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An Early Encounter

Synaphea spinulosa (no common name)

A synaphea was encountered by a dutch explorer over 300 years ago

In 1697, a Dutchman, Captain Willem de Vlamingh was searching coastal areas near to what is now Fremantle, looking for shipwrecked sailors.

This search took him up the Swan River where some plants were collected, probably the first to come from New Holland.

One of these samples was Synaphea spinulosa which is now in the herbarium of the botanic garden at Geneva.

Synaphea spinulosa is uncommon in the bushland.