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Finke Gorge is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1318 km south of Darwin. The Park covers an area of 458 square kilometers, and includes the impressive desert oasis Palm Valley, home to a diverse range of plant species, many of which are rare and unique to the area. Palm Valley, within the Finke Gorge National Park, is an east-west running valley in the Krichauff Range Palm Valley and the surrounding area is the only place in Central Australia where Livistona mariae palms (also known as Red Cabbage Palms) survive. The nearest specimens are 850 kilometers away in Queensland.
The valley is indicative of central Australia's tropical past, whereas the region is now largely dry Central Ranges xeric shrubland. The average rainfall for Palm Valley is only 200 mm per year. Although the gorge usually appears dry, there are some small pockets of semi-permanent spring-fed pools that allow the unique flora in this region to survive.
Hermannsburg is located near the Finke River and is where access to Palm Valley begins. Hermannsburg was the German name chosen by the Lutheran pastors who established a small mission for the Arrernte Aboriginal people hthere in the 1880s. It is best known as the birthplace of artist Albert Namatjira.
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Central Australian Red Cabbage Palm Livistona mariae subsp. Mariae
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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Finke Gorge is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia, 1318 km south of Darwin. The Park covers an area of 458 square kilometers, and includes the impressive desert oasis Palm Valley, home to a diverse range of plant species, many of which are rare and unique to the area. Palm Valley, within the Finke Gorge National Park, is an east-west running valley in the Krichauff Range Palm Valley and the surrounding area is the only place in Central Australia where Livistona mariae palms (also known as Red Cabbage Palms) survive. The nearest specimens are 850 kilometers away in Queensland.
The valley is indicative of central Australia's tropical past, whereas the region is now largely dry Central Ranges xeric shrubland. The average rainfall for Palm Valley is only 200 mm per year. Although the gorge usually appears dry, there are some small pockets of semi-permanent spring-fed pools that allow the unique flora in this region to survive.
Hermannsburg is located near the Finke River and is where access to Palm Valley begins. Hermannsburg was the German name chosen by the Lutheran pastors who established a small mission for the Arrernte Aboriginal people hthere in the 1880s. It is best known as the birthplace of artist Albert Namatjira.
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Central Australian Red Cabbage Palm Livistona mariae subsp. Mariae
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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Cycad Macrozamia macdonnellii
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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FFDried Finke River Bed Road
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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FFLong-nosed Dragon Amphibolurus longirostris
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park.
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FFPalm Valley Spinifex Triodia spp
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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FFPalm Valley Vista Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park.
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FFRock Isotome Isotoma petraea
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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FFStemodia viscosa
Palm Valley Finke Gorge National Park
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