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AND Type: AND OR	Fern, Grass, Lily, Orchid, Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Tree (up to 6 m), Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage, Hedging, Indigenous Plant Use, May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse, Aquatic
AND Light:	Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade
AND Soil:	Sandy, Clay, Fertile, Infertile, Dry, Moist, Wet, Boggy, Well Drained, Poorly Drained, Aquatic

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Image(s)	Botanical Name	Common Name(s)	Type	Size (HxW)
Flowers & leaves trees Scale Seed pods	Acacia mearnsii 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 & buds Overall Buds Flowers & leaves	Acacia pycnantha 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
Male Flowers This image by John Robert McPherson, has licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/> Branch with female flowers Whole tree Female flowers & cones Bark	Allocasuarina littoralis 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), Cottage, 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 synonym: Dichopogon strictus	chocolate lily	Lily, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Nature Strip, Cottage, 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
Full plant Berries Fruit with Seeds This image by Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/> Flower & leaves Flower	Billardiera mutabilis synonym: Billardiera scandens	apple berry, apple dumpling, apple dumplings, changeable flowered billardier, climbing apple berry, snot berry	Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, 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.
bulbine lily wandinong	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), Cottage, 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
This image by Ilma Dunn, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>	Centella cordifolia 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
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
Fruit This image by Neil Blair, has licence: CC BY-NC 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0> Bush Leaves Flowers	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
Flowers This image by Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/> This image by Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/> This image by Harry Rose from Dungog, Australia, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>	Cycnogeton procerum 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
Flower&berries Flower&berries Plant With Robber-fly Flower	Dianella longifolia var. longifolia 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), Cottage, 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
Close up of flower This image by DavidFrancis34, has licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/> Flower (close up) Close up of Berry This image by Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/> Flowers, stem, leaves Whole Plant Leaves (close up) Close up of the leaves (caption)	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, Cottage, 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
This image by Anne Roberts, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/>	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
	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
Flowers Bark Leaves Tree	Eucalyptus viminalis 3 synonyms: Eucalyptus angustifolia, Eucalyptus gunnii, Eucalyptus viminalis var. rhynchocorys	manna gum, ribbon gum, white gum	Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun Moist Sugary sap can be eaten, and flowers soaked in water make a sweet drink.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	10-50 m x 8-15 m
	Geranium solanderi var. solanderi	austral crane's bill, australian cranesbill, cut-leaf cranesbill, hairy geranium, native carrot, native geranium, southern cranesbill	Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained Woody tap root rich in starch can be cooked and eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	50 cm x 1.5 m, stems to 50 cm long.
	Hardenbergia violacea synonym: Glycine violacea	false sarsaparilla, native sarsaparilla, purple coral pea, sarsparilla vine	Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Infertile, Dry, Moist, Well Drained To make a tea, the leaves need to be initially boiled, then dried.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	2-6 m x 2-3 m
This image by Bill Higham, has licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/2.0/jp/> Trailing Rockery Flower & bud Flower & leaves Flower kennedia prostrata	Kennedia prostrata synonym: Caulinia prostrata	running postman, scarlet coral pea, scarlet runner	Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained Nectar is sweet like honeysuckle, stems can be used for twine.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	1-2.5 m wide
Close up of Flowers This image by John Tann from Sydney, Australia, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/> Flowers on overall plant This image by DavidFrancis34 from Australia, has licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/> Flower Buds This image by DavidFrancis34 from Australia, has licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/> Flower Buds Opening This image by DavidFrancis34 from Australia, has licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/> The Flower is Tiny This image by John Tann from Sydney, Australia, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>	Leucopogon virgatus synonym: Choristemon humilis	common beard heath	Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Infertile, Well Drained The berries can be eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	up to 50 cm high
This image by Macleay Grass Man, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>	Lomandra filiformis ssp coriacea 3 synonyms: Dracaena filiformis, Xerotes filiformis, Xerotes thunbergii	wattle mat-rush	Lily, Grass Like / Strappy, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Moist, Well Drained Nectar for food, and the leaves for basket makingCAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	15 x 50 cm
Flowers Leaves & flowers Leaves & seeds Plant Scale	Lomandra longifolia synonym: Xerotes longifolia	basket grass, karawun, spiny-headed mat-rush, spiny-head mat-rush	Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained Young white leaves can be chewed to release starch. The leaves were used to make strong nets and baskets.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	0.5-1 m x 0.5-1.2 m
	Mentha australis	australian mint, river mint, wild mint	Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use, May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Wet Leaves can be used to make tea, and also to treat coughs and colds.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	80 cm x 1 m
Flower With hover fly Buds	Microseris walteri 2 synonyms: Microseris aff. lanceolata, Microseris sp. 3	murnong, yam daisy	Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained Tuber can be eaten raw or cooked (roasted or fried).CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	Prostrate, stems to 50cm, 15-50 cm wide.
This image by Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>	Microtis sp	mignonette orchids, onion orchids	Orchid, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained The tuber can be eaten (probably cooked, don't know about in it's raw state).CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	10-80 cm high
This image by dracophylla (cropped), has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/>	Prostanthera lasianthos	coranderrk, victorian christmas-bush	Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained Aromatic leaves can be used to make tea or flavour food.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	2-6 m x 2-5 m
This image by Reiner Richter, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>	Prostanthera melissifolia	balm mint-bush	Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Indigenous Plant Use, May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained Aromatic leaves can be used to make tea or flavour food.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	1-3 m x 2-3
Fruit Buds Plant Leaves	Rubus parvifolius	australian raspberry, japanese bramble, native raspberry, small-leaf bramble	Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained Has edible small fruit somewhat like raspberries but not as sweet.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	0.6-1 m x 0.5-2 m
Flowers Fruit &leaves Young plant Leaves	Solanum aviculare	kangaroo apple, pam plum	Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained Has berries which are poisonous while green, but edible once orange.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	1-4 m x 1-4 m
Seed heads and stems Field Seed head – close up Dry seed heads	Themeda triandra 3 synonyms: Anthistiria forskalii, Themeda australis, Themeda polygama	kangaroo grass	Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained Seeds can be ground to produce flour.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	40-75 cm (stems to 90 cm) x 50-70 cm
	Viola hederacea synonym: Viola hederacea subsp. hederacea	ivy-leaf, ivy-leaved violet, native violet, wild violet	Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained Flowers can be added fresh to salads.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	15 cm x 2 m
	Wahlenbergia capillaris 2 synonyms: Campanula capillaris, Wahlenbergia communis	tufted bluebell	Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained Petals are edible.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	15-50 cm x 15 cm
	Wahlenbergia stricta synonym: Wahlenbergia gracilis var. stricta	austral bluebell, australian bluebell, tall bluebell	Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained Flowers are edible and can be used in salads.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	20-50 cm x 40 cm
This image by Visible Procrastinations, has licence: CC BY-NC 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0> This image by Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/> This image by Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/>	Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea	small grass-tree, toolimerin	Lily, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained The grassy leaves have an edible base, the young roots are sweet and while the flowers provided nectar the flower stems were used as light-weight spears.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	0.6-1 m x 0.2-1 m