Myrtaceae Wildflowers

Albany or Swamp Daisy

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:08:00 GMT

Small evergreen shrub growing to about 50cm, growing in poorly drained sandy soil. Small heath-like leaves. Flowers clustered in an infloresence 5cm in diameter, giving a daisy-like appearance. Colours vary from pale pink through to deep pink. Not a true daisy - related to gum trees and bottlebrushes!
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Actinodium Species: cunninghamii Main Flower Colour: Pink

Barrens Regelia

Member - John and Val — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 07:40:00 GMT

Sparsely branched woody shrub to 3m. Oval leaves about 1cm long in 4 distinct rows along the stems, slightly grey in colour.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Regelia Species: velutina Main Flower Colour: Red

Barrens Regelia

Sharon G — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:11:00 GMT

A large shrub to about 3 metres with attractive, greyish green, velvety leaves to about 13mm long. The large clusters of brilliant red/orange flowers (occasionally yellow) open in spring and are well displayed towards the ends of the branches. Following flowering, seeds develop in woody capsules similar to those formed with Melaleuca species. The seeds are retained within the capsules indefinitely.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Regelia Species: velutina Main Flower Colour: Red

Barrens Regelia

Sharon G — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 21:44:00 GMT

Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Regelia Species: velutina Main Flower Colour: Red

Beaufortia macrostemon

John Baas — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:17:00 GMT

Spreading shrub, 0.1-0.4 m high. Fl. red, Sep to Dec or Jan. Gravelly lateritic soils.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Beaufortia Species: macrostemon Main Flower Colour: Orange

Bell-fruited Mallee

Member - John and Val — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:08:00 GMT

These compact small eucalypts make a great roadside display along the south coast of WA. They occur in areas of sand, gravelly laterite, sandy clay on coastal & subcoastal sandplains and hills. The tree grows as a mallee abot 3-4m tall and forms dense thickets. The leaves are bright green, large and oval in shape. The flowers are large and bright, and as they are produced towards the ends of branches they are highly visible.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: preissiana subsp. preissiana Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Bloodwood

Member - John and Val — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:19:00 GMT

Small tree with rough scaly tessellated bark over the trunk and branches. Leaves are the same colour on both faces with no intramarginal vein. Buds are arranged in dense terminal panicles. Each bud is a creamy colour, with a hemispherical to conical operculum (bud cover). The fruit (gum nuts) is a distinctive urn shape. The common name of bloodwood describes the bright red sap that forms hard shiny lumps on the bark.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: terminalis Main Flower Colour: White

Cajeput Tree, Paperbark

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:11:00 GMT

A familiar sight along watercourses and in swamps across northern Australia. A medium sized tree with bright silvery green foligae and a slightly weeping habit. Bottlebrush flowers range in colour from white through cream to pale green. All branches are covered with thick spongy "paper" bark that peels off in layers.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: leucadendra Main Flower Colour: Cream

Calytrix

Member - John and Val — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 10:32:00 GMT

A standout small shrub with heathlike foliage and conspicuous flowers. Flowers have 5 petals. The calyx remains on the plant long after the flowers have faded, retaining an appearance of being still in flower.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calytrix Species: brevifolia Main Flower Colour: Pink

Calytrix

Alan McCall — Sun, 28 Sep 2014 22:02:00 GMT

Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calytrix Main Flower Colour: Pink

Calytrix

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:23:00 GMT

Small bush, about 60cm high. Both colours of flowers originate from same stem - they are parts of the same flower.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calytrix Main Flower Colour: Mauve

Calytrix carinata

John Baas — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:12:00 GMT

Shrub, 0.3-3 m high. Fl. pink/pink-purple, Mar or May to Oct. Red sand, gravelly laterite. Sand dunes or flats, rocky hillsides.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calytrix Species: carinata Main Flower Colour: Pink

Chamelaucium pauciflorum

John Baas — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:47:00 GMT

Erect to spreading shrub, 0.3-1.4 m high. Fl. white-pink, Aug to Oct. Grey or yellow sand, lateritic gravel. Sandplains, ridges, lateritic rises.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Chamelaucium Species: pauciflorum Main Flower Colour: White

