[image to be added] Common Name: Grass Potato. Form and Size: A grass-like plant, usually in solitary clumps. Distribution: Qld. coastal areas, N.T., Kimberleys and northern N.S.W.; often in alluvial soils or woodlands, usually in soils containing a high amount of organic matter. Leaves: Grass-like, narrow at the base, 10-50cm long, corrugated or folded like …
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Memecylon pauciflorum Memecylaceae
[image to be added] Form and Size: A small to medium shrub or small tree. Distribution: Northern and eastern Qld., N.T. and W.A.; in monsoon forests, open forests and drier rainforests. Leaves: Opposite, oval, glossy, about 4cm x 1.7cm. Flowers: White, cream or blue, 4-petalled, small; borne in axillary clusters. Fruit: Purple or black, fleshy, …
Cycas media Cycadaceae
Form and Size: Trunk 1-3m tall, stout, unbranched. Distribution: From Cape York south to Gladstone, Qld. Leaves: Pinnate, 0.5-1.5m long, leathery; 40-50 pairs of leaflets, narrow, straight or sickle-shaped, stiff, 10-13cm x 1-1.5cm. Flowers: Male cones slender, woolly, 30-45cm long; female spikes lance-shaped, sharp tip, toothed margins, about 40cm long; 4-6 ovules per spike. Fruit: …
Cochlospermum gillivraei Cochlospermaceae
Form and Size: A small tree, 3-12m tall; deciduous. Distribution: Qld. and N.T.; in open forests and common in coastal areas on granite ridges. Leaves: Deeply lobed, 5-7 egg-shaped or lance-shaped lobes, dark green, smooth, 5-7cm x 8-10cm. Bark: Creamy-grey, smooth. Flowers: Bright yellow, 5 open petals, stamens red, about 10cm diameter; borne in small …
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Acacia mangium Mimosaceae
[image to be added] Form and Size: Tall spreading tree, 15-25m high. Distribution: Coastal N.E. Qld., from Townsville north, along streams and in rainforest margins. Phyllodes: Large, broad, green, 10-25cm long with four prominent veins. Bark: Rough, dark brown. Flowers: White spikes, 6-10cm long, rather inconspicuous. Flowering Period: December to June. Fruit: Pods, slender, about …
Acacia macradenia Mimosaceae
Zig Zag Wattle [image to be added] Form and Size: Spreading tree 3-5m x 3-4m with pendulous, zig-zagging branchlets. Distribution: Central & southern Qld. on stony ridges and along creeks and at White Mountains near Pentland. Phyllodes: Long, slightly curved, green, 13-25cm x 1-2.5cm, long tapering point; one prominent central vein. Bark: Smooth grey or …