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Ferndale Park
Ferndale Park is located in suburban , from the centre of Sydney, Australia. It is an important urban forest reserve, preserving Blackbutt forest and the mossy gully rainforest. Most of this original forest was cleared for agriculture and housing in the 19th and 20th century. Geography Average annual rainfall is at the nearby Chatswood Bowling Club. Soils are moderately fertile, based on Hawkesbury sandstone and Ashfield Shale. Most of the reserve is considered part of the Sydney Sandstone Gully Forest. History The local indigenous Australian people, the Cammeraygal occupied this area for at least 5,800 years. They were known to shelter in "Old Man's Cave" in heatwaves or heavy rain. Recreation Ferndale Park has a series of walking tracks. Office workers from Chatswood may be seen jogging through the reserve at lunchtime and after work. Flora Noteworthy indigenous flora includes the blackbutt, tree heath, celery wood, coachwood, native crabapple and hard corkwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountains to the west, Hawkesbury to the north, the Royal National Park to the south and Macarthur to the south-west. Sydney is made up of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are known as "Sydneysiders". The 2021 census recorded the population of Greater Sydney as 5,231,150, meaning the city is home to approximately 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. Nicknames of the city include the 'Emerald City' and the 'Harbour City'. Aboriginal Australians have inhabited the Greater Sydney region for at least 30,000 years, and Aboriginal engravings and cultural sites are common throughout Greater Sydney. The traditional custodians of the land on which modern Sydney stands are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Corkwood
''Endiandra sieberi'', known as the corkwood is a rainforest tree growing in eastern Australia. Habitat A common tree on lowland and some mountain rainforests. Very common on sand in littoral rainforests. The corky bark assists in protection from fire. It grows from Kioloa (35° S) near Batemans Bay in southern New South Wales to the islands of Moreton Bay (27° S), in south eastern Queensland. Common names include corkwood, hard corkwood, corkwood laurel and pink corkwood. Description ''Endiandra sieberi'' is a medium-sized tree to 30 metres tall and 90 cm in trunk diameter. Bark, trunk and leaves The bark is a fawnish grey, relatively soft and corky. Large trees sometimes shortly flanged but not buttressed at the base. The trunk is straight and cylindrical. Leaves are alternate, simple and entire. 5 to 8 cm long, drawn out to a blunt point. Mid-green on the leaf top, but paler green beneath. Leaf stalks 5 to 10 mm. Midrib raised slightly on the upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brushtail Possum
The brushtail possums are the members of the genus ''Trichosurus'' in the Phalangeridae, a family of marsupials. They are native to Australia (including Tasmania) and some small nearby islands. Unique among marsupials, they have shifted the hypaxial muscles from the epipubic to the pelvis, much like in placental muscles, meaning that their breathing cycle is more similar to the latter than to that of other non-eutherian mammals.Reilly SM, McElroy EJ, White TD, Biknevicius AR, Bennett MB, Abdominal muscle and epipubic bone function during locomotion in Australian possums: insights to basal mammalian conditions and Eutherian-like tendencies in Trichosurus, J Morphol. 2010 Apr;271(4):438-50. . In general, they are more terrestrially oriented than other possums, and in some ways might parallel primates. The genus contains these species: *Northern brushtail possum, ''T. arnhemensis'' *Short-eared possum, ''T. caninus'' *Mountain brushtail possum, ''T. cunninghami'' *Coppery brushtail p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Ringtail Possum
The common ringtail possum (''Pseudocheirus peregrinus'', Greek for "false hand" and Latin for "pilgrim" or "alien") is an Australian marsupial. It lives in a variety of habitats and eats a variety of leaves of both native and introduced plants, as well as flowers, fruits and sap. This possum also consumes a special type of faeces that is produced during the daytime when it is resting in a nest. This behaviour is called caecotrophy and is similar to that seen in rabbits. Taxonomy The common ringtail possum is currently classified as the only living species in the genus ''Pseudocheirus''; the species of '' Pseudochirulus'' and other ringtail genera were formerly also classified in ''Pseudocheirus''. Several subspecies have been described, such as the Western Australian ''Pseudocheirus peregrinus occidentalis'', but the entire population may be a species complex. The arrangement as the only extant species of ''Pseudocheirus'' is: *''Pseudocheirus peregrinus pereginus'', the type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Shore Times
The ''North Shore Times'' is an Australian local newspaper, serving the local government areas of Willoughby, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove and part of North Sydney. Like the ''Northern District Times'', the paper is one of News Limited's community newspapers in New South Wales. It is delivered free to homes and businesses every Thursday as of July 2016 after originally being a Wednesday and Friday publication. The Wednesday publication of The North Shore Times was established in 1960 and the Friday publication was established in 1989. Readership At present, the circulation of both the Wednesday and Friday publications of the North Shore Times reaches approximately 75,000 homes and businesses with the estimated total number of people who read the newspaper being around 112,000. The majority of North Shore Times' readers are in the 35–49 and 50–64 age groups. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hygrophoraceae