Common Fringe-Myrtle

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:13:00 GMT

Shrub to 0.5–2 m high; terminal buds with bud scales. Leaves linear, 1–12 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide, margins often finely toothed or ciliate; petiole to 1.5 mm long. Bracteoles 2–4.5 mm long, free or fused, pubescent to glabrous, caducous. Hypanthium 7–15 mm long, 10-ribbed, usually glabrous. Sepals ovate to ± circular, 2–2.5 mm long with awn to 17 mm long, glabrous and green, persistent and turning red to purple in fruit. Petals elliptic to lanceolate, 3.5–7.5 mm long, apex obtuse to acute, glabrous, white to pink. Stamens 1-seriate, up to 5.5 mm long.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calytrix Species: tetragona Main Flower Colour: White

Coolibah (or Coolabah)

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 01:25:00 GMT

Medium sized tree growing on heavy soil regions of inland Australia that are subject to seasonal flooding. Bark on trunk is dark grey, fibrous and flaking. Smaller branches have smooth white or pale grey bark. Leaves dull and grey/bluish.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: coolabah Main Flower Colour: White

Coppercups

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:13:00 GMT

A low sprawling shrub to 1.5m tall. Leaves small. Each of the 5 petals edged with a fringe of hairs. Flowers about 2cm across.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Pileanthus Species: peduncularis Main Flower Colour: Orange

Corky Honeymyrtle

Member - John and Val — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 12:57:00 GMT

Straggling low shrub to about 1m. Branches covered with thick ridged corky grey bark. Pinkish-mauve flowers produced directly on woody stems. Grows in sandy areas
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: suberosa Main Flower Colour: Mauve

Cross-leaf Honey-Myrtle

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:14:00 GMT

Melaleuca decussata, commonly known as Cross-leaf Honey-Myrtle or Totem Poles, is a shrub or small tree in the genus Melaleuca. It is native to South Australia and both native and naturalised in Victoria. The species grows to 4 metres in height.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: decussata Main Flower Colour: Pink

Curly Mallee, Arkaroola Mallee

Member - John and Val — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 06:31:00 GMT

Mallee to 5m, somewhat tumbledown habit. Bark rough on lower branches, smooth above. Leaves grey-green, broad and sessile (without a leaf stalk) and arranged in opposite pairs. Buds with conical cap, in groups of 7. Flowers cream.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: gillii Main Flower Colour: Cream

Dense Clawflower

Sharon G — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 21:43:00 GMT

Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calothamnus Species: pinifolius Main Flower Colour: Red

Desert Heath Myrtle

John Baas — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:15:00 GMT

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.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Aluta Species: maisonneuvei Main Flower Colour: Pink

Desert Star Flower

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 03:26:00 GMT

A small to medium shrub with extremely small leaves and pink to purple star shaped flowers.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calytrix Species: Carinata Main Flower Colour: Pink

Eremaea beaufortioides

Maureen C — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 03:14:00 GMT

Spreading shrub, 0.3-2.5 m high with small ovate shaped leaves crowded along the stems. Flowers are orange, approx 15mm across and are at the end of the stems. The stamens make up the conspicuous part of the flower.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eremaea Species: beaufortioides Main Flower Colour: Orange

Esperance Wax

Sharon G — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 08:10:00 GMT

Flowers of this small shrub are a combination of white-pink-red.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Chamelaucium Species: axillare Main Flower Colour: Other

Flat Topped Yate

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:15:00 GMT

A graceful small to medium sized tree,growing to about 15m tall. Bark is rough, fibrous and flaky on trunk. Leaves elongated and form a typically umbrella shaped flat crown to the tree. Flowers are creamy-white, and the buds have a very long operculum. Gumnuts are bell shaped.Grows in sandy or clayey soils on alluvial flats, and in low-lying wet areas, around salt lakes.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: occidentalis Main Flower Colour: Cream

Geraldton wax

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:16:00 GMT

Dense shrub to 3m. Leaves are cylindrical with a hooked point. The name uncinatum means "hooked" in Latin, in reference to the tips of the leaves. Flowers are 1.5cm across with five oval petals and a cup shaped centre. Colour of the flowers in variable sheds of pink or white.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Chamelaucium Species: uncinatum Main Flower Colour: Pink

