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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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’).

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.

Plant of the Month

January 2025

Albany Pitcher Plant (Cephalotus follicularis) is an insectivorous, perennial herb growing to 0.6 m high.

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.

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.

Plant of the Month

November 2024

Thryptomene decussata is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.6–3 m.