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Dune Flower - Goat's-foot Convolvulus, Railroad Vine, Beach Morning Glory

Classification: Convolvulaceae - Ipomoea - pes-caprae

Sparse creeper growing over higher area of sandy beach. Two toned pink flower with star pattern, light green leaves.

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Granite Sun Orchid

Classification: Orchidaceae - Thelymitra - petrophilia

Tall spikes about 40 - 50 cm tall.

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Isotoma petraea - Rock Isomome

Classification: Campanulaceae - Isotoma - petraea

Erect, spreading annual or perennial, herb, (0.1-)0.2-0.6(-1) m high. Fl. blue/blue-purple, Feb to Nov. Shallow soils over granite. Amongst rocks, breakaways, in rock crevices, rocky outcrops.

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Island Point Spider Orchid

Classification: Orchidaceae - Caladenia - sp. Island Point

Photo by Graeme W. The Island Point Spider Orchid, Caladenia Island Point was only known till last week from one population on the margins of Harvey estuary of 100 or so plants .

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Dead Man's Foot or Horse Dung Fungus

Classification: Pisolithaceae - Pisolithus - albus

Not pretty; but as its common along roads and tracks its worth including. Its a very common yellow-brown puff-ball fungus, that grows in a mycorrhizal relationship with at least Eucalyptus species.

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Ikulyukulyu or upside-down plant

Classification: Fabaceae - Leptosema - chambersii

Unique desert species that has the flowers growing at the bottom of the plant.

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Hopbush

Classification: Sapindaceae - Dodonaea - microzyga

Forget flowers, its the colourful seed pods that look a bit like hops used to flavour beer that make these plants distinctive. Much branched, dense low shrub to 1m high.

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Honey Bush

Classification: Proteaceae - Hakea - lissocarpha

Erect to sprawling, pungent, ?lignotuberous shrub, 0.4-1.5(-3) m high. Fl. white-cream/yellow/pink, May to Sep. White, grey or yellow sand, sandy loam, granitic soils, laterite.

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Holly-leaved Banksia

Classification: Proteaceae - Banksia - ilicifolia

Erect tree or shrub, to 12 m high, with epicormic buds. Fl. red/orange/yellow/cream, Jan to Dec. White or grey sand, black sandy loam, limestone, granite, quartz.

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Hemigenia

Classification: Lamiaceae - Hemigenia - benthamii

A compact shrub bearing purple flowers.

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Helmet Orchid

Classification: Orchidaceae - Corybas - recurvus

Photo by Graeme W

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Desert Fuschia

Classification: Scrophulariaceae - Eremophila - gilesii

Prostrate, spreading or erect shrub, 0.1-1.2 m high. Fl. blue-purple, Mar to Nov. Red-brown sand, clay or loam soils, laterite. Stony flats, low rises, flat plains, granite outcrops.

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Desert Heath Myrtle

Classification: Myrtaceae - Aluta - maisonneuvei

Shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high (-1.8). Fl. white/pink, Apr to Oct (probably opportunistic). Red sand, yellow clayey soil, laterite, sandstone, granite. Sand dunes, sandplains, high rocky sites.

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Desert Lime

Classification: Rutaceae - Citrus - glauca

A desert tree growing to 5 meters that has thorns while small to deter grazing by kangaroos. After reaching sufficient height it stops growing the thorns.

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Desert or Native Poplar

Classification: Gyrostemonaceae - Codonocarpus - cotinifolius

Spread right across the arid inland the native poplar is a pyramidal shrub or tree, 2-10 m high. Flowres are yellow-green and occur between April and October. Grows in Red sand, loam or gravel,

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Desert Pepperflower

Classification: Sapindaceae - Diplopeltis - stuartii

Prostrate to ascending perennial, herb, 0.15-0.4(-0.6) m high, to 4 m wide. Fl. white-pink, Apr to Sep. Sandy or loamy soils. Sandplains, sand dunes, stony flats & hillsides

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Dryander's grevillea

Classification: Proteaceae - Grevillea - dryandri

Spreading to erect shrub, (0.3-)0.6-2 m high. Fl. white/red/red-purple/orange-red, Jan to May. Sandstone. Rocky hillsides or ridges.

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Desert Star Flower

Classification: Myrtaceae - Calytrix - Carinata

A small to medium shrub with extremely small leaves and pink to purple star shaped flowers.

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Diplopeltis huegelii

Classification: Sapindaceae - Diplopeltis - huegelii

A sparse shrub growing about 1.5m high and forming a dense roadside colony. Flowers at the ends of branches, each with 4 pale mauve "stalked" petals and 5 sepals.

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Diuris picta

Classification: Orchidaceae - Diuris - picta

Tuberous, perennial, herb, 0.2-0.35 m high. Fl. cream & white & purple/yellow & brown & purple, Sep to Oct. Sand, loam. Wet seepages, run-off areas around granite outcrops.

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Dodonaea rigida

Classification: Sapindaceae - Dodonaea - rigida

Widespread across desert areas. Erect shrub, 0.7-2 m high. Sandy soils. Sand dunes, rocky ironstone rises.

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Dogwood- possibly?

Classification: Fabaceae - Acacia - unknown

Attractive weeping habit, to 6 m high. Leaves very similar to Acacia stenophylla but tree form not at all similar, or along drainage lines. Flower colour not observed.

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