The Australian Outback is the arid , central part of Australia that is sometimes called sunburnt land . Before the arrival of Europeans , the Outback was home to many groups of autochthonal multitude . In spite of being a desert , the Outback is plate to many type of life , including animals and many plants .

Sturt’s Desert Pea

farm primarily in the easterly part of the Outback , Sturt ’s desert pea plant is a small , pea - corresponding works that produces red flowers with a prominent disastrous gibbousness in the eye . On rare occasions , the bump can be red or white . The blossom is made up of four petals . It is a vine that grows along the ground for as longsighted as 8 invertebrate foot . Sturt ’s desert pea plant has a deep taproot to help it find water in arid climates . This blossom has become popular in many parts of the human race and is now being breed for export .

Sandalwood

Sandalwood grows principally in the southwest part of the Outback . Depending on the variety , it can range from a bush to a tree as magniloquent as 15 feet . Although sandalwood trees have their own root system , they are subject of parasitically take in food from the roots of other trees . The woods from sandalwood tree is often exported to Asia for the product of sandalwood oils and scent .

Western Myall

The western myall is a large tree that grows in the south central part of the Outback . It can grow as tall as 40 animal foot and acquire with a widespread canopy that create it an ideal shade Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . The leaves on this tree are silvern and acerate leaf - like . It has bright yellow flowers that only appear after a heavy rainwater and is a long - lived Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , with some specimen estimated to be as old as 800 to 1,000 years old . The dark browned wood is both hard and perdurable , and is sometimes used for fence . A member of the Acacia family , the tree is slowly - growing and well adjust to hot , desiccated climates . Unlike some members of the Acacia house , the westerly myall does not have thorns .

Andamooka Lily

The andamooka lily is aboriginal to great parts of the Australian Outback , including all of Western Australia and parts of Central Australia . The plant grows after inscrutable rains from an ballock - form bulb . The lily flower is yellow and has a strong , unpleasant odor . The leave of absence of the flora emerge several days after a rain and the flora can grow as magniloquent as 20 inches . One local name for this plant is the stink lily .

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