Drhoz
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Australian Insect Fanatic (and BritSF fan and Furry)
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8082994... #3491 - Styphelia acervata
Dense, prostrate, mound-forming shrubs, growing in sandy soil in open woodland, in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions.
Dense, prostrate, mound-forming shrubs, growing in sandy soil in open woodland, in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions.
#3491 - Styphelia acervata
Dense, prostrate, mound-forming shrubs, growing in sandy soil in open woodland, in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions.
First formally described as Astroloma acervatum in 2013 by...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:23 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8082994... #3491 - Styphelia acervata
Dense, prostrate, mound-forming shrubs, growing in sandy soil in open woodland, in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions.
Dense, prostrate, mound-forming shrubs, growing in sandy soil in open woodland, in the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8082390... #3490 - Petrophile striata
A sometimes prostrate shrub, with branchs about a meter long.
A sometimes prostrate shrub, with branchs about a meter long.
#3490 - Petrophile striata
A sometimes prostrate shrub, with branchs about a meter long, that grows in woods and shrubland in a variety of soils over laterite and granite from Eneabba to Wagin, on the Darling Range and the...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:21 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8082390... #3490 - Petrophile striata
A sometimes prostrate shrub, with branchs about a meter long.
A sometimes prostrate shrub, with branchs about a meter long.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8082088... #3489 - Acacia celastrifolia - Glowing Wattle
First described in 1842 by George Bentham in Hooker’s London Journal of Botany from specimens collected in the Swan River Colony by James Drummond - three names that should be familiar by now.
First described in 1842 by George Bentham in Hooker’s London Journal of Botany from specimens collected in the Swan River Colony by James Drummond - three names that should be familiar by now.
#3489 - Acacia celastrifolia - Glowing Wattle
First described in 1842 by George Bentham in Hooker's London Journal of Botany from specimens collected in the Swan River Colony by James Drummond - three names that should be familiar by now....
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February 17, 2026 at 10:18 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8082088... #3489 - Acacia celastrifolia - Glowing Wattle
First described in 1842 by George Bentham in Hooker’s London Journal of Botany from specimens collected in the Swan River Colony by James Drummond - three names that should be familiar by now.
First described in 1842 by George Bentham in Hooker’s London Journal of Botany from specimens collected in the Swan River Colony by James Drummond - three names that should be familiar by now.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8081484... #3488 - Asterolasia squamuligera - Yellow Starbush
Originally described in 1848 by William Jackson Hooker as Phebalium squamuligerum. The specific epithet means “bearing small scales” but I don’t know which part of the plant is considered very scaley.
Originally described in 1848 by William Jackson Hooker as Phebalium squamuligerum. The specific epithet means “bearing small scales” but I don’t know which part of the plant is considered very scaley.
#3488 - Asterolasia squamuligera - Yellow Starbush
Originally described in 1848 by William Jackson Hooker as Phebalium squamuligerum. The specific epithet means "bearing small scales" but I don't know which part of the plant is considered very...
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February 17, 2026 at 10:17 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8081484... #3488 - Asterolasia squamuligera - Yellow Starbush
Originally described in 1848 by William Jackson Hooker as Phebalium squamuligerum. The specific epithet means “bearing small scales” but I don’t know which part of the plant is considered very scaley.
Originally described in 1848 by William Jackson Hooker as Phebalium squamuligerum. The specific epithet means “bearing small scales” but I don’t know which part of the plant is considered very scaley.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8081182... #3487 - Grevillea tenuiflora - Tassel Grevillea
A spreading to weakly erect shrub up to 1.5 meters tall, that grows in a variety of soils over laterite in the Avon Wheatbelt and adjacent bioregions.
A spreading to weakly erect shrub up to 1.5 meters tall, that grows in a variety of soils over laterite in the Avon Wheatbelt and adjacent bioregions.
February 17, 2026 at 10:16 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8081182... #3487 - Grevillea tenuiflora - Tassel Grevillea
A spreading to weakly erect shrub up to 1.5 meters tall, that grows in a variety of soils over laterite in the Avon Wheatbelt and adjacent bioregions.
A spreading to weakly erect shrub up to 1.5 meters tall, that grows in a variety of soils over laterite in the Avon Wheatbelt and adjacent bioregions.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8057098... #3486 - Tapinogyna sp.
2 species in this genus, one of which, Tapinogyna perichroa, is known as the Tan Heath Moth, used to be known as Darantasia perichroa, and is found in Victoria and Western Australia. That’s all I have on them.
Various locations, WA.
2 species in this genus, one of which, Tapinogyna perichroa, is known as the Tan Heath Moth, used to be known as Darantasia perichroa, and is found in Victoria and Western Australia. That’s all I have on them.
Various locations, WA.
#3486 - Tapinogyna sp.
There's apparently two species in this genus, one of which, Tapinogyna perichroa, is known as the Tan Heath Moth, used to be known as Darantasia perichroa, and is found in Victoria and Western...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:06 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8057098... #3486 - Tapinogyna sp.
2 species in this genus, one of which, Tapinogyna perichroa, is known as the Tan Heath Moth, used to be known as Darantasia perichroa, and is found in Victoria and Western Australia. That’s all I have on them.
Various locations, WA.
2 species in this genus, one of which, Tapinogyna perichroa, is known as the Tan Heath Moth, used to be known as Darantasia perichroa, and is found in Victoria and Western Australia. That’s all I have on them.
Various locations, WA.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8056872... #3485 - Isopeda magna
An enormous but mostly harmless Huntsman Spider found in the drier inland parts of SW WA, and parts of South Australia. Easily an 11cm legspan.
An enormous but mostly harmless Huntsman Spider found in the drier inland parts of SW WA, and parts of South Australia. Easily an 11cm legspan.
#3485 - Isopeda magna
An enormous but mostly harmless Huntsman Spider found in the drier inland parts of SW WA, and parts of South Australia. Easily an 11cm legspan.
Isopeda is found in Australia, New Guinea, New...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:04 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8056872... #3485 - Isopeda magna
An enormous but mostly harmless Huntsman Spider found in the drier inland parts of SW WA, and parts of South Australia. Easily an 11cm legspan.
An enormous but mostly harmless Huntsman Spider found in the drier inland parts of SW WA, and parts of South Australia. Easily an 11cm legspan.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8056193... #3484 - Euchaetis metallota
Actually a apecies complex, with one in WA, one on the East Coast, and a possible third in South Australia, going by their genes. Caterpillars of this moth are found in Eucalypt stem galls.
Actually a apecies complex, with one in WA, one on the East Coast, and a possible third in South Australia, going by their genes. Caterpillars of this moth are found in Eucalypt stem galls.
#3484 - Euchaetis metallota
Actually a apecies complex, with one in WA, one on the East Coast, and a possible third in South Australia, going by their genes. Caterpillars of this moth are found in Eucalypt stem galls.
The...
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February 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8056193... #3484 - Euchaetis metallota
Actually a apecies complex, with one in WA, one on the East Coast, and a possible third in South Australia, going by their genes. Caterpillars of this moth are found in Eucalypt stem galls.
Actually a apecies complex, with one in WA, one on the East Coast, and a possible third in South Australia, going by their genes. Caterpillars of this moth are found in Eucalypt stem galls.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8055966... #3483 - Xenogenes eustrotiodes
A small Erebid moth endemic to a small area of SW Australia. That’s all I know about it.
Lighttrapping in Dryandra Woodlands NP.
A small Erebid moth endemic to a small area of SW Australia. That’s all I know about it.
Lighttrapping in Dryandra Woodlands NP.
#3483 - Xenogenes eustrotiodes
A small Erebid moth endemic to a small area of SW Australia. That's all I know about it.
Lighttrapping in Dryandra Woodlands NP.
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February 15, 2026 at 12:01 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8055966... #3483 - Xenogenes eustrotiodes
A small Erebid moth endemic to a small area of SW Australia. That’s all I know about it.
Lighttrapping in Dryandra Woodlands NP.
A small Erebid moth endemic to a small area of SW Australia. That’s all I know about it.
Lighttrapping in Dryandra Woodlands NP.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8055286... #3482 - Panaetia lessonii
flower with bonus beetle.
First described in 1829 as Panaetia lessonii by the French botanist, Henri Cassini, and named after one Monsieur Lesson who collected a specimen from King George Sound in 1826.
flower with bonus beetle.
First described in 1829 as Panaetia lessonii by the French botanist, Henri Cassini, and named after one Monsieur Lesson who collected a specimen from King George Sound in 1826.
