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South west Australia is famous for its huge numbers of wild flowers including large numbers of endemic species. If the rainfall is right in late Winter and Spring which lasts roughly from August to November, the bush and desert can be carpeted in acres of blooms so spectacular that wild flower tourism has become a regular feature of the area. These are the photos from a six week visit to south west Australia and Tasmania in August and September 2007.
Banksia cuneata (Matchstick Banksia)
Quairading Reserve
12th September 2007
The extensive indexing of the site is still available via the Sub Index page as in the main site but the Australian and Tasmanian A to Z may be the most useful.
Currently 111 photos of plants found in Australia or Tasmania have been published. The few plants which also grow in the British Isles are often a nuisance weed in Western Australia but many more weeds are from South Africa or the Mediterranean countries.
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Banksia prionotes (Acorn Banksia)
Wireless Hill Park
24th August 2007
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