Christmas

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NSW Christmas Bush (Ceratopetalum Gummiferum) at the in-between stage showing both its small creamy flowers and the showy pink bracts that follow.

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Street view featuring Christmas decorations, Freemantle, Western Australia, Australia

Fremantles Architecture is unique. The city is renowned for its well-preserved architectural heritage, including convict-built colonial-era buildings, an old jetty and port, and prisons; presenting a variety and unity of historic buildings and streetscapes. These were often built in limestone with ornate facades in a succession of architectural styles. Many of Fremantles buildings, described as charming heritage sandstone buildings, have been classified by the National Trust.

Christmas Tree (Nuytsia floribunda Loranthaceae), parasitic tree, Western Australia, Australia

Nuytsia floribunda is a parasitic plant found in Western Australia. The species is known locally as the Christmas Tree, displaying bright orange flowers during the Christmas season. The habit of the species is a tree up to 10 m high, or as a shrub. The rough bark is grey-brown. Flowers are a vivid yellow-orange, appearing between October and January. It is a root hemiparasite, is photosynthetic and mainly obtains water and mineral nutrients from its hosts.