Marasmius oreades
Description and distribution map for Marasmius oreades in Australia. Common Name: Fairy Ring Mushroom, Fairy Ring Champignon, Scotch Bonnets A rather undistinguished looking mushroom. Its caps vary from from biscuit to shades of yellow, brown or ... [... more]
Fungimap |
Fiddlewood
The fiddlewood is a lovely West Indian native tree grown for its attractive foliage and fragrant flowers. Both the genus name citharexylum (from the Greek - kithara, lyre, and xylon, wood) and the common name of fiddlewood refer to the use of the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Print fact sheet - Numbats
Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) is an aboriginal name that has become the common name for the small striped marsupials that lived in south western Australia 200 years ago. They lived in hollows of mallee trees which covered 20% of Australia 200 ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Japanese Apricot
Prunus mume has several confusing common names, including Japanese apricot and flowering plum. Actually it is a native of China and it is an apricot, not a plum. This delicate plant has entered into the culture of China in a way that no plant has ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Pacific Oyster - NSW DPI - Fisheries
Other common names: Pacific king oyster, Pacific rock oyster Pacific oysters are endemic to Japan, but have been introduced into a number of other countries including Australia. Most of these introductions have been for the purposes of ... [... more]
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