The latest issue in the Australian Wildflowers stamp series features four more of Australia's beautiful flowers. Sturt's Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), the floral emblem of the Northern Territory, is widespread in the dry inland regions of mainland Australia. The Green Spider Flower (Grevillea mucronulata) is widespread in open forest and woodlands, occurring from coast to mountains in New South Wales. The Tasmanian Christmas Bell (Blandfordia punicea) is endemic to Tasmania and prefers moist acid soils in heathlands. Phebalium whifei has no common name and is restricted to border ranges, in association with granite outcrops, in Queensland.
STAMP AND COVER DESIGN, LYNETTE TRAYNOR, AUSTRALIA POST DESIGN STUDIO
STAMP PHOTOGRAPHS, M. FAGG/AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS (TASMANIAN CHRISTMAS BELL); DENISE GREIG/LOCHMAN TRANSPARENCIES (GREEN SPIDER FLOWER & PHEBALIUM WHITEI); © COLLEEN KEENA/C. & G. KEENA (STURT'S DESERT ROSE)
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