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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_34.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_35.gif) |
ACACIA dealbata![](Images/ac-delabata2-sml.jpg)
|
Silver Wattle
|
* |
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* |
* |
6-10 x 5 |
* |
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* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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* |
Firewood, showy flowers, fast grower but variable size with site. |
ACACIA implexa![](Images/a-implexa.buckley-(4)-sml.jpg)
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Lightwood |
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* |
8-10 x 5 |
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* |
* |
* |
* |
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* |
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* |
Firewood, shelter, shade for dry shallow soils |
ACACIA mearnsii![](Images/Ac.-mearnsii2-sml.jpg)
|
Black Wattle |
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* |
* |
10 x 5 |
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* |
* |
* |
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* |
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* |
Firewood, attracts insect predators, gliders |
ACACIA melanoxylon![](Images/ac.melanox3-sml.jpg)
|
Blackwood |
* |
* |
* |
* |
8-20 x 7 |
* |
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* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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* |
* |
Furniture, shade, varied growth due to site, excellent all round tree |
ACACIA mucronata![](Images/Ac.mucro-sml.jpg)
|
Variable Sallow Wattle |
|
* |
* |
|
3 x 2 |
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* |
* |
* |
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Pioneer species, quick grower, low bird habitat |
ACACIA myrtifolia![](Images/Ac.-myrtifolia2-sml.jpg)
|
Myrtle Wattle |
* |
|
* |
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2 x 2 |
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* |
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* |
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* |
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Pretty shrub for poor shallow soils, habitat |
ACACIA paradoxa![](Images/Ac.paradoxa-sml.jpg)
|
Hedge Wattle |
* |
|
* |
* |
3 x 3 |
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* |
* |
* |
* |
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* |
|
* |
Exc bird habitat, very hardy and prickly |
ACACIA pycnantha![](Images/Ac-pycnantha-sml.jpg)
|
Golden Wattle |
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* |
5 x 4 |
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* |
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
Pioneer species, Australian floral emblem |
ACACIA retinodes![](Images/A-retinodes-tree,cape-clear-sml.jpg)
|
Wirilda |
* |
|
|
* |
5 x 4 |
|
* |
** |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Poor drainage expert for basalt soils, quick grower |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_34.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_35.gif) |
ACACIA stricta![](Images/Ac-stricta-2-sml.jpg)
|
Hop Wattle |
|
|
* |
|
3 x 2 |
|
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* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
* |
* |
Upright pioneer plant for dry coastal foothills |
ACACIA verniciflua![](Images/A-vern-ours1-sml.jpg)
|
Varnish Wattle |
|
* |
* |
|
6 x 4 |
|
|
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* |
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* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
2 forms, shrub for coastal f'hills, tree for ridge & inland |
ACACIA verticillata![](Images/Ac.-vert-coastal-sml.jpg)
|
Prickly Moses |
* |
* |
* |
* |
3 x 3 |
|
|
* |
** |
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
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|
* |
Holy Moses that bugger is prickly- but birds love it! |
ALLOCASUARINA littoralis ![](Images/allo-lit-female,-yeo-sml.jpg)
|
Black She Oak |
|
|
* |
* |
7 x 5 |
|
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|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
Corky bark, wind whistler, suckers, beaut wood grain |
ALLOCASUARINA misera
|
Dwarf She oak |
* |
|
* |
|
1 x 1 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
Poor old miserable shrub for heaths but tough & birds love it |
ALLOCASUARINA verticillata ![](Images/allo-vert,-tree,winch-sml.jpg)
|
Drooping She Oak |
* |
|
|
* |
6-10 x 5 |
|
|
|
** |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
Firewood, wind whistler, weeping habit, tough, beaut wood |
CALLISTEMON citrinus ![](Images/call-citrinus1-sml.jpg)
|
Crimson Bottlebrush |
|
|
|
|
3 x 3 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Annual prune keeps it thick, bright red flowers, nectar |
CALLISTEMON pallidus
![](Images/2014/callistemon-pallidus-wp500_thumbs.jpg) |
Lemon Bottlebrush |
|
|
|
|
3 x 2 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
Eastern Victoria local, very showy yellow flowers |
CALLISTEMON salignus ![](Images/call-salig-036-sml.jpg)
|
Yellow Bottlebrush |
|
|
|
|
5 x 3 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Stately small tree showy yellow fls. new leaves are red |
CALLISTEMON seiberi ![](Images/call-seiberi,-pink-fls,-winch-sml.jpg)
|
River Bottlebrush |
|
|
|
* |
4 x 3 |
|
|
** |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Barwon river shrub, loves it wet but fresh, white/pink fls |
CALLISTEMON viminalis
|
Weeping Bottlebrush |
|
|
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
Deep red fls, lovely weeping habit, exc garden specimen |
CASUARINA cunninghamiana
|
River She Oak |
|
|
|
|
15 x 5 |
* |
** |
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Tall stately NSW tree, Agroforestry, best in deep soils |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_34.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_35.gif) |
CASUARINA glauca
|
Swamp She Oak |
|
|
|
|
8-12 x 6 |
|
*** |
** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Tough tree for tough conditions, suckers when established |
CASSINIA aculeata ![](Images/cassinia-acul--wurdale-sml.jpg)
|
Dogwood |
|
|
* |
* |
4 x 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
Pioneer species, fls resemble small cauliflowers |
CORYMBIA maculata ![](Images/Cor.maculata2-sml.jpg)
|
Spotted Gum |
|
|
|
|
20 x 10 |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
Smooth salmon bark to ground. Agroforestry-pink wood |
CORYMBIA citriadora |
Lemon Scented Gum |
|
|
|
|
8-15 x 6 |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
White bark to ground, scented lvs, frost tender when young |
CORYMBIA ficifolia ![](Images/cor-ficifolia-1-sml.jpg) |
Red Flowering Gum |
|
|
|
|
5-8 x 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
The Red Flowering Gum. Rough bark, large gum nuts |
EUCALYPTUS aromaphloia ![](Images/E-aroma-juv,-carlisle-sml.jpg)
|
Apple Box, Scentbark |
|
|
* |
|
15 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
Great paddock tree for shelter, firewood, uncommon |
EUCALYPTUS baxteri ![](Images/Ebaxteri,hordern-sml.jpg)
|
Brown Stringybark |
|
|
* |
|
10-15 x 8 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
For sandy soils in heath country ain't pretty but tough |
EUCALYPTUS botryoides
|
Mahogany Gum |
|
|
|
|
25 x 15 |
|
|
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|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
Can get v. large crown. Dark fissured bark. Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS brookerana ![](Images/E-brooker-trunk-sml.jpg)
|
Brooker's Gum |
|
* |
* |
|
25 x 10 |
|
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Tall smooth bark swamp gum in higher rainfall areas |
EUCALYPTUS camaldulensis ![](Images/E-camald-2-sml.jpg)
|
