Image Fynbos landscape 1.jpg thumb right Fynbos in South Africa Sclerophyll is the term for a type of vegetation that has hard leaf leaves and short internodes the distance between leaves along the stem . The word comes from the Greek sclero hard and phyllon leaf . Sclerophyllous plants occur in many parts of the world, ref C. Michael Hogan. 2010. http www.eoearth.org article Leather Oak Leather Oak, Quercus durata . Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and Environment . Washington DC ref but are most typical in the chaparral biome s. They are prominent throughout western Perth, Western Australia Perth , eastern Sydney and southern Adelaide parts of Flora of Australia Australia ... of the Australian continent able to support woody plants are occupied by sclerophyll communities as forest ... sclerophyll communities in Australia are savanna s dominated by grasses with an overstorey of Eucalypt ... continuous layer of herbaceous ground cover dominated by grasses. Sclerophyll forests cover a much ... overstory 10 to 30 metres with the understory also being hard leaved. Dry sclerophyll forests are the most common forest type on the continent, and although it may seem barren dry sclerophyll forest is highly diverse. For example, a study of sclerophyll vegetation in Seal Creek, Victoria ... jstor 2989653 ref Even less extensive are wet sclerophyll forests. They have a taller eucalyptus overstory than dry sclerophyll forests, 30 metres or more typically Eucalyptus regnans Mountain .... By the time of European settlement, sclerophyll forest accounted for the vast bulk of the forested areas. Most of the wooded parts of present day Australia have become sclerophyll dominated as a result ... sclerophyll habitat in many parts of Australia. The presence of toxic compounds combined with a low ... new cell growth. ref cite web url http www.amonline.net.au factsheets sclerophyll forests.htm title Sclerophyll forests author R. Major year 2003 publisher Australian Museum accessdate 2005 ... more details
The Madagascar ericoid thickets is a montane grasslands and shrublands montane shrubland ecoregion , found in the high mountains of Madagascar . The ecoregion covers the area above 1800 meters elevation in separate mountain areas of Madagascar, Tsaratanana 2,876 m , Marojejy 2,133 m , Ankaratra 2,643 m , and Andringitra 2,658 m . The ericoid thickets are surrounded at lower elevations by the Madagascar subhumid forests ecoregion. The total area of the ecoregion is convert 1,300 km2 sqmi abbr on . The ecoregion consists of two habitat types. The upper montane sclerophyll forest is a transition zone between the ericoid thickets and the lower montane subhumid forests, and occur between 1800 and 2000 2500 meters elevation. The sclerophyll forest is dominated by trees of the families Podocarpaceae , Cunoniaceae , and Pandanaceae , which are home to a rich assemblage of mosses, lichens, and epiphytes. The ericoid thickets are characterized by shrubs of the flowering plant families Ericaceae and Asteraceae . The thickets include a large number of endemic plants, many of whose closest relatives live in South Africa and the highlands of East Africa . External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial at at1011 full.html Madagascar ericoid thickets World Wildlife Fund http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial at at1011.html Madagascar ericoid thickets National Geographic coord missing Madagascar Category Afrotropic ecozone Category Grasslands of Madagascar Category Montane grasslands and shrublands Category Environment of Madagascar es Brezal de Madagascar ... more details
Image Craven.JPG thumb right 240px Small creek within the Glen Nature Reserve The Glen Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located south of Gloucester, New South Wales , created in 1999. It is predominately sclerophyll forest, and contains many endangered species of flora and fauna. The nature reserve is 2,750 hectares in area. Flora The Glen Nature Reserve consists of sub tropical, sclerophyll forest. The major vegetation types are Eucalyptus and Angophora , with many species of fern and orchid . Fauna Image M fasciolatus.jpg thumb right 240px A Great Barred Frog Mixophyes fasciolatus found in the Glen Nature Reserve. The fauna of the Glen Nature Reserve is well studied, and includes a large biodiversity. There are 14 species of frog , over 70 species of bird , over 20 species of mammal and 18 species of reptile , found in the nature reserve, with more species expected to be found. There are many endangered species of animal within the nature reserve, including the Koala Phascolarctos cinereus and the Yellow bellied Glider Petaurus australis . References cite web title The Glen Nature Reserve publisher Department of Environment and Climate Change New South Wales work NSW National Parks website url http www.environment.nsw.gov.au NationalParks parkHome.aspx?id N0734 accessdate 2009 09 15 coord missing New South Wales Category Protected areas of New South Wales ... more details
