Rhodanthe floribundatoAcacia aneuraPhysical dormancyIn the laboratory of plant physiology of the University of Queensland (Gatton Campus), a seed germination experiment was undertaken on seeds of two Australian nSocial Science Electronic Publishing
Patersoniaspecies – Native Iris, Purple Flag, Family:Iridaceae, perennial clumping plant, height 0.4-0.6m x 0.3-0.5m wide, tolerates coastal conditions, drought resistant, tolerates light frost, full sun to light shade in dry, well-draining soils, attracts bees, butte...
Ochre Restaurant, Cairns City, Queensland © Ochre Restaurant Australia boasts hundreds of species of acacia (wattle trees), and most have edible seeds. Aboriginal communities have traditionally eaten the powerful native botanical raw, or ground the seeds into flour for making damper (bread). This...
kiwi nickname for New Zealanders, as well as the famous flightless bird native to New Zealand and the yummy little green-meated fruit.knickers women's and girls' underpants.Koori a regional term for aboriginal people. Aussie Rae Doble contributed this entry, saying "it means people in one of...
1b)5. The now threatened Ninu is believed to exist in only 20% of its former range in the semi-arid regions of north Western Australia (WA), the Northern Territory (NT) and Queensland (QLD) (Fig. 1a)6. Therefore, the conservation of the Ninu is now of critical importance as it is...
Differential responses to salinity help explain the replacement of native Juncus kraussii by Typha orientalis in Western Australian salt marshes The influence of salinity on Typha orientalis and Juncus kraussii was documented in experiments on germination of seeds and on growth of seedlings and adul.....
Structural, physiological and molecular characterisation of the Australian native resurrection grass Tripogon loliiformis (F. Meull) CE Hubb during dehydration and rehydration, Queensland University of Technology (2015) Google Scholar Karbaschi et al., 2016 M.R. Karbaschi, B. Williams, A. Taji,...
Queensland firm QBiotics Ltd said its drug EBC-46, derived from the seeds of a tropical rainforest shrub, was ready to be tested on humans after successfully treating solid tumours in more than 100 dogs, cats and horses. "We've treated over 150 animals ... with a variety of tumours and...
The constant dryness means her cattle have decreased to around 400, down from 1,100 in 2002, and at limes there have been no animals on the land at all. The native grasses, once green, have disintegrated into grey ash. According to United Nations’ estimates, global crop production could...
Indigenous hunters would often spear sheep and cattle, incurring the wrath of graziers, after they replaced the native animals as a food source. As large sheep and cattle stations came to dominate northern Australia, Indigenous workers were quickly recruited. Several other outback industries, notably...