In Focus

Plant of the Month

September 2021

Hibbertia miniata (Orange Hibbertia) is a sprawling, multi-stemmed shrub, growing to 20–40 cm high.

New to Nuytsia

The stars aligned today for Nuytsia with the publication of several new papers.

Triggerplants (Stylidium spp.) remain front and centre of a broad-ranging research program at the Western Australian Herbarium

Juliet Wege is teaming up with Ben Anderson (WA Herbarium) and Felix Forest (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) to sequence 240 members of the triggerplant family in partnership with Bioplatforms Australia as part of the Genomics for Australian Plants initiative.

Plant of the Month

August 2021

Siegfriedia, with the single species S. darwinioides, is a monotypic genus in the family Rhamnaceae.

Plant of the Month

July 2021

Styphelia tortifolia is a low compact shrub, growing to 0.6 m in height and producing a spectacular display of firecracker red, tubular flowers from about June to September.

New to Nuytsia

Following hot on the heels of the release of Florabase 3.0 are the first 10 papers in this year’s volume of Nuytsia.

Florabase 3

Welcome to the new Florabase.

Plant of the Month

June 2021

Wurmbea densiflora is a small lily that grows to 10–20 cm tall, with dense spikes of bright or sometimes pale pink flowers.

Plant of the Month

May 2021

This colourful flower variant of Banksia seminuda (River Banksia) displays yellow perianths typical of the species but features vibrant red styles instead of the usual bright yellow.

Plant of the Month

April 2021

Eriochilus dilatatus subsp. multiflorus is commonly known as the White Bunny Orchid.

Plant of the Month

March 2021

March is becoming seaweed month, and this year we go underwater at the Houtman Abrolhos Islands to view one of the most spectacular of the seaweeds.

Plant of the Month

February 2021

Pilostyles hamiltoniorum is a completely parasitic plant that lacks chlorophyll and therefore does not photosynthesise.

Plant of the Month

January 2021

With its masses of shell-pink flowers, Scholtzia involucrata (Spiked Scholtzia) is a standout species in the WA landscape throughout the summer months.