Wildflower Gallery

Spinifex ring (Triodia sp.)

Spinifex ring (Triodia sp.), on lower dune slopes, providing a raised flower bed for ephemeral wildflowers such as wild parsnip (Trachymene glaucifolia) after winter rain. Cravens Peak Station, edge of northern Simpson Desert, southwest Queensland, Australia

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New England waratah (Telopea aspera)

New England waratah (Telopea aspera), one of the five species of Waratah, resembling the New South Wales state floral emblem (Telopea speciosissima), separated from that species in 1987. It is also called Gibraltar Range waratah. Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia

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Edible root of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Edible root of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). It can used as a vegetable and in traditional Asian medicine. It is rich in fibre, several minerals and Vitamin C

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