Myrtaceae

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.

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.

Graceful Honeymyrtle

Shrub, 0.3-2.4 m high. Fl. pink-purple/white, Jul to Nov. Sandy, often gravelly soils over granite or laterite. Associated with granite rocks or watercourses.

Granite Kunzea

Forms a dense gnarled bush up to 2m tall. Leaves grey green, broad, lance shaped. Flowers about 2cm across. Flowers brilliant red although white forms exist. Grows on granite outcrops.

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.

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.

Illyarrie

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

Large Fruited Mallee

An aptly named Mallee with very large fruit (gumnuts). Although the mallee itself is not large - growing only a few metres in height - it has plenty of other "large" characteristics.

Lesser Bottlebrush

One of only two 'true' bottlebrushes in WA. Tall to small tree or shrub, 1-6 m high. Fl. red, Sep to Dec or Jan. Sandy soils, laterite. Often along watercourses.

Marble Gum

A large desert gum reaching over 20m high. Bark smooth throughout, white, shedding in brownish short ribbons or in small polygonal flakes. Leaves are dull green 4 - 6cm long, 1-2cm wide.

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,

Melaleuca

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

Melaleuca parviceps

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

Micromyrtus

Small shrub about 1m tall.

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.

Morrison Featherflower

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

Mottlecah

Mallee with a sprawling, straggling habit. Leaves are large, blue-grey and sessile (without a leaf stalk). Large buds with a pointed bud cap (operculum). Flowers are the largest of all eucalypts,

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.

Muntries

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

Narrow leaved Red Mallee

Small tree or mallee up to 8m tall. Bark smooth and ribbony. Leaves narrow and shiny. Juvenile leaves small, rounded and greyish.

One sided bottlebrush

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.

Painted Featherflower

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

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.