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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.
Goodenia species (at left) Species not yet identified
Blue flowers of five petals with three pointing down and outwards and two
pointing upwards, with white centres, on upright stems with fleshy slightly hairy oval leaves
December
Bridgetown, South West region,
Western Australia
This is a poor photo taken in a windy and dusty day near the Great Central Road between Warburton and Tjukayirla Roadhouse.
Flower structure indicates a Goodenia species, and for the area, possibly Goodenia triodiophila.
The photo I took is
inadequate for certain identification. There are a number of yellow flowering Goodenia species in the desert regions.
Flower has three "double" petals pointed downwards and two shorter petals pointing upwards or curling upwards, foliage not observed.
September
Great
Central Road ninety kilometres west of Warburton, Western Australia.
Goodenia trinervis (formerly Velleia trinervis), Common Velleia (above and at right).
Five yellow petals with three large and two
small, crinkly appearance due to shape and colouration of petals, with a brown patch from the centre into the two lower petals.
Base
leaves have three veins (nerves) giving name trinervis.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia and through the coastal
Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern and parts of the Goldfields region along the south coast to Esperance at near Kalgoorlie
Goodenia trinervis variation, with flowers more orange than yellow, and smooth edged leaves have hairy edges with nerves not
visible.
These were seen south of Bridgetown.
Goodenia rosea (formerly Velleia rosea), Pink Velleia
A tiny pale pink flower with five petals divided at the
tip on a low growing plant
Spring
Mullewa, Mid West region, and Mount Magnet, Western Australia and is common through the Mid West,
Gascoyne and Goldfields regions
Goodenia unidentified species from near Pindar in the Greater Geraldton City Council, Mid West region.
This yellow Goodenia
has short pale stripes from the flower centre. It has fold near the centre on the two petals. Foliage consists a rosette
of leaves with irregular edges.
Seen in August.
Goodenia unidentified species from Agnew in the Leonora shire, Goldfields region.
This yellow Goodenia has short pale stripes
from the flower centre. It has spurs kicking up near the centre from the top petals, something I have not seen on any other
Goodenia. Foliage consists a rosette of leaves with tan toothed edges.
Seen in August.
Grevillea acacioides
Small mainly white Grevillea flowers within the foliage and branches of this spreading shrub that may reach two
metres in height. Leaves are long and cylindrical terminating with a spike.
August
Merredin, Wheatbelt region, Western
Australia, and found through the inland Mid west and Wheatbelt regions, and into the Goldfields.