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Kunzea Muelleri
''Kunzea muelleri'', commonly known as yellow kunzea, is a flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to mountainous areas of south-eastern Australia. It is a low-growing, spreading shrub with linear leaves and small groups of pale yellow, stalkless flowers that appear in the summer. Description ''Kunzea muelleri'' is a spreading shrub which grows to a height of with its branches sometimes forming adventitious roots. The leaves are arranged in more or less opposite pairs and are linear, more or less cylindrical in shape, long and less than wide with a petiole less than long. The flowers are arranged in groups of mostly two or three near the ends of the branches. There are egg-shaped bracts long and wide and similar-sized paired bracteoles at the base of the flowers. The floral cup is hairy and long. The sepal lobes are egg-shaped to triangular, long and hairy. The petals are pale yellow, more or less round and about long. There are about 24-35 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Hotham
Mount Hotham is a mountain located in the Victorian Alps of the Great Dividing Range, in the Australian state of Victoria. The mountain is located approximately north east of Melbourne, from Sydney, and from Adelaide by road. The nearest major road to the mountain is the Great Alpine Road. The mountain is named after Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria from 1854 to 1855. Mount Hotham's summit rises to an altitude of Mount Hotham Alpine Resort, a commercial alpine resort, is located on the slopes of Mount Hotham summit and nearby mountains. Administratively, the mountain is within Mount Hotham Alpine Resort unincorporated area, land which is managed by Alpine Resorts Victoria. This unincorporated area is surrounded by Alpine Shire. Climate As with most of the Australian Alps, Mount Hotham's climate is, compared to the bulk of Australia, cold throughout the year; with particularly cold maximum temperatures, and Mount Hotham is one of very few areas in Australia that fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
