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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.
Goodenia azurea subsp. hesperia
A five petalled purple flower arranged with three petals pointing down and two pointed up as typical
of many of the Goodeniaceae family, on a small shrub with elongated leaves along the stems.
Spring
Seen near Warburton in
the Gibson Desert Nature Reserve and found throughout many central Western Australian deserts, including the Great Sandy Desert, Little
Sandy Desert, Gibson Desert and Great Victoria Desert.
Goodenia berardiana, Split-End Goodenia and Twin-head Goodenia
Small low growing yellow flowers of five petals with three large
and two small, crinkly appearance due to shape and colouration of petals, on a small low growing plant. Seen above growing with the
tiny pink Calandrinia creethae
Spring
Yalgoo to Mullewa, Mid West and Murchison regions, Western Australia and found through the Mid
West, Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions, and in parts of the South West, Goldfields and Pilbara regions, and has been
found further inland.
Goodenia eatoniana
Blue flowers of five petals with three pointing down and outwards and two pointing upwards, with white centres,
on a small low growing plant with soft spade shaped leaves with and irregular edge or oval leaves.
October
Bridgetown, South West region,
Western Australia and occurs in the south west corner of the state including the lower Great Southern around Albany.
Goodenia caerulea (2024 from Goodenia coerulea *, previously also known as Goodenia caerulea and Goodenia barilletii). Still
known as Goodenia coerulea in some states.
Rich blue flowers of five petals with three pointing down and outwards and two pointing
upwards, with yellow and white centres, on upright stems with modified leaf spikes. Unusual pale colouring at right.
November
Bridgetown,
South West region, Western Australia and occurs it can be found in areas through the Gascoyne, Mid West, Wheatbelt, Great Southern
and into the Goldfields regions, ranging from Shark Bay to Ravensthorpe
Goodenia species (at left) is most likely Goodenia coerulea (see * above for updated name)
Other similar species considered
were Goodenia glareicola, Goodenia pterigosperma, or Goodenia trichophylla, but these were unlikely.
Purple blue flowers of five
petals with three pointing down and outwards and two pointing upwards and overlapping. Flower has a small white centre, and
faint colour striping down the petals. Flowers at the end of long stems with very few short leaves.
November
Dragon Rocks
Nature Reserve, Newdegate, Western Australia
Goodenia capillosa, Hispid Velleia (formerly Velleia hispida 2020)
A small yellow Goodenia flower with fine stripes from flower centre. A rough and hairy dark red angular bud, and hairy stems. Flowers in twos or threes from a bunch of hairless foliage at the end
of the stems, and has a base rosette of deeply indented foliage, leaflets opposite or random.
August
Seen west of Sandstone,
Mid West regions, Western Australia, and occurs through the Mid West, into the Gascoyne region near Shark Bay, the northern Goldfields,
and into the northern Wheatbelt.
Goodenia cycnopotamica (formerly Velleia cycnopotamica 2020), Swan River Goodenia (cycno meaning swan and potamica meaning river)
A
tiny mauve Goodenia, darker in centre of the flower with striping, three stripes down each petal. Hairy stems and dark red angular
hairy buds, with up to three flowers from a bunch of hairy foliage at the end of the stems, and has a base rosette of hairless foliage
with deep indentations roughly opposite, to a rounded tip without indentations.
August
Latham in the Wheatbelt region,
Western Australia, and grows through the Mid West, into the Gascoyne region near Shark Bay, through the inland Wheatbelt and the Goldfields
to Esperance. Also grows in South Australia, Eyre Peninsula region.
