This page shows 99 of the more common and conspicuous local species as described and illustrated in Professor Kingsley Dixon’s book ‘Coastal Plants – A guide to the identification and restoration of plants of the greater Perth region’, (second edition published 2020). The book is published by CSIRO Publishing and copyright to Cambridge Coastcare Inc. Clicking on the scientific name will open a copy of the relevant section in the book, complete with plant photographs, whilst clicking on the common name will take you to the relevant section of the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions’ Florabase.
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Acacia cochlearis
Rigid wattleAcacia cyclops
Coastal or red-eyed wattleAcacia lasioscarpa
PanjangAcacia pulchella
Prickly MosesAcacia rostelliferia
Summer-scented wattleAcacia saligna
Orange wattleAcacia truncata
Angle-leaved wattleAcacia xanthina
White-stemmed acaciaAcathocarpus preissii
Prickle lilyAcrotriche cordata
Coastal blueberryAgonis flexuosa
Weeping peppermintAllocasuarina lehmanniana
Dune sheoakAlyxia buxifolia
Sea boxAnthocercis ilicifolia
Holly-leaf tailflowerAnthocercis littorea
Yellow tailflowerAtriplex cinerea
Grey saltbushAtriplex isatidea
Coast saltbushAustrostipa elegantissima
Feather speargrassBanksia dallanneyi
Honeypot dyandraBanksia sessilis
Parrot bushCaladenia latifolia
Pink fairy orchidCalothamnus quadrificus
One-sided bottlebrushCarpobrotus virescens
Coastal pigfaceCassytha flava
Yellow dodder laurelCassytha racemosa
Common dodder laurelClematis linearifolia
Slender clematisConostylis candicans
Coastal cottonheadConostylis setigera
Bristly cottonheadCryptandra mutila
Coastal buckthornDesmocladus flexuosus
Tangle rushDianella revoluta
Native flax dianellaDiplolaena dampieri
Dampier’s roseDiplopeltis huegelii
Pepper bushDrosera pallida
Rainbow sundewEnchylaena tomentosa
Barrier salt bush, ruby salt bushEremophila glabra
Tar bush, coastal poverty bushEriochilus dilatatus
White bunny orchidEucalyptus decipiens
Redheart or redheart moitEucalyptus gomphocephala
TuartExocarpus sparteus
Broom ballartFicinia nodosa
Knotted club rushFrankenia pauciflora
Sea heathGastrolobium capitatum
Eggs and baconGastrolobium nervosum
Coastal eggs and baconGrevillea crithmifolia
(Grevillea crithmifolia)Grevillea preissii
Coastal spider-net grevilleaGuichenotia ledifolia
Coastal guichenotiaHakea prostrata
Harsh hakeaHakea trifurcata
Three leaved hakeaHemiandra pungens
Coastal snakebushHibbertia spicata
Glossy-leaved coastal guinea flowerHibbertia subvaginata
Grey leafed coastal guinea flowerKennedia prostrata
Running postman or scarlet runnerLechenaultia linarioides
Yellow leschenaultiaLepidosperma gladiatum
Coast sword sedgeLepidosperma sp. Coastal Dunes
Dune sedgeLeptomeria preissiana
Bush cherryLeucophyta brownii
Cushion bushLeucopogon insularis
Spiny coastal beard-heathLeucopogon parviflorus
Coastal beard-heathLomandra maritima
Maritime mat-rushMelaleuca cardiophylla
Tangling melaleucaMelaleuca huegelii
Chenille honey-myrtleMelaleuca lanceolata
Rottnest Island tea-treeMelaleuca systena
Coastal honey-myrtleMesomelaena pseudostygia
Little semaphore sedgeMuehlenbeckia adpressa
Climbing lignumMyoporum insulare
Blueberry treeNitraria billardieri
Nitre bushOlax benthamiana
Coastal olaxOlearia axillaris
Coastal daisy bushOpercularia vaginata
Dog weedParietaria debilis
Native pellitoryPhyllanthus calycinus
False boroniaPimelea ferruginea
Coast banjinePithocarpa cordata
Tangle daisyPittosporum ligustrifolium
Coastal mock orangeRhagodia baccata
Berry saltbushSalsola sp.
Coastal roly-polySamolus repens
Common brookweedSantalum acuminatum
Sweet quandongScaevola canescens
Grey scaevolaScaevola crassifolia
Thick-leaved scaevolaScaevola nitida
Shining fanflowerScaevola thesioides
FanflowerSchoenus grandiflorus
Large-flowered bog-rushSpinifex x alternifolius
Hybrid spinifexSpinifex hirsutus
Hairy spinifexSpinifex longifolius
Beach spinifexSporobolus virginicus
Marine couchSpyridium globulosum
Basket bushTempletonia retusa
Cockies tonguesThomasia triphylla
Coastal thomasiaThrelkeldia diffusa
Coastal bonefruitTrachymene coerulea
Blue lace flowerTricoryne tenella
Yellow autumn lilyTrymalium ledifolium
Limestone trymaliumWestringia dampieri
Coastal westringiaXanthorrhoea preissii
Grass tree or balga