Drhoz
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Australian Insect Fanatic (and BritSF fan and Furry)
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7995301... #3308 - Hakea petiolaris ssp. trichophylla - Sea Urchin Hakea
A large shrub sometimes up to 9m tall. All three subspecies are endemic to the WA Wheatbelt, usually growing near granite outcrops.
A large shrub sometimes up to 9m tall. All three subspecies are endemic to the WA Wheatbelt, usually growing near granite outcrops.
#3308 - Hakea petiolaris ssp. trichophylla - Sea Urchin Hakea
A large shrub sometimes up to 9m tall. All three subspecies are endemic to the WA Wheatbelt, usually growing near granite outcrops. Grown as a hardy, fast-growing, frost-tolerant ornamental, and the...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7995301... #3308 - Hakea petiolaris ssp. trichophylla - Sea Urchin Hakea
A large shrub sometimes up to 9m tall. All three subspecies are endemic to the WA Wheatbelt, usually growing near granite outcrops.
A large shrub sometimes up to 9m tall. All three subspecies are endemic to the WA Wheatbelt, usually growing near granite outcrops.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7995093... #3307 - Isopogon divergens - Spreading Coneflower
#3307 - Isopogon divergens - Spreading Coneflower
One of the Drumsticks (note the shape of the seedheads) common from the middle of the wgheatbelt NW to Shark Bay. It reaches about 2m in height. GSB2023 Wongan Hills - various locations
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November 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7995093... #3307 - Isopogon divergens - Spreading Coneflower
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7995022... #3306 - Xylomelum occidentale - Western Woody Pear
AKA danja, dumbung or koongal in the Noongar langauge.
AKA danja, dumbung or koongal in the Noongar langauge.
#3306 - Xylomelum occidentale - Western Woody Pear
AKA danja, dumbung or koongal in the Noongar langauge. The other Woody Pear species I've seen over here - rather more often than the Sandplains species, in fact, since it's found on the Swan Coastal.....
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November 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7995022... #3306 - Xylomelum occidentale - Western Woody Pear
AKA danja, dumbung or koongal in the Noongar langauge.
AKA danja, dumbung or koongal in the Noongar langauge.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994953... #3305 - Xylomelum angustifolium - Sandplain Woody Pear
A somewhat incredibly fruitful Woody Pear growing in the deep yellow sand of the Reynoldson Flora Reserve.
A somewhat incredibly fruitful Woody Pear growing in the deep yellow sand of the Reynoldson Flora Reserve.
#3305 - Xylomelum angustifolium - Sandplain Woody Pear
A somewhat incredibly fruitful Woody Pear growing in the deep yellow sand of the Reynoldson Flora Reserve.
This species grows from the central parts of the Wheatbelt, northwest up to Shark Bay. The...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994953... #3305 - Xylomelum angustifolium - Sandplain Woody Pear
A somewhat incredibly fruitful Woody Pear growing in the deep yellow sand of the Reynoldson Flora Reserve.
A somewhat incredibly fruitful Woody Pear growing in the deep yellow sand of the Reynoldson Flora Reserve.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994883... #3131 - Eucalyptus rigidula ssp. rigidula - Stiff-leaved Mallee
Somehow missed covering this one earlier - I should probably avoid having 50 tabs open at once.
Somehow missed covering this one earlier - I should probably avoid having 50 tabs open at once.
#3131 - Eucalyptus rigidula ssp. rigidula - Stiff-leaved Mallee
Somehow missed covering this one earlier - I should probably avoid having 50 tabs open at once.
Found growing in dry heath and scrubland in the southern half of WA, out to the edge of the Great...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994883... #3131 - Eucalyptus rigidula ssp. rigidula - Stiff-leaved Mallee
Somehow missed covering this one earlier - I should probably avoid having 50 tabs open at once.
Somehow missed covering this one earlier - I should probably avoid having 50 tabs open at once.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994744... #3304 - Banksia dallanneyi - Couch Honeypot
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994744... #3304 - Banksia dallanneyi - Couch Honeypot
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994673... #3303 - Banksia attenuata - Candlestick Banksia
AKA slender banksia, or biara, and Banksia cylindrostachya for a while.
