Patersonia occidentalis

Common name: Purple Flag

Meaning of name:

Patersonia honours William Paterson (1755 – 1810) commander of the military force in NSW. William Paterson was one of the earliest botanists of the colony. Occidentalis is a Latin word meaning western.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia

Description:

A tufted plant with flowers held up to 75 centimetres high. The purple flowers are produced from September to December.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2904580

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1550