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Pterostylis Cheraphila
''Pterostylis cheraphila'', commonly known as the floodplain rustyhood is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is Endemism, endemic to a small area in Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It has a Rosette (botany), rosette of leaves near its base and up to seven dark brown to blackish flowers with a dark brown, insect-like Labellum (botany), labellum. It is only found in the Little Desert National Park, Little Desert area. Description ''Pterostylis cheraphila'' is a terrestrial, Perennial plant, perennial, deciduous, Herbaceous plant, herb with an underground tuber. It has a Rosette (botany), rosette of between six and twelve leaves at the base of the flowering spike, each leaf long and wide. Up to seven dark brown to blackish flowers long and wide are borne on a flowering spike tall. Three to five stem leaves are wrapped around the flowering spike. The wikt:dorsal, dorsal sepal and petals form a hood called the "galea" over the column with the dorsal sepal having a threa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murtoa, Victoria
Murtoa is a wheat district town in Victoria, Australia, situated around Lake Marma on the Wimmera Highway, north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. The town is in the Shire of Yarriambiack local government area. At the , Murtoa had a population of 865 and is located around 30 kilometres from Horsham, a major city in the Wimmera region. The name Murtoa is believed to come from a local Aboriginal word meaning "home of the lizard". Murtoa's post office opened on 1 August 1874. Many of Murtoa's pioneer farmers were German immigrants, attracted from South Australia by Victorian government incentives. The working section of the present-day Murtoa Grain Receival Centre can hold up to 400,000 tonnes of grain and is the largest inland Receival Centre in Australia. Lake Marma Murtoa's Lake Marma, situated in the center of town, has always been a haven for wildlife and one of the most attractive lakes in the Wimmera. It is currently being improved with restored surrounds. The main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |