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Bright yellow flowers with feathery petals surrounding these delicate small flowers on an upright or spreading shrub. Reddening of centre of flowers later in their maturity. Short elongated succulent petals paired along the stems. Similar to Verticordia chrysantha.

Spring, specimens at right finishing in late November.

Near Pingrup, Kulin and Dragon Rocks (between Newdegate and Kulin), Great Southern and Wheatbelt regions, Western Australia and occurs through the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions

Velleia rosea, Pink Velleia, has been re-classified as Goodenia rosea. See photo and description under G.

Sources used for identification of wildflowers including Aboriginal names shown on these pages, and regions where they occur, are listed under Credits

These pages will feature some of the wildflowers we have photographed in Western Australia, and where possible, identified. If you are able to help identify further flowers, or correct any I may have wrong, please contact us.

Information given for each species will give botanical name, known common names, describe the flower, give time of year it flowered, and where it was photographed, and the areas it occurs in. Names have been matched to Florabase which has also been used to show distribution.

See some of these wildflowers in larger sized photos on our Flickr pages.

09/12/2024

Verticordia brachypoda, Feather-flowers

Clusters of small pink flowers with feathery petals surrounding these delicate five petalled flowers, on a small shrub. Clusters of flowers at the end of branching stems. Short elongated succulent petals paired along the stems. This species is particularly ‘feathery’.

November

Kulin, and found through the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions, extending into the adjacent Goldfields

Verticordia densiflora var. densiflora, Compacted Featherflower

Clusters of tiny feather flowers in variable shades from pink to white with a protruding elongated style, on a low growing small shrub with short elongated succulent petals paired along the stems. Bug-fly above right shows how tiny these flowers are.

Between Katanning and Nyabing, Great Southern region, Western Australia and occurs from Geraldton to Esperance, through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West, and Great Southern regions, and extending into the coastal Goldfields.

Verticordia integra, Plastic Verticordia

An upright shrub which is topped with a ball of rich golden flowers. Petals are cupped slightly upwards, and there is no feathering. Shiny flowers have a waxy appearance. Short elongated succulent petals paired along the stems.

November

Newdegate. This flower has a Priority 4 Conservation Code as it is only found in sandy soils in a small area of the state, surrounding the conjunction of the Wheatbelt, Great Southern and coastal Goldfields regions, within the Kent, Lake Grace, Kulin and Ravensthorpe shires.

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Verticordia is a large genus of wildflowers, most of which have feathering, either on the petals, behind the petals, or both. They are collectively known as Featherflower, and sometimes as Morrison. With so many similar yellow flowering species, I am not confident that all are correctly identified.

Velleia genus has been combined into Goodenia (2020)

Verticordia habrantha, Hidden featherflower

A five petalled small white flower with a pink centre, and a ring of pink and white “feathering” set back behind the petals. Clusters of flowers at the ends of the stems, on a small shrub. Foliage up the stems is succulent and chunky, being triangular shaped.

October

Tonebridge (Boyup Brook), South West region, Western Australia, favouring winter wet areas. Found through the lower South West and the Great Southern regions.

Verticordia chrysantha, Yellow Feather-flowers, Yellow Morrison (above)

Bright yellow flowers with feathery petals surrounding these delicate small flowers on an upright shrub. Reddening of centre of flowers later in their maturity. Short elongated succulent petals paired along the stems.

Spring

Above left Pingrup, Great Southern region, Western Australia in November, with some flowers dropping

Above right at Kalbarri, Mid West Region, in September. Identification not certain.
Verticordia chrysantha is found throughout the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions

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Verticordia endlicheriana var endlicheriana

Bright yellow flowers with feathery petals surrounding these delicate small flowers on an upright low growing shrub. Short elongated succulent petals paired along the stems.

November

Dragon Rocks (between Newdegate and Kulin), Wheatbelt region, Western Australia. Grows mainly in the lower Great Southern region Between Denmark and Ravensthorpe, and scattered through the Wheatbelt.

Verticordia grandiflora

Bright yellow flowers with feathery petals surrounding these delicate small flowers on an upright shrub. Very short elongated succulent petals paired along the stems.

September

Lake Grace district, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia. Found mainly through the southern Wheatbelt and the Great Southern region, with recordings also from north of Esperance in the Goldfields and near Geraldton Mid West region.

This photo does not show enough detail to be certain of the identification.

See more Verticordia species on the next page.