One of the little known attractions of Townsville is Anderson Botanical Park which abounds in interesting plants-a world cycad garden, North Australian natives, tropical fruit tree , clumps of bamboo - a wide range of birdlife, a large pool filled with dancing Lotus , walkways. Photographers Abra and Vallis combined to produce this special study spread over a year capturing entrancing aspects of a greenbelt in a drying city .
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A rare misty morning .
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Avenue of Bismarckia nobilis Palms . From Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean , these palms were named after the German chancellor , Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898 ), said to be one of the few times a botanist named a species after a politician .
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