BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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ACACIA dealbata![]() |
Silver Wattle |
* | * | * | 6-10 x 5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | Firewood, showy flowers, fast grower but variable size with site. |
ACACIA melanoxylon![]() |
Blackwood | * | * | * | * | 8-20 x 7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | Furniture, shade, varied growth due to site, excellent all round tree |
ACACIA myrtifolia![]() |
Myrtle Wattle | * | * | 2 x 2 | * | * | * | Pretty shrub for poor shallow soils, habitat |
ACACIA pycnantha![]() |
Golden Wattle | * | 5 x 4 | * | * | * | * | * | * | Pioneer species, Australian floral emblem |
ACACIA stricta![]() |
Hop Wattle | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | * | * | * | Upright pioneer plant for dry coastal foothills |
ACACIA verniciflua![]() |
Varnish Wattle | * | * | 6 x 4 | * | * | * | * | * | 2 forms, shrub for coastal f'hills, tree for ridge & inland |
ACACIA verticillata![]() |
Prickly Moses | * | * | * | * | 3 x 3 | * | ** | * | * | * | * | * | Holy Moses that bugger is prickly- but birds love it! |
ALLOCASUARINA littoralis![]() |
Black She Oak | * | * | 7 x 5 | * | * | * | * | * | * | Corky bark, wind whistler, suckers, beaut wood grain |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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ALLOCASUARINA misera |
Dwarf She oak | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | * | * | * | Poor old miserable shrub for heaths but tough & birds love it |
ALLOCASUARINA verticillata![]() |
Drooping She Oak | * | * | 6-10 x 5 | ** | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | Firewood, wind whistler, weeping habit, tough, beaut wood |
CASSINIA aculeata![]() |
Dogwood | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | Pioneer species, fls resemble small cauliflowers |
EUCALYPTUS baxteri![]() |
Brown Stringybark | * | 10-15 x 8 | * | * | * | * | For sandy soils in heath country ain't pretty but tough |
EUCALYPTUS cypellocarpa![]() |
Mountain Grey Gum | * | * | 30 x 15 | * | * | * | * | Tall stately ridge tree, quick growing, Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS globulus![]() |
Blue Gum | * | * | 30 x 15 | * | * | * | Local species, quick growing, honey, Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS kitsoniana![]() |
Bog Gum | * | 4-8 x 4 | ** | * | * | * | * | * | Wet soils, quick grower, variable size tree |
EUCALYPTUS obliqua![]() |
Messmate | * | * | * | 25 x 10 | * | * | * | * | Stringybark. Firewood, quick grower, adaptable |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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EUCALYPTUS ovata![]() |
Swamp Gum | * | * | * | 15 x 12 | ** | * | * | * | * | Loves it wet but not salty, dense crown, exc windbreak |
EUCALYPTUS viminalis![]() |
Manna Gum | * | * | * | * | 25 x 12 | * | * | * | * | Stately iconic Koala tree, can drop branches, quick grower |
EUCALYPTUS willisii |
Shining Peppermint | * | 6 x 4 | * | * | * | For poor heath soils, showy masses of cream flowers |
LEPTOSPERMUM continentale![]() |
Prickly Tea Tree | * | * | * | * | 3 x 2 | ** | ** | * | * | * | * | Important insect predator habitat, wet soils |
LEPTOSPERMUM lanigerum![]() |
Woolly Tea Tree | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | *** | * | * | * | * | Cut flower mkt, grows in swamps, needs it wet |
LEPTOSPERMUM myrsinoides![]() |
Silky Tea Tree | * | 2 x 2 | * | * | * | * | * | Small pretty shrub for tough heathy conditions |
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium![]() |
Manuka | * | 3 x 3 | *** | * | * | * | * | * | * | Therapeutic honey source, front line coastal |
MYOPORUM insulare![]() |
Boobialla | * | 4 x 4 | *** | *** | * | * | * | * | * | Compact large shrub, coppices, windbreak, coastal |
SOLANUM laciniatum![]() |
Kangaroo Apple | * | * | * | * | 4 x 3 | ** | * | * | * | * | Short lived pioneer, large purple flowers, orange fruit |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) |
SOILS ETC | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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ACACIA suaveolens![]() |
Sweet Wattle | * | * | * | 2 x 2 | * | * | * | * | L | * | Graceful open shrub, bluish foliage |
ALYXIA buxifolia![]() |
Sea Box | * | 3 x 3 | * | *** | ** | * | FR | * | Bright red berries, full frontal coastal |
ARTHROPODIUM strictum![]() |
Chocolate Lily | * | GND | * | * | FL | * | * | Very small perennial with choc scented flowers! |
AUSTRODANTHO- NIA sp. ![]() |
Wallaby Grass | * | * | * | GND | * | * | * | * | FL | * | * | Small, delicate, clumping grass, feathery white flowers |
BANKSIA marginata![]() |
Silver Banksia | * | * | * | 2-6 x 3 | * | * | * | FL | * | Yellow "Honeysuckle", the only Otway Banksia |
BRUNONIA australis![]() |
Blue Pincushion | * | * | GND | * | * | FL | * | Blue flowers in Summer, beautiful display |
BURSARIA spinosa![]() |
Sweet Bursaria | * | * | * | * | 4-6 x 3 | * | * | * | * | FL | * | Tall shrub, prickly, attracts insect predators - a must |
CAREX appressa![]() |
Tall Sedge | * | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | *** | L | Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks! |
CAREX fascicularis![]() |
Tassel Sedge | * | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | *** | L | * | Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks!! |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) |
SOILS ETC | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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CARPOBROTUS rossi![]() |
