Skip to main content

Service Notice

The Western Australian Herbarium’s collections management system, WAHerb, and DBCA’s flora taxonomic names application, WACensus, have been set to read-only mode since 1 October 2025. Recent taxonomic changes are not currently being reflected in Florabase, herbarium collections, or the census. The project team is now conducting testing of the migrated data, and a further update will be provided by the end of the financial year (1 July). Please reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns.

The notice period started at 9:45 am on Friday, 12 December 2025 +08:00 and will end at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, 1 July 2026 +08:00.

Calothamnus rupestris Schauer
Mouse Ears

Reference
Regelia, Beaufortia, Caloth. 26 (1843)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Mixed (Native in Part of Range, Naturalised Elsewhere)
Name Status
Current

Erect, compact or spreading shrub or tree (occasionally), 0.9-4 m high. Fl. pink-red, Jul to Dec. Gravelly skeletal soils. Granite outcrops & rocks, hillsides.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 19 December 1995
Image

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boyup Brook, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Collie, Donnybrook-Balingup, Gosnells, Kalamunda, Murray, Perth, Pingelly, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Stirling, Swan, Victoria Plains, Wandering, York.