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The Shire of York acknowledges the Ballardong Noongar people as the traditional custodians of this land.

A wildflower identification guide and map

Ericomyrtus serpyllifolia Jul-Dec

Hemiandra incanaSnake Plant Sep-Dec

Jacksonia floribundaHolly PeaOct-Dec

Stylidium dichotomum Pins and NeedlesSep-Dec

Acacia crassistipulaJul-Aug

Anigozanthos humilisCats Paw Jul-Oct

Boronia ramosa subsp. anethifoliaMay-Oct

Caladenia falcataGreen Spider OrchidSep-Oct

Conostylis aculeata subsp. bromelioidesSep-Oct

Daviesia microphyllaJun-Oct

Eremaea paucifloraJul-Dec

Grevillea uncinulataHook-leaf GrevilleaMay-Dec

Hibbertia huegeliiBassalt Guieaflower Jul-Dec

Melaleuca tuberculataJul-Nov

Synaphea spinulosaJun-Dec

Verticordia pictaJul-Nov

Stylidium perulaButterfly Trigger Plant Sep-Oct

Trymalium angustifoliumMay-Oct

Acacia lasiocarpa var. bracteolataJun-Oct

Banksia prionotesAcorn BanksiaFeb-Aug

Bossiaea spinescensMay-Oct

Calytrix violaceaFringe MyrtleAug-Nov

Conostylis setigera Bristly CottonheadAug-Nov

Drosera albonotataCape SundewAug-Nov

Wallaby Hills Reserve

locations

Reserves where the pictured and listed flowers have been seen. Good wildflower roadsides marked.

Cameron Road

Gwambygine Park

Oswald Sargent Reserve

Mokine Reserve

Mt. Hardy Reserve

Mt. Observation

Mt. Ronans Reserve (NB not St. Ronans Well)

Talbot Hall Reserve

Wambyn Reserve

Wallaby Hills Reserve

Diuris brumalis Tricoryne humilis Gompholobium marginatum

Hakea erinacea

Acacia acuminata Jam WattleJul-Oct

Amyema preissiiWireleaf Mistletoe Jan-Dec

Dianella revoluta Flax LilySep-Dec

Drosera macrophyllaShowy SundewJun-Oct

Dichopogon fimbriatus Chocolate Lily Aug-Oct

Drosera macranthaBridal RainbowJun-Nov

Eucalyptus loxophlebaYork GumJul-Dec

Lawrencella roseaPink EverlastingJul-Oct

Podolepis canescensCopper Wire Daisy Aug-Dec

Rhodanthe manglesiiSilverback everlasting Aug-Dec

Santalum spicatumSandalwoodFeb-Jun

Hakea preissiiNeedle Tree Aug-Dec

Mt. Brown Reserve

The Shire of York is fortunate to have many reserves where wildflowers have been protected for future generations to enjoy. This brochure contains photographs of a small number of species which are well represented in each of the reserves listed below. Many are found in all, some are extra special and may only be seen for a short time. Please note the flowering months when they are likely to be seen.

Photo Credits; Audrey Sole & Bruce McGregor. Produced by the Shire of York in partnership with the York River Conservation Society.

MT BROWN NATURE RESERVE

137ha situated in the town of York. Features a hilltop viewing area looking over the township. York gum Woodland, Granite outcrops. Best Features: Jam Wattle woodland, everlasting daisies, sundew, lily and grassland understorey.

WALLABY HILLS NATURE RESERVE

59ha 23kms East of York on the Goldfields Rd. Areas of sandplain, laterite ridge and creekline. Best features: Banksia, Synaphea, Verticordia, Calytrix, Stylidium, Leschenaultia, Cat's Paw, Melaleuca, Thomasia.

