March

                                   Flowering in March

February – July are the quietest months for flowering plants from the areas listed in this website but amongst spot flowerings in March you will see full flowering displays of Platysace linearifolia – delicate masses of tiny white flowers, Acacia terminalis (pale yellow globular flowers) and various Persoonia species (Geebung – small yellow flowers).

Scientific Name

Common Name
Acacia linifolia Flax-leaved Wattle
Acacia longissima Long-leaved Wattle
Acacia suaveolens Sweet scented wattle
Acacia terminalis ssp. augustifolia Sunshine Wattle
Acacia ulicifolia Prickly Moses
Actinotus helianthi Flannel flower
Actinotus minor Flannel flower
Baeckea brevifolia Heath Myrtle
Baeckea diosmifolia Heath-myrtle
Baeckea imbricata Heath-myrtle
Baeckea linifolia Heath-myrtle
Baloskion tetraphyllum ssp. meiostachyum Tassel-rush, Tassel Cord-rush
Banksia aemula Wallum Banksia
Banksia ericifolia Heath-leaved Banksia
Banksia marginata Silver Banksia
Banksia oblongifolia Rusty Banksia
Banksia robur Swamp Banksia
Banksia serrata Old Man Banksia
Banksia spinulosa Hair-pin Banksia
Bauera rubioides River rose
Caesia parviflora var. parviflora Pale Grass Lily
Caesia parviflora var. vittata Blue Grass Lily
Calytrix tetragona Calytrix
Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia, Dogwood, Mountain Itch
Cassytha glabella Slender Devil’s Twine
Cassytha pubescens Common Devil’s Twine
Caustis pentandra Thick Twist Rush
Cayratia clematidea Slender Grape
Centaurium sp. Centaury plant
Chiloglottis seminuda Autumn Bird Orchid
Corunastylis fimbriata Fringed Midge Orchid
Corymbia gummifera Red Bloodwood
Crowea saligna Crowea
Cryptandra ericoides Heath Cryptandra
Cryptostylis subulata Large Tongue Orchid
Darwinia fascicularis ssp. fascilularis Darwinia
Dodonaea triquetra Common Hop Bush
Drosera pygmaea Pygmy Sundew
Epacris longiflora Native Fuchsia
Epacris pulchella NSW Coral Heath (Wallum Heath)
Euryomyrtus ramosissima Pink Heath-myrtle
Exocarpos cupressiformis Cherry Ballart, Native Cherry
Glycine sp. Love Creeper
Goodenia heterophylla Variable-leaved Goodenia
Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia
Grevillea buxifolia ssp. buxifolia Grey spider flower
Grevillea sericea Pink Spider flower
Grevillea speciosa Red Spider flower
Hakea propinqua Needlebush
Hemigenia purpurea Narrow-leaved Hemigenia
Hibbertia empetrifolia ssp. empetrifolia Trailing Guinea Flower
Hybanthus monopetalus Spade Flower
Hybanthus vernonii ssp. vernonii Spade Flower
Kunzea ambigua White Kunzea
Lambertia formosa Mountain Devil
Lasiopetalum ferrugineum Rusty petals
Leptospermum squarrosum Pink Tea-tree, Peach Blossom Tea-tree
Leucopogon appressus Bearded Heath
Leucopogon microphyllus Bearded Heath
Lobelia dentata Lobelia
Maekawaea rhytidophyllum Desmodium
Mitrasacme polymorpha Mitre Weed
Myoporum boninense Boobialla
Olax stricta Olax
Parsonsia straminea Monkey Rope, Common Silkpod
Patersonia glabrata Silky purple flag, Native Iris
Patersonia sericea Silky purple flag, Native Iris
Persoonia isophylla Geebung
Persoonia lanceolata Lance-leaf Geebung
Persoonia levis Broad-leaf Geebung
Persoonia linearis Narrow-leaved Geebung
Persoonia pinifolia Pine-leaf Geebung
Petrophile pulchella Cone sticks
Philotheca salsolifolia Philotheca
Phyllota phylicoides Common phyllota
Pimelea linifolia ssp.linifolia Rice Flower
Polymeria calycina Swamp Bindweed
Platysace linearifolia Carrot Tops
Pratia purpurascens White Root
Pultenaea tuberculata Bush Pea
Scaevola ramosissima Snake Flower
Stackhousia viminea Slender Stackhousia
Stephania japonica var. discolor Stephania, Snake vine
Stylidium lineare Trigger plant
Synoum glandulosum ssp. glandulosum Scentless Rosewood, Bastard Rosewood
Tetragonia tetragonioides NZ Spinach, Warrigal Cabbage
Thysanotus sp. Fringe Lily
Tricoryne elatier Yellow Rush-lily
Velleia lyrata Velleia
Viola hederacea Native Violet
Westringia fruticosa Coastal Rosemary
Wikstroemia indica Bootlace Bush, Tie Bush
Woollsia pungens Snow  Wreath
Xanthorrhoea sp. Grass tree
Zieria pilosa Hairy Zieria

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