DYSENTERY BUSH. Alyxia buxifolia bark was used as a treatment for dysentery by First Nations people. The species is found in all Australian states except Queensland. It is widespread in southern WA including the wheatbelt and goldfields.

DYSENTERY BUSH. Alyxia buxifolia. The small fruits are toxic to humans but are a food source for some birds and it is birds which spread the seeds. It is an erect shrub with thick leaves.

Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. acutivalvis is an inland plant extending south-east from near Shark Bay throughout most of the wheatbelt and goldfields and into the Great Victoria Desert.

Allocasuarina acutivalvis subsp. acutivalvis can grow to 8 m tall. This plant was about 4 m in height. The genus allocasuarina has separate male and female plants. This is a female plant bearing cones.

Allocasuarina campestris is a spreading bushy shrub. This one was about 2.5 m high and 3.5 m wide. Allocasuarinas are often called SHEOAKS.

Allocasuarina campestris is a shrub which can grow to 3 m high. It has red flowers and spine-free fruit. Plants can be male, female or both. It occurs from Shark Bay, throughout the wheatbelt and goldfields and beyond to Israelite Bay.

Allocasuarina corniculata is a spreading or erect shrub which grows 1 to 5 m high. It is dioecious, meaning that there are separate male and female plants. The photo shows part of a female plant. The flowers are red and the cones have horn-like projections on them.

The species occurs through the wheatbelt from Mullewa to Lake King and east into the goldfields and the Esperance Plains.

WHITE CYPRESS PINE. Callitris columellaris is a tree to 8 m high (in southern WA). It has blue-green foliage and rough grey bark. This is not a flowering plant, but does produce seeds. It is included as it is quite common and noticeable in the Common.

WHITE CYPRESS PINE. Callitris columellaris is widespread in much of Western Australia and also occurs across the continent. It has the largest range of any callitris in Australia. The photo shows some old woody fruit capsules. This is not a flowering plant, but does produce seeds. It is included as it is quite common in the Common.

Dodonaea inaequifolia is a shrub which can grow to 5 m high. 'Inaequifolia' refers to the unequal number of leaflets on each leaf. Dodonaeas are often called HOPBUSHES.

Dodonaea inaequifolia mostly occurs in the triangle bounded by Carnarvon, Karalee and Kelmscott.

LEAFLESS BALLART. Exocarpos aphyllus is a green stemmed leafless shrub which can grow to 5 m high. It is a hemiparasitic plant with the roots dependent on other plants. The photo shows a few flowers (yellowish) and buds (brownish). It occurs in many dry areas of Western Australia and in all other mainland states except the Northern Territory.

WEEPING PITTOSPORUM. Pittosporum angustifolium can grow to 8 m high. The fruit ripens to orange but is not palatable. The leaves can be used to make a tea.

WEEPING PITTOSPORUM. Pittosporum angustfolium occurs over most of the lower 2/3 of Western Australia (excluding forests) and also in all other mainland states including the NT. This photo was taken at Boodalin Soak