| Acacia acinacea
1 synonym: Racosperma acinaceum | gold dust wattle | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained | 0.5-2.5 m x 2-4 m |
Flowers
Scale
Overall
Leaves
Seed pods
| Acacia dealbata
3 synonyms: Acacia decurrens var. dealbata, Mimosa dealbata, Racosperma dealbatum | blue wattle, muryan, silver wattle | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist | 6-30 m x 5-10 m |
Flowers & buds
Flowers & leaves
| Acacia genistifolia
2 synonyms: Phyllodoce genistifolia, Racosperma genistifolium | early wattle, spreading wattle | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist | 3 m x 3 m |
| Acacia implexa
1 synonym: Racosperma implexum | hickory wattle, lightwood | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 5-15 m x 4-7 m |
| Acacia lanigera
1 synonym: Racosperma lanigerum | hairy wattle, woolly wattle | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tree (up to 6 m) Full Sun Sandy, Clay, Infertile, Dry, Well Drained | Grows up to 2 m high |
Flowers & leaves
trees
Scale
Seed pods
| Acacia mearnsii
1 synonym: Racosperma mearnsii | black wattle, garrong, green wattle, late black wattle | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Gum is used as chewing gum that dissolves as you chew. Bark can be soaked to make a tea, which is claimed to be good for indigestion.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 8-20 m x 6-10 m |
Flowers-close up
Leaves & flowers
Seeds
| Acacia melanoxylon
2 synonyms: Mimosa melanoxylon, Racosperma melanoxylon | australian blackwood, blackwood, blackwood acacia, hickory, mudgerabah, tasmanian blackwood | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Fertile, Moist
Seeds are edible and flowers can be cooked and eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 30 m x 15 m |
Flowers
“Acacia myrtifolia” with the climber “hardenbergia violacea”
Buds & leaves
Leaves & seed pods
Flowers & leaves
| Acacia myrtifolia
2 synonyms: Mimosa myrtifolia, Racosperma myrtifolium | myrtle wattle | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Clay, Well Drained | 1-3 m x 1-2 m |
Flowers & buds (close up)
Flowers & buds
acacia paradoxa
Shrub
| Acacia paradoxa
4 synonyms: Acacia armata, Acacia undulata, Mimosa paradoxa, Racosperma paradoxum | acacia hedge, hedge wattle, kangaroo acacia, kangaroo thorn, paradox acacia, prickly mosses, prickly wattle, wild irishman | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Hedging Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 2-4 m x 2-5 m |
Flowers & buds
Overall
Buds
Flowers & leaves
| Acacia pycnantha
1 synonym: Racosperma pycnanthum | golden wattle | Tree (up to 6 m), Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Roasted seeds and gum can be eaten. Bark used as a sedative for rheumatism.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 3-10 m x 2-5 m |
Flowers
Plant
Scale
Seed pods and leaves
| Acacia stricta
3 synonyms: Mimosa stricta, Phyllodoce stricta, Racosperma strictum | hop wattle, straight wattle | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Moist | 2-5 m x 2-4 m |
| Acacia ulicifolia
2 synonyms: Mimosa ulicifolia, Racosperma ulicifolium | juniper wattle | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bird Attracting Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 1-2 m x 1-2 m |
Flowers & buds
Flowers
Plant
Scale
Seed pods
| Acacia verticillata
4 synonyms: Acacia verticillata var. angusta, Mimosa verticillata, Phyllodoce verticillata, Racosperma verticillatum | prickly-leaved wattle, prickly mimosa, prickly moses, star-leaved wattle, whorl-leaved acacia | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Hedging Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Moist, Wet | 2-5 m x 3-5 m |
Flowers & leaves
Flower
Seed heads (close up)
Seedheads
Seed heads
| Acaena novae-zelandiae
2 synonyms: Acaena anserinifolia, Acaena sanguisorbae ssp. novae-zelandiae | biddy-biddy, bidgee-widgee, buzzy, piri-piri bur, red bidibid | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Clay, Dry, Moist | 1-4 m wide |
| Acaena x ovina | australian sheep's burr | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Wet, Boggy | 50 cm high |
| Adiantum aethiopicum | common maidenhair | Fern, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 10-45 cm x spreading |
| Alisma plantago-aquatica
3 synonyms: Alisma major, Alisma plantago-aquatica subsp. latifolium, Damasonium plantago-aquaticum | common water-plantain, european water-plantain, mad-dog weed, water plantain | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Aquatic Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained, Aquatic | 1 m x 50 cm |
| Allocasuarina littoralis
1 synonym: Casuarina littoralis | black she-oak, black sheoak, river black-oak | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained
The gum can be chewed or made into a jelly by melting in hot water.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 8 m x 5 m |
| Arthropodium milleflorum
2 synonyms: Anthericum milleflorum, Phalangium milleflorum | pale vanilla lily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Popular (home), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Moist
