One-sided bottlebrush is common on the coastal plain and the Darling range, growing up to 2.5 m tall. Dark red flowers occur in spring and […]
Prickly Mirbelia (Mirbelia dilatata)
Prickly mirbelia is an erect, spindly shrub, 3-5 m tall, growing in the Darling Range on moist, heavy soils mainly to the south of Perth. […]
Rottnest Cypress (Callitris preissii)
Rottnest Cypress is a small conifer, growing on the coast and offshore islands, where it tolerates dry, alkaline soils and salty winds. In such places […]
Swamp Banksia (Banksia littoralis)
As it’s name suggests, this banksia grows in or near wetlands, both on the coastal plain and in the Darling Range. It can reach a […]
Spreading Snottygobble (Persoonia elliptica)
Spreading snottygobble is a small tree up to 6 m tall, found, like upright snottygobble, in the Jarrah forest. It’s buds, flowers and fruit are […]
Upright Snottygobble (Persoonia longifolia)
Upright snottygobble is an erect, somewhat weeping, shrub or small tree, 1-5 m tall, growing in the jarrah forest of the Darling Plateau. It’s leaves […]
Two-leaf Hakea (Hakea trifurcata)
Two-leaf hakea is found both on coastal limestone and the Darling Scarp, growing to around 3 m in height. It is unusual in having two […]
Kingia (Kingia australis)
This primeval-looking plant grows up to 7 m tall and is largely confined to the south-west of Western Australia. Near Perth, it grows on the […]
Dune Sheoak (Allocasuarina lehmanniana)
Dune sheoak is found on the harsh coastal sand dunes, growing up to 5 m tall. It’s side branches tend to curve upwards. In winter […]
Basket Bush (Spyridium globulosum)
Basket Bush grows by the coast, by the Swan estuary and on Perth’s offshore islands. When exposed to salty sea winds, it will keep low […]