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Eucalyptus Conglobata
''Eucalyptus conglobata'', also known as the cong mallee or Port Lincoln mallee, is a species of eucalypt that is native to the south coast of Western Australia and South Australia. It is a Mallee (habit), mallee with smooth bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and clustered hemispherical fruit. Description ''Eucalyptus conglomerata'' is a mallee that typically grows to a height of or rarely a tree to . It has smooth grey to brown-tan over creamy grey bark. Its young plants and coppice regrowth have stems that are more or less square in cross-section, and leaves that are dull bluish green, egg-shaped to broadly lance-shaped, long and wide. Adult leaves are usually dull bluish green, lance-shaped, long and wide on a Petiole (botany), petiole long. The flower buds are arranged in groups of seven in leaf wikt:axil, axils on a Peduncle (botany), peduncle up to long, the individual buds Sessility (botany), sessile. Mature buds are crowde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink Lake (Western Australia)
Pink Lake (previously known as Lake Spencer) is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. Although historically the water in the lake was visibly pink, as of 2017 it had not been pink for over ten years. Salt concentration is vital to Pink Lake's pink hue, and Pink Lake may turn pink again as conditions change. It lies about west of Esperance and is bounded to the east by the South Coast Highway. The dynamics of why a lake turns pink are very complex. External changes and weather conditions can affect the colour of the lake. Esperance's Pink Lake has lost its pink colour due to salinity changes caused by human activity. Description The distinctive colour of the water changes is a result of green alga ''Dunaliella salina'', halobacterium ''Halobacterium cutirubrum'', and/or high concentration of brine prawn. Once the lake water reaches a salinity level greater than that of sea water, the temperature is high enough and adequate light conditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