Ghost Gum

Member - John and Val — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 04:43:00 GMT

Tree to 20m tall, with open spreading crown. Small branches droop downwards. Smooth white bark. Grows on both sandy country and on stony hills and plateaux.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: papuana Main Flower Colour: White

Graceful Honeymyrtle

John Baas — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 09:58:00 GMT

Shrub, 0.3-2.4 m high. Fl. pink-purple/white, Jul to Nov. Sandy, often gravelly soils over granite or laterite. Associated with granite rocks or watercourses.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: radula Main Flower Colour: Pink

Granite Kunzea

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:17:00 GMT

Forms a dense gnarled bush up to 2m tall. Leaves grey green, broad, lance shaped. Flowers about 2cm across. Flowers brilliant red although white forms exist. Grows on granite outcrops.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Kunzea Species: pulchella Main Flower Colour: Red

Heath Tea Tree

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:17:00 GMT

Leptospermum myrsinoides, commonly known as silky tea-tree or heath tea-tree, is a shrub species that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It grows to between 1 and 2 metres high and has narrow leaves that are about 5 to 10mm long and 1 to 3 mm wide. The flowers, which are white or pink, appear between October and November in the species native range. The species was first formally described by German botanist Diederich von Schlechtendal in Linnaea in 1847. It occus in South Australia, Victoria and the south-east corner of New South Wales.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Leptospermum Species: myrsinoides Main Flower Colour: White

Homoranthus darwinioides

Member - John and Val — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 02:24:00 GMT

Open shrub. Leaves small and slightly compressed. Flowers small, in pairs, white when young turning red with age. Curved styles extended beyond the petals. Growing in dry sclerophyll forest on sandstone.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Homoranthus Species: darwinioides Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Illyarrie

John Baas — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:17:00 GMT

Tree, 3-8(-14) m high, bark smooth. Fl. yellow, Feb to Apr. Sandy soils. Limestone ridges & outcrops.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: erythrocorys Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Large Fruited Mallee

Member - John and Val — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 04:05:00 GMT

An aptly named Mallee with very large fruit (gumnuts). Although the mallee itself is not large - growing only a few metres in height - it has plenty of other "large" characteristics. There are big leathery leaves, large buds 2cm across and big flattened gumnuts 5-6cm across. Flowers vary in colour from cream through pink to red. Widely distributed in desert areas.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: youngiana Main Flower Colour: White

Lesser Bottlebrush

John Baas — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 08:17:00 GMT

One of only two 'true' bottlebrushes in WA. Tall to small tree or shrub, 1-6 m high. Fl. red, Sep to Dec or Jan. Sandy soils, laterite. Often along watercourses.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Callistemon Species: phoeniceus Main Flower Colour: Red

Marble Gum

Member - John and Val — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 07:50:00 GMT

A large desert gum reaching over 20m high. Bark smooth throughout, white, shedding in brownish short ribbons or in small polygonal flakes. Leaves are dull green 4 - 6cm long, 1-2cm wide. Flowers are white to cream and appear after good rain. Spherical fruits (gumnuts) give the tree its common name and are about 10-12mm across.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: gongylocarpa Main Flower Colour: White

Mat Heath Mrytle

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:19:00 GMT

Thryptomene ericaea is unique to South Australia. It occurs on Kangaroo Island and, to a lesser extent, on lower Eyre Peninsular. Centenary Starburst is a striking, medium sized shrub which grows on Kangaroo Island in mallee eucalypt vegetation. It grows from 0.5 to 1.2 metres in height. In spring its stems or pink-tinged buds burst into dainty white flowers.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Thryptomene Species: ericaea Main Flower Colour: White

Melaleuca

Member - John and Val — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 05:23:00 GMT

Woody shrub to 3m. Branches covered with papery bark. Leaves small and narrow.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Melaleuca parviceps

John Baas — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:26:00 GMT

Shrub, to 0.6 m high. Fl. pink, Dec. Red-brown clay-loam. Disturbed eucalypt woodland.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: parviceps Main Flower Colour: Purple

