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Pomaderris Gilmourii
''Pomaderris gilmourii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae and is endemic to Deua National Park in New South Wales. It is a shrub with hairy young stems, egg-shaped to elliptic leaves, and clusters of silvery buds and creamy-yellow flowers. Description ''Pomaderris gilmourii'' is a shrub that typically grows to a height of up to , its young stems hairy. The leaves are egg-shaped or lance-shaped with the narrower end towards the base or narrowly elliptic, long and wide on a Petiole (botany), petiole long with stipules up to long at the base but that fall off as the leaf develops. The upper surface of the leaves is more or less wikt:glabrous, glabrous and the lower surface densely covered with star-shaped or simple hairs. The flowers are borne in panicles in diameter on the ends of branchlets, each flower on a Pedicel (botany), pedicel long. The sepals are oblong, cream-coloured or yellow with silvery hairs on the back and there are no petals. Taxonomy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deua National Park
Deua is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, south of Sydney, and east of Canberra. The nearest towns on the coast are Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma. A remote wilderness area of escarpments and gullies, waterfalls, limestone caves, pockets of pinkwood rainforest and outstanding eucalyptus scenery. Deua is an important refuge for plant and animal species, many listed as threatened. This park is traditionally associated with Aboriginal people. Flora Common eucalyptus species include black ash, monkey gum, messmate and white ash. More rare species include the Jilliga ash and Mongamulla mallee. High altitude rainforests occur in gullies protected from fire. They are dominated by the pinkwood, hard water fern and soft tree fern. Other habitats include swamps, bogs, riverside forest, and rocky scrub.National Parks & Wildlife Service - information pamphlet November 2008 Fauna Over 106 species of birds and 62 types of mammals have been recorded in Deua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |