Myrtaceae

Calytrix

Barrens Regelia

A large shrub to about 3 metres with attractive, greyish green, velvety leaves to about 13mm long. The large clusters of brilliant red/orange flowers (occasionally yellow) open in spring and are well

Smooth Fringe Myrtle

Small woody shrub to 1m tall with tiny, smooth leaves and is endemic to South Australia.

Scarlet Featherflower

Endemic to SW of WA. Sparsely branched shub to 2m. Small, sessile rounde leaves closely spaced along stems. The bright red flowers occur in the leaf axils toward the end of the stems.

Yellow Featherflower

Small shrub to 0.5m growing in sandy or gravelly soil. Abundant bright yellow flowers in spring, flowers darkening as they age. Each flower has feathery calyx lobes.

Sand Bottlebrush

Not your ordinary bottlebrush. Beaufortia squarrosa is a medium open shrub. Leaves are arranged with geometrical precision - small and rounded, crowded along the stem in alternating opposite pairs.

Barrens Regelia

Dense Clawflower

Moort

Although Moort grows into a small mallee-like tree, the ones that we have seen have been very low growing (in exposed conditions). The bark is smooth, and the leaves are rounded.

Mat Heath Mrytle

Thryptomene ericaea is unique to South Australia. It occurs on Kangaroo Island and, to a lesser extent, on lower Eyre Peninsular. Centenary Starburst is a striking,

Coppercups

A low sprawling shrub to 1.5m tall. Leaves small. Each of the 5 petals edged with a fringe of hairs. Flowers about 2cm across.

Ghost Gum

Tree to 20m tall, with open spreading crown. Small branches droop downwards. Smooth white bark. Grows on both sandy country and on stony hills and plateaux.

Illyarrie

Tree, 3-8(-14) m high, bark smooth. Fl. yellow, Feb to Apr. Sandy soils. Limestone ridges & outcrops.

Tea Tree

Smelling sweet ,Tea Tree blossoms blowing like confetti in the wind line the roads of Flinders Island.

Snow Myrtle

Open shrub up to 2m tall growing as an understorey in open forest and woodland.

Small Darwinia

Darwinia micropetala, commonly known as Small Darwinia, is a small shrub that is native to south-eastern Australia. It grows to 0.5 metres high and has small leaves and clusters of small white and

Red Mallee

Mallee, to 5 m high, bark rough on trunk, smooth above. Fl. yellow/cream, Jul. Red-grey loam, limestone. Calcareous flats, stony screes.

Scarlet Bottle-brush

Scarlet Bottlebrush grows up to 4 metres in height and has stiff, sharply pointed leaves which are 3 to 5 cm long and 4 to 7 mm wide. The flower spikes are 5 to 8 cm in length and about 4 to 5 cm in

Mountain Bells

Endemic to SW WA. Small open, erect shrub to about 1m tall. Leaves are small, narrow and heath-like. Flowers a brilliant red-pink, 3-4cm long, pendant, bell shaped.

One-sided Bottlebrush

This Calothamnus looks to be a very tough woody shrub growing to about 2m high. Thick flattened leaves with conspicuous ribbing, and ending in a sharp point. The bright red flowers are about 4cm long.

Thryptomene

Small thick, rounded shrub growing in red sand.

Micromyrtus

Small shrub about 1m tall.

Melaleuca

Woody shrub to 3m. Branches covered with papery bark. Leaves small and narrow.