River Red Gum |
|
|
|
* |
20 x 18 |
|
* |
** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Iconic river edge beauty. Loves it wet and a bit salty |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_34.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_35.gif) |
EUCALYPTUS cladocalyx
|
Tall Sugar Gum |
|
|
|
|
20 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
Agroforestry and firewood, coppices well, honey |
EUCALYPTUS cosmophylla ![](Images/e.-cosmophylla-(1)-sml.jpg)
|
Cup Gum |
|
|
|
|
4 x 4 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Beaut shrubby tree for poorly drained soils, yellow fls |
EUCALYPTUS cypellocarpa ![](Images/E-cypello-wickhams-tk-(1)-sml.jpg)
|
Mountain Grey Gum |
|
* |
* |
|
30 x 15 |
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Tall stately ridge tree, quick growing, Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS globulus ![](Images/Euc-globulus-sml.jpg)
|
Blue Gum |
* |
|
* |
|
30 x 15 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Local species, quick growing, honey, Agroforestry |
EUCALYPTUS kitsoniana ![](Images/E-kits-fls,-cape-otway-sml.jpg)
|
Bog Gum |
* |
|
|
|
4-8 x 4 |
|
|
** |
* |
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Wet soils, quick grower, variable size tree |
EUCALYPTUS leucoxylon connata ![](Images/E.leucox.connata3.grove11-09-sml.jpg)
|
Surf Coast Yellow Gum |
|
|
|
* |
20 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
Lovely, tough shade tree with drooping yellow flowers, smooth bark |
EUCALYPTUS leucoxylon rosea ![](Images/E-leucox-rosea-sml.jpg)
|
Red Flowering Yellow Gum |
|
|
|
|
10-15 x 8 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
Lovely drooping red flowers in winter, smooth bark |
EUCALYPTUS melliadora
![](Images/E.melliadora2-sml.jpg)
|
Yellow Box |
|
|
|
|
15 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
* |
* |
Firewood, honey, tough tree for the plains |
EUCALYPTUS nitens
|
Shining Gum |
|
|
|
|
50 x 20 |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
Agroforestry, quick grower, cream wood grain |
EUCALYPTUS obliqua
![](Images/Euc-obliqua-sml.jpg)
|
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_34.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_35.gif) |
EUCALYPTUS obliqua-regnans
![](Images/E-ob-x-reg-trunk,-wild-dog-sml.jpg)
|
Otway Messmate |
|
* |
|
|
50 x 20 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
* |
Agroforestry, top quality hybrid- Ash / Messmate |
EUCALYPTUS occidentalis
|
Swamp Yate |
|
|
|
|
10 x 8 |
|
** |
** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
W.A. tree growing well in local salt discharge |
EUCALYPTUS ovata
![](Images/Euc-ovata-sml.jpg)
|
Swamp Gum |
* |
|
* |
* |
15 x 12 |
|
|
** |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Loves it wet but not salty, dense crown, exc windbreak |
EUCALYPTUS pauciflora
![](Images/E-pauciflora1-sml.jpg)
|
Snow Gum |
|
|
|
* |
8-10 x 6 |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
* |
White bark to ground, a few remnants in E otway region |
EUCALYPTUS polyanthemos
|
Red Box |
|
|
|
|
10-15 x 8 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
* |
* |
Bluish leaves, nice flowers, firewood, plains expert |
EUCALYPTUS radiata
![](Images/E-radiata-fls-carlisle-sml.jpg)
|
Narrow Leaf Peppermint |
|
|
* |
|
15 x 10 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
* |
* |
Eucalyptus oil source, firewood, shade, nectar |
EUCALYPTUS regnans
![](Images/E.-regnans-sml.jpg)
|
Mountain Ash |
|
* |
|
|
60 x 30 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Agroforestry, world's tallest hardwood |
EUCALYPTUS saligna
![](Images/Euc-saligna-tree-sml.jpg)
|
Sydney Blue Gum |
|
|
|
|
25 x 15 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
Smooth salmon bark to ground. Agroforestry-pink wood |
EUCALYPTUS viminalis
![](Images/E-viminalis-trunk-sml.jpg)
|
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 |
EUCALYPTUS yarraensis
![](Images/E-yarraensis2-sml.jpg)
