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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.
Diuris corymbosa Common Donkey Orchid
Yellow with reddish brown tinges, two larger yellow petals like ears above the orchid, several
flowers on single stem
Late Winter, Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and found throughout the South West, Great Southern and Wheatbelt regions, with isolated sighting from coastal areas north to Shark Bay and east beyond Esperance
Diuris longifolia, Purple Pansy Orchid, Donkey Orchid, Common Donkey Orchid and Wallflower Orchid (above).
Yellow with purple or pink tinges or colouring. Two rounded petals like ears above the orchid, several flowers on single stem. There are variations of colour shades and shapes in different colonies with this selection all being photographed within much the same area, and all look like Pansy Orchids. Dark on rear of petals, at right. These flower later in the season than Diuris corymbosa.
The flower above left is unusual not only in colour, but in being uniform colour across all petals.
Yellow with purple or pink tinges or colouring. Two rounded petals like ears above the orchid, several flowers on single stem. There are variations of colour shades and shapes in different colonies with this selection all being photographed within much the same area, and all look like Pansy Orchids. Dark on rear of petals, at right. These flower later in the season than Diuris corymbosa.
The flower above left is unusual not only in colour, but in being uniform colour across all petals.
Late Spring, September October.
Bridgetown,
South West Region, Western Australia and found throughout the South West, Great Southern and into adjacent Wheatbelt regions including
in and around Perth and to the north of Perth.
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Diuris longifolia, Purple Pansy Orchid, Donkey Orchid, Common Donkey Orchid and Wallflower Orchid (below).
The following photos show the large range of colours and shaped found in this species.
The following photos show the large range of colours and shaped found in this species.