Tubers can be eaten raw or roasted. Flowers can be eaten raw.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 1 m x 30 cm |
Flower & buds
Flower
stem
chocolate lily wandinong
Field
Plant
| Arthropodium strictum
1 synonym: Dichopogon strictus | chocolate lily | Lily, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained
Tubers can be eaten raw or roasted but the chocolate scented flowers are not edible. The tubers are juicy and slightly bitter in taste.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 0.2-1.2 m x 20-80 cm |
| Austrostipa rudis ssp. rudis
2 synonyms: Stipa nervosa, Stipa rudis | veined spear grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist | to 40 cm (stems to 1.3 m) x 50 cm - 80 cm |
| Banksia cunninghamii
1 synonym: Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii | hairpin banksia | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 2-4 m x 2-5 m |
Full plant
Berries
Flower & leaves
Flower
| Billardiera mutabilis | apple berry, apple dumpling, apple dumplings, changeable flowered billardier, climbing apple berry, snot berry | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Fruit can be eaten raw when ripe or roasted when green.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | Twining climber with brown stems remaining in lower shrub level. |
| Bossiaea prostrata | creeping bossiaea | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Well Drained | 0.5-1.5 m wide |
| Brachyscome multifida
1 synonym: Brachyscome marginata var. multifida | cut leaf daisy, hawkesbury daisy, rocky daisy | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 40 cm x 1 m |
| Brunonia australis | blue pincushion, native cornflower | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 10-40 cm x 10-15 cm |
| Bulbine bulbosa
5 synonyms: Anthericum bulbosum, Blephanthera depressa, Bulbine australis, Bulbinopsis bulbosa, Phalangium bulbosum | bulbine lily, golden lily, leek lily, native leek, native onion, wild onion, yellow onion weed | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Tubers can be roasted and eaten, they are sweet tasting and contain calcium and iron.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 20-60 cm x 30 cm |
Flower & insect
Field
Flower head
Flower stem
| Burchardia umbellata | milkmaids, popoto, star-of- bethlehem | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Well Drained
Tubers can be roasted or eaten raw. The potato like tuber are white, fleshy, crisp, and starchy, with a nondescript flavor.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 50 cm high |
| Bursaria spinosa
1 synonym: Bursaria spinosa var. normalis | blackthorn, boxthorn, kurwan (d'harawal), sweet bursaria, tupy | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained | 6 m x 3 m |
| Callistemon sieberi
2 synonyms: Callistemon paludosus, Melaleuca paludicola | river bottlebrush | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Moist, Wet, Poorly Drained | 3-10 m x 2-6 m |
| Carex appressa
3 synonyms: Carex appressa var. typica, Carex paniculata var. appressa, Vignea appressa | tall sedge | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy | 1.2 m x 1 m |
| Carex fascicularis
2 synonyms: Carex forsteri var. fascicularis, Carex pseudocyperus var. fascicularis | frog grass, tassel sedge | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Partial Shade Moist, Wet | 1 m high |
| Cassinia aculeata
2 synonyms: Calea aculeata, Cassinia affinis | common cassinia, dogwood, dolly bush | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m) Shade Clay, Moist, Wet, Well Drained | 4 m x 2 m |
| Cassinia longifolia | cauliflower bush, long-leaf cassinia, shiny cassinia | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m) Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained | 2-4 m x 3 m |
| Centella cordifolia
1 synonym: Hydrocotyle cordifolia | swamp pennywort | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained
Used as a medicinal herb for arthritis and rheumatism.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 1-2 m wide |
| Chrysocephalum semipapposum
3 synonyms: Argyrocome semipapposa, Gnaphalium semipapposum, Helichrysum semipapposum | clustered everlasting | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist | 50 cm x 1 m |
seed heads & leaves
Clematis aristata seed heads Austral Old Man’s Beard climber Croydon
| Clematis aristata | austral clematis, minam 'berang, mountain clematis, old man's beard | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Wet, Well Drained
Taproot can be roasted and eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | Climbs up to 15 m high |
| Coprosma quadrifida
2 synonyms: Canthium quadrifidum, Marquisia billardierei | native currant, prickly currant-bush | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained
Berries are sweet and high in vitamin C. They can be eaten raw or cooked.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 2-4 m x 1-1.5 m |
Flower
Garden plant
Wild plant
Flower buds
| Coronidium scorpioides
1 synonym: Helichrysum scorpioides | button everlasting, curling everlasting | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 30 cm x 30 cm |
Bush
Leaves
Flower
Leaves & flowers