#3482 - Panaetia lessonii
flower with bonus beetle.
First described in 1829 as Panaetia lessonii by the French botanist, Henri Cassini, and named after one Monsieur Lesson who collected a specimen from King George Sound in...
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February 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8055286... #3482 - Panaetia lessonii
flower with bonus beetle.
First described in 1829 as Panaetia lessonii by the French botanist, Henri Cassini, and named after one Monsieur Lesson who collected a specimen from King George Sound in 1826.
flower with bonus beetle.
First described in 1829 as Panaetia lessonii by the French botanist, Henri Cassini, and named after one Monsieur Lesson who collected a specimen from King George Sound in 1826.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8053475... #3481 - Climacteris rufus - Rufous Treecreeper
Creeping on trees, rufously. The name means ‘reddish ladder-climber’.
Small birds endemic to Western and South Australia, usually in eucalypt woodland, where they patrol the treetrunks searching for insects.
Creeping on trees, rufously. The name means ‘reddish ladder-climber’.
Small birds endemic to Western and South Australia, usually in eucalypt woodland, where they patrol the treetrunks searching for insects.
#3481 - Climacteris rufus - Rufous Treecreeper
Creeping on trees, rufously. The name means 'reddish ladder-climber'.
Small birds endemic to Western and South Australia, usually in eucalypt woodland, where they patrol the treetrunks searching for.....
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February 14, 2026 at 11:57 PM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8053475... #3481 - Climacteris rufus - Rufous Treecreeper
Creeping on trees, rufously. The name means ‘reddish ladder-climber’.
Small birds endemic to Western and South Australia, usually in eucalypt woodland, where they patrol the treetrunks searching for insects.
Creeping on trees, rufously. The name means ‘reddish ladder-climber’.
Small birds endemic to Western and South Australia, usually in eucalypt woodland, where they patrol the treetrunks searching for insects.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8053022... #3480 - Thysanothecium scutellatum
Found in the same parts of Australia as hookeri, but also in New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
Found in the same parts of Australia as hookeri, but also in New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
#3480 - Thysanothecium scutellatum
Found in the same parts of Australia as hookeri, but also in New Zealand, and New Caledonia. Unlike that species, it is lignicolous and grows on wood, preferrably wood that has been charred by fire.....
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February 14, 2026 at 5:30 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8053022... #3480 - Thysanothecium scutellatum
Found in the same parts of Australia as hookeri, but also in New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
Found in the same parts of Australia as hookeri, but also in New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8052569... #3479 - Thysanothecium hookeri
One of three in the genus, all endemic to Australia, and the first genus of lichen based on Australian specimens.
One of three in the genus, all endemic to Australia, and the first genus of lichen based on Australian specimens.
#3479 - Thysanothecium hookeri
One of three in the genus, all endemic to Australia, and the first genus of lichen based on Australian specimens. It was first collected by James Drummond (him again!) in the 1840s, and named after...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:27 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8052569... #3479 - Thysanothecium hookeri
One of three in the genus, all endemic to Australia, and the first genus of lichen based on Australian specimens.
One of three in the genus, all endemic to Australia, and the first genus of lichen based on Australian specimens.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8052342... #3478 - Banksia fraseri - Fraser’s Banksia
Named after Sir Joseph Banks, and Charles Fraser, the first Superintendent of the Sydney Botanic Gardens. Formerly known as Dryandra fraseri, after Swedish botanist Jonas C. Dryander.
Named after Sir Joseph Banks, and Charles Fraser, the first Superintendent of the Sydney Botanic Gardens. Formerly known as Dryandra fraseri, after Swedish botanist Jonas C. Dryander.
#3478 - Banksia fraseri - Fraser's Banksia
Named after Sir Joseph Banks, and Charles Fraser, the first Superintendent of the Sydney Botanic Gardens. Formerly known as Dryandra fraseri, which was named after Swedish botanist Jonas C....
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February 14, 2026 at 5:25 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8052342... #3478 - Banksia fraseri - Fraser’s Banksia
Named after Sir Joseph Banks, and Charles Fraser, the first Superintendent of the Sydney Botanic Gardens. Formerly known as Dryandra fraseri, after Swedish botanist Jonas C. Dryander.
