Viminaria juncea

Common name: Swishbush

Meaning of name:

Viminaria is from the Latin words vimen and inis, meaning withy, osier. It refers to the rush-like stems. Juncea is from the Latin word junceus, meaning made of rushes, rush-like.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.

Description:

A shrub to 5 metres tall. The yellow and orange-red flowers are produced from October 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/2904505

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4325