Australian Flora |
Common terms and phrases
Arecaceae arranged in dense axillary clusters Banksia base bipinnately bracts branches branchlets broad lanceolate cm diameter cm high cm long cm wide coast and tablelands coastal crownshaft cylindrical drupes elliptic Erect shrub Eucalyptus Family fern fleshy Flowering in spring Flowering in summer Flowering in winter Flowers are white Flowers are yellow fronds Fruits globular Habitat hairs hairy heaths inflorescence labellum lanceolate leaf stalks leaflets leathery Leaves are alternate Leaves are opposite long and 1-2 Mature leaves mm wide Myrtaceae narrow lanceolate NSW and Vic oblong open forests Orchidaceae ovate ovoid pale paler panicles pink pinnately pinnately divided prominent midrib Proteaceae protruding stamens Qld and NSW racemes rainforests rhizome ripe Rutaceae sandy soils sclerophyll seed sepals shiny short stalks shrub slender slightly smooth solitary spikes Sporangia spreading lobes spring and summer stalkless stamens stems tablelands in Qld tall terminal clusters thick trunk tubular wide on stalks Widespread winter and spring