Micromyrtus

Member - John and Val — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 05:24:00 GMT

Small shrub about 1m tall.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Micromyrtus Species: unknown Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Moort

Member - John and Val — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 07:56:00 GMT

Although Moort grows into a small mallee-like tree, the ones that we have seen have been very low growing (in exposed conditions). The bark is smooth, and the leaves are rounded. The peduncles (stems of the flower buds) are flattened and strap-like, while the flower buds are angular, topped with finger-like bud caps (operculum). The flowers hang downwards (pendant) and are greenish yellow.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: platypus Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Morrison Featherflower

John Baas — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:19:00 GMT

Erect shrub, 0.5-2 m high. Flowers yellow-orange, Oct to Dec or Jan to Feb. Grey/white or brown sand.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: nitens Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Mottlecah

rapid80 — Tue, 27 May 2014 05:48:00 GMT

Mallee with a sprawling, straggling habit. Leaves are large, blue-grey and sessile (without a leaf stalk). Large buds with a pointed bud cap (operculum). Flowers are the largest of all eucalypts, up to 7cm diameter. Gumnuts are large and flattened.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: macrocarpa Main Flower Colour: Red

Mountain Bells

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:20:00 GMT

Endemic to SW WA. Small open, erect shrub to about 1m tall. Leaves are small, narrow and heath-like. Flowers a brilliant red-pink, 3-4cm long, pendant, bell shaped. Growing on rocky slopes as understorey in dry forest
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Darwinia Species: leiostyla Main Flower Colour: Red

Muntries

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:21:00 GMT

Kunzea pomifera Some known Aboriginal names:Munta, ngerp, nurp, nurt (Boanditj), Mantirri (Kaurna). Manter (Ngaiawang), Mantari (Ramindjeri), Mantar (Jaril) Common names Munterberry, Muntries, Munthries, Emu Apples, Native Cranberries Kunzea pomifera is a woody ground cover occurring in the wild in western Victoria and SA. It was an important food plant for the local Aboriginal people. They dried or baked surplus fruit into cakes to eat during the winter months. They also traded the fruit for important tools with neighbouring tribes. The plants produce fluffy white flowers in spring, followed by berries in Feb-March. They should start producing berries three years after planting. Berries may remain green but still be ripe. If left too long, the berries become unpalatable.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Kunzea Species: pomifera Main Flower Colour: White

Narrow leaved Red Mallee

Member - John and Val — Wed, 26 Mar 2014 06:23:00 GMT

Small tree or mallee up to 8m tall. Bark smooth and ribbony. Leaves narrow and shiny. Juvenile leaves small, rounded and greyish.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: foecunda Main Flower Colour: White

One sided bottlebrush

watery — Fri, 14 Aug 2015 06:18:00 GMT

Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calothamnus Main Flower Colour: Red

One-sided Bottlebrush

Member - John and Val — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:45:00 GMT

This Calothamnus looks to be a very tough woody shrub growing to about 2m high. Thick flattened leaves with conspicuous ribbing, and ending in a sharp point. The bright red flowers are about 4cm long. Growing in sand.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calothamnus Species: blepharospermus Main Flower Colour: Red

Painted Featherflower

John Baas — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:05:00 GMT

Erect shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Flowers pink/white, Jul to Nov. Sandy or clayey soils.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: picta Main Flower Colour: Purple

Pear Fruited Mallee

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:22:00 GMT

A medium sized mallee to 4m. Large rounded buds, 2-2.5cm across. Large showy flowers variable in colour ranging from cream through pink to red. Fruit (gumnut) large and flattened.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: pyriformis Main Flower Colour: Red

Plumed Featherflower

John Baas — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:16:00 GMT

Shrub, 0.2-1.5 m high. Fl. pink-blue-purple-red-white, Jul to Dec or Jan to Feb. Sandy or clayey soils, gravel, granite. Seasonally wet situations, rock outcrops, undulating plains, hills, road verges.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: plumosa Main Flower Colour: Pink

