Flowers and seed pods of a Kapok Bush (Cochlospermum fraseri ) , Telegraph Hill, East Kimberley

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Parry Lagoons near Wyndham is a RAMSAR-listed wetland in the East Kimberley that provides important habitat for migrating birds. The Kapok bush is endemic to northwest Australia including the Kimberley region and NT. Indigenous groups say when the bush flowers freshwater crocodiles lay their eggs. The flowers can be eaten raw.

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Size: 3317px × 3234px
Location: Telegraph Hill, Parry Lagoons, East Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia
Photo credit: © steve waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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