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.
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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.
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November 2024
Thryptomene decussata is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–3 m.
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15 new species of Stylidium from northern Australia have been published today in Nuytsia along with a key to the species found in the NT.
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October 2024
White Banjine is an attractive, erect shrub usually 0.5–1 m high, with dark green, ovate, pointed-tipped leaves and terminal white flowerheads.
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September 2024
Triumfetta tenuiseta is a perennial shrub growing to 1 m high with spreading or ascending branches.
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New names have been published today in Leucopogon, Cynodon, Goodenia and Thryptomene.
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August 2024
Cotton Bush is a much-branched, silver, grey-green shrub 10–120 or more cm tall and across.
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Plant of the Month
July 2024
Introducing Clandestine Triggerplant, an undescribed species of Stylidium from the eastern Kimberley and adjacent Northern Territory.
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Plant of the Month
June 2024
Grevillea miniata is an open, spreading to erect shrub or tree, growing to 1.8–5 m high.
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Three new species of Thysanotus have been published today along with typification details for several species of Myrtaceae.
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May 2024
This month, we highlight one of our non-plant taxa, the eye-catching Pretzel Slime Mould.
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