The Hygrophoraceae are a family of fungi in the order Agaricales. Originally conceived as containing white-spored, thick-gilled agarics (gilled mushrooms), including ''Hygrophorus'' and ''Hygrocybe'' species (the waxcaps or waxy caps), DNA evidence has extended the limits of the family, so it now contains not only agarics, but also basidiolichens and corticioid fungi. Species are thus diverse and are variously ectomycorrhizal, lichenized, associated with mosses, or saprotrophic. The family contains 25 genera and over 600 species. None is of any great economic importance, though fruit bodies of some ''Hygrocybe'' and ''Hygrophorus'' species are considered edible and may be collected for sale in local markets. Taxonomy History The family Hygrophoraceae was first proposed by Dutch botanist Johannes Paulus Lotsy (1907) to accommodate agarics with thick, waxy lamellae (gills) and white spores. Lotsy's concept of the family included not only the waxcap-related genera ''Hygrophorus'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammitis Stenophylla
'' Grammitis stenophylla'', commonly known as the narrow-leafed finger fern, is a fern in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ... Polypodiaceae native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17105725 stenophylla Epiphytes Flora of New South Wales Ferns of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endangered
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and invasive species. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List lists the global conservation status of many species, and various other agencies assess the status of species within particular areas. Many nations have laws that protect conservation-reliant species which, for example, forbid hunting, restrict land development, or create protected areas. Some endangered species are the target of extensive conservation efforts such as captive breeding and habitat restoration. Human activity is a significant cause in causing some species to become endangered. Conservation status The conservation status of a species indicates the likelihood that it will become extinct. Multiple factors are considered when assessing the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pellaea Viridis
''Pellaea viridis'', known as the green cliff brake, is a type of fern indigenous to regions including Africa, Yemen, some Pacific Ocean islands and India. However it is an invasive species in Australia. References viridis Ferns of Africa Ferns of Asia Ferns of Oceania Flora of India (region) Flora of Yemen {{Pteridaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asplenium Flabellifolium
''Asplenium flabellifolium'' is commonly known as the necklace fern. This small fern occurs in all states of Australia, as well as in New Zealand. It was initially described by Spanish botanist bowo tiktod Antonio José Cavanilles. Its natural habitats are open forest or rainforest. Usually on the ground, but sometimes epiphytic. Often seen in rock crevices, caves, on fallen logs and tree trunks, beside streams, or near cliffs, or waterfalls. The fronds are 10 to 20 cm long, with 5 to 20 pairs of pinnae (leaflets), often fan-shaped or sometimes lanceolate The following is a list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a single leaf blade or lamina) or compound (with several leaflets). The edge of the leaf may be regular o .... References * https://web.archive.org/web/20040818015802/http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/avhpublic/avh.cgi * NSW Flora Online http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthropteris Tenella
''Arthropteris tenella'' is a rainforest fern of the genus ''Arthropteris'' native to eastern Australia and New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count .... It is found in shady areas on rocks or on trees. The specific epithet ''tenella'' is from the Latin, meaning "delicate".Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 309 References * Tectariaceae Ferns of Australia Ferns of New Zealand Flora of New South Wales Flora of Lord Howe Island Flora of Norfolk Island Flora of Queensland {{Polypodiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deparia Petersenii Subsp
''Deparia'' (or the false spleenworts) is a genus of ferns. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) places the genus in the family Athyriaceae, although other sources include it within an expanded Aspleniaceae or Woodsiaceae. Species , the ''Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World'' accepted the following species (with a note that there are "probably still too many described species in China"). *'' Deparia abbreviata'' (W.M.Chu) Z.R.He *''Deparia acrostichoides'' (Sw.) M.Kato *'' Deparia allantodioides'' (Bedd.) M.Kato *''Deparia auriculata'' (W.M.Chu & Z.R.Wang) Z.R.Wang *'' Deparia biserialis'' (Baker) M.Kato *'' Deparia bonincola'' (Nakai) M.Kato *'' Deparia boryana'' (Willd.) M.Kato *'' Deparia brevipinna'' (Ching & K.H.Shing ex Z.R.Wang) Z.R.Wang *'' Deparia cataracticola'' M.Kato *'' Deparia chinensis'' (Ching) X.S.Guo & C.Du *''Deparia confluens'' (Kunze) M.Kato *'' Deparia confusa'' (Ching & Y.P.Hsu) Z.R.Wang *''Deparia conilii'' (Franch. & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
