Western Australia is reknowned for its unique flora. Our magnificent wildflowers begin blooming in mid-winter in the north of the State and sweep south to end the season in mid to late summer along the cooler south coast. From the forests of our south west to the spinifex grasslands and saltbush of central WA and the Boab trees of the Kimberley, our diverse plant life is treasured by locals as well as by tourists.

The Department of Environment and Conservation has a key role in protecting our native plants, and does so through programs such as Saving our Species, scientific research, plant translocation, the activities of the WA Herbarium, and protection of threatened species and ecological communities.