The genus Kennedia has 16 species with all bar one being endemic to Australia. It has the common name of Coral Pea. These evergreen climbers and trailers are part of the pea-flower subfamily of the Fabaceae family which are legumes….
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The Leucopogon (beard heath) is a large genus of around 230 species. Australia is home to around 200 of these evergreen shrubs and small trees, with the rest occurring in New Zealand, the Malay Archipelago and various Pacific Islands. Characteristics…
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The Spurge Nettle is a perennial herb. It is covered with stinging hairs. Other names for this herb include Tread softly, Finger Rot, Devil Tread and Pica-pica, It is not considered a true nettle, despite it’s name. The Spurge Nettle is…
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Hemp is a plant that is very commonly and easily misunderstood due to being a member of the species cannabis. Hemp has a similar leaf shape and looks the same as the marijuana plant, but unlike the cannabis sativa L….
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The genus Leptospermum belongs to the myrtle family Myrtaceae. About 80 evergreen shrubs and small trees make up the genus. Mostly the species are endemic to Australia with one being from New Zealand and 2 from Southeast Asia. The small…
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The Myoporum genus is part of the boobialla (Myoporaceae) family. Seventeen of the 30 odd species come from Australia. The Pacific Islands, New Zealand, Malay Archipelago and Mauritius are home to others. They are generally small to medium evergreen shrubs…
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The genus Dryandra is endemic to Western Australia. There are 90 odd species of these striking, evergreen shrubs ranging from low or prostrate shrubs to small bushy trees. They belong to the protea (Proteaceae) family and are related to, and…
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If there is one Australian wildflower which spells ‘Australia’ to visitors, surely it is the spectacular kangaroo paw. As the name implies, the kangaroo paw flower is remarkably like the hand or paw of that great Australian icon, the kangaroo….
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The Pine Barrens is a heavily forested area of coastal plains in the southern part of New Jersey. It is where the first recorded sighting of Curly grass fern was found. It was discovered at the Quaker Bridge in 1805….
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The representatives of the Jacksonia genus of Australian native plants often have very distinctive odours so much so that some species are called ‘stinkwoods’. The genus is part of the pea-flower subfamily of the legume family Fabaceae. There are some…
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