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Taylor Inlet
Taylor Inlet is an inlet located in the Great Southern (Western Australia), Great Southern region of Western Australia. The inlet is located on the coast near Nanarup Beach and is approximately east of Albany, Western Australia, Albany and is contained within the Taylor Inlet nature reserve. The inlet is a wave dominated estuary with a degraded catchment that is a result of substantial clearing and a saline water, saline run-off. It covers a total area of and the catchment covers a total area of about . The inlet is separated from the Southern Ocean by a sand bar and typically open once or twice a year for a few weeks at a time, usually between September and January. It is kidney shaped and lies almost parallel to the shoreline. The channel is approximately in length and wide. The vegetation fringing the inlet include ''Melaleuca cuticularis'', ''Juncus kraussii'', ''Samolus repens'', ''Gahnia trifida'' and ''Baumea, Baumea juncea''. Other plants found in the surrounding dun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inlet
An inlet is a (usually long and narrow) indentation of a shoreline, such as a small arm, bay, sound, fjord, lagoon or marsh, that leads to an enclosed larger body of water such as a lake, estuary, gulf or marginal sea. Overview In marine geography, the term "inlet" usually refers to either the actual channel between an enclosed bay and the open ocean and is often called an "entrance", or a significant recession in the shore of a sea, lake or large river. A certain kind of inlet created by past glaciation is a fjord, typically but not always in mountainous coastlines and also in montane lakes. Multi-arm complexes of large inlets or fjords may be called sounds, e.g., Puget Sound, Howe Sound, Karmsund (''sund'' is Scandinavian for "sound"). Some fjord-type inlets are called canals, e.g., Portland Canal, Lynn Canal, Hood Canal, and some are channels, e.g., Dean Channel and Douglas Channel. Tidal amplitude, wave intensity, and wave direction are all factors that in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahnia Trifida
''Gahnia trifida'', the coastal saw-sedge, is a tussock-forming perennial in the family Cyperaceae, endemic to southern Australia. A herb, sedge or grass-like, with very rough leaf margins and underside. The species grows in dense tussocks, 1.5 metres and 1 metre across, with leaves over 1 metre long and drooping. It is found on white or grey sand, or clay, that may be saline. The leaf blade is inrolled from the margin on the upper surface. Stems are rigid and erect. Branchlets containing the flowering heads emerge from axils at the main bracts. This branchlet has a spike-like arrangement of numerous, yellow or brown, clusters of flowerheads. The species occurs in wetlands of coastal regions in Southwest Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania. It is found at Rottnest, an island off the west coast, where it grows near the inland salt lakes. The habitat is moist, often adjacent to creeks and swamps, and may also be saline. The first description of ''Gahnia trifida'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estuaries Of Western Australia
The estuaries of Western Australia (also known as the Inlets of Western Australia) are located along the coastline of Western Australia. The coastline can be considered in three main sections: south, west, and Kimberley. Some estuarine features carry through all three regions. Wetlands and estuaries of the south west region have very similar ecologies and occurrences of biota. South The estuary/inlet names do not necessarily relate to the names of the rivers that flow into them. (This list is along the coast from the east near Esperance to the west near Cape Leeuwin.) * Barker * Stokes Inlet * Torradup * Oldfield Estuary * Jerdacuttup * Culham Inlet * Hamersley * Dempster * Fitzgerald * St Marys * Gordon Inlet * Wellstead Estuary * Beaufort Inlet * Cheyne * Waychinicup * Normans * Taylor Inlet * Oyster Harbour * Torbay Inlet * Wilson Inlet * Parry * Irwin Inlet * Nornalup Inlet * Broke Inlet * Gardner * Warren * Donnelly * Hardy Inlet West * Harvey Estuary * Peel Inle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agonis Flexuosa
''Agonis flexuosa'' is a species of tree that grows in the south west of Western Australia. It is easily the most common of the ''Agonis'' species, and is one of the most recognisable trees of Western Australia, being commonly grown in parks and on road verges in Perth. The species is commonly known as Western Australian peppermint, Swan River peppermint or peppermint, and willow myrtle for its weeping habit. The Noongar peoples know the tree as Wanil, Wonnow, Wonong or Wannang. Description ''A. flexuosa'' occurs mainly as a small and robust tree, usually less than 10 metres tall, although it may grow to 15 metres. It has fibrous brown bark, long narrow dull-green leaves, and tightly clustered inflorescences of small white flowers in the axes. It grows in a weeping habit, and looks remarkably like the weeping willow from a distance. Leaves are narrow and reach a length of 150mm. It is most readily identified by the powerful odour of peppermint emitted when the leaves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpobrotus
''Carpobrotus'', commonly known as pigface, ice plant, sour fig, Hottentot fig, and clawberry is a genus of ground-creeping plants with succulent leaves and large daisy-like flowers. The name comes from the Ancient Greek ' "fruit" and ' "edible", referring to its edible fruits. The genus includes some 12 to 20 accepted species. Most are endemic to South Africa, but there are at least four Australian species and one South American. Distribution and habitat ''Carpobrotus'' chiefly inhabits sandy coastal habitats in mild Mediterranean climates, and can be also found inland in sandy to marshy places. In general, they prefer open sandy spaces where their wiry, long roots with shorter side branches form dense underground network, which extends much further than above-ground prostrate branches. Plants thrive well in gardens, but can easily escape to other suitable places. They easily form wide-area ground covers over a sandy soil, which easily suppresses indigenous sand dune vegetation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhagodia Baccata