Red Mallee

John Baas — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:22:00 GMT

Mallee, to 5 m high, bark rough on trunk, smooth above. Fl. yellow/cream, Jul. Red-grey loam, limestone. Calcareous flats, stony screes.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: socialis Main Flower Colour: Yellow

River Red Gum

Member - John and Val — Fri, 23 May 2014 06:57:00 GMT

Medium to tall tree with a thick trunk and major branches. Grey flaking bark on trunk and lower branches. Young trees and minor branches have smooth mottled bark. The most widely distributed eucalypt, found in all mainland states, mostly along rivers and on floodplains where it forms open forests and woodlands.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: camaldulensis Main Flower Colour: White

Rough-leaved Ghost Gum

Member - John and Val — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 03:58:00 GMT

Smooth white bark and rough almost sandpaper-textured leaves are distinctive features of this beautiful tree of desert areas. The mature crown of these trees is made up of juvenile-type leaves that are opposite, sessile and quite scabrid or rough in texture. Buds, flowers or fruits were not seen.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: aspera Main Flower Colour: White

Sand Bottlebrush

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:23:00 GMT

Not your ordinary bottlebrush. Beaufortia squarrosa is a medium open shrub. Leaves are arranged with geometrical precision - small and rounded, crowded along the stem in alternating opposite pairs. Flower heads are terminal rounded bottlebrushes, red and yellow being the main colours. Growing in low heath on sand.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Beaufortia Species: squarrosa Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Scarlet Bottle-brush

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:24:00 GMT

Scarlet Bottlebrush grows up to 4 metres in height and has stiff, sharply pointed leaves which are 3 to 5 cm long and 4 to 7 mm wide. The flower spikes are 5 to 8 cm in length and about 4 to 5 cm in diameter occur between November and February (mid spring to late summer) in their native range. The stamens are rosy-red with yellow anthers imparting a golden-speckled appearance.... source: Wikipedia
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Callistemon Species: rugulosus Main Flower Colour: Red

Scarlet Featherflower

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:24:00 GMT

Endemic to SW of WA. Sparsely branched shub to 2m. Small, sessile rounde leaves closely spaced along stems. The bright red flowers occur in the leaf axils toward the end of the stems.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: grandis Main Flower Colour: Red

Silver Box

Member - John and Val — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 19:59:00 GMT

A small tree with rough box-type bark. Adult leaves retain their juvenile form, they are large about 15x8cm, waxy-grey (glaucous) and the same colour on both sides, opposite and sessile. Flower buds in terminal panicles, buds grey-glaucous. Operculum conical, flowers cream with anthers tinged with pink. Widespread in northern Australia Mt Isa west to the central Kimberley.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: pruinosa Main Flower Colour: Cream

Small Darwinia

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:24:00 GMT

Darwinia micropetala, commonly known as Small Darwinia, is a small shrub that is native to south-eastern Australia. It grows to 0.5 metres high and has small leaves and clusters of small white and pink flowers that appear between June and December in the species native range. The species was first formally described in 1858 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller in Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae. He named it Genetyllis micropetala. The species was transferred to the genus Darwinia by English botanist George Bentham in 1865. It occurs in south-eastern South Australia and western Victoria.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Darwinia Species: micropetala Main Flower Colour: White

Smooth Fringe Myrtle

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:25:00 GMT

Small woody shrub to 1m tall with tiny, smooth leaves and is endemic to South Australia.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calytrix Species: glaberrima Main Flower Colour: Pink

Snow Myrtle

Member - John and Val — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:49:00 GMT

Open shrub up to 2m tall growing as an understorey in open forest and woodland.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Calytrix Species: alpestris Main Flower Colour: White

Square-fruit Mallee, Four-winged Mallee

Member - John and Val — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:06:00 GMT

Staggly small mallee to 3m. Leaves thick, about 15cm long. Large square ribbed, bright red flower base. Anthers bright pink. Operculum (bud cap) is pointed and ribbed. Gumnuts large square ribbed shape.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: tetraptera Main Flower Colour: Red

