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Western Australia has 10,551 native vascular plant species from 1,543 genera within 211 families, which is half of the identified plant species in Australia. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] There are an estimated 150,000 Cryptogam species or non vascular plants which include Lichens , and Fungi although only 1,786 species have been published, with 948 Algae and ...
Jarrah Forest, also known as the Southwest Australia woodlands, is an interim Australian bioregion and ecoregion located in the south west of Western Australia. [2] [3] The name of the bioregion refers to the region's dominant plant community, jarrah forest – a tall, open forest in which the dominant overstory tree is jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata).
Orchids of Western Australia : cultivation and natural history. Victoria Park: Western Australian Native Orchid Study and Conservation Group. ISBN 0-7316-9213-6. {}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ; Hopper, Stephen D. and A. P. Brown (2001). "Spider, Fairy and Dragon Orchids of Western Australia". Nuytsia. 14 (1/2). Hopper, Stephen D ...
Xanthorrhoea (/ z æ n θ oʊ ˈ r iː ə / [2]) is a genus of about 30 species of succulent flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae.They are endemic to Australia. Common names for the plants include grasstree, grass gum-tree (for resin-yielding species), kangaroo tail, balga (Western Australia), yakka (South Australia), yamina (), and black boy (or "blackboy").
Corymbia ficifolia, commonly known as red flowering gum, [2] is a species of small tree that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has rough, fibrous bark on the trunk and branches, egg-shaped to broadly lance-shape adult leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, bright red, pink or orange flowers and urn-shaped fruit.
Eucalyptus macrocarpa, commonly known as mottlecah, [2] is a species of mallee that is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has smooth bark, usually sessile, heart-shaped adult leaves arranged in opposite pairs, large red flowers and broad conical fruit.
Western Australian plant stubs (355 P) Pages in category "Flora of Western Australia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,676 total.
Santalum spicatum, the Australian sandalwood, also Waang and other names and Dutjahn , is a tree native to semi-arid areas at the edge of Southwest Australia, in the state of Western Australia. It is also found in South Australia , where it is protected and listed as a vulnerable species .