It can reach 10m in height, but is more usually 2 in the drier parts of its range. It can take them 300 years to reach their maximum size.
AKA slender banksia, or biara, and Banksia cylindrostachya for a while.
It can reach 10m in height, but is more usually 2 in the drier parts of its range. It can take them 300 years to reach their maximum size.
#3303 - Banksia attenuata - Candlestick Banksia
AKA slender banksia, or biara, and Banksia cylindrostachya for a while.
It can reach 10m in height, but is more usually 2 in the drier parts of its range. It can take them 300 years to reach their...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:07 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994673... #3303 - Banksia attenuata - Candlestick Banksia
AKA slender banksia, or biara, and Banksia cylindrostachya for a while.
It can reach 10m in height, but is more usually 2 in the drier parts of its range. It can take them 300 years to reach their maximum size.
AKA slender banksia, or biara, and Banksia cylindrostachya for a while.
It can reach 10m in height, but is more usually 2 in the drier parts of its range. It can take them 300 years to reach their maximum size.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994604... #3302 - Banksia grandis - Bull Banksia
This is just a seedling - the adult tree can be 15m tall, which is how they got the common name Giant Banksia.
AKA beera, biara, boongura, gwangia, pira or peera.
This is just a seedling - the adult tree can be 15m tall, which is how they got the common name Giant Banksia.
AKA beera, biara, boongura, gwangia, pira or peera.
#3302 - Banksia grandis - Bull Banksia
This is just a seedling - the adult tree can be 15m tall, which is how they got the common name Giant Banksia.
Photo by Sebastian1997 on...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7994604... #3302 - Banksia grandis - Bull Banksia
This is just a seedling - the adult tree can be 15m tall, which is how they got the common name Giant Banksia.
AKA beera, biara, boongura, gwangia, pira or peera.
This is just a seedling - the adult tree can be 15m tall, which is how they got the common name Giant Banksia.
AKA beera, biara, boongura, gwangia, pira or peera.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7991747... #3301 - Banksia purdieana
Named in 1904 by Ludwig Diels as Dryandra purdieana after his friend Alexander Purdie.
Named in 1904 by Ludwig Diels as Dryandra purdieana after his friend Alexander Purdie.
#3301 - Banksia purdieana
Named in 1904 by Ludwig Diels as Dryandra purdieana after his friend Alexander Purdie.
Another Banksia shrub found around Wongan Hills, but the leaves are wider and the species is found over a much...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7991747... #3301 - Banksia purdieana
Named in 1904 by Ludwig Diels as Dryandra purdieana after his friend Alexander Purdie.
Named in 1904 by Ludwig Diels as Dryandra purdieana after his friend Alexander Purdie.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7991677... #3300 - Banksia wonganensis
Previously known as Dryandra wonganensis, which was described in 1996. In 2007 it and all other Dryandras got moved into the genus Banksia.
Previously known as Dryandra wonganensis, which was described in 1996. In 2007 it and all other Dryandras got moved into the genus Banksia.
November 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7991677... #3300 - Banksia wonganensis
Previously known as Dryandra wonganensis, which was described in 1996. In 2007 it and all other Dryandras got moved into the genus Banksia.
Previously known as Dryandra wonganensis, which was described in 1996. In 2007 it and all other Dryandras got moved into the genus Banksia.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7991398... #3299 - Conospermum incurvum - Plume Smokebush
First published in John Lindley’s 1839 A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, and its taxonomic history since has been gratifyingly dull after some of the nonsense I’ve covered on other recent species.
First published in John Lindley’s 1839 A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, and its taxonomic history since has been gratifyingly dull after some of the nonsense I’ve covered on other recent species.
#3299 - Conospermum incurvum - Plume Smokebush
First published in John Lindley's 1839 A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, and its taxonomic history since then has been gratifyingly dull after some of the nonsense I've had to cover...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:15 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7991398... #3299 - Conospermum incurvum - Plume Smokebush
First published in John Lindley’s 1839 A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, and its taxonomic history since has been gratifyingly dull after some of the nonsense I’ve covered on other recent species.