| Correa reflexa | common correa | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained | 2 m x 1-2 m |
| Craspedia variabilis | common billy buttons | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy | 1 m x 30 cm |
| Crassula helmsii
1 synonym: Tillaea helmsii | new zealand pigmyweed, spreading crassula, swamp crassula, swamp stonecrop | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Aquatic Full Sun Boggy, Aquatic | 30 cm high |
| Cycnogeton procerum
1 synonym: Triglochin procera | nareli, polango, swamp arrowgrass, water-ribbons | Indigenous Plant Use, Aquatic Full Sun, Partial Shade Aquatic
Both the leaves and tubers can be eaten raw or roasted.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | stems 20-50 cm high |
| Cyperus lucidus
1 synonym: Mariscus lucidus | common leaf-rush, cutting grass, cutty, leafy flat-sedge, leafy flat sedge, moo-oo grass | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Aquatic Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Wet, Boggy, Aquatic | 1.5 m high |
Flowers&leaves
Flowers&leaves
Plant
Form
Seed
| Daviesia latifolia | hop bitter-pea | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Hedging Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained | 3 m x 2 m |
| Daviesia leptophylla
3 synonyms: Daviesia corymbosa var. stjohnii, Daviesia corymbosa var. virgata, Daviesia virgata | narrow-leaf bitter-pea, slender bitter-pea | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 1-2 m x 1-2 m |
Flower&berries
Flower&berries
Plant
With Robber-fly
Flower
| Dianella longifolia var. longifolia
1 synonym: Dianella laevis | blueberry lily, blue flax-lily, pale flax-lily, smooth flax lily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Dark blue or purple berries edibleCAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 30-80 cm x 50 cm |
| Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
3 synonyms: Dianella admixta, Dianella revoluta f. denticulata, Dianella revoluta f. elongata | black-anther flax-lily, blue-flax lily, blueberry lily, spreading flaxlily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Dry, Well Drained
Dark blue or purple berries edible when ripe.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 0.3-0.8 m x 0.5-1.5 m |
| Dianella tasmanica | blue flax lily, tasman flax-lily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade, Shade Moist
Dark blue or purple berries are edible when ripe..CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 1.5 m x 2 m |
| Dichelachne crinita
6 synonyms: Agrostis crinita, Anthoxanthum crinitum, Deyeuxia crinita, Dichelachne forsteriana, Dichelachne longiseta, Muhlenbergia crinita | long-hair plume grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained | 30 cm (panicle plume to 1.5 metres from late Winter) x 30 cm |
| Dichondra repens | kidney weed, mercury bay weed, tom thumb, yilibili | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | Prostrate |
Flowers&buds
Plant
Flowers&leaves
Bush plant
&feral bee
| Dillwynia cinerascens | grey parrot-pea | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m) Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained | 0.6-1.5 m x 0.5-1.5 m |
| Einadia nutans subsp. nutans | climbing saltbush, nodding saltbush | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry
Red berries are sweet to eat. Leaves can also be eaten but should be boiled first.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 30 cm x 1.2 m |
| Eleocharis acuta
2 synonyms: Eleocharis palustris var. mucronulata, Scirpus acutus | common spike-rush, small spikerush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Full Sun Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained | 30-90 cm high |
| Eryngium vesiculosum | prickfoot, prostrate blue devil | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained | 20 cm x 60 cm |
| Eucalyptus cephalocarpa
1 synonym: Eucalyptus cinerea var. multiflora | mealy stringybark, silver-leaf stringybark, silver stringybark | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Moist, Wet | 8-20 m x 5-15 m |
Foliage, flowers and immature fruits
Fruit
Leaves
Bark, leaves and fruit
| Eucalyptus globoidea | white stringybark | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 30 m x 20 m |
| Eucalyptus goniocalyx
1 synonym: Eucalyptus aff. goniocalyx | bundy, bundy box, long-leaf box, long-leaved box, olive-barked box | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Infertile, Dry, Well Drained | 8-20 m x 6-15 m |
| Eucalyptus macrorhyncha | red stringybark | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Infertile, Well Drained | 10-35 m x 10-20 m |
Immature fruit and flowers
Tree
Mature fruit
Bark
| Eucalyptus melliodora | honey-scented gum, honey box, yellow box, yellow ironbark, yellow ironbox | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Well Drained | 10-30 m x 8-25 m |
| Eucalyptus obliqua | brown top, brown top stringbark, messmate, messmate stringybark, stringybark, tasmanian oak | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 20-70 m x 10-35 m |
| Eucalyptus ovata
1 synonym: Eucalyptus gunnii var. ovata | black gum, swamp gum | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Infertile, Moist, Poorly Drained | |