Tag Archives: Australia
Boronia ledifolia: Forest Boronia
This plant is often called possum bush because of its strong smell of leaves when crushed. Continue reading
Hovea acutifolia: Pointed leafed hovia
Common Australian shrub with purple flowers known as the Hovea acutifolia or Pointed leafed hovia. Continue reading
Tallowood (Eucalyptus microcorys)
The Eucalyptus microcorys or Tallowood is an eastern Australia Eucalyptus tree. Continue reading
Scribbly Gum
The Scribbly Gum is a type of Eucalyptus that gets scribbly patterns on its bark from the scribbly gum moths. Continue reading
Joseph Banks (1743-1820)
Sir Joseph Banks 1743-1820 Well known from his adventures on the HMS Endeavour, this 1st baronet was a world class and well known English botanist / naturalist was one of the right hand men of Captain James Cook. He sailed … Continue reading
Brisbane River
Brisbane River Queensland, Australia The Brisbane River quickly became home to me during my Australian travels in the Summer of 2011. It was home to the HMB Endeavour, upon which in May I was a volunteer tour guide and crew … Continue reading
Eustrephus latifolius: Wombat Berry
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
Sir William Colin MacKenzie (1877-1938)
Australian National Museum, Canberra, ACT, Australia Sir William Colin MacKenzie ~ 1877-1938: the surgeon, anatomist, philanthropist, orthopaedist From the Australian National Museum display: ” Colin MacKenzie was a Melbourne surgeon who studied marsupial anatomy in order to understand human anatomy. … Continue reading
The Friends Cascade
Australian National Botanical Gardens, Canberra, Australia Capital Territory * Australia The Friends Cascades http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/visiting/exploring/public-art/friends-cascade/index.html A unique cascading water sculpture located near the visitor’s center celebrates and represents the Friends of the ANBG. There are five flowforms that the friends created … Continue reading
Allocasuarina portuensis: Nielsen Park She-Oak
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