First published in John Lindley’s 1839 A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony, and its taxonomic history since has been gratifyingly dull after some of the nonsense I’ve covered on other recent species.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7991260... #3298 - Synaphea spinulosa ssp. major
Synaphea is from the Greek meaning connection or union. Refering to the membrane connecting the filament of the upper sterile anther to the stigma. Spinulosa means ‘abounding in thorns’.
Synaphea is from the Greek meaning connection or union. Refering to the membrane connecting the filament of the upper sterile anther to the stigma. Spinulosa means ‘abounding in thorns’.
#3298 - Synaphea spinulosa ssp. major
Synaphea is from the Greek meaning connection or union. Refering to the membrane connecting the filament of the upper sterile anther to the stigma. Spinulosa means 'abounding in thorns'.
This species...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7991260... #3298 - Synaphea spinulosa ssp. major
Synaphea is from the Greek meaning connection or union. Refering to the membrane connecting the filament of the upper sterile anther to the stigma. Spinulosa means ‘abounding in thorns’.
Synaphea is from the Greek meaning connection or union. Refering to the membrane connecting the filament of the upper sterile anther to the stigma. Spinulosa means ‘abounding in thorns’.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987914... #3297 - Grevillea eriostachya - Yellow Flame Grevillea
AKA Honey Grevillea. ‘eriostachya’ means “woolly flowerspike”.
AKA Honey Grevillea. ‘eriostachya’ means “woolly flowerspike”.
#3297 - Grevillea eriostachya - Yellow Flame Grevillea
AKA Honey Grevillea. 'eriostachya' means "woolly flowerspike".
It grows over a wider range than the majority of the plants I've been covering - in arid and semi-arid areas of Western Australia, the...
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November 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987914... #3297 - Grevillea eriostachya - Yellow Flame Grevillea
AKA Honey Grevillea. ‘eriostachya’ means “woolly flowerspike”.
AKA Honey Grevillea. ‘eriostachya’ means “woolly flowerspike”.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987845... #3296 - Grevillea paniculata - Kerosene Bush
The wrinkly brain-like fruit is a dead giveway for the ID. ’paniculate’ means ‘many-branched inflorescence’.
The wrinkly brain-like fruit is a dead giveway for the ID. ’paniculate’ means ‘many-branched inflorescence’.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987845... #3296 - Grevillea paniculata - Kerosene Bush
The wrinkly brain-like fruit is a dead giveway for the ID. ’paniculate’ means ‘many-branched inflorescence’.
The wrinkly brain-like fruit is a dead giveway for the ID. ’paniculate’ means ‘many-branched inflorescence’.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987774... #3295 - Grevillea teretifolia - Round Leaf Grevillea
Round-leaf might seem like an odd name for something that resembles a pile of caltrops, but ’terete’ does mean ‘circular in cross section’ and the leaves for the most part are.
Round-leaf might seem like an odd name for something that resembles a pile of caltrops, but ’terete’ does mean ‘circular in cross section’ and the leaves for the most part are.
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987774... #3295 - Grevillea teretifolia - Round Leaf Grevillea
Round-leaf might seem like an odd name for something that resembles a pile of caltrops, but ’terete’ does mean ‘circular in cross section’ and the leaves for the most part are.
Round-leaf might seem like an odd name for something that resembles a pile of caltrops, but ’terete’ does mean ‘circular in cross section’ and the leaves for the most part are.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987705... #3294 - Grevillea paradoxa - Bottlebrush Grevillea
The popular garden plant, Grevillea 'Dorothy Gordon’, is a hybrid of this and G. sessilis.
The popular garden plant, Grevillea 'Dorothy Gordon’, is a hybrid of this and G. sessilis.
#3294 - Grevillea paradoxa - Bottlebrush Grevillea
An unusual Grevillea named for its resemblance to two other plants - Bottlebrushes (Melaleuca) and Hakea (a related genus, but different enough to most Grevilleas that Ferdinand von Mueller named this...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987705... #3294 - Grevillea paradoxa - Bottlebrush Grevillea
The popular garden plant, Grevillea 'Dorothy Gordon’, is a hybrid of this and G. sessilis.