Image Bushland Garden 0879.jpg thumb Gate to the Tasmanian Bushland Garden The Tasmanian Bushland Garden is a small botanical garden concentrating on native Tasmania n plants and especially those of the dry sclerophyll forest and scrub habitats in south east Tasmania. Opened in April 2010 by Senator Christine Milne , it is maintained largely through the effort of volunteers. The garden is open to the public on most days during daylight hours for free. Image Bushland Garden 0876.jpg thumb left Part of the Tasmanian bushland garden plant beds. Image Bushland Garden 0874.jpg thumb center Waterfall and pond feature of the Tasmanian Bushland Garden coord missing Tasmania Category Tasmania Category Botanical gardens in Australia garden stub Australia stub es Tasmanian Bushland Garden ... more details
Taxobox name Livistona decipiens image Livistona decipiens.jpg image caption Livistona decipiens regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Flowering plant Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Arecales familia Arecaceae subfamilia Coryphoideae tribus Corypheae subtribus Livistoninae genus Livistona species L. decipiens binomial Livistona decipiens Livistona decipiens is a species of palm native to the sclerophyll woodlands of Queensland , Australia . The species is now widely cultivated in arid regions worldwide as a decorative plant. Sources Category Flora of Queensland Category Flora of Australia Category Drought tolerant trees Category Bushfood Australia plant stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Snow in Summer image Melaleuca linariifolia.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperm s unranked classis Eudicot s unranked ordo Rosid s ordo Myrtales familia Myrtaceae genus Melaleuca species M. linariifolia binomial Melaleuca linariifolia binomial authority James Edward Smith Sm. Melaleuca linariifolia , popularly known as Snow in Summer , is a plant native to eastern Australia . Other names include Narrow leaved Paperbark , Flax leaved Paperbark and the Gadigal Budjur . ref http asgap.org.au m lin.html Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants ASGAP Melaleuca linariifolia ref ref name nswfloraonline NSW Flora Online genus Melaleuca species linariifolia author G. Wilson ref . The taxonomy of Melaleuca linariifolia has recently undergone revision and another species, Melaleuca trichostachya has been split out. Description Melaleuca linariifolia is found in Heath habitat heath and sclerophyll dry sclerophyll forest habitat s, usually growing near watercourses or swamps. ref name nswfloraonline The tree grows to convert 5 10 m ft high and convert 3 6 m ft wide. It has distinctive and attractive creamy white papery bark. The tree bears perfumed, white flowers in early summer. The flowering can be profuse, covering the tree in white and giving rise to its common name. Image Melaleuca tree.jpg 200px thumb left Melaleuca linariifolia tree. Cultivation Melaleuca linariifolia is cultivated as an ornamental tree for parks and garden s. It is also used as a screen or windbreak. It tolerates both dry and boggy conditions and is frost hardy. The tree attracts a wide variety of insects and birds. Image Melaleuca linariifolia bark.jpg 225px thumb right Melaleuca linariifolia bark. References Commons category Melaleuca linariifolia Reflist Category Melaleuca linariifolia Category Trees of Australia Category Myrtales of Australia Category Flora of New South Wales Category Flora of Queensland Category Garden plants of Australia Category O ... more details
taxobox image Gaultheria hispida.JPG image caption Gaultheria hispida , Tasman Peninsula , Tasmania regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Ericales familia Ericaceae genus Gaultheria species G. hispida binomial Gaultheria hispida binomial authority Robert Brown botanist R.Br. Gaultheria hispida , snow berry , is a shrub native to rainforest , wet sclerophyll forest, sub alpine Heath habitat heath of Tasmania , Australia . The leaves are slender, shiny, and 4 8 cm long. Fruits are white or pink, five lobed, and 8 10 mm wide. ref Low,T., Wild Food Plants of Australia , 1988. ISBN 0 207 16930 6 ref Uses Australian Aborigines Aborigines ate the sour fruit, and colonists cooked them in tarts. References reflist Category Gaultheria hispida Category Ericales of Australia Category Flora of Tasmania Category Bushfood Ericaceae stub Australia asterid stub az Gaultheria hispida ... more details
italic title taxobox name Isopogon anethifolius image Ianethifolius maranoa.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots ordo Proteales familia Proteaceae genus Isopogon species I. anethifolius binomial Isopogon anethifolius binomial authority Richard Anthony Salisbury Salisb. Knight Isopogon anethifolius or Narrow leaved Drumsticks is a bushy shrub that is endemic to coastal areas near Sydney , Australia and in the ranges to the immediate west. It occurs naturally on sandstone in heathland and dry sclerophyll woodland. Its height usually ranges between 1 and 3 metres. The yellow flowers appear in spring in globular clusters at the end of branches. Rounded, grey cones containing the seeds appear later, formed from the old flower parts. The narrow, divided leaves are up to 16cm long. External links http www.anbg.gov.au gnp gnp8 iso anet.html Australian National Botanic Gardens Isopogon anethifolius http plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au cgi bin NSWfl.pl?page nswfl&lvl sp&name Isopogon anethifolius New South Wales Flora online Isopogon anethifolius Category Flora of New South Wales Category Isopogon anethifolius proteaceae stub Australia eudicot stub ... more details
Image Sherbrooke forest Victoria 220rs.jpg thumb Eucalyptus regnans trees in Sherbrooke Forest Sherbrooke Forest lies at an altitude of 300 m within the Dandenong Ranges , 40 km east of Melbourne , in Victoria, Australia , close to the suburb of Belgrave, Victoria Belgrave . The vegetation is classified as wet sclerophyll forest with the dominant tree species the Mountain Ash, Eucalyptus regnans , the tallest flowering plant in the world. From the mid 19th century until 1930 it was logged. In 1958 it was gazetted as a park, and in 1987 it was merged with Doongalla Reserve and Ferntree Gully, Victoria Ferntree Gully National Park to form the 32.15 km Dandenong Ranges National Park . Sherbrooke Forest is famous for its population of Superb Lyrebird s and was an early, and still important, site for the study and conservation of this species. One of the early lyrebird researchers and sound recording sound recordists of the 1930s was Raymond Trewolla Littlejohns Ray Littlejohns . Another researcher who analysed lyrebird bird vocalization song was K. C. Halafoff . External links http www.parkweb.vic.gov.au 1park display.cfm?park 49 Dandenong Ranges National Park http home.vicnet.net.au donvrac Sherbrooke 20Forest Friends of Sherbrooke Forest coord 37 53 43 S 145 21 47 E region AU VIC type landmark display title Category National parks of Victoria Australia Category Forests of Victoria Australia Category 1958 establishments in Australia VictoriaAU geo stub Australia protected area stub ... more details
The Eastern Mediterranean conifer sclerophyllous broadleaf forests terrestrial ecoregion ecoregion , in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome , is of the eastern Mediterranean Basin . Setting The ecoregion covers an area of convert 143,800 km2 sqmi sp us , and covers portions of Israel , the Palestinian territories , Jordan , Lebanon , Syria , and Turkey . Flora Major plant communities in the ecoregion include broadleaf sclerophyll ous shrublands maquis shrublands maquis , pine forests chiefly of Aleppo Pine Pinus halepensis and Turkish Pine Pinus brutia , and dry oak Quercus spp. woodlands and steppes. External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa1207 full.html Eastern Mediterranean conifer sclerophyllous broadleaf forests World Wildlife Fund http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa1207.html Eastern Mediterranean conifer sclerophyllous broadleaf forests National Geographic http www.coniferworld.com Royal Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Conifers. A Comprehensive Guide to Cultivars and Species Category Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Category Ecoregions of Turkey Category Ecoregions of Israel Category Flora of Jordan Category Flora of Lebanon Category Flora of Syria Category Flora of the Middle East Category Environment of the Mediterranean Category Conifers Category Palearctic ecozone ecoregion stub da Blandede skove ved det stlige Middelhav es Bosque del Mediterr neo oriental eo Orient mediteraneaj koniferaj sklerofilaj foliarbaj arbaroj pt Bosque do Mediterr neo Oriental ... more details
This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Southern Forest Bat status LR lc status system iucn2.3 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Chiroptera familia Vespertilionidae genus Vespadelus species V. regulus binomial Vespadelus regulus binomial authority Oldfield Thomas Thomas , 1906 synonyms Eptesicus regulus Thomas, 1906 The Southern Forest Bat Vespadelus regulus is a species of vesper bat in the Vespertilionidae family. It is found only in Australia . It is endemic to the southern parts of Australia and is found roosting in tree hollows and sometimes in buildings. It is found in wet to dry sclerophyll forests and low shrub woodlands. It has a reddish brown uppermost colouration whilst its underbody is a grey colour. It has a very short snout, large ears, a flat skull and a triangle shaped head. References Chiroptera Specialist Group 1996. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 7939 all Vespadelus regulus . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007. Vespertilionidae V. V. Category Bats of Australia Category Vesper bats Category Mammals of Tasmania Category Mammals of Western Australia Category Mammals of South Australia Category Mammals of New South Wales Category Mammals of Victoria Australia Vespertilionidae stub WesternAustralia stub es Vespadelus regulus eu Vespadelus regulus nl Vespadelus regulus pt Vespadelus regulus sr Vespadelus regulus ... more details
italic title This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Bowenia spectabilis image Bowenia Spectabilis 2 years.jpg status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Plant ae divisio Cycadophyta classis Cycadopsida ordo Cycadales familia Stangeriaceae genus Bowenia species B. spectabilis binomial Bowenia spectabilis binomial authority William Jackson Hooker Hook. ex Hook.f. synonyms Bowenia spectabilis is a species of plant in the Stangeriaceae family. It is Endemism endemic to Australia . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest s. Range Bowenia spectabilis is found in northeastern Queensland from the McIlwraith Range on the Cape York Peninsula south to near Tully . It is a rainforest species, growing close to streams and on sheltered slopes in lowland wet sclerophyll forest, but also at an altitude of up to 700 metres in the Atherton Tableland . ref http www.conifers.org st Bowenia spectabilis.php The Gymnosperm Database ref References reflist Hill, K.D. 2003. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 41980 all Bowenia spectabilis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007. Category Bowenia Category Least concern flora of Australia Category Least concern biota of Queensland Category Flora of Queensland Cycad stub Australia plant stub cs Bowenie obdivuhodn es Bowenia spectabilis it Bowenia spectabilis vi Bowenia spectabilis ... more details
italic title This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Macrozamia lucida image status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Plant ae divisio Cycadophyta classis Cycadopsida ordo Cycadales familia Zamiaceae genus Macrozamia species M. lucida binomial Macrozamia lucida binomial authority L.A.S. Johnson synonyms Macrozamia lucida is a species of plant in the Zamiaceae family. It is Endemism endemic to Australia . Distribution and habitat This specie is found in Southern Queensland , from around Brisbane north to Nambour , in coastal wet sclerophyll forest. References Hill, K.D. 2003. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 42010 all Macrozamia lucida . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007. Whitelock, Loran M. The Cycads. Timber press 2002 ISBN 0881925225 External links http plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au cgi bin cycadpg?taxname Macrozamia lucida The Cycads pages Macrozamia lucida Category Macrozamia lucida Category Least concern flora of Australia Category Flora of New South Wales Category Flora of Queensland Category Least concern biota of Queensland Cycad stub Australia plant stub it Macrozamia lucida ... more details
Kwongan is a type of heath habitat heathland found on the coastal plains of Western Australia . The name is derived from the language of the Noongar people. Kwongan comprises floristically rich heath with dense thickets of sclerophyll ous shrubs and isolated small trees. It is characterised by nutrient poor sandy soils, frequent wildfire , a very high level of endemism , spectacular displays of wildflower s in spring season spring , and a Mediterranean climate with winter rainfall and hot, dry summers. Kwongan is found on the Swan Coastal Plain from Cape Naturaliste to Perth, Western Australia Perth , though large areas have been destroyed. It is in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome , and has similarities to the Mediterranean Maquis shrubland Maquis , the California n Chaparral , the Chilean Matorral , and the Fynbos of South Africa . ref http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial aa aa1205.html National Geographic Ecoregion Profiles Kwongan heathlands ref References reflist Further reading Pate, J.S. & Beard, J.S. eds . 1984 . Kwongan Plant Life of the Sandplain. Biology of a south west Australian shrubland ecosystem . University of Western Australia Press Perth. ISBN 0 85564 228 9 Category Vegetation of Australia Category Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Category Habitats Category Ecoregions of Australia ecology stub ru ... more details
italic title taxobox name Pittosporum revolutum image Pittosporum revolutum.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Apiales familia Pittosporaceae genus Pittosporum species P. revolutum binomial Pittosporum revolutum binomial authority Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton Pittosporum revolutum Rough fruited Pittosporum , Yellow Pittosporum , Brisbane Laurel or Wild Yellow Jasmine is a shrub that is endemism endemic to Australia . The species grows up to 3 metres in height and has leaves that are 5 to 15 cm long and 1.5 to 6 cm wide.The fragrant, yellow flowers appear in terminal clusters in spring. It occurs in habitats ranging from rainforest to dry sclerophyll forests in Queensland , New South Wales and Victoria Australia Victoria . ref name NSW NSW Flora Online author genus Pittosporum species revolutum ref Image Pittosporum revolutum Outlook Park Eastwood.jpg thumb 380px left Pittosporum revolutum at Eastwood, New South Wales Eastwood , Australia References reflist Category Apiales of Australia Category Flora of New South Wales Category Flora of Queensland Category Flora of Victoria Australia Category Pittosporum revolutum Apiales stub Australia asterid stub ... more details
taxobox name Geitonoplesium cymosum image Geitonoplesium cymosum flowers.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots ordo Liliales familia Hemerocallidaceae genus Geitonoplesium species G. cymosum binomial Geitonoplesium cymosum binomial authority R.Br. A.Cunn. ex Hook. Scrambling lily , Geitonoplesium cymosum , is a vine that grows in rainforest, sclerophyll forest and woodland, in eastern Australia . The leaves are variable, usually narrow lanceolate to linear, usually 2 10 cm long and 3 25 mm wide. Both surfaces of leaves are glossy, with the midvein prominent and raised on upper surface. The flowers are mauve to white, followed by globose berries, 1 2 cm diam., containing numerous black seeds. ref PlantNET, Geitonoplesium cymosum plant profile. http plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au cgi bin NSWfl.pl?page nswfl&lvl sp&name Geitonoplesium cymosum ref Uses The shoots are harvested and eaten like asparagus and have a pleasant beany like flavor. Uncommon in cultivation. References reflist commonscat Geitonoplesium cymosum Category Bushfood Category Flora of Queensland Category Monocots of Australia Category Leaf vegetables Category Liliales Liliales stub vegetable stub Australia plant stub ... more details
taxobox regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Apiales familia Apiaceae genus Trachymene species T. incisa binomial Trachymene incisa binomial authority Rudge Trachymene incisa , wild parsnip , is a perennial herb native to eastern Australia growing in sclerophyll forest and cleared areas, with a preferences for sandy soils and rock crevices. Wild parsnip is 80 cm high with thick perennial rootstock and is sparsely hairy to almost hairless. The leaves mostly emerge form the base of the plant, and are deeply 3 5 lobed to dissected, 1.4 6.5 cm long and 1.5 8 cm wide, with petioles to 13 cm long. Flowers are produced in umbels. Petals 0.9 2.2 mm long, white or rarely pink. Fruit broad ovate, 2.4 3.6 mm long, and brown. ref PlantNET, Trachymene incisa plant profile. http plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au cgi bin NSWfl.pl?page nswfl&lvl sp&name Trachymene incisa ref Uses The roots are a traditional Australian Aborigines Aboriginal bushfood , and are eaten after baking in campfire coals or in ground ovens . References Reflist Category Bushfood Category Apiaceae Category Apiales of Australia Category Flora of New South Wales Category Flora of Queensland Apiaceae stub Australia asterid stub ... more details
taxobox regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots ordo Dioscoreales familia Dioscoreaceae genus Dioscorea species D. transversa binomial Dioscorea transversa Dioscorea transversa , Pencil yam , is a vine of eastern and northern Australia . The leaves are heart shaped, shiny, with 5 7 prominent veins. The seed pods are rounded, green or pink before drying to a straw brown papery texture. The edible tubers are typically slender and long. There are two forms an eastern rainforest and wet sclerophyll form which doesn t have bulbils , and a northern form which occurs in open forests and has small bulbils and large inground tubers . ref Low,T., Wild Food Plants of Australia , 1988. ISBN 0 207 16930 6 ref Uses The tubers are a staple food of Australian Aborigines Aborigines and are eaten after cooking, usually in ground ovens. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Dioscorea Transversa Category Bushfood Category Dioscorea transversa Category Root vegetables Category Monocots of Australia Category Angiosperms of Western Australia Category Flora of the Northern Territory Category Flora of Queensland Category Flora of New South Wales monocot stub Australia plant stub vegetable stub ... more details
is a shrubland plant community, composed of sclerophyll hard leaved shrubs and small trees, cactus ... over the centuries by intensive grazing of sheep, goats, and cattle. Sclerophyll woodlands ... foothills. The sclerophyll forests and woodlands are composed predominantly of evergreen sclerophyll ... more details
taxobox image Gymnostachys anceps.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots ordo Alismatales familia Araceae subfamilia Gymnostachydoideae genus Gymnostachys genus authority Robert Brown botanist R.Br. species G. anceps binomial Gymnostachys anceps binomial authority Robert Brown botanist R.Br. synonyms Gymnostachys gigantea small Domin small Gymnostachys is a monotypic genus in the family Araceae . The single species is Gymnostachys anceps Settler s Twine or Boorgay , native to rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia . ref name NSW NSW Flora Online author A. Hay genus Gymnostachys species anceps ref Gymnostachys is kept to its own subfamily Gymnostachydoideae due to its unique characteristics that include an unusually structured flowering shoot and linear leaves with parallel venation. References Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J., and Boyce, J.C. 1998 The genera of Araceae project , Acta Botanica Yunnanica. Bown, Deni 2000 . Aroids Plants of the Arum Family ILLUSTRATED . Timber Press. ISBN 0 88192 485 7 reflist Category Araceae genera Category Flora of New South Wales Category Flora of Queensland Category Monocots of Australia Category Monotypic plant genera Category Plants described in 1810 Araceae stub Australia plant stub es Gymnostachys pl Gymnostachys anceps pt Gymnostachys ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Euastacus sulcatus status VU status system iucn3.1 status ref ref IUCN2010 assessors J. Furse & J. Coughran year 2010 version 3.1 id 153638 title Euastacus sulcatus downloaded October 5, 2011 ref regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a subphylum Crustacean Crustacea classis Malacostraca ordo Decapoda familia Parastacidae genus Euastacus species E. sulcatus binomial Euastacus sulcatus binomial authority Riek, 1951 range map Euastacus sulcatus distribution.svg range map width range map caption Euastacus sulcatus is a crayfish freshwater crayfish , or yabby . It is bright blue in colour and roams the forest floor when conditions are damp. ref cite web url http tolweb.org Euastacus sulcatus 7938 title Euastacus sulcatus publisher Tree of Life Web Project accessdate February 20, 2009 author Keith A. Crandall ref Distribution E. sulcatus ranged from Mount Tamborine to the Lamington Plateau , southern Queensland , and west along the McPherson Range bordering New South Wales . A relict population may exist on Mount Warning . Habitat The species occurs in streams at altitudes above convert 300 m , in rainforest and sclerophyll forest. References Reflist Category Parastacidae Category Freshwater crustaceans of Australia Category Animals described in 1951 decapod stub ... more details
taxobox name Prostanthera ovalifolia image Prostanthera ovalifolia Eastwood.jpg image caption Prostanthera ovalifolia at Eastwood, New South Wales Eastwood , Australia regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Lamiales familia Lamiaceae genus Prostanthera species P. ovalifolia binomial Prostanthera ovalifolia binomial authority R.Br. Prostanthera ovalifolia , known as the Oval leaf Mintbush or Purple Mintbush , is one of about 90 Australian endemic species from the genus Prostanthera . Known as Australian mints or native mints . This widespread and commonly seen plant is a branched woody shrub, which may reach up 4 metres tall. It has dark green round leaves 5 to 40 mm long and 3 to 10 mm wide. Prostanthera ovalifolia occurs in wet and dry sclerophyll forests, often on sandstone. Flowers are mauve or a deep purple blue, occurring between August and November. Its native distribution is in Queensland , New South Wales and Victoria Australia Victoria . References cite web title Prostanthera ovalifolia work PlantNET NSW Flora Online url http plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au cgi bin NSWfl.pl?page nswfl&lvl sp&name Prostanthera ovalifolia accessdate 2009 09 13 DEFAULTSORT Prostanthera Ovalifolia Category Prostanthera ovalifolia Category Flora of Queensland Category Flora of New South Wales Category Flora of Victoria Australia Category Lamiales of Australia Category Garden plants Lamiaceae stub az Prostanthera ovalifolia ... more details
The Thyrrenian Adriatic Sclerophyllous and Mixed Forests Ecoregion , in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Biome , is in southern Italy , Sicily , Corsica , and the Dalmatia Dalmatian Islands . Major forest zones The Thyrrenian Adriatic Sclerophyllous and Mixed Forests ecoregion has four major forest zones. Thyrrenian mixed oak forests are dominated by mixed sclerophyll ous evergreen oak Quercus ilex , Quercus suber and deciduous species such as Quercus pubescens , Fraxinus ornus , Ostrya carpinifolia . Relict temperate deciduous oak forests Quercus robur woodlands appear in coastal wetlands on the Italian Peninsula and on Corsica. Stone pine Pinus pinea is found on some coastal sand dunes. The southeastern Italian woodlands, in the Puglia region, contain the Eastern Mediterranean Endemism endemic oak species Quercus trojana and Quercus macrolepis , together with evergreen holm oak Quercus ilex and deciduous oak Quercus pubescens . Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis also appears. The Dalmatian Islands are dominated by Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis and holm oak Quercus ilex . A relict and endemic pine, Pinus nigra dalmatica occurs. External links http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial pa pa1222 full.html Wildworld Tyrrhenian Adriatic Sclerophyllous And Mixed Forests DEFAULTSORT Tyrrhenian Adriatic Sclerophyllous And Mixed Forests Category Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Category Ecoregions of Italy Category Environment of the Mediterranean Category Flora of Italy Category Flora of Sicily Category Flora of Corsica Category Flora of Croatia Category Ecoregions of Europe ... more details
italic title taxobox name Slaty Gum image Eucalyptus dawsonii trunk.jpg image caption Slaty Gum, trunk regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperm s unranked classis Eudicot s unranked ordo Rosid s ordo Myrtales familia Myrtaceae genus Eucalyptus species E. dawsonii binomial Eucalyptus dawsonii binomial authority R.T.Baker Eucalyptus dawsonii , known as the Slaty Gum is found in a restricted area from Scone, New South Wales Scone to Capertee Valley in New South Wales . Occurring on loamy soils of moderate fertility. Locally abundant in grassy dry sclerophyll woodland. Growing to 30 metres tall, with a smooth grey, yellow or white trunk, often spotted. Over this are strips or plates of flaking bark. Adult leaves lanceolate in shape, 7 to 15 cm long, 1.5 to 2.5 cm wide. The same greyish dull green on both sides of the leaf. Gumnuts small, 0.4 cm by 0.5 cm. conical in shape with a glaucous bloom. References reflist cite web title Eucalyptus dawsonii work PlantNET NSW Flora Online url http plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au cgi bin NSWfl.pl?page nswfl&lvl sp&name Eucalyptus dawsonii accessdate 2010 02 18 A Field Guide to Eucalypts Brooker & Kleinig volume 1, ISBN 0909605629 small page 262 small Category Eucalyptus dawsonii Category Myrtales of Australia Category Flora of New South Wales Category Trees of Australia Eucalyptus stub Australia rosid stub az Eucalyptus dawsonii ... more details
Speciesbox taxon Xanthorrhoea arborea image Xanthorrhoea Chatswood West.JPG image caption Chatswood West , Australia authority Robert Brown botanist R.Br. Xanthorrhoea arborea a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to New South Wales and Queensland. It was one of the many species authored by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown botanist Robert Brown . ref APNI name Xanthorrhoea arborea R.Br. id 42595 ref It grows a trunk up to 2 metres 7 ft tall. The leaves are dull green to blue grey, 5 to 8 mm wide. It flowers from January to April, depending on fire. ref name nswflo NSW Flora Online author D.J.Bedford genus Xanthorrhoea species arborea ref ref Les Robinson Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 278 ref Xanthorrhoea arborea grows in dry sclerophyll forests around the Sydney Basin on the New South Wales Central Coast westwards over the Great Divide to Rylstone, New South Wales Rylstone . ref name nswflo References reflist Category Asparagales of Australia Category Xanthorrhoeoideae Category Flora of New South Wales ... more details
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