|
Yarra Gum |
|
|
* |
* |
15 x 10 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
East otway stately shade tree, rare, most conditions |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_34.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_35.gif) |
LEPTOSPERMUM lanigerum ![](Images/lepto-lanigerum-lk-mombeong,-discovery-bay-park-(21)-sml.jpg)
|
Woolly Tea Tree |
|
|
* |
* |
4 x 3 |
|
* |
*** |
|
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Cut flower mkt, grows in swamps, needs it wet |
LEPTOSPERMUM myrsinoides ![](Images/Lepto-myrs-carlisle-sml.jpg)
|
Silky Tea Tree |
|
|
* |
|
2 x 2 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
|
Small pretty shrub for tough heathy conditions |
LEPTOSPERMUM obovatum ![](Images/Lepto.obo-seedlings-sml.jpg)
|
River Tea Tree |
|
|
|
* |
4 x 3 |
|
|
** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Grows along the Barwon, etc. uncommon, bird habitat |
LEPTOSPERMUM petersonii ![](Images/Lepto-petersonii-sml.jpg)
|
Lemon Scented Tea Tree |
|
|
|
|
3 x 2 |
|
|
* |
|
|
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
Beautiful scented leaves, dainty white flowers in autumn |
LEPTOSPERMUM rotundifolium ![](Images/Lepto.rotund4.11-09-sml.jpg)
|
Round Leaf Tea Tree |
|
|
|
|
3 x 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
Pink-purple flowers in summer, annual prune |
LEPTOSPERMUM scoparium ![](Images/Lepto-scop.melanesia-sml.jpg)
|
Manuka |
* |
|
|
|
3 x 3 |
|
|
|
*** |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Therapeutic honey source, front line coastal |
MELALEUCA ericifolia ![](Images/mel.eric.-028-sml.jpg)
|
Swamp Paperbark |
|
|
|
|
3 x 2 |
|
*** |
*** |
* |
* |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Very hardy for wet and salty plantations |
MELALEUCA halmaturorum
|
Salt Paperbark |
|
|
|
|
3 x 3 |
|
*** |
*** |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Even hardier! For wet and salty plantations |
MELALEUCA lanceolata ![](Images/mel-lance-portland-sml.jpg)
|
Moonah |
* |
|
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
* |
* |
** |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
Iconic twisted gnarled coastal shrub / tree |
MELALEUCA linariifolia ![](Images/mel-linariifolia-sml.jpg)
|
Snow in Summer |
|
|
|
|
6 x 4 |
|
* |
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
Paperbark, covered in white flowers in summer. Birds! |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_34.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_35.gif) |
MELALEUCA squarrosa ![](Images/mel-squarrosa-lk-mombeong,-discovery-bay-park-(80)-sml.jpg)
|
Scented Paperbark |
|
|
* |
|
4 x 2 |
|
** |
** |
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
* |
* |
For wet peaty soils and sands. Small yellow bottlebrush flowers. |
MELICYTUS dentatus ![](Images/melicytus-dentata2-sml.jpg)
|
Tree Violet |
|
|
* |
* |
3 x 3 |
|
|
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
* |
|
Drooping creamy flowers, prickly, birds, moist conditions |
MYOPORUM insulare ![](Images/myoporum-insulare-bush-sml.jpg)
|
Boobialla |
* |
|
|
|
4 x 4 |
*** |
|
|
*** |
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
* |
* |
Compact large shrub, coppices, windbreak, coastal |
OLEARIA lirata ![](Images/Olearia-lirata1-sml.jpg)
|
Snowy Daisy Bush |
* |
* |
* |
|
3 x 3 |
|
|
|
* |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
Covered in white daisy flowers-spring, pioneer plant |
OZOTHAMNUS ferrugineus ![](Images/ozo_ferr,-boonah-sml.jpg)
|
Tree Everlasting |
|
|
* |
* |
4 x 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
* |
Fast grower, pink buds-white flowers, scented leaves |
SOLANUM laciniatum ![](Images/solanum,dm-sml.jpg)
|
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_22.gif) |
![size](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_34.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/trees_menu/pl_trees_headings_35.gif) |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_22.gif) |
![htxw](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_34.gif) |
ACACIA suaveolens ![](Images/A-suav1-sml.jpg)
|
Sweet Wattle |
* |
|
* |
* |
2 x 2 |
* |
|
* |
* |
|
|
* |
L |
|
|
* |
Graceful open shrub, bluish foliage |
ARTHROPODIUM strictum ![](Images/arthro.strictum.oceangr5-sml.jpg)
|
Chocolate Lily |
|
|
|
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Very small perennial with choc scented flowers! |
AUSTRODANTHO-
NIA sp. ![](Images/austrodanthonia2-sml.jpg) |
Wallaby Grass |
* |
|
* |
* |
GND |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Small, delicate, clumping grass, feathery white flowers |
AUSTROSTIPA sp. ![](Images/stipa.illabk-sml.jpg) |
Spear Grass |
* |
|
* |
* |
1 X 1 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Tall grass - very showy in mass display |
BANKSIA marginata ![](Images/banksia-marg-2-sml.jpg)
|
Silver Banksia |
* |
|
* |
* |
2-6 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
FL |
|
|
* |
Yellow "Honeysuckle", the only Otway Banksia |
BEDFORDIA arborescens ![](Images/bedford-tree,-pnryl-sml.jpg)
|
Blanket Leaf |
|
* |
* |
|
5 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
L |
|
|
* |
Rainforest look, small yellow daisy flowers |
BILLARDIERA longifolia ![](Images/billard-long,-holywater-sml.jpg)
|
Purple Appleberry |
|
* |
|
|
CLIMB |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FR |
* |
|
|
Bright purple fruit in Autumn, pretty vigorous |
BORONIA muelleri ![](Images/boronia-muelleri-ours1-sml.jpg)
|
Forest Boronia |
|
|
* |
|
3 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
* |
* |
Spring flowers for weeks, light pink, scented foliage |
BRUNONIA australis ![](Images/brunonia-ours-sml.jpg)
|
Blue Pincushion |
|
|
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
|
Blue flowers in Summer, beautiful display |
BURSARIA spinosa ![](Images/bursaria-spinosa--ours-sml.jpg)
|
Sweet Bursaria |
* |
* |
* |
* |
4-6 x 3 |
* |
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
FL |
|
* |
|
Tall shrub, prickly, attracts insect predators - a must |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_22.gif) |
![htxw](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_34.gif) |
CAREX appressa ![](Images/carex-app2,DM-sml.jpg) |
Tall Sedge |
* |
* |
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
* |
|
* |
*** |
|
|
|
L |
|
|
|
Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks! |
CAREX fascicularis ![](Images/carex-fascicularis1-sml.jpg) |
Tassel Sedge |
* |
* |
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
* |
|
|
*** |
|
|
|
L |
|
|
* |
Quick growing. exc for grey water filtering / creeks!! |
CARPOBROTUS rossi ![](Images/carpobrotus-rossii.aire2-sml.jpg)
|
Common Karkalla |
* |
|
|
|
GND |
|
* |
|
|
*** |
*** |
* |
FL |
* |
|
|
Local "pigface". Bright pink flowers in Spring, edible fruit in Autumn. |
CHRYSOCEPHA-
LUM apiculatum ![](Images/chryso-apic3-sml.jpg)
|
Common Everlasting |
|
|
* |
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Grey foliage w bright yellow buttons in spring, perennial |
CLEMATIS aristata ![](Images/clematis-aristata2-sml.jpg)
|
Old Man's Beard |
|
* |
* |
|
CLIMB |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
Vigorous climber, white star fls, fluffy seeds - Autumn |
CLEMATIS microphylla ![](Images/clematis-microphylla-lk-mombeong,-discovery-bay-park-(84)-sml.jpg)
|
Small Leaved Clematis |
* |
|
|
* |
CLIMB |
|
* |
|
|
** |
|
|
FL |
* |
|
* |
Small twining coastal plant. White Winter flowers |
COPROSMA quadrifida ![](Images/cop-quad-sml.jpg)
|
Prickly Currant Bush |
|
* |
* |
|
3 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
|
FR |
|
* |
|
Small edible berries, prickly, very hardy, birds |
CORREA alba ![](Images/correa-alba-in-pot-sml.jpg)
|
White Correa |
* |
|
|
|
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
** |
** |
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Grey scented foliage, white star flowers - nectar, hedge |