The popular garden plant, Grevillea 'Dorothy Gordon’, is a hybrid of this and G. sessilis.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987636... #3293 - Grevillea petrophiloides - Pink Pokers
AKA rock grevillea or poker grevillea.
There are three subspecies, all endemic to the semi-arid SW. Two grow near granite, and the other in heaths, sandplains and scrubland. It may reach 4m in height.
AKA rock grevillea or poker grevillea.
There are three subspecies, all endemic to the semi-arid SW. Two grow near granite, and the other in heaths, sandplains and scrubland. It may reach 4m in height.
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987636... #3293 - Grevillea petrophiloides - Pink Pokers
AKA rock grevillea or poker grevillea.
There are three subspecies, all endemic to the semi-arid SW. Two grow near granite, and the other in heaths, sandplains and scrubland. It may reach 4m in height.
AKA rock grevillea or poker grevillea.
There are three subspecies, all endemic to the semi-arid SW. Two grow near granite, and the other in heaths, sandplains and scrubland. It may reach 4m in height.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987496... #3292 - Verticordia monadelpha var. monadelpha - Woolly Featheryflower
AKA Pink Morrison, pink woolly featherflower, white woolly featherflower or pink cauliflower, for some reason.
AKA Pink Morrison, pink woolly featherflower, white woolly featherflower or pink cauliflower, for some reason.
#3292 - Verticordia monadelpha var. monadelpha - Woolly Featheryflower
AKA Pink Morrison, pink woolly featherflower, white woolly featherflower or pink cauliflower, for some reason. The specific epithet monadelpha is derived from the Ancient Greek words for "one brother"...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:57 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987496... #3292 - Verticordia monadelpha var. monadelpha - Woolly Featheryflower
AKA Pink Morrison, pink woolly featherflower, white woolly featherflower or pink cauliflower, for some reason.
AKA Pink Morrison, pink woolly featherflower, white woolly featherflower or pink cauliflower, for some reason.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987426... #3291 - Verticordia chrysantha - Yellow Featherflower
“gold-flowering turner-of-hearts”
A small slow-growing shrub common in a variety of soils and habitats across the semi-arid SW, but preferring full sun.
“gold-flowering turner-of-hearts”
A small slow-growing shrub common in a variety of soils and habitats across the semi-arid SW, but preferring full sun.
#3291 - Verticordia chrysantha - Yellow Featherflower
"gold-flowering turner-of-hearts"
A small slow-growing shrub common in a variety of soils and habitats across the semi-arid SW, but preferring full sun.
Germination of the seeds happens most often.....
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November 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987426... #3291 - Verticordia chrysantha - Yellow Featherflower
“gold-flowering turner-of-hearts”
A small slow-growing shrub common in a variety of soils and habitats across the semi-arid SW, but preferring full sun.
“gold-flowering turner-of-hearts”
A small slow-growing shrub common in a variety of soils and habitats across the semi-arid SW, but preferring full sun.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987356... #3290 - Verticordia chrysanthella - Little Chrysantha
Photo by Chris Punter.
Named by Australian botanist Alex George in 1991 from specimens collected in near Wongan Hills, after it’s resemble to Verticordia chrysantha.
Photo by Chris Punter.
Named by Australian botanist Alex George in 1991 from specimens collected in near Wongan Hills, after it’s resemble to Verticordia chrysantha.
#3290 - Verticordia chrysanthella - Little Chrysantha
Photo by Chris Punter.
Named by Australian botanist Alex George in 1991 from specimens collected in near Wongan Hills, after it's resemble to Verticordia chrysantha. It's widespread across the...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987356... #3290 - Verticordia chrysanthella - Little Chrysantha
Photo by Chris Punter.
Named by Australian botanist Alex George in 1991 from specimens collected in near Wongan Hills, after it’s resemble to Verticordia chrysantha.
Photo by Chris Punter.
Named by Australian botanist Alex George in 1991 from specimens collected in near Wongan Hills, after it’s resemble to Verticordia chrysantha.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987287... #3289 - Verticordia picta - Painted Featherflower
AKA China Cups.
