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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.
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of these wildflower in larger sized photos on our Flickr pages.
Bossiaea ornata, Broad Leaved Brown Pea, Netic
Yellow and maroon pea flower on a small shrub with pointed leaves. Dark red veined pattern on rear of flower. Elongated seed pods
Late Spring
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia and occurs from north of Perth to the Albany area, and the south west corner of the state incorporating the South West region, Lower Great Southern and parts of the Wheatbelt.
Yellow and maroon pea flower on a small shrub with pointed leaves. Dark red veined pattern on rear of flower. Elongated seed pods
Late Spring
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia and occurs from north of Perth to the Albany area, and the south west corner of the state incorporating the South West region, Lower Great Southern and parts of the Wheatbelt.
I am uncertain if the orange flowers below are a variation of Bossiaea ornata or a different species. Rear of flower petals orange
with veined pattern. Leaves are a lighter shade of green and softer to touch than the regular coloured Bossiaea ornata above.
This leads me to think it is a different species.
Lower right has different colouring again, with dark orange petals and
maroon keel, and maroon on back of petals.
Bossiaea praetermissa,
A prostrate or straggly plant which has small yellow pea flowers that have a red centre and striping on the
rear. Flowers are sparsely placed along a wide winged stem
Seen in December at the end of its flowering season
Northcliffe in
the South West Shire of Manjimup, growing on the edge of a wetland area. This is found in near coastal areas from Cape Naturaliste
to beyond Bremer Bay and to the East of Esperance Cape Le Grand and Cape Arid areas, favouring the margins of wetlands.