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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.
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of these wildflower in larger sized photos on our Flickr pages.
Drosera gigantea subsp. gigantea
Insectivorous free-standing sundew with a tall branching stem, white flowers with
five petals, small cluster at top of branches. Lamina (sticky modified leaves) are crescent shaped (at right).
October
Bridgetown,
South West Region, Western Australia and found through the South West, areas of the Great Southern and Wheatbelt regions. Favours
winter wet areas, sandy soils and edges of swamps and creeks.
Drosera glanduligera, Pimpernel Sundew, Scarlet Sundew
A very tiny Drosera plant with five petalled orange flowers
October
Bridgetown, and occurs over a widespread area of southern Western Australia, including the South West, Great Southern, Goldfields, Wheatbelt and Mid West regions
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Drosera macrantha (white cluster flowers) climbing sundew, rainbow creeper, Bridal rainbow, Boon.
Insectivorous, climber, delicate white flowers with five petals in a small cluster at top of climber. Style consists of branching filaments, giving a fluffy appearance. Hairs evident on stems and buds. Circular lamina.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and found through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Goldfields, South West and Great Southern Regions to Esperance
Insectivorous, climber, delicate white flowers with five petals in a small cluster at top of climber. Style consists of branching filaments, giving a fluffy appearance. Hairs evident on stems and buds. Circular lamina.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and found through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Goldfields, South West and Great Southern Regions to Esperance
Drosera menziesii, Pink Rainbow, Pink Sundew, Rainbow Creeper.
Insectivorous, delicate flowers with five petals in varying shades of pink, in a small cluster at top of stem. Style consists straight filaments. Circular lamina. Stem and lamina redden with age. Smooth stems with hairy buds. The species is usually a free standing form reaching up to 300 millimetres, but these were leaning across other vegetation. Similar to Drosera drummondii.
Insectivorous, delicate flowers with five petals in varying shades of pink, in a small cluster at top of stem. Style consists straight filaments. Circular lamina. Stem and lamina redden with age. Smooth stems with hairy buds. The species is usually a free standing form reaching up to 300 millimetres, but these were leaning across other vegetation. Similar to Drosera drummondii.
Spring
Bridgetown and Tonebridge (Boyup Brook), South West Region, Western Australia, favouring winter wet and swampy areas. Found throughout the South West, Perth, parts of the Wheatbelt into the Mid West, the Great Southern regions, and along the coastal strip to Esperance
Bridgetown and Tonebridge (Boyup Brook), South West Region, Western Australia, favouring winter wet and swampy areas. Found throughout the South West, Perth, parts of the Wheatbelt into the Mid West, the Great Southern regions, and along the coastal strip to Esperance
Drosera macrantha species has been split, with those with multiple divides of the style filaments becoming Drosera sp. Branched styles.
This covers much of the area where they were previously known as Drosera macrantha. This leaves only those with minimally branched
styles remaining as Drosera macrantha.