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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 I 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 wildflowers in larger sized photos on our Flickr pages.

Home > Lists and Links > Nature in Australia > Alphabetical Wildflower Index > Wildflowers P-3a

Pimelea spectabilis, Bunjong, Banjine

A large white Pimelea flower with a pink touch to the centre and hairiness through the flower head, on an upright stem. Flowers hang forward and slightly downwards.

September-October

Above left (bud) Lancelin, coastal Wheatbelt region, Western Australia and above right Bridgetown, South West region. Pimelea spectabilis is found around the Perth area and a little way into the Wheatbelt, as well as closer to the coast around the south west corner of the state and near Esperance.

Pimelea suaveolens subsp. suaveolens,

Scented Banjine, Silky-yellow Banjine

A large yellow Pimelea flower with a downward hanging head on a small plant.

August

Bridgetown, and found in the South West, Great Southern, Wheatbelt and Perth regions, extending along the coastal strip to the north of Perth.

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Pimelea sanguinea (formerly Thecanthes sanguinea), Blood Pimelea. Thecanthes species were previously known as Pimelea were returned to Pimelea (2016). The forms that were known as Thecanthes are found in the far north of Western Australia and have four bracts which open to reveal a cluster of shiny blood red flowers.
June
Seen near the King Edward River crossing on the Mitchell Plateau Road, Kimberley region, Western Australia, and found through the central and northern Kimberley, generally in damper areas.

Podolepis aristata subsp. affinis 2015 (formerly known as Podolepis canescens), Button Podolepis, Grey Podolepis, Grey Copper-wire Daisy, Bright Podolepis, Wrinkled Podolepis which generally applies to subspecies auriculata. There are three subspecies, and location indicates subspecies affinis.

A bright golden yellow Podolepis flower, petals with three points at the tip. Bulbous base of flower has shiny light green scaly bracts. Foliage elongated leaves stem hugging and tapering to a point at tip.

August September

Sandstone and Ajana, Mid West region, Western Australia. Found in the Gascoyne region from Exmouth and Shark Bay, through the Mid West, Wheatbelt, and in the Goldfields regions.

Podolepis gracilis, Slender Podolepis, Podolepis elegant

A small pale pink daisy with a large centre and petals with three serrations at the tip, like trios of petals fused together. Shades vary from pink to white. Foliage shows above left. Photo above right shows the distinctive cup shaped base of flower which is a feature of Podolepis species

October

Bridgetown and Boyup Brook, South West region, Western Australia and occurs throughout the South West, Great Southern and much of the Wheatbelt regions.

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Podolepis lessonii is now Panaetia lessonii 2021

Podolepis gardneri

A bright golden yellow Podolepis flower, petals with three points at the tip. Bulbous base of flower has shiny light green scaly bracts. Foliage consists of large elongated hairy leaves, stem hugging, and tapering to a point at tip and curling backward. Stems are hairy.

August

Wilroy Nature Reserve south of Mullewa in the Greater Geraldton council area, Western Australia. Occurs in parts of the Gascoyne and Mid West regions.