Named after Sir Joseph Banks, and Charles Fraser, the first Superintendent of the Sydney Botanic Gardens. Formerly known as Dryandra fraseri, after Swedish botanist Jonas C. Dryander.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8052116... #3477 - Stylidium ecorne - Foot Triggerplant
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Another Stylidium quite similar to S. calcaratum, but in this case it’s because the Book Triggerplant evolved from this one, when its chromosome count dropped by two.
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Another Stylidium quite similar to S. calcaratum, but in this case it’s because the Book Triggerplant evolved from this one, when its chromosome count dropped by two.
#3477 - Stylidium ecorne - Foot Triggerplant
Another Stylidium quite similar to S. calcaratum, but in this case it's because the Book Triggerplant evolved from this one, when its chromosome count dropped by two. Until this was discovered in...
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February 14, 2026 at 5:22 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8052116... #3477 - Stylidium ecorne - Foot Triggerplant
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Another Stylidium quite similar to S. calcaratum, but in this case it’s because the Book Triggerplant evolved from this one, when its chromosome count dropped by two.
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Another Stylidium quite similar to S. calcaratum, but in this case it’s because the Book Triggerplant evolved from this one, when its chromosome count dropped by two.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8045094... #3476 - Boronia capitata ssp. capitata - Cluster Boronia
There are three subspecies, but they’re pretty limited in their geographic distribution.
There are three subspecies, but they’re pretty limited in their geographic distribution.
#3476 - Boronia capitata ssp. capitata - Cluster Boronia
There are three subspecies, but they're pretty limited in their geographic distribution. The one is found on sandplains around Pingelly, and south down to Dryandra by the look of it. However, it's...
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February 14, 2026 at 4:14 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8045094... #3476 - Boronia capitata ssp. capitata - Cluster Boronia
There are three subspecies, but they’re pretty limited in their geographic distribution.
There are three subspecies, but they’re pretty limited in their geographic distribution.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8044415... #3475 - Lysinema pentapetalum - Curry Flower
A small genus entirely endemic to the SW.
A small genus entirely endemic to the SW.
#3475 - Lysinema pentapetalum - Curry Flower
A small genus entirely endemic to the SW. This one is widespread across this corner of the continent, and distinguished from the similar Lysinema ciliatum by the dull dark brown bracts below the...
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February 14, 2026 at 4:13 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8044415... #3475 - Lysinema pentapetalum - Curry Flower
A small genus entirely endemic to the SW.
A small genus entirely endemic to the SW.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8043056... #3474 - Gompholobium scabrum - Painted Lady Legume
‘inflated seedpods, rough or scabrous’ - the latter referring to the hairy stems.
‘inflated seedpods, rough or scabrous’ - the latter referring to the hairy stems.
#3474 - Gompholobium scabrum - Painted Lady Legume
'inflated seedpods, rough or scabrous' - the latter referring to the hairy stems.
An erect or spreading shrub that typically grows to a height of 2.3 m, on undulating plains across the SW. Finding it....
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February 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8043056... #3474 - Gompholobium scabrum - Painted Lady Legume
‘inflated seedpods, rough or scabrous’ - the latter referring to the hairy stems.
‘inflated seedpods, rough or scabrous’ - the latter referring to the hairy stems.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8039885... #3473 - Physcia sp. - Rosette Lichens
Physcia means bladder or blister, but it’s not actually clear which part of the lichen the original taxonomist was thinking about.
Physcia means bladder or blister, but it’s not actually clear which part of the lichen the original taxonomist was thinking about.
#3473 - Physcia sp. - Rosette Lichens
Physcia means bladder or blister, but it's not actually clear which part of the lichen the original taxonomist was thinking about. A widespread lichen genus, most diverse in south america, and...
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February 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8039885... #3473 - Physcia sp. - Rosette Lichens
Physcia means bladder or blister, but it’s not actually clear which part of the lichen the original taxonomist was thinking about.
Physcia means bladder or blister, but it’s not actually clear which part of the lichen the original taxonomist was thinking about.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035813... #3472 - Stylidium schoenoides - Cow Kicks
The specific epithet refers to the leaves, which resemble those of the sedge genus Schoenus.
The specific epithet refers to the leaves, which resemble those of the sedge genus Schoenus.
#3472 - Stylidium schoenoides - Cow Kicks
The specific epithet refers to the leaves, which resemble those of the sedge genus Schoenus. Yet another WA endemic, growing in sand, sandy loam, and granite, on hillslopes, dunes, and plains, in...
