Plant of the Month
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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July 2024
Introducing Clandestine Triggerplant, an undescribed species of Stylidium from the eastern Kimberley and adjacent Northern Territory.
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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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April 2024
Cork Hopbush is a member of the small family Zygophyllaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.
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A summary of updates to WA’s vascular plant census has been published today, along with research on Styphelia, Pterostylis, Hibbertia and Calandrinia.
ReadChanges to Nuytsia
Nuytsia has transitioned to a fully online journal, which means hardcopies will no longer be produced. Individual papers will continue to be published throughout the year on Florabase where they remain freely available.
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March 2024
Every March, we highlight one of Western Australia’s seaweeds, and this month, we have Rhipilia psammophila (the ‘sand-loving’ Rhipilia), a new species that was described in late 2023.
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