''Chenopodium baccatum'' (Syn. ''Rhagodia baccata''), commonly known as berry saltbush, is a species of shrub endemic to Western Australia. Description It is a spreading shrub up to two metres high, with elliptical leaves, and flowers that occur in a panicle. It bears red berries. Taxonomy It was first published in 1805 by Jacques Labillardière as ''Chenopodium baccatum''. In 1810, Robert Brown transferred it into ''Rhagodia'' as ''Rhagodia billardierei'', but this name was illegal, as there were no grounds for the specific epithet to be to overturned. In 1849, Alfred Moquin-Tandon transferred the species into ''Rhagodia'' as ''R. baccata'', and this name remained current until 2012. After phylogenetic research, Fuentes-Bazan et al. (2012) included ''Rhagodia'' again in genus ''Chenopodium''. Two subspecies are currently recognised: the autonym ''Chenopodium baccatum'' subsp. ''baccatum'', and ''Chenopodium baccatum'' subsp. ''dioicum'' (Nees) S.Fuentes & Borsch, (syn. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lepidosperma Gladiatum
''Lepidosperma gladiatum'' is commonly known as the coast sword-sedge or coastal sword-sedge. It is an evergreen species of sedge that is native to southern coastal areas of Australia. It was described by French botanist Jacques Labillardière in 1805. The Noongar name for the plant is kerbein. Description ''L. gladiatum'' occurs mostly as a dense sedge that favours dunes and creek lines. Described as clump-forming perennial with stout vertical rhizome. Forms dense canopy with large clumps of dark green strap-like leaves. The flat leaves are 150mm long and 25mm wide with a sharp pointed end. The plant can be as tall and wide as 3m (though typically it is smaller). ''L. gladiatum'' produces brown spiky flowers on long central stalks. The flowers are hermaphrodite, hermaphroditic. Distribution and habitat ''L. gladiatum'' in coastal regions around Australia in the States of New South Wales, Victoria (Australia), Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia. In Southwest Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spinifex Hirsutus
''Spinifex'' is a genus of perennial coastal plants in the grass family. They are one of the most common plants that grow in sand dunes along the coasts of Africa, Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, with the ranges of some species extending north and west along the coasts of Asia as far as India and Japan. As they help stabilise the sand, these grasses are an important part of the entire sand dune ecosystem. The single species indigenous to New Zealand, ''Spinifex sericeus'', is also found in Australia. Confusingly, the word "spinifex" is also used as a common name referring to grasses in the related genus '' Triodia''. ''Triodia'' however is native to inland Australia and refers to a group of spiny-leaved, tussock-forming grasses. Species Species include: * ''Spinifex'' × ''alterniflorus'' Nees – Western Australia * '' Spinifex hirsutus'' Labill. – all 6 states of Australia * ''Spinifex littoreus'' (Burm.f.) Merr. – Ashmore Reef in We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baumea
''Baumea'' is a genus of the sedge family, which includes around 30 species native to Madagascar and the Pacific Islands, with 15 species in Australia. All are perennial rhizomatous herbs, with leaves and stems very similar in appearance. The inflorescence is terminal, with the flowers tightly clustered or loosely arranged. The fruits are small nuts. It is closely related to the genus '' Machaerina'', and is sometimes included in that genus. Habitat and cultivation Most species occur in open moist habitats; many are found in swamps or seasonally inundated areas. ''Baumea'' is propagated from transplants, divisions, or from seeds, which germinate readily if sown on damp organic mix and kept moist until shoots appear. Selected species *'' Baumea acuta'' (Labill.) Palla *'' Baumea arthrophylla'' (Nees) Boeckeler *''Baumea articulata ''Baumea articulata'', commonly known as jointed rush, is a sedge in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Western Australia. The grass- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samolus Repens
''Samolus repens'' is a species of water pimpernel native to Australia, New Zealand and near-by Pacific islands, and South America (South Chile), where it is common in temperate and subtropic coastlines. Common names include creeping brookweed and creeping bushweed. ''Samolus repens'' has small white or occasionally pink flowers with a flowering period from September through to March or April. Taxonomy The species was first described by Georg Forster in 1776 as ''Sheffieldia repens'' and placed in the genus ''Samolus'' in 1805 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy. Early life Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an immig .... The following synonyms exist: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4406819 repens Plants described in 1776 Flora of New Zealand Flora of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Southern (Western Australia)
__NOTOC__ The Great Southern Region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia, as defined by the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993, for the purposes of economic development. It is a section of the larger South coast of Western Australia and neighbouring agricultural regions. The region officially comprises the local government areas of Albany, Broomehill-Tambellup, Cranbrook, Denmark, Gnowangerup, Jerramungup, Katanning, Kent, Kojonup, Plantagenet and Woodanilling. The Great Southern Region has an area of and a population of about 54,000. Its administrative centre is the historic port of Albany. It has a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The Stirling Range is the only place in Western Australia that regularly receives snowfalls, if only very light. The economy of the Great Southern Region is dominated by livestock farming, dairy farming and crop-growing. It has some of the most productive cereal grain and pastoral l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juncus Kraussii
''Juncus kraussii'' commonly known as salt marsh rush, sea rush, jointed rush, matting rush or dune slack rush, is of the monocot family Juncaceae and genus Juncus. It grows in salt marshes, estuarine and coastal areas. This species is ideal as a stabiliser in estuary banks and riparian zones that adjoin developed areas; it prevents erosion and also provides an excellent fibre for weaving. The plant is named after a German naturalist and museum curator, Christian Krauss, who travelled to South Africa. Description This species is a tussock shaped perennial with many rhizomes. The leaves are tough, straw shaped and spine-tipped that grow to be - in length with a golden brown or shiny black sheath. The inflorescences or flowers of ''J. kraussii'' are reddish brown to purplish brown in colour, - in length and are clustered toward the end of the stem. The flowers occur clusters of three to six and flowering occurs in Summer between October and January. Distribution a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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