrbrae on census night. Of these, 47.3% were male and 52.7% were female. The majority of residents (68.5%) were of Australian birth, with other common census responses being China (5.3%) and England (5.2%). The age distribution of Urrbrae residents was comparable to that of the greater Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
