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Australia´s Forests
South East of Australia eucaliptus forests dominate the landscape.
When the predominant species is Eucalyptus diversicolor the forest is called KArri.
But if the dominant species is the Eucalyptus marginata, the forest is known as JArrah.
When the predominant species is Eucalyptus diversicolor the forest is called KArri.
But if the dominant species is the Eucalyptus marginata, the forest is known as JArrah.
Gum BLossoms: AustraLian GeogrAphic
Dwarf apple (Angophora hispida)
Angophora is the smallest of the three eucalyptus,
with its 12 species restricted to the eastern ranges
and coast of mainland Australia
.Flowers: summer
Photo Credit: Bronwyn King
Gum BLossoms: AustrALia Geographic
Red-flowering gum (Corymbia ficifolia)
A species naturally restricted to sandy,
coastal, often swampy sites
n the far South-Western corner of Australia.
Photo Credit: Bronwyn King
Gum TrEE BLossoMs: AusTRALia GeogrAphic
Rose of the west (Eucalyptus macrocarpa)
"Macrocarpa" means large fruit – a fitting name,
as the individual flowers of this species are
among the largest of all the eucalypts.
Rose of the west, also known as mottlecah.
Flowers: mainly Spring.
Photo Credit: Bronwyn King
GuM TrEE BLossoms: AustrALia Geographic
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Octopus mallee (Eucalyptus sinuosa)
This bushy mallee was only named in 2008
and is known to occur in four populations
near Western Australia´s south coast.
Flowers: warmer months (Dec–April)
Photo Credit: Bronwyn King
Octopus mallee (Eucalyptus sinuosa)
This bushy mallee was only named in 2008
and is known to occur in four populations
near Western Australia´s south coast.
Flowers: warmer months (Dec–April)
Photo Credit: Bronwyn King
GUm Tree BLossoms: AusTRaLian GEogrAphic
Dunlop's bloodwood (Corymbia dunlopiana)
This is one of nearly 100 species of Corymbia, a genus mainly restricted to Australia’s tropical north. Named in 1995
Flowers: mainly end of the Dry and into early Wet
This is one of nearly 100 species of Corymbia, a genus mainly restricted to Australia’s tropical north. Named in 1995
Flowers: mainly end of the Dry and into early Wet
Photo Credit: Bronwyn King
A FLighTLess BiRd: The CAssoWary
The Cassowary is a very large bird although smaller than an emu or an ostrich.
Females are larger than males. The cassowary has a crest called casque on its head, which helps it work its way through the thick forest. The color of the head and neck can change depending on the mood of cassowary!
Cassowary can run 31 miles per hour and jump up to 5 feet in the air.
They are also excellent swimmers.
Cassowaries are native of NorthEastern Australia, New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands.
They live in humid rainforests but will venture into palm scrub, grassland, savanna, and swamp forests.
The cassowary is an omnivore; it usually eats different types of fruit, seeds, shoots, fungi, small invertebrates and insects.¡
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