Sturt's Desert Rose

The Sturt's Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum) is a woody shrub found in all mainland states of Australia and the Northern Territory. It has a life cycle of about 10 years, grows from 1-2m tall and 1-2m wide. A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... Emblems: Sturts Desert Rose (floral) Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Life cycle refers to: Biological life cycle New product development Honeybee life cycle This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The colour of the petals can range from pale pink to dark purple to maroon. The five petals are arranged in a whorl and have a dark red centre. There is a small cotton spore] in the centre of the flower. They can be seen for most of the year but peak in late winter. They are up to 12cm in diameter. The leaves are different shades of green, round and strongly scented when crushed. Color is an important part of the visual arts. ... Pale pink is a pale version of the color pink. ... Purple is any of a group of colors intermediate between deep blue and red. ... The word Maroon can have the following meanings: Maroon is a color mixture composed of brown and purple. ... Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. ... Olfaction, the sense of smell, is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or, by animals that breathe water, in water). ...

There are two variations of the Sturt's Desert Rose. Variation nandewarense is found only in north-eastern New South Wales (around Narrabri) and the Expedition Range in central Queensland. The more common variation, sturtianum, is found everywhere else. Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... Narrabri is a town of approximately 8000 persons and a Local Government Area in north-central New South Wales. ... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ...

The Sturt's Desert Rose is found in sandy and gravelly soils, along dry creek beds, watercourses, gorges and rocky slopes. This means that it must be able to store and conserve water. Adaptations for this plant include: Patterns in the sand Sand is an example of a class of materials called granular matter. ... Gravel being unloaded from a barge Gravel is rock that is of a certain grain size range. ... Creek can be: A native American tribe, see Creek (people) The language of that tribe, see Creek language In US and Australian usage, a waterflow, smaller than a river, see Creek (stream) In UK usage, a tidal watercourse, usually drying to little or no flow at low tide, see Creek... A waterway is any navigable body of water. ... Gorges, the plural of the French word for throat, usually refers to a canyon. ... In mathematics, the slope (or gradient, especially where three or more dimensions are discussed) of a straight line (within a Cartesian coordinate system) is a measure for the steepness of said line. ...

~ A strong internal structure. This prevents wilting and reduces transpiration (sweat). ~ There are fewer stomata (the pores that release gas in the leaves) or they are protected. The stomata on the Sturt’s Desert Rose are found on the underside of the leaf. This means reduced water loss. ~ They have an internal water source. This reduces the need to rely on rain to stay watered. These sources could be in the trunk, root system or leaves. ~ Deep root systems. They are able to reach the water deep under the ground. ~ The seeds of the plant do not function before they are germinated. This means they have more chance of surviving. ~ Sturt’s Desert Rose contains the substance gossypol. Gossypol is toxic to all non-ruminant (cud-chewing) animals. This means the shrub has less chance of being eaten.

The Sturt’s Desert Rose was discovered by Charles Sturt in 1844-45. In 1947, JH Willis gave the shrub its common name. It is not considered to be at risk in the wild. The Sturt’s Desert Rose is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory. It is also known as the Darling River Rose, Cotton Rosebush and Australian Cotton. Charles Sturt c. ... Emblems: Sturts Desert Rose (floral) Motto: None Slogan or Nickname: The Territory, The NT, The Top End Other Australian states and territories Capital Darwin Government Const. ...