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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.
Grevillea leucopteris White Plume Grevillea or Old Socks
Clusters of white to cream blooms on the end of each long stem, which grow
well above the height of the shrub itself
Spring
Mid West, Western Australia and occurs in areas towards the coast
Grevillea candelabroides Candlestick Grevillea
Elongated upright cream flowers on a medium height shrub
Spring
Kalbarri and occurs in
coastal sandplains of the Mid West region
Grevillea excelsior, Flame Grevillea
Orange pointed clusters on a medium sized shrub or tree, with needle like foliage
Spring
Above
left Marvel Lock, Goldfields region, above right near Peak Charles National Park, Western Australia, and occurs in sandplains through
the Wheatbelt, Mid West, Goldfields and into the Great Southern regions
Grevillea didymobotrya subsp. didymobotrya
Elongated upright yellow flowers
September
Near Peak Charles National Park and occurs in
sandplains through the Mid West region and north to Shark Bay, the Goldfields to Esperance and north to Wiluna
Grevillea incrassata
Yellow round flower clusters on a sprawling shrub
September
Near Peak Charles National Park, Western Australia,
and occurs in sandplains through the Goldfields and into the bordering Great Southern regions
Grevillea cagiana, Red Toothbrushes
A large shrub with long slender silvery-green foliage. Red Grevillea flowers in small
clusters, giving the common name of Toothbrushes.
Above seen November north of Pingrup and to right in September Norseman-Hyden
Road. Can flower at any time of year according to seasonal conditions
Occurs in adjacent parts of the Great Southern, Wheatbelt,
and Goldfields regions
Grevillea hookeriana subsp apiciloba, Black Toothbrush
A medium shrub with slender foliage. Long slender black styles with
green tips unfold from the white base
November
North of Pingrup, and occurs in parts of the Great Southern, Wheatbelt, and Goldfields
regions
The Aboriginal name Berrung applies to a number of small Grevillea and Hakea bushes