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Pentapeltis peltigera
Small clusters of tiny white five petalled flowers from low growing fan shaped leaves. The flowers at right
are showing touches of red
March
Bridgetown, and found in a strip from Perth to Augusta, not going inland very far.
Pelargonium littorale
Small clusters of tiny white five petalled flowers with three downwards pointing petals and two large upright petals in very pale mauve withe darker purple markings near the centre. Flowers are tiny and only six to eight millimetres in height. Leaves are larger, rounded with an irregular edge although typically Pelargonium littorale has a more pointed shape. Hairy flower stems as seen above left are typical of P. littorale. Flowers and leaves are similar to garden geraniums and coastal wild (alien) pelargoniums. Note the specimens photographed are shedding petals
Spring
Bridgetown, and occurs near the coast from Geraldton to Esperance, in the Perth and South West Regions, and lower Great Southern.
Pauridia glabella (formerly Hypoxis glabella), Tiny Yellow Stars
OR Pauridia occidentalis, (formerly Hypoxis occidentalis)
Both of the above may be shown here; identification uncertain.
There is a four petaled variety Pauridia occidentalis var quadriloba (below)
Tiny yellow star flowers five to ten millimetres across, with six petals, and some found in groups of their kind, with five or four petals. One flower on a short stem from a plant with several narrow strappy leaves.
August September October
Bridgetown, and found through the South West, Great Southern, Wheatbelt, Goldfields, Perth, and Mid West Regions
Pelargonium australe is very similar but has not been recorded in the Bridgetown area. It also lacks the hairiness as seen in these photos.
September October November
Bridgetown, and found through the South West and Perth regions, and towards the coast extending
north from Perth and along the south coast from Albany to Esperance.
Pelargonium autrale occurs along the south coast, but has
been recorded north of Perth, in the Wheatbelt as well as inland north east of Esperance.
