The latest authoritative stats on species names in use in WA, and a baseline count of the number of cryptogams tracked in the Census of Western Australian Plants.
Tecticornia bibenda -- a succulent plant in WA that resembles the 'Michelin Man' -- has been recognised as one of the "Top 10" new species described in 2007.
Since 1993, coded descriptive data has been captured and maintained for every taxon in WA. In the last year 812 queryable descriptions have been added or updated.