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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 I 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.
Patersonia pygmaea, Pygmy Patersonia (above)
Purple or pink flowers with three petals on short stems, strap-like leaves with hairy
edges
A white variation (which has a faint purple stripes) above right
Late Winter through to early Summer
Late Winter through to early Summer
This selection were seen
from August to November at Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia Patersonia pygmaea ranges from around Perth and into
the adjacent areas of the wheatbelt, throughout the South West, and into the Great Southern to Albany
Patersonia. The small native iris above right was seen in September near Lancelin to the north of Perth, which is outside
of the range for Patersonia pygmaea.
Purple-blue, three petals, strap-like leaves
September
September
Nilgen Nature Reserve near Lancelin, Western
Australia
Patersonia umbrosa, Yellow Flag
A large native iris of similar size to Patersonia occidentalis with bright yellow three petaled
flowers, thin strap-like leaves
October
October
Bridgetown, Western Australia and occurs through the perth and South West regions, lower
Great Southern region, with scattered finds through the Wheatbelt and along south coast east of Esperance
F
Patersonia occidentalis Purple Lily, Purple Flag, Long Purple Flag, Blue Flag, Grass-leafed Patersonia, Native Iris, Komma,
Koma.
Purple, three petals, smooth strap-like leaves. The shorter stemmed varieties are subspecies of Patersonia occidentalis.
Late Winter through to early Summer and photographed September-November
Purple, three petals, smooth strap-like leaves. The shorter stemmed varieties are subspecies of Patersonia occidentalis.
Late Winter through to early Summer and photographed September-November
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia and found
from Kalbarri to Esperance and areas to the southwest of this line.
The Patersonia at left was photographed near Port Gregory in the Mid West region in Spring, and has broader and lightly
crinkly petals and a more mauve shade than the specimens from the South West shown above.
Possibly sub species of Patersonia
occidentalis.
