Australian Succulents 2017 Set of 4 Self-adhesive Ex Booklet MUH (999)
The stamps:
The four succulent species featured in the stamp designs are endemic to Australia. The designs show two aspects of each species: the foliage and the flower. The photographs are from the collection of Attila and Michele Kapitany – Attila has spent the past 40 years of his professional life researching, growing and promoting succulent plants to Australian gardeners and has written several books on the topic.$1 Portulaca cyclophylla
Portulaca cyclophylla has small circular brown leaves that provide a camouflage effect against its gravelly habitat. This species of the Portulaca genus is unusual in having large, showy blooms of up to 3.5 centimetres in diameter, with an extended central stigma. It is found in arid, gravel habitats of central Western Australia.$1 Tecticornia verrucosa
Tecticornia verrucosa is a low, bushy perennial shrub that grows to around 55 centimetres in height. This unusually formed plant comprises multi-segmented blue-green, fleshy stems, which turn a purplish-pink as the plant matures and develop a thin interior woody core. This species tolerates both saline sandy soils and mildly saline clay pans, as well as freshwater clay pans. It is found in north, central and south-west central Western Australia, western Northern Territory and north-western South Australia.$1 Calandrinia creethae
Calandrinia creethae is commonly known as Jelly Beans, named for its clusters of smooth, globular succulent leaves. This rosette-like annual has a diameter of around 80 centimetres, with prostrate trailing stems developing from the rosette. Its leaves vary in colour from bright green, when juvenile, through yellow to orange and red, and the flowers are pink and/or white. It grows in sandy soils in dry areas in central Western Australia.$1 Gunniopsis quadrifida
Gunniopsis quadrifida is a perennial low-growing shrub that reaches around 50 centimetres in height and 1.5 metres in width. It has rounded linear, greenish leaves and its fleshy flowers open up with four leaf-like outer “petals” and white to cream centres. It tolerates a range of soils and is found in south-western Western Australia, southern Northern Territory, northern South Australia, south-western Queensland and north-western New South Wales.(50975)
SKU | 50975 |
Shipping Weight | 0.0100kg |
Shipping Width | 0.100m |
Shipping Height | 0.010m |
Shipping Length | 0.100m |
Assembled Length | 10.000m |
Assembled Height | 1.000m |
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