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07-JAN-2014 © MiekeWAMinkjan

Nuytsia floribunda

Nuytsia floribunda is a hemiparasitic plant found in Western Australia.
The species is known locally as the Christmas Tree.
The tree is named after the seventeenth-century Dutch explorer and colonial official Pieter Nuyts.
(at the Australia Garden in Cranbourne)

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carol j. phipps12-Jan-2014 05:17
Touch of color! Very nice.
J. Scott Coile11-Jan-2014 17:12
Interesting.
Cindi Smith10-Jan-2014 15:53
Like a giant flower! :)
Janet Donnelly10-Jan-2014 15:34
Definitely a most colorful tree ...... nicely done!
Ray :)10-Jan-2014 00:23
Your native trees are certainly testing my knowledge!
LynnH09-Jan-2014 22:23
It has an unusual shape. I like the flowers! Nice work on this landscape shot. V
Maaike Huizer09-Jan-2014 15:48
Wat grappig: genoemd naar een Nederlander en ook nog oranje bloemen. Mooi.
laine09-Jan-2014 14:15
Very pretty, Mieke
Terry Sprague08-Jan-2014 22:20
Beautiful! Loving Australian flora and your wonderful captures! V