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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.
Lyperanthus serratus Rattle Beak Orchid, Rattle Beaks, Car
Red stripe down yellow petals, with green hoods on each flower, orchid,
several flowers along upright stem from a single long leaf. Fluffy white labellum with reddish calli along the top. Flower above
right showing more red as it fades
Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia occurs throughout the South West, into the
Wheatbelt and Great Southern and along the coast from north of Perth to the Esperance area
Luzula meridionalis, Field Woodrush
Tiny green and brown flowers on a rush-like plant with hairiness along edges of foliage.
August September
Bridgetown, and grows through the South West, south coast, and Perth environs.
Lysinema ciliatum, Curry Flower
Shrub with small five petaled star flowers at the end of a long flower stalk which is covered
with brown overlapping bracts along the ends of the branches, which are lined with short narrow leaves. Name comes from the
spicy scent of the flowers
October
Bridgetown, and grows through the southern parts of the South West, Great Southern and Goldfields,
between Cape Naturalist and Esperance, with scattered occurrences further north into the Wheatbelt and near Perth
Below shows leaf with developing bud, which comes from the matt surfaced side of the long ribbed leaf. The other side is
shining and curved outwards.
Lysinema pentapetalum, Curry Flower
Five petaled white star flowers at the end of a long flower stalk which is covered with
brown overlapping bracts with light coloured edges. Flowers are arranged up a stem. Very short leaves hug the stem, and
are shorter than those on Lysinema ciliatum
Flowers almost all faded when photographed in late November
Kulin, Wheatbelt region, Western
Australia and occurs widely through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West, Great Southern regions, and parts of the Goldfield region
including along the coastal strip around Esperance and towards the South Australian border
Lyginia imberbis
A sedge with male and female plants, each with flowers at the top of round reed like stems. Pink anthers on
the female flowers, with the male flowers being the more complex. The name imberbis (meaning beardless) refers to the sparser
cilia on the sheaths and spathes, compared with the similar Lyginia barbata.
December
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia
and can be found through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Perth, South West, and Great Southern regions, and along the south coast to the
east of Esperance, preferring sandy winter wet areas.
Lyginia barbata (not photographed) is similar, with differences being
cilia on the sheaths and spathes, (with the name barbata meaning bearded).
Lysiandra calycina (formerly Phyllanthus calycinus) False Boronia, Snowdrop Spurge - Male. Six petals per flower,
in clusters. Small white flowers, with male flowers being approximately five millimetres in diameter, on a small shrub. Three
divided stamens. Flowers and foliage smaller than on female bushes. Occasionally male and female flower can be seen on the same
bushes.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia, and found from Shark Bay, through the coastal Mid West, South West,
scattered through the Wheatbelt and Great Southern and south coast to east of Esperance
Lysiandra calycina (formerly Phyllanthus calycinus) False Boronia, Snowdrop Spurge - Female. Five to seven petals
per flower which is approximately one centimetre in diameter. A divided style of three forked filaments. Pendulous buds
and when seed pods form (at right) they give the appearance of Brown Boronia flowers hence the common name
Small white flowers
on a small shrub
