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The Victorian Wimmera - a floral hot spot

机译：维多利亚时代的Wimmera-花卉热点

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Jan-Bert is a retired plant scientist who is pursuing his interest in native plants with involvement in several groups such as the Wimmera Growers of Australian Plants, Friends of Wail Arboretum, Friends of Grampians-Gariwerd, and Grampians to LittleDesert Biolink. The flat to gently undulating plains in western Victoria were named the Wimmera in 1836 by the Surveyor-General Major Thomas Mitchell after the Aboriginal word for the river that flows through this area. Once people become familiar with this landscape, it is easy to discover why this area is so attractive to native plant enthusiasts. Many casual visitors to the Wimmera are surprised to learn how diverse the region is from the perspectives of topography, geology, archaeology and ecology.The plains are largely of aeolian origin and are predominantly cleared for agricultural use. Yet the region retains a wide range of natural assets. For example, it is not commonly known that this semi-arid environment contains 25% of Victoria's wetlands.The region is crossed by large fields of sand dunes mostly in the west, preserved in the Little Desert and the Big Desert. The Grampians and Mount Arapiles are the highest outcrops in the east, while a number of isolated but lower peaks such as Mount Jeffcott can be found in the north. The 'closed catchment' system associated with the Wimmera River supports a wide range of plants and animals. It is home to 420 species of native animals and 1,500 native plant species, some of which are unique to this area, including the most endangered Grampians Pincushion Lily, Borya mirabilis.
机译：Jan-Bert是一位退休的植物科学家，他对本地植物感兴趣，并参与了多个小组，例如澳大利亚植物的Wimmera种植者，Wail植物园之友，Grampians-Gariwerd之友和Grampians to LittleDesert Biolink。维多利亚州西部平坦平缓的起伏平原于1836年被总测量师托马斯·米切尔少校（Thomas Mitchell）命名为Wimmera，其原意是流经该地区的河流。一旦人们熟悉了这个风景，就很容易发现为什么这个地区对本地植物爱好者如此有吸引力。威米拉（Wimmera）的许多休闲游客惊讶地从地形，地质，考古学和生态学的角度了解了该地区的多样性。平原大部分是风沙起源的，并且主要是供农业使用的。然而，该地区保留了大量自然资产。例如，鲜为人知的是，这种半干旱的环境包含了维多利亚州25％的湿地，该地区被大片沙丘穿过，大部分位于西部，保留在小沙漠和大沙漠中。格兰屏山脉和阿拉皮莱斯山脉是东部最高的露头，而北部则有一些孤立但较低的山峰，例如杰斐特山。与威米拉河相关的“封闭集水区”系统支持多种动植物。它是420种本土动物和1,500种本土植物的家园，其中一些是该地区独有的，包括最濒临灭绝的Grampians Pincushion Lily，博里亚（Borya mirabilis）。

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