Myrtaceae

Beaufortia macrostemon

Spreading shrub, 0.1-0.4 m high. Fl. red, Sep to Dec or Jan. Gravelly lateritic soils.

Geraldton wax

Dense shrub to 3m. Leaves are cylindrical with a hooked point. The name uncinatum means "hooked" in Latin, in reference to the tips of the leaves. Flowers are 1.

Painted Featherflower

Erect shrub, 0.3-1.5 m high. Flowers pink/white, Jul to Nov. Sandy or clayey soils.

Morrison Featherflower

Erect shrub, 0.5-2 m high. Flowers yellow-orange, Oct to Dec or Jan to Feb. Grey/white or brown sand.

Eremaea beaufortioides

Spreading shrub, 0.3-2.5 m high with small ovate shaped leaves crowded along the stems. Flowers are orange, approx 15mm across and are at the end of the stems.

Calytrix

Small bush, about 60cm high. Both colours of flowers originate from same stem - they are parts of the same flower.

Common Fringe-Myrtle

Shrub to 0.5–2 m high; terminal buds with bud scales. Leaves linear, 1–12 mm long, 0.5–1 mm wide, margins often finely toothed or ciliate; petiole to 1.5 mm long. Bracteoles 2–4.5 mm long,

Pear Fruited Mallee

A medium sized mallee to 4m. Large rounded buds, 2-2.5cm across. Large showy flowers variable in colour ranging from cream through pink to red. Fruit (gumnut) large and flattened.

Melaleuca parviceps

Shrub, to 0.6 m high. Fl. pink, Dec. Red-brown clay-loam. Disturbed eucalypt woodland.

Verticordia acerosa

Open shrub, 0.2-1(-1.7) m high. Fl. yellow/orange-red-brown, Aug to Nov. White or yellow sand, sandy gravel, stony loam, laterite. Granite outcrops, hills, sandplains, clay flats, damp depressions.

Homoranthus darwinioides

Open shrub. Leaves small and slightly compressed. Flowers small, in pairs, white when young turning red with age. Curved styles extended beyond the petals.

Corky Honeymyrtle

Straggling low shrub to about 1m. Branches covered with thick ridged corky grey bark. Pinkish-mauve flowers produced directly on woody stems. Grows in sandy areas

Barrens Regelia

Sparsely branched woody shrub to 3m. Oval leaves about 1cm long in 4 distinct rows along the stems, slightly grey in colour.

Verticordia polytricha - Northern cauliflower

A small compact bush with masses of small, white flowers. Growing in gravelly/sandy soil.

Muntries

Kunzea pomifera Some known Aboriginal names:Munta, ngerp, nurp, nurt (Boanditj), Mantirri (Kaurna). Manter (Ngaiawang), Mantari (Ramindjeri), Mantar (Jaril) Common names Munterberry, Muntries,

Silver Box

A small tree with rough box-type bark. Adult leaves retain their juvenile form, they are large about 15x8cm, waxy-grey (glaucous) and the same colour on both sides, opposite and sessile.

Calytrix carinata

Shrub, 0.3-3 m high. Fl. pink/pink-purple, Mar or May to Oct. Red sand, gravelly laterite. Sand dunes or flats, rocky hillsides.

Verticordia chrysantha

Shrub, 0.3-1 m high. Fl. yellow, Aug to Dec or Jan. Sandy gravelly soils, deep yellow sand. Undulating plains.

Heath Tea Tree

Leptospermum myrsinoides, commonly known as silky tea-tree or heath tea-tree, is a shrub species that is endemic to south-eastern Australia.

Calytrix

A standout small shrub with heathlike foliage and conspicuous flowers. Flowers have 5 petals. The calyx remains on the plant long after the flowers have faded,

Chamelaucium pauciflorum

Erect to spreading shrub, 0.3-1.4 m high. Fl. white-pink, Aug to Oct. Grey or yellow sand, lateritic gravel. Sandplains, ridges, lateritic rises.

Plumed Featherflower

Shrub, 0.2-1.5 m high. Fl. pink-blue-purple-red-white, Jul to Dec or Jan to Feb. Sandy or clayey soils, gravel, granite. Seasonally wet situations, rock outcrops, undulating plains, hills,

Swamp Paperbark

Melaleuca halmaturorum has two widely separated occurrences. In eastern Australia it is found in western Victoria and southeastern South Australia, including Eyre Peninsula and Kangaroo Island [1].

Calytrix