My Mandurah—Naturally!

Sounds of Mandurah—The Sandgrinder Fish (not fishing) of Mandurah Megamouth Shark Mammals of Mandurah Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Bottlenose Dolphins around the world: longer description and more images. More information? Grey-beaked Whale Feb/Mar 2004 Reptiles of Mandurah Bobtail (Tiliqua rugosa) Bobtail Lizard Dugite (Pseudonaja affinis) Juvenile Dugite YA wordy description All about the venom World-wide venom holdings except for Australia Fence Skink () Gould’s Sand Monitor (Varanus gouldii) Roadkill: 90-91cm. Gordon Road 0.8 km E of LLR. 8 Nov 2006 Black Goanna (Varanus tristis tristis): Roadkill: 60-65cm. Gordon Road 2 km W of Southwestern Highway. 23 Nov 2006 Frogs of Mandurah Fungi of Mandurah Shaggy Inkcaps (Coprinus comatus) When? (Piptoporus portentosus) April 2004 Where? Birds of Mandurah Spiders of Mandurah Daddy Longlegs (Pholcus phalangoides): 1, 4, 12. Black House Spider (Badumna insignis): 1, 4, 12. Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasselti): 1, 12. Introduced Grey House-spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum): 12. Huntsman Spider (): 1, 12. White-tailed Spider (Lampona cylindrata) 15mm. Seen: 1, 4, 12. Golden Orb-weaver (Eriophora biapecata) Seen: 1, 12. Garden Orb-weaver (Nephila): 1, 12. Insects of Mandurah Introduced Silverfish (Ctenolepisma longicaudata) : 1, 12 German Cockroach (Blatella germanica) : 12 American House Cockroach (Periplanata americana) : 12 Little Flitting Day Cockroach (Ellipsidion humerale) Garden Praying Mantis (Orthodera ministralis) Earwig (Anisolabididæ) : 1, 12 Common Mole Cricket (Grylotalpa sp.) Western Sandgroper (Cylindraustralia kochii) Indian House Cricket (Gryllodes suplicans) : 1 White-banded Cicada (Arenopsaltria fullo) Common Small Black Cicada (sp) : 12 Meadow Argus (Junonia villida calybe) : 12 Wanderer (Monarch) Butterfly (Danaus plexippus plexippus) : 1, 12 (2008 numerous) Lesser Wanderer Butterfly (Danaus plexippus ssp. petilica) on Sea Rocket: 4 Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) 1, 12 Australian Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa kershawi ) : 1, 12 Smallest Hook Antenna on Daisy 4 Old Lady Moth, Granny Moth, Brown House Moth (Dasypodia selenophora) Family: Noctuidae [Dasys means thick with hair; podia means feet.] Photo source Maybe she’s hiding behind a curtain, with just the eye of one wing keeping a “neighbourhood watch” on things! Seen: 1, 12 Reference: McQuillan Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Grasshopper (sp) Mayfly (sp) Eastern Papernest Wasp (Polistes humilis) Seen: 1 Coast March Fly () Other arthropods of Mandurah Common Banded Centipede (Scolopendra moristans) Ghost Crab (Ocypode convexa) 1:97 Land Molluscs of Mandurah White Italian Snail (Theba pisana) Geography of Mandurah Geography Action Week - 1998 Peel-Harvey Inlet

Native Plants of Mandurah Best Book Reference for plants of the sanddunes: Plants of the Perth Coast and Islands (1995) [by] Elizabeth Rippey & Barbara Rowland. Best Persons Reference: Mandurah Wilflower Group Inc. Best Online Reference: FloraBase2 The Western Australian Flora Each link below is to FloraBase2 and opens in a new window. FloraBase2 will give four items per plant: Name Status; Description; Distribution Map; and Photos. Close the FloraBase2 window to return to this page. * Dune Cabbage (Arctotheca populifolia) * Sea Rocket (Cakile maritima) Fl: 4 Cushion Bush (Calocephalus brownii) * Hottentot Fig {Pigface} (Carpobrotus edulis) Basketbush (Spyridium globulosum) Fl: 7 Stinkwood (Jacksonia furcellata) Fl: 1, 4, 7 Seaberry Saltbush (Rhagodia baccata) Berry Fl: 1, 4 * (Trachyandra divaricata) Camel Bush (Alyxia buxifolia) Snake Bush (Hemiandra pungens) Fl: 1, 4 Native Wisteria (Hardenbergia comptoniana) *Coast Teatree (Leptospermum laevigatum) Thick Leaved Fan Flower (Scaevola crassifolia) Fl: 1 Orange Wattle (Acacia saligna) Dodder Laurel (Cassytha racemosa) Prickly Saltwort (Salsola kali) Knotted Club Rush (Isolepis nodosa) Prickle Lily (Acanthocarpus preissii) Tuart (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) Peppermint (Agonis flexuosa) Beach Rosemary, Coastal Daisy (Olearia axillaris) Coast Sword-sedge (Lepidosperma gladiatum) *Rose Pelargonium (Pelargonium capitatum) Fl: 1 *Beach Evening Primrose (Oenothera drummondii) Fl: 1, 4 Hairy Spinifex (Spinifex hirsutus) Long Leaved Spinifex (Spinifex longifolius) Fl: 1 Woolly Bush (Adenanthos sp.) Fl: 1 Sea Spinach (Tetragonia decumbens) Fl: 1, 4 * Hare’s Tail Grass (Lagurus ovatus) Weeds of Mandurah *Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) *Namana (Euphorbia australis) *Four-leafed Allseed (Polycarpon tetraphyllum) *Bearded Oat (Avena barbata) *Crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) Fl: 1 * Stinkwort (Dittrichia graveolens) * Caustic weed (Euphorbia drummondii) Fl: 1 * Geraldton Carnation Weed (Euphorbia terracina) Fl: 1 * (Aptenia) garden discard * Buffalo Grass (Aptenia) garden discard * Wild Carrot (Rhaphanus raphanistrum) Fl: 1, 4 Other Garden Plants of Mandurah Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla) Norfolk Island Hibiscus (Lagunaria patersonia) Native Plants along Gordon Road Woody Pear (Xylomelum occidentale) WA Christmas Tree (Nuytsia floribunda) Fl: 1, 12 Weather for Mandurah District Forecast—South West Land Division WA Town Forecasts Rainfall Bulletin WA Weekly Rainfall Totals Maps 256 km Albany Radar Weather graphs for Silver Sands