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Sources used for identification of wildflowers shown on these pages and regions where they occur see 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 was seen, 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.
Isotoma hypocrateriformis Woodbridge Poison, Lobelia
Lilac, light purple, five petals, upper two smaller, and the bottom one the largest. Darker purple marks near centre. Flower has a long tubular base behind the petals (hypo meaning under), giving it the name hypocrateriformis (trumpet shaped). Flowers can vary from white, pink through shades of lilac and mauve, with white being the most common north of Perth, and deeper colours towards the south of the state. No visible foliage when flowering.
Lilac, light purple, five petals, upper two smaller, and the bottom one the largest. Darker purple marks near centre. Flower has a long tubular base behind the petals (hypo meaning under), giving it the name hypocrateriformis (trumpet shaped). Flowers can vary from white, pink through shades of lilac and mauve, with white being the most common north of Perth, and deeper colours towards the south of the state. No visible foliage when flowering.
Late Spring
and Summer
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and can be found in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West and Great Southern Regions and between Kalbarri and Esperance
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and can be found in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West and Great Southern Regions and between Kalbarri and Esperance
Isotropis cuneifolia Grandmothers bonnets, Grannys bonnets, common lamb poison (member of the large Pea family Fabaceae)
Pea flowers with a dark veined pattern on rear of the yellow standard and a red centre. Foliage emerges annually and spread across the ground. Leaves are shiny and wedge shaped with a slight indentation at the tip, giving a heart-like appearance. Hairiness is evident at the leave edges, along the stem, and on eh hind the flowers. Flowers stand up on a short stem of around four centimetres in height.
Pea flowers with a dark veined pattern on rear of the yellow standard and a red centre. Foliage emerges annually and spread across the ground. Leaves are shiny and wedge shaped with a slight indentation at the tip, giving a heart-like appearance. Hairiness is evident at the leave edges, along the stem, and on eh hind the flowers. Flowers stand up on a short stem of around four centimetres in height.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and found in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West and Great Southern Regions and between Shark Bay and Esperance
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and found in the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West and Great Southern Regions and between Shark Bay and Esperance
Isotoma petraea is now known as Lithotoma Petrea. See 'L'
Isopogon gardneri, Coneflower
With the faded flowers showing no colour. A pom pom of tassel-like flowers on a cone. Branching
modified leaves which terminate in a yellow spined tip. Similar type of flower to Petrophile seminuda (yellow) and Petrophile
linearis (pink).
These faded flowers were seen late November
Above left: Kulin, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia
Above right: Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve, Newdegate, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia
Occurs in the south east Wheatbelt and extending into
the adjacent Great Southern
Isopogon scabriusculus