Diuris brumalisJun-Aug

Tricoryne humilisSep-Nov

Gompholobium marginatumSep-Nov

Hakea erinaceaHedgehog Hakea May-Nov

Acacia drummondiiDrummonds Wattle Jun-Oct

Caladenia reptans Little Pink Fairy OrchidJul-Sep

Comesperma volubile Love Creeper Jun-Nov

Astroloma epacridisJun-Nov

Hemigenia incanaAug-Nov

Leschenaultia bilobaBlue LeschenaultiaJul-Dec

Melaleuca radulaGraceful Honey-myrtle Jul-Nov

Stylidium caricifoliumMilkmaids Sep-Nov

Elythranthera brunonis Purple Enamel Orchid Aug-Oct

Eryngium pinnatifidum Blue Devil’sAug-Dec

Gastrolobium spinosumPrickly PoisonAug-Dec

Hibbertia diamesogenosSep-Dec

Banksia sessilisParrot Bush Apr-Nov

Ericksonella saccharataSugar OrchidAug-Sep

Caladenia flava subsp. flavaCowslip OrchidJul-Nov

Diplopeltis heugeliiApr-Dec

Orthrosanthus laxus Morning IrisAug-Nov

Phyllanthus calycinus False BoroniaJun-Dec

Tetratheca confertifoliaAug-Dec

Caladenia longicaudaSpider OrchidJul-Nov

Elythranthera emarginataPink Enamel OrchidOct-Dec

Xanthorrhoea drummondiiGrasstree Sep-Nov

Acacia pulchella Prickly MosesMay-Dec

Calothamnus sanguineusMar-Nov

Dillwynia laxifloraOct

Drosera platystigmaBlack-Eyed Sundew Oct-Dec

Eucalyptus wandooWandooOct-Dec

Gastrolobium calycinum York Rd Poison

Hibbertia commutataJul-Nov

Hovea trisperma Common HoveaMay-Nov

Asterolasia grandifloraMay-Oct

Banksia fraseriApr-Sep

Banksia squarrosaPingle Jun-Nov

Beaufortia incanaAug-Dec

WAMBYN Reserve

Mt Ronan Reserve

Oswald Sargent Reserve

Pheladenia deformisBluebeardMay-Sep

Podolepis lessoniiAug-Dec

Stylidium eriopodumOct-Nov

Thysanotus patersoniiFringe Lily Jul-Nov

Beaufortia eriocephalaWoolly BottlebrushAug-Dec

Cryptandra arbutifloraCryptandra Jun-Oct

Drosera glanduligeraAug-Nov

Gastrolobium capitatumJun-Sep

Chorizema aciculareJul-Oct

Cryptandra myrianthaMay-Oct

Eucalyptus drummondii Drummond’s GumApr-Dec

Gastrolobium villosum Crinkle Leaf PoisonAug-Oct

Hibbertia hibbertioidesJan-Dec

Mirbelia florabundaPurple Mirbelia Jul-Oct

Petrophile seminudaAug-Nov

Pimelea ciliata BanjineAug-Nov

Isopogon dubius Pincushion Coneflower Jul-Oct

Hibbertia vaginataJul-Oct

Ptilotus manglesiiPom PomsSep-Dec

Petrophile squamataJul-Oct

Patersonia occidentalis(Long) Purple FlagAug-Dec

Stypandra glauca BlindgrassAug-Nov

Thelymitra macrophylla Scented Sun OrchidAug-Nov

Verticordia bifimbriataApr-Dec

Stackhousia pubescensWhite CandlesAug-Dec

Stylidium leptophyllum Needle-leaved TriggerplantSep-Nov

Thelymitra villosa Vanilla OrchidSep-Nov

Verticordia serrata Sep-Nov

MT RONAN NATURE RESERVE

119ha 21kms west of York on Wambyn Rd. A diverse range of habitat including hilltop, granite, gully, gravel ridges and sandplain. Best Features: Powderbark Wandoo, Drosera, Orchids, Stylidium, Verticordia, many Proteaceae and pea plants. No vehicle access.

OSWALD SARGENT NATURE RESERVE

119ha 5 kms west of York situated within and adjacent to the golf course area. Granite area's and laterite hilltop and ridge. Marri, Sheoak and Wandoo woodland. Also Brown Mallet. Best Features: Woodlands, Hibbertia, Leschenaultia, Grass Trees, Orchids, Stylidium, many Proteaceae and pea flowers. Look out for Golfers!

WAMBYN NATURE RESERVE

215ha 12 kms west of York on Great Southern Hwy. Wandoo and sheoak woodlands with granite outcrops and laterite ridges. Best Features: Wandoo, Orchids, Acacia, Hibbertia, Daisies. No vehicle access.

Gompholobium shuttleworthiiSep-Dec

Hibbertia hypericoidesButtercups Apr-Dec

Isopogon divergensSpreading Coneflower Aug-Oct

Petrophile heterophyllaVariable-leaved Cone BushJun-Dec

Please NEVER pick wildflowers

PHOTOGRAPH, PROTECT, PRESERVE for future generations

Stylidium bulbiferumTriggerplant Oct-Nov

Gastrolobium obovatum Boat Leaved Poison