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The list of threatened plants of Australia Queensland includes all plant species listed as critically endangered or endangered in Australia under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).
Eucalyptus concinna, commonly known as the Victoria Desert mallee, [3] is a mallee or small tree that is endemic to Australia.It usually has rough, grey-brown on the lower part of its trunk, smooth bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds in groups of between seven and eleven, white flowers and cup-shaped fruit.
The National Herbarium of Victoria (Index Herbariorum code: MEL [1]) is one of Australia's earliest herbaria and the oldest scientific institution in Victoria. [2] Its 1.5 million specimens of preserved plants, fungi and algae—collectively known as the State Botanical Collection of Victoria [ 3 ] —comprise the largest herbarium collection ...
While Mrs. Butchart collected plants, Mr. Butchart collected ornamental birds from all over the world, having a parrot in the house, ducks in the Star Pond and peacocks on the front lawn. He built several elaborate birdhouses for the gardens and trained pigeons on the site of the present-day Begonia Bower.
Epacris impressa, also known as common heath, is a species of plant in the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to south-eastern Australia (the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and New South Wales). French botanist Jacques Labillardière collected the species in 1793 and described it in 1805. Four forms have been identified, but no ...
Victoria or giant waterlily [4] is a genus of aquatic herbs in the plant family Nymphaeaceae. [5] Its leaves have a remarkable size: Victoria boliviana produces leaves up to 3.2 metres (10 ft) in width. [2] The genus name was given in honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. [2] [6]
The Wombat State Forest straddles the Great Dividing Range. [12] The forest extends along both sides of the Dividing Range, from Creswick to Mount Macedon. [13] There are about 400 volcanoes in a stretch of the Great Dividing Range that extends from Kilmore in the north east to Mount Gambier in South Australia to the west.
Eucalyptus trivalva, commonly known as Victoria Spring mallee [2] or desert mallee, [3] is a species of mallee or small tree that is endemic to arid areas of central Australia. It has rough, partly shed bark on some or all of the trunk, smooth bark above, lance-shaped to elliptical adult leaves, flower buds in groups of nine or eleven, white ...