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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 was seen, 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.

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Hakea subsulcata

Small white or pale pink clusters of Hakea flowers along the stems of this large shrub. Leaves are elongated and narrow.

August

Kulin, Wheatbelt Region, Western Australia and is found in the southern part of the Wheatbelt, and adjacent areas of the Great Southern and Goldfields Regions

Hakea undulata, Wavy-leaved Hakea, Berrung, Pulgur (with these two Aboriginal names covering a number of different Hakea species).

Small white flower clusters along a tall growing shrub of up to two metres, with reddish brown stems. The large spiked edged patterned leaves are the most interesting feature of this species. Seed cones (pods), which take three years to ripen, have a single point when closed.
Seen here with flowers commencing opening in July, and flowers between July and October. Photo top left taken earlier to show foliage.
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and occurs throughout the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions, extending into the South West region.

Hakea ruscifolia, Candle Hakea

White Hakea flowers along stems, which can coat the stem tips giving an overall candle shape from which it takes its name. Leaves are elliptical, with a spine at the centre of the rounded tip of leaf.

March

Albany, Great Southern Region, Western Australia and occurs in the coastal strip from Jurien Bay to Esperance, extending inland into parts of the Wheatbelt near Perth, the South West and lower Great Southern regions. Only limited occurrences between Albany and Esperance

Hakea recurva subsp. recurva with the one lower right being subsp. arida, Djarnokmur, Djarnokmurd which means Stand Back so sometimes called Standback tree, or Jarnockmert, Wait-a-while (both of which are also used for other native shrubs).

Cream to yellow flowers on a tall shrub which can reach to six metres in height. Foliage consists of long narrow cylindrical leaves that are slightly curved, and terminate in a sharp spine. Seed cones are smooth and an elongated egg shape, with no obvious beak (horn).

August

Photographed at Totadgin Rock Merredin shire, Eaglestone Rock Nungarin shire, Wheatbelt region, and at Bunjil Rocks, Perenjori shire, Mid West region. Found from Shark Bay in the Gascoyne region, through the Mid West and northern Wheatbelt, and into the northern Goldfields regions.

The lovely butterfly visiting this Hakea is Danaus chrysippus.

Hakea scoparia subsp. scoparia, Kangaroo Bush, Needle Bush, Broom Hakea (other native plants also share these common names).

Cream or pink flowers which deepen in colour to deep pink or red as they age. An open shrub which can reach three metres in height. Seed cones are oval to a thick sometimes curved beak tapering to a point, and cones have wart-like bumps on the surface.
August, towards the end of its winter flowering season.

Konnongorring, Goomalling shire, Wheatbelt region, Western Australia. Found from Mullewa in the Mid West, through the Wheatbelt to Ravensthorpe in the southern Goldfields, and inland into the Goldfields region at Coolgardie.