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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, description of the
flower as I see it, time of year it flowered, 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.
Alphbetical Index by Botanical Names
Acacia insolita subsp insolita (at right and below)
Light yellow blooms on as small bush with ferny blue-green leaves.
August
Bridgetown,
South West Region, Western Australia and occurs in the central South West extending into the Wheatbelt around Narrogin and Williams
Acacia extensa, Wiry Wattle (above)
A somewhat sprawling plant with modified leaves as spines on a medium sized bush.
Small bright yellow wattle flowers.
September
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and occurs in the South West region,
south west parts of the Great Southern region, Perth environs and extending north of Perth into the northern wheatbelt.
Acacia littorea, Shark Tooth Wattle, Coastal Dune Wattle (foliage only shown above).
Light yellow blooms on short stems from
the base of each leave. Buds can be seen forming above right. Bushes can grow to three metres in height. Sail
shaped leaves with a spine on the outward tip, are almost paired being closer together than alternating.
August to November
Albany,
Great Southern region, Western Australia and occurs mainly close to the coast from Busselton to Bremer Bay, as well as around Perth,
favouring sandy soils, coastal dunes and limestone.
Acacia divergens, Sail-boat Wattle, foliage only photographed.
Sail shaped leaves with a spine at tip, in slightly offset pairs all
along the stems. Pale yellow blossoms can occur August to November.
Not flowering when seen in December
Northcliffe, South
West Region, and mostly found near the coast between Perth and Albany, as well as around the Stirling Range. Perth, South West
and Great Southern Regions.
Favours along water courses and near swamps.
Acacia merrallii, Merrills Wattle
Single round yellow blossoms on a short stem from the leave base. Leaves oval to a point, often
blue-grey toned and outlined with a lighter colour, and have a powdery bloom, some fine hairiness particularly when young. A
spreading mound shaped bush, with some growing to two metres.
August
Westonia, Wheatbelt, Western Australia, and found through
the Wheatbelt and parts of the Goldfields.