Widespread in a band from Shark Bay to Esperance, growing in a wide range of soils and conditions.
AKA China Cups.
Widespread in a band from Shark Bay to Esperance, growing in a wide range of soils and conditions.
November 5, 2025 at 11:41 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987287... #3289 - Verticordia picta - Painted Featherflower
AKA China Cups.
Widespread in a band from Shark Bay to Esperance, growing in a wide range of soils and conditions.
AKA China Cups.
Widespread in a band from Shark Bay to Esperance, growing in a wide range of soils and conditions.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987217... #3288 - Thryptomene australis - Hook-leaf Thryptomene
Widespread in the SW, and most often found growing on granite outcrops as here. Sometimes on plains, around salt lakes and along creeklines and firebreaks in most kinds of soil.
Widespread in the SW, and most often found growing on granite outcrops as here. Sometimes on plains, around salt lakes and along creeklines and firebreaks in most kinds of soil.
#3288 - Thryptomene australis - Hook-leaf Thryptomene
Widespread in the SW, and most often found growing on granite outcrops as here. Sometimes on plains, around salt lakes and along creeklines and firebreaks in most kinds of soil.
GSB2024 Wongan Hills -...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987217... #3288 - Thryptomene australis - Hook-leaf Thryptomene
Widespread in the SW, and most often found growing on granite outcrops as here. Sometimes on plains, around salt lakes and along creeklines and firebreaks in most kinds of soil.
Widespread in the SW, and most often found growing on granite outcrops as here. Sometimes on plains, around salt lakes and along creeklines and firebreaks in most kinds of soil.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987147... #3287 - Thryptomene racemulosa
“Made small, with small racemes”.
There’s some 47 known species in the genus, all endemic to Australia.
“Made small, with small racemes”.
There’s some 47 known species in the genus, all endemic to Australia.
#3287 - Thryptomene racemulosa
"Made small, with small racemes". There's some 47 known species in the genus, all endemic to Australia. This one is found on sand plains and low ridges in the Mid West and Wheatbelt regions, growing...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7987147... #3287 - Thryptomene racemulosa
“Made small, with small racemes”.
There’s some 47 known species in the genus, all endemic to Australia.
“Made small, with small racemes”.
There’s some 47 known species in the genus, all endemic to Australia.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7986939... #3286 - Scholtzia drummondii
A small shrub that grows in sand and gravel soils on the plains and ridges of the Western Wheatbelt.
GSB2024 Wongan Hills - Wongan Wildflower Walk
A small shrub that grows in sand and gravel soils on the plains and ridges of the Western Wheatbelt.
GSB2024 Wongan Hills - Wongan Wildflower Walk
November 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7986939... #3286 - Scholtzia drummondii
A small shrub that grows in sand and gravel soils on the plains and ridges of the Western Wheatbelt.
GSB2024 Wongan Hills - Wongan Wildflower Walk
A small shrub that grows in sand and gravel soils on the plains and ridges of the Western Wheatbelt.
GSB2024 Wongan Hills - Wongan Wildflower Walk
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7986868... #3285 - Micromyrtus sp.
M. racemosa, I think.
A large genus endemic to Australia, with white, pink or yellow flowers. If it is racemosa, it grows in gravelly soil around rocky outcrops in the semi-arid SW. This one was.
GSB2024 Wongan Hills - Mount O'Brien.
M. racemosa, I think.
A large genus endemic to Australia, with white, pink or yellow flowers. If it is racemosa, it grows in gravelly soil around rocky outcrops in the semi-arid SW. This one was.
GSB2024 Wongan Hills - Mount O'Brien.
November 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/7986868... #3285 - Micromyrtus sp.
M. racemosa, I think.
A large genus endemic to Australia, with white, pink or yellow flowers. If it is racemosa, it grows in gravelly soil around rocky outcrops in the semi-arid SW. This one was.
GSB2024 Wongan Hills - Mount O'Brien.
M. racemosa, I think.
A large genus endemic to Australia, with white, pink or yellow flowers. If it is racemosa, it grows in gravelly soil around rocky outcrops in the semi-arid SW. This one was.
GSB2024 Wongan Hills - Mount O'Brien.