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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.
Hakea lissocarpha Honeybush, djanja
White, some pink tinges, shrub, flowers along stem which has spiny leaves. Can also occur
in pink. Pink tinges on these due to aging. Above left, hard seed pod approximately twenty millimetres long, with
two spikes at end (horns can also be close together). Above right showing seeds with sails.
Late Winter, Spring with a long flowering
season
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and throughout the South West, Wheat Belt and Great Southern regions and in
coastal areas from Kalbarri to Esperance
Hakea amplexicaulis, Prickly Hakea (above)
White or pink, flowers from base of leaves on a sprawling shrub with elongated
prickly leaves. Seed pods which reach approximately 35 millimetres in length with a prominent spike forming above left, and seeds
above right
Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and through the coastal strip between Perth and Albany.
Spring
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and through the coastal strip between Perth and Albany.
Hakea francisiana, (at left) Pink Pokers, Grass Leaved Hakea, Cork Tree, Emu Tree, Bottlebrush Hakea, Pink Spike Hakea
Pink
bottlebush with lighter colour bristles on a tall shrub with elongated leaves
Spring
Sandstone, and found through the Mid West and Wheatbelt
regions, extending into the Goldfields and desert regions
Hakea cygnus subsp. cygnus, (previously cygna) Swan Fruit Hakea
White flowers on a small shrub with long leaves with lines down
them
August
Tarin Rock Nature Reserve, Wheatbelt Region and found through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, Great Southern Regions and
into the coastal Goldfields to Esperance.
The Aboriginal name Berrung applies to a number of small Grevillea and Hakea bushes, and Djanja also applies to some species.