Common Karkalla | * | GND | * | *** | *** | * | FL | * | Local "pigface". Bright pink flowers in Spring, edible fruit in Autumn. |
COPROSMA quadrifida![]() |
Prickly Currant Bush | * | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | FR | * | Small edible berries, prickly, very hardy, birds |
CORREA alba![]() |
White Correa | * | 2 x 2 | * | ** | ** | * | FL | * | * | Grey scented foliage, white star flowers - nectar, hedge |
DIANELLA tasmanica![]() |
Otway Flax Lily | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | * | ** | FR | * | * | Agapanthus alternative, Tough and pretty, purple flowers and fruit |
FICINIA nodosa |
Knobby Club Rush | * | * | GND | * | * | *** | L | * | * | Small rush for salt affected wind / soil - ornamental |
GAHNIA sieberiana![]() |
Red Fruited Saw Sedge | * | * | 2-3 x 1 | * | * | * | ** | L | * | Pampas grass alternative, black seed heads with red seeds |
GOODENIA ovata![]() |
Hop Goodenia | * | * | * | 2 x 1 | * | * | * | FL | Pioneer species, excellent low bird habitat, yellow flowers for weeks |
HAKEA repullulans![]() |
Furze Hakea | * | 2 x 1 | * | * | FL | * | Sharp needle leaves, white spider flowers, heath shrub |
HAKEA sericea![]() |
Bushy Needlewood | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | FL | * | Sharp needle leaves, white spider flowers, heath shrub |
HELICHRYSUM scorpiodes![]() |
Button Everlasting | * | * | GND | * | FL | * | * | Perennial clump forming paper daisy - 2 shades of yellow |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) |
SOILS ETC | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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INDIGOFERA australis![]() |
Austral Indigo | * | 2 x 1 | * | FL | * | Native pea family, bright pink/purple flowers in Spring - beaut |
KENNEDIA prostrata![]() |
Running Postman | * | * | * | GND | * | ** | * | FL | * | Red pea flower with yellow throat, non invasive creeper |
LEUCOPHYTA brownii |
Cushion Bush | * | GND | * | *** | * | * | L | * | * | Soft looking silver foliage, landscape for coastal |
LEUCOPOGON parviflorus![]() |
Coastal Beard Heath | * | 3 x 3 | * | *** | * | FR | * | Dense shrub for coastal gardens, edible white berries |
LOMANDRA longifolia![]() |
Spiny Matrush | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | L | * | * | Straplike leaves, dry loving clumping tussock |
MICRLAENA stipoides![]() |
Weeping Grass | * | * | * | GND | * | * | FL | * | * | Weeping habit. exc mass display for landscaping |
MICROSERIS lanceolata![]() |
Yam Daisy, Murnong | * | GND | * | * | R | * | * | The Yam Daisy resembles Dandelion but it has edible tubers |
MYOPORUM viscosum![]() |
Sticky Boobialla | * | * | 2 x 2 | * | * | *** | * | FL | * | * | Compact shrub, quick grower, white star flowers in Spring |
OLEARIA speciosa![]() |
Netted Daisy Bush | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | L | * | * | Rare, large daisy flowers, serrated leaves, beautiful |
PELARGONIUM australe![]() |
Austral Stork's Bill | * | * | GND | * | * | L | * | * | Nice round shape with sm white / pink Pelargonium flowers. |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) |
SOILS ETC | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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POA labillardieri![]() |
Silver Tussock | * | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | ** | * | L | * | * | The tussock. Softens a landscape. Excellent for water filter |
POA morrisi![]() |
Velvet Tussock | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | * | L | * | * | Small blue leaved tussock for dry gardens |
POA poiformis![]() |
Coastal Tussock | * | 1 x 1 | * | *** | * | L | * | * | The coastal tussock. For full frontal salty landscapes |
PROSTANTHERA mellisifolia![]() |
Balm Mint Bush | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | FL | * | * | Another of the prettiest trees in the Otways! |
PTILOTUS macrocephala ![]() |
Feather Heads | * | GND | * | * | FL | * | * | White feathery flower heads to 15cm tall. Fantastic |
RHAGODIA candolleana ![]() |
Seaberry Saltbush | * | CLIMB | * | *** | *** | * | FR | A vigorous rambling plant with staining red fruit |
SPYRIDIUM parvifolium ![]() |
Dusty Miller | * | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | L | * | * | Tough ornamental shrub with very showy foliage |
STYLIDIUM graminifolium ![]() |
Grass Trigger Plant | * | * | * | GND | * | * | FL | * | * | Small tufted perennial with unique pollenation method! |
THEMEDA triandra ![]() |
Kangaroo Grass | * | * | * | * | GND | * | * | FL | * | * | Tough mat forming native grass, iconic flower heads |
WAHLENBERGIA sp. ![]() |
Blue Bells | * | * | GND | * | * | FL |
* | * | Delicate blue-purple fls on ground hugging perennial |
XANTHORRHOEA australis ![]() |
Austral Grass Tree | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | FL | * | The iconic Grass tree. Slow growing but worth the wait |
XANTHORRHOEA minor ![]() |
Small Grass Tree | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | FL | * | * | Grass tree's smaller cousin, more regular flowering |
BOTANICAL NAME |
COMMON NAME |
LOCAL TO (INDIGENOUS) |
SOILS ETC | TOLERANCES (SEE KEY) |
USED FOR | KEY TO TOLERANCES • Somewhat tolerant •• Quite tolerant ••• Most tolerant SPECIAL USES |
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COASTAL |
ALL PLANTS | TREES | MIDSTOREY | UNDERSTOREY | CLIMBERS & GROUNDCOVERS | AGROFORESTRY & FIREWOOD | EROSION & SALINITY | BIODIVERSITY & REVEGETATION | SHELTER & WINDBREAK | USEFUL / EDIBLE |