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Eucalyptus × Balanites
''Eucalyptus'' × ''balanites'', commonly known as Cadda Road mallee, is a tree or a Mallee (habit), mallee that is Endemism, endemic to a small area of the Southwest Australia, south-west of Western Australia. It has rough, corky or flaky bark, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of eleven, creamy-white flowers and hemispherical to cup-shaped fruit. Description ''Eucalyptus '' × ''balanites'' is a mallee or a tree that typically grows to a height of and forms a lignotuber. It has rough, corky or flaky, pale grey to yellowish bark on its trunk and larger branches and thin papery bark on the upper stems. The leaves on young plants and on coppice regrowth are elliptical, up to long, wide and always have a Petiole (botany), petiole. Adult leaves are usually lance-shaped, long and wide with a petiole long. The flowers are arranged in groups of eleven in leaf wikt:axil, axils on a Peduncle (botany), peduncle long, the individual flowers on a Pedicel (botany), pedic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badgingarra, Western Australia
Badgingarra is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of Perth in the Shire of Dandaragan. It lies on the Brand Highway adjacent to the Badgingarra National Park. History The town was gazetted in 1955 and takes its name from nearby Badgingarra Pool. "Badgingarra" is a Noongar word said to mean "water by the manna gums". The district was originally surveyed in the 1880s; however, due to the widespread presence of poisonous plants in the area and non-conducive soil types, the land was not developed for agriculture. Little settlement occurred until the 1950s, when the use of trace elements such as zinc and copper in fertilisers allowed for farming to occur on the sandy soils around Badgingarra. In 1955, sufficient population growth had occurred for the gazettal of a townsite to support the settlers. In 1959, the state government established the Badgingarra Research Station, to assist farmers in the development of their enterprises. In 1965, a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |