Category Archives: Flora

Botany & Flora: Plants, Herbs, Trees, and the Green Earth.

Common Sunflowers: Helianthus annuus

Posted on September 23, 2012 by technotink

Wild sunflowers along roadside in New Mexico Sunflowers a.k.a. “Common Sunflower”, “Mirasol”, “Kansas Sunflower” Helianthus annuus Localitie: Located throughout the western and southern United States, Southern Canada, and Northern Mexico. They are native to meadows, roadsides, foothills, prairies, and dry … Continue reading →

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Eustrephus latifolius: Wombat Berry

Posted on May 3, 2012 by technotink

Eustrephus latifolius in * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Eustrephus latifolius: * Wombat berry * Common Names: Wombat berry Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Angiosperms; Monocots; Asparagales; Asparagaceae; Lomandroideae; Geitonosplesiaceae; Eustrephus laifolius. Location/Environment:Native to Malaysia, Eastern Australia (especially … Continue reading →

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Durabaculum imthurmil

Posted on March 28, 2012 by technotink

Duraboculum imthurmil in * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Durabaculum imthurmil: Common Names: Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Tracheobionta; Magnoliophyta; Liliopsida; Liliidae; Asparagales; Orchidaceae; Epidendroideae; Dendrobieae; Grastidiinae; Durabaculum imthurmil. Location/Environment: These are often found in the Phillipines, Indonesia, … Continue reading →

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Eria javanica

Posted on March 10, 2012 by technotink

Eria javanica in * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Eria javanica: * The Javanese eria * widely distributed from India west to China and south through southeast Asia. Common Names: The Javanese Eria, Grace, Xiang Hua … Continue reading →

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Wax Jasmine: Jasminum simplicifolium

Posted on February 6, 2012 by technotink

Jasminum simplicifolium in * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Jasminum simplicifolium: Jasmine Common Names: Wax Jasmine, Simple Jasmine, Jasmine. Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Angiosperms; Eudicots; Asterids; Lamiales; Oleaceae; Jasmineae; Jasminum simplicifolium. Other species include Jasminum abyssinicum (Forest … Continue reading →

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Allocasuarina portuensis: Nielsen Park She-Oak

Posted on January 25, 2012 by technotink

Allocasuarina portuensis in * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Allocasuarina portuensis Common Names: The Nielsen Park She-Oak Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Angiosperms; Eudicots; Rosids; Fagales; Casuarinaceae; Allocasuarina portuensis. Location/Environment: Originally found at Nielsen Park in Sydney, Australia … Continue reading →

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UK scientists find lost Darwin fossils – Yahoo! News

Posted on January 17, 2012 by technotink

UK scientists find ‘lost’ Darwin fossils By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD | Associated Press – 2 hrs 51 mins ago Email Print RELATED CONTENT This image made available by the Royal Holloway, University of London on Tuesday … This image made available by the Royal Holloway, University of … Continue reading →

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Acacia viscidula: the sticky wattle

Posted on January 7, 2012 by technotink

Acacia viscidula in * National Botanical Gardens *Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Acacia viscidula: Sticky Wattle Common Names: Sticky Wattle Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Fabaceae, Mimosoideae; Acacia viscidula. Location/Environment: The viscidula is found mainly on the Tablelands … Continue reading →

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Mint Bush; Prostanthera stricta

Posted on January 2, 2012 by technotink

Prostanthera stricta in Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Prostanthera stricta. : Common Names: Mount Vincent Mint bush. Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Angiosperms; Eudicots; Asterids; Lamiales; Lamiaceae; Prostanthera stricta. Other Species are: Prostanthera albiflora; Prostanthera albohirta; Prostanthera althoferi; … Continue reading →

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Kunzea rupestris

Posted on December 29, 2011 by technotink

Kunzea rupestris in * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Kunzea rupestris: Common Names: Kunzea Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Angiosperms; Eudicots; Rosids; Myrtales; Myrtaceae; Kunzea rupestris. Location/Environment: The Genus is Found in tropical and warm-temperate regions throughout Australia, … Continue reading →

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