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Weeping Myall Woodlands
The Weeping Myall Woodlands is an endangered ecological community, under the EPBC Act of the Commonwealth of Australia. It is found in inland Queensland and inland New South Wales, on alluvial plains west of the Great Dividing Range. It takes its name from '' Acacia pendula'', the weeping myall. The Weeping Myall woodlands ecological community in New South Wales has been named as the ''Myall Woodland in the Darling Riverine Plains, Brigalow Belt South, Cobar Peneplain, Murray-Darling Depression, Riverina and NSW South Western Slopes bioregions.'' Conservation status This ecological community has been listed as endangered under the ''Commonwealth EPBC Act'' since 7 January 2009. The key threats are clearing and ongoing degradation since this ecological community occurs on highly fertile and arable soils. Other threats are overgrazing and weed invasion. In New South Wales it is also listed as an endangered ecological community, first under the ''NSW Threatened Species Conser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Environment Protection And Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
The ''Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia that provides a framework for protection of the Australian environment, including its biodiversity and its natural and culturally significant places. Enacted on 17 July 2000, it established a range of processes to help protect and promote the recovery of threatened species and ecological communities, and preserve significant places from decline. The Act is administered by the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Lists of threatened species are drawn up under the Act, and these lists, the primary reference to threatened species in Australia, are available online through the Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT). As an Act of the Australian Parliament, it relies for its constitutional validity upon the legislative powers of the Parliament granted by the Australian Constitution, and key provisions of the Act are largely based on a number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacia Oswaldii
''Acacia oswaldii'', commonly known as boree, umbrella wattle, umbrella bush, whyacka, middia, miljee, nella and curly yarran, is a shrub or tree of the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Plurinerves''. Description The shrub or tree typically grows to a height of and can be found to . It has terete and glabrousness (botany), glabrous branchlets with many red, resinous micro-hairs. Phyllodes are spreading to erect with leaves that are linear, narrowly elliptic or narrowly oblong-elliptic shape that is straight to recurved, terete to flat, in length and wide. Leaves are hairy when young, becoming hairless, edges smooth, with a straight often sharp point. It blooms from October to December and produces yellow flowers. The simple inflorescences forms singly or in pairs in the axil of the phyllodes supported on hairy peduncles that are long. The flowers are heads globose holding 5 to 16-flowers that are in diameter. Seed pods form later that are curved or coiled and mostly flat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atriplex Nummularia
''Atriplex nummularia'' is a species of saltbush from the family ''Amaranthaceae'' and is a large woody shrub known commonly as oldman saltbush. ''A. nummularia'' is native to Australia and occurs in each of the mainland states, thriving in arid and semi-arid inland regions. Description ''Atriplex nummularia'' is a perennial halophyte species that is extremely hardy, thriving in particularly harsh environments such as saline and alkaline lowlands. ''A. nummularia'' is the largest species of Australian saltbush, typically growing 2–4m wide and up to 3m tall in either a sprawling or erect arrangement. It develops a lattice of woody stems which branch from or close to ground level and utilises a taproot with a subsequent root system that is moderate to deep. It is a deciduous plant, with simple alternate leaves that often have dull teeth and are irregular in shape, varying between circular and triangular. The leaves range between 1–5 cm long and have a silvery-grey coat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atriplex Leptocarpa
''Atriplex leptocarpa'', the slender-fruit saltbush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae, native to Australia (except the Northern Territory and Tasmania), and introduced to Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia .... It is typically found growing near rivers, lakes, and other periodically flooded areas. References leptocarpa Endemic flora of Australia Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller Plants described in 1858 {{Amaranthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atalaya Hemiglauca
''Atalaya hemiglauca'', commonly known as whitewood or cattle bush, is a species of plant in the soapberry (Sapindaceae) family. It is native to northern and inland Australia where it occurs from Western Australia through the Northern Territory and South Australia to Queensland and northern New South Wales. Description It grows as a shrub or small tree to 6 m, sometimes 10 m, high, with pale grey bark. It bears clusters of cream flowers from May to October. Its fruits are samaras, 20–40 mm long. It is drought tolerant, suckers freely and provides shade for livestock. Taxonomy ''Atalaya hemiglauca'' is described by (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. in '' Flora Australiensis: a description... '1: 463 in 1863. Its basionym is ''Thouinia hemiglauca'' F.Muell. Distribution and habitat It occurs on sandy and clayey soils, on flood plains, sandy ridges and pindan. In Western Australia it is found in the Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Ord Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrebla Pectinata
