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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.
Banksia lemanniana (sometimes spelled lehmanniana), Lemann's Banksia, Yellow Lantern Banksia.
Dried finished flower and developing
cone shown here. A yellow flowering Banksia shrub which can grow up to five metres tall, with flowers suspended facing
downwards, hence the common name of Lantern Banksia.
Can flower during the months from September to March
While this was seen
outside of the area so probably planted. It occurs naturally near the south coast in the lower Great Southern region localities
of Gnowangerup and Jerramungup, and Ravensthorpe in the south coastal area of the Goldfields.
This is one of two Lantern
Banksia’s from the south coast. The other is Banksia caleyi, Cayley's Banksia, Red Lantern Banksia, is a shrub that can grow
to two metres high, and has a suspended downward red flower, sometimes can occur in yellow. Leaves are more deeply serrated
than Banksia lemanniana. Flowers October to December. This is found in the lower Great Southern region from Albany,
through to Ravensthorpe in the south coastal area of the Goldfields.
Banksia littoralis, Swamp Banksia, Pungura, Boongura, Gwangia, Boorarup, Burarup, Memede, Mimidi.
Yellow candle like flowers on
a large banksia tree, with fine serrated leaves. Trees grow up to twelve metres high. Various stages of flowing can be
seen above. Flowers branch directly from the trunk.
March April
Bridgetown, South West region, Western Australia, and occurs within
a hundred kilometres of the coastline, from Eneabba to Bremer Bay, with photo at right at Albany, Great Southern region.
Banksia praemorsa Cut-leaf Banksia
While only showing dried flowers when photographed in March, this specimen is a low growing bush
along Albany's windswept coastline. Flowers yellow to orange
Spring
Albany and found near the coast around Albany and Esperance.
or
possibly Banksia media (coastal form) Southern Plains Banksia, however as Banksia media flowers in Autumn, I have opted for Banksia
praemorsa
Banksias menziesii, Firewood Banksia, Bulgalla
A colourful Banksia flower which can be red, orange or a yellow variation.
Flowers from stems tips. Leaves are elongated and serrated. Shrubs can grow to seven metres in height.
Can
flower between February and October
Grows in sandy soils along the coastal strip between Shark Bay and Myalup, and extending
inland in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions. This specimen was photographed growing under cultivation outside of the
area.
Banksia occidentalis, Red Swamp Banksia, Pia (above left), with variations previously known as Banksia occidentalis subspecies
formosa (above right), and Banksia occidentalis subspecies occidentalis (below). These are now all grouped as the one species,
Banksia occidentalis, and can be known as variety formosa and variety occidentalis respectively.
Red to orange banksia flowers
on a shrub growing up stoic even metres in height, with long narrow toothed leaves with a blunt tip.
Can flower between September and
May.
Occurs in the coastal strip from Cape Naturaliste to Esperance, preferring sand soils. Some occurrences further inland.
These specimens were photographed growing under cultivation within their natural range.
Banksia polycephala, (formerly Dryandra polycephala), Many-headed Dryandra
A medium sized Dryandra shrub which can grow to four metres
tall and three metres wide. Yellow flowers which darken with age, at the ends of branches. Long narrow serrated leaves.
October, and can flower from July to OctoberSeen at Boyup Brook, but being well outside of its known range, this has likely established
after originating in a planted garden, South West Region, Western Australia and occurs through the Wheatbelt from Carnamah to Bindoon.
Priority Four flora due to it limited natural range.