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Pimelea Sericea
''Pimelea sericea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae and is endemic to Tasmania. It is a shrub with densely hairy young stems, elliptic leaves arranged in opposite pairs, and compact clusters of white, pink or pinkish-white flowers. Description ''Pimelea sericea'' is a shrub that typically grows to a height of and has densely hairy young stems. Its leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, elliptic, long and wide on a short Petiole (botany), petiole. The upper surface of the leaves is dark green and wikt:glabrous, glabrous, sometimes glaucous, and the lower surface is densely covered with white or silky, silvery hairs. The flowers are mostly Plant reproductive morphology#Bisexual, bisexual and arranged on the ends of branches in compact clusters of many white, pink or pinkish-white flowers, that are densely hairy on the outside. The Hypanthium, floral tube is long, the sepals long, the stamens shorter than the sepals and the Style (botany), style pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Wellington (Tasmania)
Mount Wellington (officially kunanyi / Mount Wellington ()) is a mountain in the southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the summit of the Wellington Range and is within Wellington Park reserve. Hobart, Tasmania's capital city, is located at the foot of the mountain. The mountain rises to above sea level and is frequently covered by snow, sometimes even in summer, and the lower slopes are thickly forested, but crisscrossed by many walking tracks and a few fire trails. There is also a sealed narrow road to the summit, about from Hobart central business district. An enclosed lookout near the summit has views of the city below and to the east, the Derwent estuary, and also glimpses of the World Heritage Area nearly west. From Hobart, the most distinctive feature of Mount Wellington is the cliff of dolerite columns known as the Organ Pipes. Geology The low-lying areas and foothills of Mount Wellington were formed by slow geological upsurge when the whole Hobart area was a lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
