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A rich discovery


Roxby Downs is a mining town near the huge and rich Olympic Dam site -- the world’s fourth largest remaining copper deposit, fifth largest gold deposit and the largest uranium deposit. But all I cared about was visiting my niece who is working there and seeing Sturt Desert Peas (an iconic South Australian wildflower) for the first time in the wild.


There was a recent news report saying that with all the rain there are heaps of peas out this year and that some are mutating to appear in different colours from the traditional red and black, though I did not see any of the mutants.


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  1. MartinaNovember 2, 2010 at 8:41 AM

    small triffids ;-)

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  2. WinamNovember 2, 2010 at 9:48 AM

    They're absolutely gorgeous in the flesh!

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  3. SusanNovember 2, 2010 at 11:04 AM

    Vibrant colours - it'd be interesting to see the mutants too!

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  4. ELKNovember 2, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    that is a really amazing bloom..never seen anything quite like it!

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  5. UnknownNovember 2, 2010 at 2:58 PM

    What a strange and wonderful flower.

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  6. freefallingNovember 2, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    They look like little creatures.
    Aren't they lovely?

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  7. diane bNovember 2, 2010 at 6:42 PM

    We have wealth under the ground and above. They are the most interesting and beautiful wild flower. Isn't it exciting to see them in real life. I first saw them near Alice Springs.

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  8. UnknownNovember 3, 2010 at 6:26 AM

    Wow! These are absolutely gorgeous! Great find.

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