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Australian Plants
Australia has areas ranging from deserts and temperate climates to tropical rainforest, giving it an enormous variety of plant life much of which is not seen anywhere else in the world. Ask questions about plants native to Australia here.
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What is the use of eucalyptus oil in medicine?
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I know it is used for mouthwash but search Google it might have more ideas.
How long do kangaroo paw flowers last?
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The Kangaroo Paw plant flowers once a year, usually during the late winter to spring months, depending on the variety.
Do kangaroos eat kangaroo paw or just grass?
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Kangaroos do not eat the small shrub known as kangaroo paw. Kangaroo paws have tiny, woolly hairs on the flowers, which make the flower taste unpleasant to animals that would eat it. Kangaroos feed on a variety of grasses and the young shoots of native trees.
What is bigger a kangaroo's forepaws or its hind paws?
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The kangaroo's hind paws are much larger than its forepaws.
When do eucalyptus flower?
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Mine is pollinating now and it's November in California.
Is eucalyptus toxic when burned?
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Yes it needs to be somewhat dry. If you live In a dry place it will season fater. Like So Cal Euc can be ready in 3 months. A year is best overal/ Its funny I am burning it now. Best fire place firewood EVER!
What is a Sturt's desert peas adaptations?
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Sturt's Desert Pea occurs in arid woodlands and on open plains, often as an ephemeral following heavy rain. It is able to withstand the marked extremes of temperature experienced in inland deserts, and light frosts are tolerated by established plants.
Seeds have a hard seed coat, which protects them from harsh arid environments until the next rainfall.
Once germinated, seedlings quickly establish a deep
taproot, vital for desert survival.
How many species of plants are in Australia?
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Australia has a variety of native flora well suited to its dry climate, and which also adapt to the flooding of its vast plains.
- Eucalyptus - the well-known 'gum trees' with over 600 species in Australia, including Tasmania's emblem, the Tasmanian Blue Gum
- Acacia, known more commonly as the wattle tree - many species exist throughout Australia, in all conditions, as it is a highly adaptable plant; Australia's national floral emblem is the Golden Wattle
- Banksia - named by botanist Sir Joseph Banks who was with Captain Cook when he charted Australia's eastern coast
- Blackboy, or grass trees
- Bunya Pine, Wollemi Pine, Hoop Pine
- Callistemon, also known as the bottlebrush
- Casuarina
- Common heath, floral emblem of Victoria
- Correa, a small to medium sized shrub
- Epacris, also known as Common Heath
- Eremophila, also known as the Emu-Bush
- Dryandra, closely related to the banksia
- Eremophila, also known as the Emu bush
- Ferns - many varieties, particularly common in rainforests
- Fabaceae, also common to rainforests, tropical and temperate zones - includes a variety of herbs, vines, shrubs, trees, and lianas
- Hakea
- Grevillea (spider flower) - related to Hakeas. One example is the Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta).
- Hardenbergias - vines with beautiful pea flowers
- Leptospermum, more commonly known as the tea-tree
- Leschenaultia, a beautiful Western Australian wildflower
- Kangaroo paw, an unusual flower from the western half of the continent, and the floral emblem of WA
- Kurrajong
- Mallee
- Melaleuca
- Mulga
- Native Hibiscus, different to the exotic hibiscus favoured by many gardeners
- Isopogon and petrophile - low growing shrubs
- Melaleuca, another very adaptable and versatile species
- Moreton Bay Fig
- Palm trees, such as the Pandanus Palm, Alexandra (King) Palm, Cabbage Tree Palm and Foxtail
- Sturt's Desert Rose and Sturt's Desert Pea, both desert flowering shrubs, and the emblems of NT and SA respectively
- Vines such as the Strangler Fig
- Waratah (NSW floral emblem)
- Triodia, also known as spinifex grass, which grows in the desert
- Zygochloa, another desert grass
One could also add the Norfolk Island Pine (Auracaria heterophylla) which is in the same genus as Bunya Pine. However, it is not found naturally on the Australian mainland, but is native to the Australian offshore territory of Norfolk Island.
