|
South Island (South Australia)
South Island (also called Peter Island, South Islet and West Bay Island) is an island located in the Australian state of South Australia at the south end of Pondalowie Bay on the south-west extremity of Yorke Peninsula about north-west by west of the town of Stenhouse Bay. The island has enjoyed protected area status since 1970 and since 1977, it has been part of the Innes National Park. Description South Island is an island located on the south-west extremity of the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia at the southern end of Pondalowie Bay about north-west by west of the town of Stenhouse Bay.DMH, 1985, charts 22 & 23 The island has “sheer cliffs” on its exposed north and west coasts where a maximum elevation of exists while its relatively protected east and south coasts have “low cliffs and ledges” created by swells diffracted within the bay. The island is connected to the mainland by a “neck of drying rock and sand” which does allow access by fauna.Robinso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Gulf
The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost and larger of two large inlets (the other being Gulf St Vincent) on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. It spans from the Cape Catastrophe and Eyre Peninsula in the west to Cape Spencer and Yorke Peninsula in the east. The largest towns on the gulf are Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Port Pirie, and Port Augusta. Smaller towns on the gulf include Tumby Bay, Port Neill, Arno Bay, Cowell, Port Germein, Port Broughton, Wallaroo, Port Hughes, Port Victoria, Port Rickaby, Point Turton, and Corny Point. History The first recorded exploration of the gulf was that of Matthew Flinders in February 1802. Flinders navigated inland from the present location of Port Augusta to within of the termination of the water body. The gulf was named ''Spencer's Gulph'' by Flinders on 20 March 1802, after George John Spencer, the 2nd Earl Spencer. The Baudin expedition visited the gulf after Flind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bower Spinach
''Tetragonia implexicoma'', commonly known as bower spinach, is a species of plant in the Aizoaceae, or ice-plant family. A similar species is ''Tetragonia tetragonioides'', however this species has larger leaves and a shorter flowering time. Distribution and habitat Bower spinach is found mainly in coastal regions of New Zealand and southern Australia as well as on many nearby island groups. It occupies a variety of habitats from sand and shingle beaches through coastal woodland, shrubland and grassland, and as exposed, salt-pruned vegetation on cliffs and stacks. It may also be found well inland, in farmland where it is grown in barberry hedges, or on calcareous sandstone or limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ... outcrops in dense forest. Description Bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Gull
The silver gull (''Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae'') is the most common gull of Australia. It has been found throughout the continent, but particularly at or near coastal areas. It is smaller than the Pacific gull (''Larus pacificus''), which also lives in Australia. The silver gull should not be confused with the herring gull, which is called "silver gull" in many other languages (scientific name ''Larus argentatus'', German ''Silbermöwe'', French ''Goéland argenté'', Dutch ''zilvermeeuw''), but is a much larger, robust gull with no overlap in range. Taxonomy It has traditionally been placed in the genus ''Larus'', as is the case with many gulls, but is now placed in the genus ''Chroicocephalus''. Hartlaub's gull (''C. hartlaubii'') of South Africa was formerly sometimes considered to be subspecies of the silver gull. There are three subspecies: * ''C. n. forsteri'' ( Mathews, 1912) – north and northeast Australia, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands * ''C. n. novaehollan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Gull
The Pacific gull (''Larus pacificus'') is a very large gull, native to the coasts of Australia. It is moderately common between Carnarvon in the west, and Sydney in the east, although it has become scarce in some parts of the south-east, as a result of competition from the kelp gull, which has "self-introduced" since the 1940s. Much larger than the ubiquitous silver gull, and nowhere near as common, Pacific gulls are usually seen alone or in pairs, loafing around the shoreline, steadily patrolling high above the edge of the water, or (sometimes) zooming high on the breeze to drop a shellfish or sea urchin onto rocks. Diet The gulls' diet consists of a number various fish species and invertebrates. They frequently consume crabs, most often the species ''Ovalipes australiensis'' and ''Paragrapsus gaimardii.'' They also commonly eat '' Platycephalus bassensis'' (sand flatheads) and cephalapods, both of which are sourced from their regular consumption of waste from fish which hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osprey
The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. The osprey tolerates a wide variety of habitats, nesting in any location near a body of water providing an adequate food supply. It is found on all continents except Antarctica, although in South America it occurs only as a non-breeding migrant. As its other common names suggest, the osprey's diet consists almost exclusively of fish. It possesses specialised physical characteristics and exhibits unique behaviour to assist in hunting and catching prey. As a result of these unique characteristics, it has been given its own taxonomic genus, ''Pandion'', and family, Pandionidae. Taxonomy The osprey was described by Carl Linnaeus under the name ''Falco haliaeetus'' in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaroo
Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea. The Australian government estimates that 42.8 million kangaroos lived within the commercial harvest areas of Australia in 2019, down from 53.2 million in 2013. As with the terms "wallaroo" and "wallaby", "kangaroo" refers to a paraphyletic grouping of species. All three terms refer to members of the same taxonomic family, Macropodidae, and are distinguished according to size. The largest species in the family are called "kangaroos" and the smallest are generally called "wallabies". The term "wallaroos" refers to species of an intermediate size. There are also the tree-kangaroos, another type of macropod, which inhabit the tropical ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variable Groundsel
''Senecio pinnatifolius'' is a species of herb native to Australia. Common names include coast groundsel, dune groundsel and variable groundsel. Description It grows as an erect herb up to a metre in height, with yellow flowers. Taxonomy The name ''Senecio pinnatifolius'' was first published by Achille Richard Achille Richard was a French botanist, botanical illustrator and physician (27 April 1794 in Paris – 5 October 1852). Biography Achille was the son of the botanist Louis-Claude Marie Richard (1754–1821). He was a pharmacist in the Frenc ... in 1834, but it was not immediately taken up. Instead, the species was long treated as the Australian component of '' S. lautus''. In 1969, the Australian members of ''S. lautus'' were recognised as a distinct species, and the name ''S. pinnatifolius'' was reinstated. The infraspecific taxonomy of the species is complicated and in a state of flux. A number of subspecies and varieties have been published, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassytha Glabella
''Cassytha glabella'', commonly known as the slender devil's twine, is a common twining plant of the Laurel family, found in many of the moister parts of Australia. A hemi-parasitic climber. The specific epithet ''glabella'' is from Latin, referring to the lack of hairs. The fruit are sweet and mucousy to taste. The Devil's Twine ('' Cassytha pubescens'') and '' Cassytha melantha'' are similar, but with thicker (and in the case of the former) hairier stems. In 1810, this species first appeared in scientific literature, in the ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae'', authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown. Alternate common names include Smooth Cassytha, slender dodder-laurel, tangled dodder-laurel. This and other members of the genus ''Cassytha'' are either classified in their own family Cassythaceae or within the laurel family Lauraceae. Two forms are recognized: * ''Cassytha glabella'' f. ''dispar'', which has more elongated fruit, either pear-shaped (pyrifor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podolepis
''Podolepis'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... and can be found in every state.Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houtou de. 1806. Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 2: 56-57 in Latin Species There are about 20 species.''Podolepis' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myoporum Insulare
''Myoporum insulare'', commonly known as common boobialla, native juniper, is a species of flowering plant in the figwort family Scrophulariaceae and is endemic to coastal areas of Australia. It is a shrub or small tree which grows on dunes and coastal cliffs, is very salt tolerant and widely used in horticulture. Description Boobialla varies in form from a prostrate shrub to a small, erect tree growing to a height of . It has thick, smooth green leaves which are long and wide with edges that are either untoothed or toothed toward the apex. The leaves are egg-shaped and the upper and lower surfaces are the same dull green colour. White flowers with purple spots appear in the leaf axils in clusters of three to eight and are in diameter. There are five glabrous, smooth sepals and the tube formed by the petals is long with the lobes of the tube about the same length. The four stamens usually extend slightly beyond the tube. Peak flowering times are July to February in Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Correa Reflexa
''Correa reflexa'', commonly known as common correa or native fuchsia, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. Description Plants are quite variable and a large number of varieties and local forms have been identified. Heights vary from prostrate to 1.5 metres high. Leaves are generally oval in shape and range from 10mm to 50mm long. Their surfaces often have visible oil glands and short hairs. The pendant, tubular flowers occur in groups of 1 to 3 and are up to 40 mm long with 4 flaring triangular tips. Colour is variable including pale green, red with yellow tips and other variations. Taxonomy The species was first formally described in 1800 by botanist Jacques Labillardière in ''Relation du Voyage à la Recherche de la Pérouse'' based on the type from Adventure Bay in southern Tasmania. He gave it the name ''Mazeutoxeron reflexum'' and published the description in ''Relation du Voyage à la Recherche de la Pérouse''. The species was transferred to the genus '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Templetonia
''Templetonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. They are native to Australia. The genus is named in honour of John Templeton Sir John Marks Templeton (29 November 1912 – 8 July 2008) was an American-born British investor, banker, fund manager, and philanthropist. In 1954, he entered the mutual fund market and created the Templeton Growth Fund, which averaged grow ..., an Irish naturalist and botanist. Species ''Templetonia'' comprises the following species: * '' Templetonia aculeata'' (F. Muell.) Benth. * '' Templetonia battii'' F. Muell. * '' Templetonia ceracea'' I.Thomps. * '' Templetonia drummondii'' Benth. * '' Templetonia egena'' (F. Muell.) Benth. – round templetonia * '' Templetonia hookeri'' (F. Muell.) Benth. * '' Templetonia incrassata'' I.Thomps. * '' Templetonia neglecta'' J.H. Ross * '' Templetonia retusa'' (Vent.) R. Br. – cockies tongues * '' Templetonia rossii'' (F.Muell.) I.Thomps. * '' Templetonia smithiana'' J.H. Ross * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
.jpg "Click for more on -> Myoporum Insulare")