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February 14, 2026 at 3:42 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035813... #3472 - Stylidium schoenoides - Cow Kicks
The specific epithet refers to the leaves, which resemble those of the sedge genus Schoenus.
The specific epithet refers to the leaves, which resemble those of the sedge genus Schoenus.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035794... #3471 - Banksia sphaerocarpa - Round-fruit Banksia
February 14, 2026 at 3:40 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035794... #3471 - Banksia sphaerocarpa - Round-fruit Banksia
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035775... #3470 - Hakea undulata - Wavy-leaved Hakea
An erect and straggly shrub with sweet-smelling flowers from mid-winter to October.
An erect and straggly shrub with sweet-smelling flowers from mid-winter to October.
#3470 - Hakea undulata - Wavy-leaved Hakea
An erect and straggly shrub with sweet-smelling flowers from mid-winter to October. It grows in a diagonal band across the SW, but the Dryandra Woodlands are about as far inland as you get it - it's.....
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February 14, 2026 at 3:24 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035775... #3470 - Hakea undulata - Wavy-leaved Hakea
An erect and straggly shrub with sweet-smelling flowers from mid-winter to October.
An erect and straggly shrub with sweet-smelling flowers from mid-winter to October.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035755... #3469 - Crassula exserta
Another Stonecrop, and a WA endemic. The epithet refers to the protruding valves of the seed capsule.
Another Stonecrop, and a WA endemic. The epithet refers to the protruding valves of the seed capsule.
#3469 - Crassula exserta
Another Stonecrop, and a WA endemic. The epithet refers to the protruding valves of the seed capsule. A succulent annual herb that typically grows to a height of 1 to 15 centimetres, flowering...
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February 14, 2026 at 3:22 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035755... #3469 - Crassula exserta
Another Stonecrop, and a WA endemic. The epithet refers to the protruding valves of the seed capsule.
Another Stonecrop, and a WA endemic. The epithet refers to the protruding valves of the seed capsule.
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#3468 - Stylidium androsaceum
The specific epithet means ’ male concave shield’, which presumably refers to part of the flower anatomy. It’s quite similar to the Book Triggerplant, Stylidium calcaratum, but the flowers on that one are less pointy.
#3468 - Stylidium androsaceum
The specific epithet means ’ male concave shield’, which presumably refers to part of the flower anatomy. It’s quite similar to the Book Triggerplant, Stylidium calcaratum, but the flowers on that one are less pointy.
February 14, 2026 at 3:20 AM
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#3468 - Stylidium androsaceum
The specific epithet means ’ male concave shield’, which presumably refers to part of the flower anatomy. It’s quite similar to the Book Triggerplant, Stylidium calcaratum, but the flowers on that one are less pointy.
#3468 - Stylidium androsaceum
The specific epithet means ’ male concave shield’, which presumably refers to part of the flower anatomy. It’s quite similar to the Book Triggerplant, Stylidium calcaratum, but the flowers on that one are less pointy.
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035718... #3467 - Stylidium caricifolium - Milkmaids Triggerplant
Found across a broad swathe of the Western Wheatbelt and adjacent parts of the SW, growing in Wandoo, mallee or she-oak woodland, in clayey sand, sandy loam, or laterite, usually upslope or near breakaways.
Found across a broad swathe of the Western Wheatbelt and adjacent parts of the SW, growing in Wandoo, mallee or she-oak woodland, in clayey sand, sandy loam, or laterite, usually upslope or near breakaways.
#3467 - Stylidium caricifolium - Milkmaids Triggerplant
Found across a broad swathe of the Western Wheatbelt and adjacent parts of the SW, growing in Wandoo, mallee or she-oak woodland, in clayey sand, sandy loam, or laterite, usually upslope or near...
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February 14, 2026 at 2:40 AM
drhoz.tumblr.com/post/8035718... #3467 - Stylidium caricifolium - Milkmaids Triggerplant
Found across a broad swathe of the Western Wheatbelt and adjacent parts of the SW, growing in Wandoo, mallee or she-oak woodland, in clayey sand, sandy loam, or laterite, usually upslope or near breakaways.
Found across a broad swathe of the Western Wheatbelt and adjacent parts of the SW, growing in Wandoo, mallee or she-oak woodland, in clayey sand, sandy loam, or laterite, usually upslope or near breakaways.