''Astrebla pectinata'', commonly known as barley Mitchell grass, is a herb of the family Poaceae from the order Poales. Morphology and habitat ''Astrebla pectinata'' grows to 1 m (3.25 ft). The flowers are pollinated by wind and are hermaphrodite In reproductive biology, a hermaphrodite () is an organism that has both kinds of reproductive organs and can produce both gametes associated with male and female sexes. Many Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic groups of animals (mostly invertebrate ...s, having both male and female organs. It mostly prefers moist soil and also can grow in partial shade. The species is considered to be the most balanced and economically important herbage in the semiarid areas of eastern Australia. It is a warm-season perennial grass. It is palatable to livestock even when it is dry. References Chloridoideae Flora of Australia Plants described in 1838 Taxa named by John Lindley {{Chloridoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrebla Lappacea
''Astrebla lappacea'', commonly known as curly Mitchell grass, is a herb of the family Poaceae from the order Poales. The most common of the Astrebla species, a widespread Australian inland plant. Named in honour of Thomas Mitchell. Often seen on floodplains and heavy self mulching clay soils, growing to 0.9 metres tall. Flowering is in response to rain or flooding. This grass is palatable to livestock, even when dry. The Latin specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ... of ''lappacea'' is derived from ''lappa'' meaning with burrs. References Chloridoideae Flora of Australia Plants described in 1915 {{Chloridoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asperula Conferta
''Asperula conferta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is Australian endemic distributed across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Description ''Asperula conferta'' is a low spreading herb. It can grow up to 30 centimeters in height with leaves up to 16 mm in length. The leaves are in whorls of 5–6. ''Asperula conferta'' has tiny white flowers in summer. The flowers are typically 2-3 millimeters long. Ecology It is common and widespread in woodland, forest and grassland. Gallery Image:P3288708 Asperula conferta - plant 01.jpg, Plant Image:Asperula conferta flower4 (15057795517).jpg, Flowers Image:P3288708 Asperula conferta - leaves.jpg , Leaves Image:Asperula conferta habit1 Canberra (15368013917).jpg, Habitat Image:P3288708 Asperula conferta - habitat.jpg, Habitat References conferta Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker {{asperula-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthropodium Minus
''Arthropodium minus'', the small vanilla lily, is a species of herbaceous perennial plants native to the Southern Hemisphere. Valued as bush tucker as the roots are edible raw. Found in a variety of habitats from the coast to alpine areas of eastern Australia. Eucalyptus forests, woodlands and sub-alpine meadows, favouring drier habitats than ''Arthropodium milleflorum ''Arthropodium milleflorum'', the pale vanilla lily, is a species of herbaceous perennial plants native to Australia. It occurs in various habitats including alpine areas and grows to between 0.3 and 1.3 metres high and 0.3 metres wide. ...''. The grasslike leaves have a strong scent of vanilla. The plant is deciduous in drought, and resprouts after fire. Some 35 cm in height, the flowers which appear September–December are purple or pink. The fruit matures during January–February and contains about 16 seeds. ''A. minus'' is a garden ornamental easily cultivated from seed. References {{T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apophyllum Anomalum
''Apophyllum'' is a genus of plant native to Australia. It contains only one species, which by definition makes the genus a monotypic genus. This single species is called ''Apophyllum anomalum'', commonly called warrior bush or broom bush. Description & Habitat It is widespread in semi-arid areas in Australia and predominant within New South Wales and Queensland. The plant is a shrub 3-5m high with leafless, sometimes drooping in older branches. This species leaves are linear to lanceolate 5-15mm long and its flowers are unisexual, blooming either in clusters or single, with 3-4 hairy sepals 2-3mm long and 2-5 petals 2-5mm long and are greenish white to yellow in colour. Male flowers with 8-6 stamens, as long as the petals. Female flowers with 1-3 stamens, ovary on a gymnophore 2-3mm long. Fruits are globous, purple, 5-8mm in diameter. The warrior bush flowers in spring to early summer. The warrior bush is not usually more than a small bush, however it sometimes develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amyema Quandang
''Amyema quandang'' is a species of hemi-parasitic shrub which is widespread throughout the mainland of Australia, especially arid inland regions, sometimes referred to as the grey mistletoe. Description An aerial shrub, without conventional roots, which attaches to the stems of species of ''Acacia''. The leaves are leathery and greyish, and lanceolate to broadly ovate. Flowers are red, green and grey and appear sometime between April and October. The fruit is a fleshy drupe, between 6 and 10 millimetres long, which contains an oily seed. Ecology The plant has a hemi-parasitic relationship with ''Acacia'', it is recorded on: '' A. aneura'', '' A. cambagei'', '' A. papyrocarpa'', '' A. omalophylla'' and '' A. dealbata''. Two species of birds are noted for their interdependence, or mutualism, where they occur with ''A. quandang'' in the arid interior of Australia. Nectar from the species provides an important part of the diet of spiny-cheeked honeyeaters ''Acanthagenys rufogula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaranthus Macrocarpus
''Amaranthus'' is a cosmopolitan genus of annual or short-lived perennial plants collectively known as amaranths. Some amaranth species are cultivated as leaf vegetables, pseudocereals, and ornamental plants. Catkin-like cymes of densely packed flowers grow in summer or autumn. Amaranth varies in flower, leaf, and stem color with a range of striking pigments from the spectrum of maroon to crimson and can grow longitudinally from tall with a cylindrical, succulent, fibrous stem that is hollow with grooves and bracteoles when mature. There are approximately 75 species in the genus, 10 of which are dioecious and native to North America with the remaining 65 monoecious species endemic to every continent (except Antarctica) from tropical lowlands to the Himalayas. Members of this genus share many characteristics and uses with members of the closely related genus '' Celosia''. Amaranth grain is collected from the genus. The leaves of some species are also eaten. Descriptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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