
New to Nuytsia
New species of Acacia, Brachyloma, Conostephium and Drosera were published today along with a summary of updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2024.
Read
Plant of the Month
July 2025
Looks can be deceiving! That is the case with the Nodding Tiurndin (Tribonanthes brachypetala). This is a small tuberous species within the Haemodoraceae family, making it a relative of the iconic Kangaroo Paw.
Read
Plant of the Month
June 2025
Sometimes tiny plants need time to shine in the spotlight! One such minuscule flower that can be found flowering in June is the York Gum Nancy (Wurmbea drummondii).
Read
New to Nuytsia
An intricately branched Samolus discovered during surveys of Fortescue Marsh and a novel Goodenia from arid WA and the NT are amongst the research published today in Nuytsia.
Read
Plant of the Month
May 2025
Native Poplar (Codonocarpus cotinifolius) is a slender pyramidal shrub or tree usually 2–4 m high, but reportedly up to 10 m tall.
Read
Plant of the Month
April 2025
Physarum pusillum is a distinctive slime mould characterised by a globose sporotheca ornately covered with lime scales, borne on a reddish base and stalk.
Read
Plant of the Month
March 2025
Dictyota cyanoloma is an unusual seaweed, a brown alga that appears blue when living underwater (the name ‘cyanoloma’ means ‘blue fringe’).
Read
Plant of the Month
February 2025
Blue Hyacinth, a species of Pickerel Weed, is a pretty aquatic herb growing to c. 40 cm high with broad, glossy green leaves that emerge well up above the water.
ReadUpdated: 31 Mar 2025

Plant of the Month
January 2025
Albany Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis) is an insectivorous, perennial herb growing to 0.6 m high.
ReadUpdated: 14 Mar 2025

Plant of the Month
December 2024
The delicate appearance of these flower heads gives the plant one of its common names, Blue Lace Flower. It is also sometimes referred to as the Rottnest Island Daisy. However, this is a misnomer.
Read
New to Nuytsia
New taxa in Styphelia, Tecticornia and Eucalyptus have been published today including the Rattlesnake Samphire (Tecticornia crotalus), which has an inflorescence that has been fancifully likened to a rattlesnake’s tail.
Read
Plant of the Month
November 2024
Thryptomene decussata is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–3 m.
Read