Swamp Paperbark

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:26:00 GMT

Melaleuca halmaturorum has two widely separated occurrences. In eastern Australia it is found in western Victoria and southeastern South Australia, including Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island [1]. In the south west of Western Australia it occurs mainly across the Avon Wheatbelt and Coolgardie regions. This species is usually a shrub or small tree to 8 m tall. It often forms thickets in swampy areas subject to waterlogging, including the fringes of salt lakes and samphire flats or near coastal dune systems. Soil types range from clays to loamy sands and are usually saline.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Melaleuca Species: halmaturorum Main Flower Colour: White

Tallerack

Member - John and Val — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 21:27:00 GMT

Common. A small gum with distinctive waxy-white (glaucous) foliage and gumnuts (fruit). Grows to about 4m tall. Branches and fruits have 4 angular ribs running longitudinally. Gumnuts 1cm long.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: tetragona (pleurocarpa) Main Flower Colour: White

Tea Tree

John L (WA) — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 02:48:00 GMT

Smelling sweet ,Tea Tree blossoms blowing like confetti in the wind line the roads of Flinders Island.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Kunzea Species: ambigua Main Flower Colour: White

Thryptomene

Member - John and Val — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:53:00 GMT

Small thick, rounded shrub growing in red sand.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Thryptomene Species: unknown Main Flower Colour: Pink

Verticordia acerosa

John Baas — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:06:00 GMT

Open shrub, 0.2-1(-1.7) m high. Fl. yellow/orange-red-brown, Aug to Nov. White or yellow sand, sandy gravel, stony loam, laterite. Granite outcrops, hills, sandplains, clay flats, damp depressions.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: acerosa Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Verticordia chrysantha

John Baas — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:44:00 GMT

Shrub, 0.3-1 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Dec or Jan. Sandy gravelly soils, deep yellow sand. Undulating plains.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: chrysantha Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Verticordia pennigera

John Baas — Tue, 12 May 2015 06:44:00 GMT

Erect or prostrate shrub, 0.2 to 0.6 m high. Fl. pink, Jan or Mar to Apr or Jul or Sep to Dec. Sandy or clay, often gravelly soils. Often associated with granitic rocks.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: pennigera Main Flower Colour: Pink

Verticordia polytricha - Northern cauliflower

Cienne — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 21:08:00 GMT

A small compact bush with masses of small, white flowers. Growing in gravelly/sandy soil.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: polytricha Main Flower Colour: White

Weeping Gum, Weeping Mallee

Member - John and Val — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:27:00 GMT

A slender gum with minimal foliage and a strongly weeping habit. Grows on rocky exposed slopes in the Fitzgerald River NP. Flowers are small, fruits large, urn shaped. Bark smooth.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: sepulcralis Main Flower Colour: Cream

Western coolibah

Stephen L (Clare) SA — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 03:27:00 GMT

Evergreen tree 6–20 m high, usually crooked or irregular, 30–100 cm in diameter. Bark gray or brackish, thick, fibrous, rough, not shedding. Leaves alternate, narrowly lanceolate, 6–20 cm long, 1–3 cm wide, acuminate apically, basally acute, not entire, glabrous, slightly thick, leathery, dull green, slightly paler underneath. Panicles mostly near ends of twigs, short, branched with slightly angled slender stalks ending in umbels of 3–7 short stalked fragrant flowers. Flowers very small, the bud 4–6 mm long. Stamens many, spreading, white, short, 3–4 mm long, anthers rounded with small round gland. Pistil with inferior 3–4-celled ovary and stout style. Capsules short-stalked, hemiglobose or turbinate, very small, 3–4.5 mm long and wide. Seeds many, tiny, 2 mm long, blackish (Little, 1983).
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Eucalyptus Species: microtheca Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Yellow Feather Flower

Member - John and Val — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 10:56:00 GMT

A small shrub to 50cm with small almost succulent leaves. Growing in sandy or gravelly soil in heathland. Common in places.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: nobilis Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Yellow Featherflower

Member - John and Val — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 04:12:00 GMT

Small shrub to 0.5m growing in sandy or gravelly soil. Abundant bright yellow flowers in spring, flowers darkening as they age. Each flower has feathery calyx lobes.
Family: Myrtaceae Genus: Verticordia Species: nobilis Main Flower Colour: Yellow