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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.
Olearia paucidentata Autumn Scrub Daisy
Small clusters of white daisies of around 1.5 centimetres in diametre in clusters at the tops
of the stems, which have short narrow leaves. Centre of flowers is purple.
Autumn
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia
and found through the South West and into the Wheatbelt Region, with some found coastal north of Perth and east of Esperance.
Opercularia hispidula, Hispid Stinkweed, Hispid Sourgrass
Upright plants with tiny flowers emerging near the leaves. Flowers
are a fan of grey/lilac stamens.
October
Bridgetown, South West Region, Western Australia and found through the South West and
into the Great Southern Region, along the south to east of Esperance. A few occurrences further inland.
Flowers finishing
at right. 
Olax benthamiana
A small shrub with light green leaves, yellow buds and small five petalled white star flowers with a yellow centre. Olax species are a root hemiparasite, with a wide range of woody and herbaceous host species. Damage to hosts is minimal
Spring
Bridgetown and found through the South West, Wheatbelt, Great Southern and north of Perth to Geraldton
Olearia muelleri, Goldfields Daisy
A small shrub with small white daisy flowers with yellow centres. Leaves are
spoon shaped, thick and with serrated edges.
September
Caiguna, and is found along the south coast from Hopetoun east to the South
Australian border and beyond, the Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Mid West regions, but not close to the west coast. Scattered
occurrences through the Pilbara and inland deserts.
Opercularia vaginata, Dog Weed
A very small plant with a flower head like a ball of grey/lilac stamens.
September October
Bridgetown,
South West Region, Western Australia and found from Shark Bay to Esperance, through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, South West and Great
Southern regions, extending into the coastal Goldfields region.
Olearia pimeleoides, Pimelea Daisybush
A small shrub with small white daisy flowers with yellow centres. Flowers have
around ten to twelve petals. Leaves are oval, thick and with irregular edges.
August
Karomin Rock, Nungarin, Wheatbelt and
found through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, and Goldfields regions.