In which season does the Sturt desert pea grow?
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Sturt's desert pea is found in arid woodlands and bushland, open plains and desert areas of central Australia, spreading in its distribution through all mainland states except Victoria.
It is not found in Tasmania.
What plants are in the Great Victoria Desert?
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The Great Victoria Desert, despite being a desert, has a vast array of native plants. These include: Mallee, Black desert oak, marble gums, Spinifex, Grevilleas, acacia, parakeelya, leschenaultia, hibbertia, wildflowers
What kind of plants and trees live in Australia?
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There are a variety of native and non-native plants and trees found in Australia.
- Eucalyptus - the well-known 'gum trees' with over 600 species in Australia, including Tasmania's emblem, the Tasmanian Blue Gum
- Acacia, known more commonly as the wattle tree - many species exist throughout Australia, in all conditions, as it is a highly adaptable plant; Australia's national floral emblem is the Golden Wattle
- Banksia - named by botanist Sir Joseph Banks who was with Captain Cook when he charted Australia's eastern coast
- Blackboy, or grass trees
- Bunya Pine, Wollemi Pine, Hoop Pine
- Callistemon, also known as the bottlebrush
- Casuarina
- Common heath, floral emblem of Victoria
- Correa, a small to medium sized shrub
- Epacris, also known as Common Heath
- Eremophila, also known as the Emu-Bush
- Dryandra, closely related to the banksia
- Eremophila, also known as the Emu bush
- Ferns - many varieties, particularly common in rainforests
- Fabaceae, also common to rainforests, tropical and temperate zones - includes a variety of herbs, vines, shrubs, trees, and lianas
- Hakea
- Grevillea (spider flower) - related to Hakeas. One example is the Silky Oak (Grevillea robusta).
- Hardenbergias - vines with beautiful pea flowers
- Leptospermum, more commonly known as the tea-tree
- Leschenaultia, a beautiful Western Australian wildflower
- Kangaroo paw, an unusual flower from the western half of the continent, and the floral emblem of WA
- Kurrajong
- Mallee
- Melaleuca
- Mulga
- Native Hibiscus, different to the exotic hibiscus favoured by many gardeners
- Isopogon and petrophile - low growing shrubs
- Melaleuca, another very adaptable and versatile species
- Moreton Bay Fig
- Palm trees, such as the Pandanus Palm, Alexandra (King) Palm, Cabbage Tree Palm and Foxtail
- Sturt's Desert Rose and Sturt's Desert Pea, both desert flowering shrubs, and the emblems of NT and SA respectively
- Vines such as the Strangler Fig
- Waratah (NSW floral emblem)
- Triodia, also known as spinifex grass, which grows in the desert
- Zygochloa, another desert grass
One could also add the Norfolk Island Pine (Auracaria heterophylla) which is in the same genus as Bunya Pine. However, it is not found naturally on the Australian mainland, but is native to the Australian offshore territory of Norfolk island.
Some of the non-native plants include popular ornamental garden flowers such as gerberas, nasturtiums, marigolds, rhododendrons, carnations, roses and so on. Lantana is a pervasive introduced species. Trees which are non-native include frangipani, jacaranda, poinciana, poinsettia, oak, elm and Monterey pine, to name a few.
Are hedgehogs native to Australia?
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They are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand.
they originate in green hill zone! lol just kidding they are native in Europe though
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Do waterlilies represent anything?
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tiger lillies mean 'wealth and pride'
I dare you to love me.
What eats a Tasmanian blue gum tree?
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Various insects will eat the bark and sapofgum trees.
Koalas and Greater Gliderseat gum leaves and flowers, whilst wombats will sometimes eat the leaves and shoots around the base of very young trees. Possums and gliders will eat nectar-laden flowers, as will many species of parrots and honeyeaters.
What is the shape of rainbow eucalyptus?
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They could be the most giant tree or the smallest tree in the world but know one really knows except the people who visit them in the forest. And brave people be they!!!
