Shrubs and bushes
Acacia
This shrub called Acacia stretches all the way across the Great Victoria Desert in a thin band for hundreds of miles. It has a pyramid shape and can grow up to 20 feet in height. Its 1-inch long golden colored flowers bloom in spring.
emu bush
The Emu Bush can be a low shrub about 3 meters wide, or can be as tall as 1 1/2 meters. All forms of this plant are sticky. The younger the plant the the stickier it is. It has a long flowering season and can withstand drought well. Red tubular flowers bloom from spring to fall, and have a similar taste as honey.
Narrow-Leafed Hopbush
The Narrow-Leafed Hopbush is a shrub that can grow up to be 2 to 3 meters tall. The leaves are shiny, bright and sticky. During spring the bush sprouts red fruit. It's able to tolerate a large range of conditions. It's one of the first to establish itself in disturbed ground.
flowers
Sturt's Desert Pea
Sturt's Desert Pea is recognized for its distinctive blood-red flowers. In the middle of the flower there's a bump that's usually black, although sometimes--but rarely--white. It can withstand extreme temperatures, hot or cold. With its long taproot, it can find water deep in the soil. The plant has become popular in Australia.
fleshy groundsel
The Fleshy Groundsel grows 10 to 30 centimeters tall. It has an upright shape with hairless blue-green foliage. Flowering occurs in late winter to early spring. When the plant is mature, the flowers release seeds that contain long, silky tufts. When there's good rainfall, vast areas turn into seas of this yellow flower.
trees
Eucalyptus youngiana
The Eucalyptus youngiana is more commonly known as Ooldea Mallee or Large-Fruited Mallee. This tree can grow up to 11 meters tall. It has rough, flaky bark. The main features of this tree are the large flowers that bloom from late winter to early summer. They may be 75 mm in diameter. The flower's color could be red, yellow or cream. The "gumnuts" which come after the flowers are also an interesting feature. After the flower is done living, its petals fall off and a woody fruit is left behind.
marble gum tree
The Marble Gum tree is a major feature of the Great Victoria Desert. It is only found in certain areas of the desert and its surrounding lands. It is a straight upright tree which is a lot unlike the rest of trees in the desert. There are two views on why it is called the Marble Gum. One is that the trunk develops a marbled appearance as patches of old, dark bark cling to the newer, pale bark. The other is that the rounded fruits look like marbles.