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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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Plant of the Month

November 2024

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

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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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Plant of the Month

September 2024

Triumfetta tenuiseta is a perennial shrub growing to 1 m high with spreading or ascending branches.

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Plant of the Month

August 2024

Cotton Bush is a much-branched, silver, grey-green shrub 10–120 or more cm tall and across.

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Updated: 1 Nov 2024
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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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Updated: 1 Nov 2024
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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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Updated: 1 Nov 2024
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Plant of the Month

May 2024

This month, we highlight one of our non-plant taxa, the eye-catching Pretzel Slime Mould.

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Plant of the Month

April 2024

Cork Hopbush is a member of the small family Zygophyllaceae and is endemic to Western Australia.

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Plant of the Month

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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Plant of the Month

February 2024

Gomphrena flaccida is an erect, single-stemmed annual growing to 1 m high with masses of globe-shaped, bright pink-purple flowers that are clustered in dense, terminal spikes.

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Plant of the Month

January 2024

The distinctive feature of this grass is the inflorescence, a dense ovoid panicle with protruding awns resulting in a relatively soft hedgehog-like appearance.

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