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Hakea Smilacifolia
''Hakea smilacifolia'' is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It has sweetly scented flowers, stiff leathery leaves and is endemism, endemic to an area in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West, western Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt and the Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia. Description ''Hakea smilacifolia'' is an open, sprawling shrub typically growing to a height of with smooth grey bark and does not form a lignotuber. The branchlets are moderately covered with long, soft hairs or coarse, rough long hairs. The hairs becoming short, soft, rusty coloured and matted at flowering. Flowers are mostly concealed by thick leathery alternate leaves long by wide. The grey-green leaves vary in shape, lower leaves are elliptic to egg-shaped. Leaves nearer to the flowers are broader and taper to a point at the apex. The leaves are often folded over and have curving prominent veins. The inflorescence consists of 5 or 6 white or creamy-white flowers, are s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brand Highway
Brand Highway is a main highway linking the northern outskirts of Perth to Geraldton in Western Australia. Together with North West Coastal Highway, it forms part of the Western Australian coastal link to the Northern Territory. The highway is a part of Australia's Highway 1, and is for the most part a single carriageway with one lane in each direction. The highway was completed in 1975 and opened in 1976 being named it in honour of former Premier of Western Australia Sir David Brand. It replaced the Midlands Road from Perth to Dongara. Route description The Brand Highway, along with the associated section of National Route 1, begins in Muchea, branching off from a roundabout interchange connecting it to both Great Northern Highway to the north and east and Tonkin Highway to the south. The highway passes through agricultural areas and shrublands, travelling through or near the towns of Gingin, Badgingarra (and Badgingarra National Park), Cataby, Eneabba, Don ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
