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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.
Calectasia valida, Robust Tinsel Lily (previously Calectasia grandiflora subs. Wheatbelt) is the most likely match.
A six
petalled purple star flower with bright yellow stamens
Spring
Above specimen was photographed near Lake Grace in the Wheatbelt and ranges
from north of Perth, through the South West and Great Southern Regions as well as parts of the Wheatbelt
Calectasia hispida or Calectasia narragara, Tinsel Lily, Star of Bethlehem
A six petalled purple star flower with bright
yellow stamens
Spring
Above specimen was photographed Lancelin. C. hispida is found in the coastal sandplains and gravel soils between
Perth and Geraldton, with C. narragara in the coastal strip from Cape Naturaliste to Geraldton and extending into the Wheatbelt
Calandrinia remota Parakeelya
A small plant with succulent leaves and a spreading growth with five petalled purple flowers.
Varieites vary with or without a yellow centre.
Spring
Yalgoo, Mid West, Western Australia and found through the Mid West Region
Calandrinia polyandra Parakeelya
A small plant with succulent leaves and five petalled purple flowers. Variations can be with
or without a yellow centre.
Spring
Ajana, Mid West, Western Australia and found through the Mid West, Pilbara, Goldfields and
Pilbara Regions
Calandrinia creethae, (formerly Calandrinia creethiae)
A carpet of tiny purple six petalled flowers with thick and prominent stamens
and small bulbous succulent leaves, spreading low on the ground. Seen above right together with the small yellow flowers
of Goodenia berardiana
September
Mullewa, Mid West region, Western Australia and found through the Gascoyne Muchison regions and inland
deserts
Callitris canescens, Scrubby Cypress Pine, Morrison's cypress pine
A Cypress Pine shrub or tree. Unopened cones above right.
Photographed in November with well formed cones.
Above specimen tree was photographed near Kulin, and the cones at Dragon Rocks
Nature Reserve Newdegate. This Cypress Pine grows in sandy environments, breakaways and rocky areas, and around salt lakes through
the Mid West, Wheatbelt and Goldfields Regions