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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 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.
Banksia prionotes Acorn Banksia, Orange Banksia, Saw-tooth Banksia
Above seen at Port Gregory, Mid West Region, Western Australia and
below seen at Marchagee, Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia
Banksia prionotes, which is found on the coastal sandplains of the mid west and as far north as Exmouth
A narrow leafed Banksia bush
with orange and white cones which develop with an egg cup shape. Foliage has a zigzag edge
Spring
Photos from Port Gregory and
Marchagee,and common though much of the Mid West and Wheatbelt
Banksia sessilis (formerly Dryanda sessilis), Parrot Bush, Pudjak, Budjan, Butyak, Pulgart, Dunjin, Birnd.
See Banksia Farm for the Banksia-Dryandra naming dispute story.
See Banksia Farm for the Banksia-Dryandra naming dispute story.
A tall growing prickly leafed bush with white fluffy flowers
Spring
Lancelin, Wheatbelt Region,
Western Australia and occurs through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Great Southern and South West regions
Beaufortia sparsa Swamp Bottlebrush
An orange feathery bottlebrush with similar flowers to the red Calothamnus quadrifidus bottlebrush.
Also similar to Beaufortia decussata, but with leaves alternating up the stem.
Late Summer Early Autumn
Above photographed at Nannup
and above right at Walpole and occurs in the coastal strip from Busselton to Albany, favouring flatter winter wetlands.
Banksia sphaerocarpa var. sphaerocarpa, Fox Banksia
A bushy shrub with elongated needle like foliage, with no serrations. Yellow to orange ball shaped flowers. Flowers here have finished and have a bird-nest look.
A bushy shrub with elongated needle like foliage, with no serrations. Yellow to orange ball shaped flowers. Flowers here have finished and have a bird-nest look.
January to June, with these photos
taken in November
Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve, Newdegate, Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia and occurs in the Mid West, Wheatbelt,
South West and Great Southern Regions
Beaufortia schaueri, Pink Beaufortia, Pink Bottlebrush
A pink round flower at the end of a stem with narrow leaves arranged in
clusters, on a small shrub.
November
Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve, Newdegate, Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia and occurs in
the southern Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions, and near the coast from Albany to Esperance
Beaufortia decussata, Gravel Bottlebrush
A red feathery bottlebrush with similar flowers to the orange Beaufortia sparsa.
Foliage opposite (leaves paired opposite each other).
March
Albany, Great Southern Region, Western Australia and occurs in the
coastal strip from Denmark to Albany, and adjacent inland areas
Beaufortia puberula (formerly Beaufortia micrantha var. puberula 2016), Hairy-leaved Beaufortia.
Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve, Newdegate (above left) and Moorine Rock (above right), Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia and occurs through the Wheatbelt region, and into the Goldfields
A shrub growing to a height of about
two metres, with hairy backs on young leaves, and heads of pink flower clusters. Foliage is tightly packed along the stems consisting
of opposite pairs of thick short leaves, alternating up the stem.
Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve, Newdegate (above left) and Moorine Rock (above right), Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia and occurs through the Wheatbelt region, and into the Goldfields
