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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.