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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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Eucalyptus salubris, Gimlet
Small white blooms on a small tree with narrow Eucalyptus leaves.  Bark is shiny and ranges from cream to brown seasonally and regionally.  Several upright branches grow from near the ground.

September

Near Peak Charles National Park in sandplains, and found through Goldfields and Wheatbelt regions.

 
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Eucalyptus phaenophylla, Common Southern Mallee
Golden yellow blooms on a Mallee tree with Eucalyptus leaves.  Bark is shiny and a rusty brown (may vary seasonally).  Occasional ribbons of bark peeling down to base. Buds up to 1.8 centimetres, with a slight curving of the long cap.  The long and narrow bud caps (opercula) are long and narrower than the hypanthium (cup shaped base of the bud) at the join.
November

Near Pingrup, Great Southern Region, Western Australia, and found through Goldfields and Wheatbelt regions.

 

Eucalyptus tenera, Sand Mallee

Dense lemon yellow blooms on a small tree with narrow Eucalyptus leaves.  Several upright branches grow from near the ground.  Bark is shiny and a rich brown (may be seasonal).  Bud caps (operculum) slender and horn-shaped. Mature buds elongated and widest below the join.  Peduncles (the stalks bearing a flower or fruit) flattened.

November

Near Newdegate, Wheatbelt, and found throughout the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions, and through parts of the Goldfields. 

Eucalyptus torquata, Coral Gum

Red, coral or pink blossoms from a waxy looking ringed and ribbed hypanthium (flower base).  Base of opercula (bud cap) is also ridged.  The beauty of these flowers has resulted in it being widely planted as an ornamental and street tree.  Rough dark grey bark. 

November and can flower at other times of the year

Photographed at Kulin, outside of its natural range which is an area around Kalgoorlie/Coolgardie and southward to Norseman. 

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Eucalyptus wandoo subsp. wandoo, Wandoo, Dooto, Warnda, Warrnt or Wornt
Wandoo is a large tree which can grow up to 25 metres tall, with white or grey mostly smooth bark.  Bark can be yellow seasonally (above left).  Clusters of white blossoms with pointed bud caps can appear from December to May.  
December January
Bridgetown, and occurs through much of the Wheatbelt, South West and Great Southern regions. 
 

Eucalyptus wandoo subsp. pulverea, Wandoo, sometimes called Powerbark Wandoo (not photographed) is similar but has a powdery cream or white smooth bark.  Trees can reach to 15 metres.  Occurs in the Wheatbelt mainly to the north of Perth, and northwards towards Geraldton.

 

Eucalyptus accedens, Wandoo, is most often known as Powderbark Wandoo (not photographed) is also similar with smooth pink-white bark.  Trees can reach to 15 metres.  Occurs in the Wheatbelt to the north and to the east of Perth, into the Mid West near Geraldton.

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Eucalyptus pleurocarpa, named Tallerack or Talyerock from the Aboriginal name of Tjaltjraak, Blue Mallee, Mealy Gum, Silver Marlock, White Marlock, White-Leaved Marlock. 

Blossom is square in appearance, having four sections of stamens with a yellow pollen tip, with a yellow flower centre.  Broad leaves are bluish in appearance and have a tan margin around them.  They may be rounded or come to a point at the tip.  Bark and nuts have a white surface, and the nuts have a square opening at the top. 

Not flowering, nuts seen in August. 

Merredin which is out of native range where it has probably been planted as a street tree. Normal range is near the south coast between Esperance in the coastal southern Goldfields to Albany and through the Great Southern region, into the southern Wheatbelt as far north as Hyden.        
A smaller area is found north of Perth between Eneabba and Badgingarra, in the Mid West shires of Carnamah and Coorow, and in the Wheatbelt shire of Dandaragan, including the Lesueur national park which straddles these two regions.