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South west Australia is famous for its huge numbers of wild flower species including large numbers of endemics. 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.
Lechenaultia formosa Red Leschenaultia
Dryandra Forest, 18th August 2007
Currently 335 photos of plants found in Australia or Tasmania have been published. There are also a few photos of plants which also grow in the British Isles but these are often nuisance aliens in Western Australia. Many more alien species found in Western Australia come from South Africa or the Mediterranean countries.
The extensive indexing of the site is still available via the main site, but the Australian A to Z index may be the most useful.
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Ptilotus manglesii Pom Poms
Verge of Yerina Springs Road, 9th September 2007
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