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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 wildflower in larger sized photos on our Flickr pages.
Hovea chorizemifolia Holly leafed Hovea (above and above right)
Purple, pea flower, along upright stem, holly-like prickly leaves which
can vary from distinct to almost no serrations. Seed pods forming at right.
Winter
Bridgetown, and found throughout the South
West Region from Perth to Albany
Hovea trisperma Common Hovea (with seed pods above right)
Purple, pea flowers along a straggly stem with elongated leaves
on a small shrub. Different plants can have variations in foliage as seen at left
August September
Bridgetown, and found throughout
the South West and Great Southern Regions extending along the south coast to east of Esperance, Perth region and further north towards
Geraldton.
Hyalosperma cotula, Paper daisies, Everlastings
Small white or yellow everlastings with yellow centres with a gap in the centre.
Spring
Cordering,
Wheatbelt (above left) and Bridgetown, South West (above right), Western Australia and widespread in winter wet sandy soils from Kalbarri
to Albany, through the Mid West, Perth, South West, Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions.
The yellow ones below
are the same or a similar species.
Hovea elliptica, Tree Hovea
Purple pea flower with white 'eyes', on an upright shrub. Elongated leaves
August,
September, October, November, December
Bridgetown, and found in the lower South West and lower Great Southern Region regions
Hibbertia racemosa, Stalked Guinea Flower, Coastal Buttercup, Coastal Buttercup
Small yellow, five petals, up to 1.5 centimetres in
diameter. Elongated leaves up to 2.5 centimetres long that have a cut appearance with a slight point at the central
rib and at each edge.
October
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and grows within a wide strip from the coast Shark Bay
to east of Esperance, and extending through much of the South West region.
Hibbertia stellaris, Orange Stars, Star Guinea Flower
Varying from yellow to bright orange, even on the same bush, these Hibbertias
have a smooth flat flower with deep divisions and a line down the centre of each of the five petals, giving a more daisy-like appearance. Low growing shrubs are domes of coloured flowers, almost obscuring the foliage which is slender and tubular, with these leave curving
in all directions.
October
Tonebridge (Boyup Brook), South West region, Western Australia. It occurs west of a line
from Leeman to Albany, covering the Perth, South West regions, the lower Great Southern, and the coastal Wheatbelt north of Perth. Hibbertia stellaris favours winter wet and swampy areas.
Hibbertia pilosa, Hairy Guinea Flower
Small yellow Hibbertia flowers of five semi-split petals, stamens darker than petals, being toward
orange. Leaves oval to a tapered tip and hairy.
October
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia and occurs
from Perth to Albany, following in close proximity to the coast, not extending far into inland areas.
The genus Hybanthus is not current in Western Australia (2021). All taxa previously recognised under Hybanthus have been transferred
to other genera (Pigea and Afrohybanthus). See “P”.