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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.
Labichea lanceolata Tall Labichea, Cassia, Senna, Spiny Butterfly Bush
A large shrub with Yellow flowers consiting of four overlapping
yellow petals. There are maroon markings on the top petal. Elongated leaves give rise to the name
A long flowering season
centred on Spring
Greenough River, and grows from Shark Bay to Perth and from Albany to Esperance, through the Mid West and Wheabelt,
and along the south coast.
Lachnostachys eriobotrya Lambswool Bush, Lamb's Tails
Deep purple flowers in groups along a the stem, with a wooly white calyx,
on a small shrub.
Spring
Marchagee Nature Reserve, and found through the Mid West and coastal areas of the northern Wheatbelt regions
with scattered occurences inland
Labichea punctata, Lance-leaved Cassia
A small prostrate shrub with tiny pale yellow flowers consisting of four petals.
Elongated leaves.
Late September to October
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and found through the South West, into
the Great Southern to Albany, around Perth and surrounding Wheatbelt, and north from Perth along the coast to Leeman
Lambertia inermis, Chittick (from Chideok, Chidiuk)
A tall shrub with erect branches, with clusters of orange tubular flowers.
September
Near Munglinup and occurs near the south coast between Albany and Esperance, and extending into the Southern Region.
Lagenophora huegelii, Coarse Bottle-Daisy
A single very small white daisy-like flower on a stem coming from a leaf rosette. Easily overlooked or bypassed as similar to some weeds. Seed head is more colourful (below)
September
Bridgetown, and occurs throughout
the South West and Perth regions, much of the Great Southern region, coastal northern Wheatbelt and Mid West, with occurrences in
the southern Goldfields.
Laxmannia squarrosa
A tiny plant with white cluster flowers forming a pompom head. Flowers have three petals with three sepals
interspersed between them, and six stamens. Larger hairy foliage in photo above right is Hemandria pungens
October
Bridgetown,
South West Region, Western Australia and found throughout the South West and Great Southern regions, through the Wheatbelt including
north of Perth and along the south coast to Esperance
Laxmannia sessiliflora subsp. australis
A tiny somewhat sprawling plant with white cluster flowers forming a pompom head. Flowers
here are not yet open.
May to July, and these buds seen in March,
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and found
throughout the South West and the lower Great Southern regions, along the south coast to Esperance, and through the northern Wheatbelt, into
the Mid West.
