PATERSON'S FRINGED LILY. Thysanotus patersonii is widespread in Western Australia and also occurs in all southern states including Tasmania. The anthers are straight and equal in length.

SWAN RIVER DAISY. Brachyscome iberidifolia occurs throughout the western half of Western Australia. The 'petal' colour can vary from white -pink-blue-violet and it can form fields of plants. The species is available commercially.

POMPOM EVERLASTING. Cephalipterum drummondii is an annual herb which can grow to about 40 cm tall. The flowers can be white, cream-yellow or pink.

POMPOM EVERLASTING. Cephalipterum drummondii is an arid and semi-arid country species which occurs from Exmouth Gulf southwards. Westonia Common is near the southern edge of its range in the wheatbelt. It extends eastwards into South Australia

POMPOM EVERLASTING. Cephalipterum drummondii often forms a carpet of colour.

Erymophyllum ramosum is an annual EVERLASTING up to 0.3 m high with yellow or white flowers. It occurs in much of Western Australia and also South Australia. 'Erymophylla' means leaves like a fence and this refers to the leafy bracts surrounding the flowerhead. 'Ramosum' means branched.

Erymophyllum ramosum (an EVERLASTING) often forms a carpet of colour.

Hyalospermum glutinosum subsp. glutinosum is an annual herb with a yellow flower which can grow to 20 cm tall. These, on the sparse soil on a granite rock exposure, were shorter. There is another subspecies which occurs much further north than Westonia Common.

Another member of the daisy family can be seen in this photo. It is the small grey-green rosette shaped plant with a long name: Chthonocephalus pseudevax.

Hyalospermum glutinosum subsp. glutinosum occurs from Shark Bay to the south coast (excluding the forest country), and east to Rawlinna in the Nullarbor. It also occurs in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales.

Lawrencella rosea is a pink and white EVERLASTING daisy, endemic to Western Australia. It occurs mostly from Shark Bay to the Stirling Range and eastwards to Kalgoorlie and is found in woodland (as here) and mulga scrub.

STINKING ROGER. Monoculus monstrosus. This daisy is not an Australian native. It is native to South Africa but is now naturalised in all southern Australian states except Tasmania. It is widespread in Western Australia south of Ajana and including all of the wheatbelt.

GOLDEN LONG-HEADS. Podotheca gnaphalioides can be found from 2 to 60 cm high. Most records have been west of a line between Shark Bay and Esperance, coastal and inland.

Rhodanthe rubella is a small EVERLASTING daisy which can grow up to 0.2 m high.The flowers can be pink, red, white and yellow. The 'petals' or bracts are shiny. It is an inland species with most growing within 200 km of a line between Cowcowing and Kalgoorlie.