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One Year after the Bushfire of 16 January 2009
Taken from Law Walk, Kings Park.
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Dead Banksias on the downhill slope
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Looking up the slope of the Hill
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Charred Trunks still remain
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Re-growth struggles on this Sheoak Tree
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This Grasstree is a casualty
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Understorey regrowth
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Charred Trunks contrast with green regrowth
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Trees are Scarred for Life
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Grasstree regeneration
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Grasstrees sent up long Flower Spikes after Fire
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The struggle to survive
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New Life, but will it survive the long dry summer?
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Grasstrees, one survivor and one casualty
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Matilda Bay Marina
Viewed from the 2.5 km loop walk of Law Walk which is Kings Park's premier urban bushland trail.
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Approaching Boat on Swan River
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Speeding along the Swan River
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South Perth from Kings Park
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Mottlecah
Eucalyptus macrocarpa.
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Mottlecah
Eucalyptus macrocarpa.
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Mottlecah
Eucalyptus macrocarpa.
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Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
The Medicine Tree in Nyoongar culture.
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Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
Marri trees played a significant role in Nyoongar culture.
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Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
The tree is regarded as a female entity having nurturing and protective qualities. The red gum (kino) oozing from the tree contains tannin, which has antiseptic qualities.
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Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
The kino was powdered and sprinkled onto open wounds to prevent bleeding, or added to water for a mouthwash or disinfectant.
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Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
When mixed with clay and water it was used as a traditional medicinal drink for dysentery.
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Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
Large quantities of powdered gum were used to tan kangaroo skins which were made into cloaks (bookas) or carry bags.
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Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
Close up of the flowers.
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Marri -- Corymbia calophylla
Close up of the Marri Trunk.
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Fan-leaved Hakea
Fan shaped leaves of Hakea flabellifolia. Not in flower in January.
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Pink Flowering Eucalyptus
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Pink Flowering Eucalyptus
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Pink Flowering Eucalyptus
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European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. A Mediterranean and European species introduced to this section of Kings Park.
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European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The European Strawberry Tree grows to 5-10 m tall, rarely up to 15 m, with a trunk diameter of up to 80 cm.
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European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The colourful Bark is being shed to reveal a smooth trunk.
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European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The Bark is peeling off.
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European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The leaves of this tree are dark green and glossy, 5-10 cm long and 2-3 cm broad, with a serrated margin.
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European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The hermaphrodite flowers are white (rarely pale pink), bell-shaped, 4-6 mm diameter, produced panicles of 10-30 together in autumn. They are pollinated by bees.
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European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. The red fruit is edible, but bland, 1-2 cm diameter, with a rough surface, maturing in 12 months at the same time as the next flowering.
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European Strawberry Tree
Arbutus Unedo. Fruit is mainly food for birds but in some countries they are used to make jam and liqueurs (such as the Portuguese medronho, a kind of strong brandy).
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View of South Perth
Framed by the European Strawberry Tree.
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Variegated Peppermint Tree
Agonis flexuosa 'Variegata'
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Leaves of Variegated Peppermint Tree
Agonis flexuosa 'Variegata'
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Round-fruit Banksia - Banksia sphaerocarpa
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Round-fruit Banksia - Banksia sphaerocarpa
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Baxters Banksia -- Banksia baxteri
The tips darken as the flower ages.
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Baxters Banksia -- Banksia baxteri
Freshly opened flower.
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Baxters Banksia -- Banksia baxteri
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Baxters Banksia -- Banksia baxteri
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Baxters Banksia -- Banksia baxteri
Colourful new growth and zig-zag leaf structure.
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Woolly Orange Banksia -- Banksia victoriae
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Woolly Orange Banksia -- Banksia victoriae
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Woolly Orange Banksia -- Banksia victoriae
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Burdett's Banksia -- Banksia burdettii
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Burdett's Banksia -- Banksia burdettii
Partly opened flower. The flowers open upwards from the base.
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Burdett's Banksia -- Banksia burdettii
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Burdett's Banksia -- Banksia burdettii
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Burdett's Banksia -- Banksia burdettii
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Burdett's Banksia -- Banksia burdettii
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Rose Banksia -- Banksia laricina
Seed Capsule.
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Banksia pilostylis
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Vasse Featherflower
Verticordia plumosa var vassensis.
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Vasse Featherflower
Verticordia plumosa var vassensis.
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Vasse Featherflower
Verticordia plumosa var vassensis.
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Vasse Featherflower
Verticordia plumosa var vassensis.
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Vasse Featherflower
Verticordia plumosa var vassensis.
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Vasse Featherflower
Verticordia plumosa var vassensis.
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Sand Bottlebrush
Beaufortia squarrosa.
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Sand Bottlebrush
Beaufortia squarrosa.
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Sand Bottlebrush
Beaufortia squarrosa.
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