Bungalbin tetratheca (Tetratheca aphylla) in the Helena and Aurora Ranges, WA.
Eucalypts growing on the Helena and Aurora Range, WA.
Bearded heaths (Leucopogon spectabillis) are also endemic to Helena and Aurora Range.
This species of wildflower known as bungalbin tetratheca (Tetratheca aphylla) is endemic to the banded iron formations at the Helena and Aurora Range.
Banded iron formations have a distinctive pattern, which gives the formation its name.
Banded iron formations are made up of layers of quartz and iron oxides deposited over millions of years.
The Helena and Aurora Range, Western Australia, at sunset.
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