CORREA glabra ![](Images/cor-glabra-1-sml.jpg)
|
Rock Correa |
|
|
|
* |
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
|
** |
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Dusky red flowers with green throat, Barwon escarpment |
CORREA lawrenciana ![](Images/correa-lawrence1-sml.jpg)
|
Mountain Correa |
|
* |
|
|
4 x 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
Lime green flowers, very attractive tall open shrub |
CYPERUS lucidus ![](Images/cyperus1-sml.jpg) |
Leafy Flat Sedge |
|
|
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
*** |
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_22.gif) |
![htxw](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_34.gif) |
DAVIESIA virgata ![](Images/daviesia-virgata-ours2-sml.jpg)
|
Hop Bitter Pea |
|
|
* |
|
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
Very pretty egg and bacon shrub. Annual prune |
DIANELLA tasmanica ![](Images/dian-tas.ours-sml.jpg)
|
Otway Flax Lily |
|
* |
* |
|
1 x 1 |
* |
* |
|
* |
|
** |
|
FR |
* |
|
* |
Agapanthus alternative, Tough and pretty, purple flowers and fruit |
DODANAEA viscosa ![](Images/dod-vis-007-sml.jpg)
|
Sticky Hop Bush |
|
|
|
* |
4 x 3 |
* |
|
|
|
|
** |
* |
FR |
|
* |
|
Excellent tall screen with mauve seed capsules (hops) |
FICINIA nodosa |
Knobby Club Rush |
* |
|
|
* |
GND |
|
* |
* |
|
*** |
|
|
L |
* |
|
* |
Small rush for salt affected wind / soil - ornamental |
GAHNIA sieberiana ![](Images/gahnia-seib-ours1-sml.jpg)
|
Red Fruited Saw Sedge |
|
* |
* |
|
2-3 x 1 |
* |
* |
* |
** |
|
|
|
L |
|
|
* |
Pampas grass alternative, black seed heads with red seeds |
GOODENIA ovata ![](Images/goodenia-bush-2-sml.jpg)
|
Hop Goodenia |
* |
* |
* |
|
2 x 1 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
FL |
|
|
|
Pioneer species, excellent low bird habitat, yellow flowers for weeks |
GOODIA lotifolia ![](Images/goodia-ours3-sml.jpg)
|
Golden Tip |
|
* |
* |
|
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
|
* |
|
Tough and dense egg and bacon shrub, annual prune |
GYNATRIX pulchella ![](Images/gynatrix-bush-sml.jpg)
|
Native Hemp Bush |
|
* |
* |
* |
4 x 3 |
* |
|
|
* |
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
Tall open shrub with scented white flowers, annual prune |
HAKEA repullulans ![](Images/hakea-repullulans-sml.jpg)
|
Furze Hakea |
|
|
* |
|
2 x 1 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
|
* |
|
Sharp needle leaves, white spider flowers, heath shrub |
HAKEA sericea ![](Images/hakea-sericea--watsonia-bush-005-sml.jpg)
|
Bushy Needlewood |
|
|
* |
|
3 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
|
* |
|
Sharp needle leaves, white spider flowers, heath shrub |
HELICHRYSUM scorpiodes ![](Images/Hel.scorp2.gherang11-09-sml.jpg)
|
Button Everlasting |
* |
|
* |
|
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
* |
|
* |
Perennial clump forming paper daisy - 2 shades of yellow |
INDIGOFERA australis ![](Images/indigo,ours-sml.jpg)
|
Austral Indigo |
|
|
* |
|
2 x 1 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
Native pea family, bright pink/purple flowers in Spring - beaut |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_22.gif) |
![htxw](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_24.gif) |
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![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_34.gif) |
KENNEDIA prostrata ![](Images/kennedia1-sml.jpg)
|
Running Postman |
* |
|
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
** |
* |
FL |
* |
|
|
Red pea flower with yellow throat, non invasive creeper |
LEPTORHYNCHOS squamatus ![](Images/leptorhynchos-squamatus-sml.jpg)
|
Scaly Buttons |
|
|
|
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
FR |
* |
|
* |
Clump forming perennial, yellow button flowers in Spring |
LEUCOPHYTA brownii
|
Cushion Bush |
* |
|
|
|
GND |
|
* |
|
|
*** |
* |
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Soft looking silver foliage, landscape for coastal |
LEUCOPOGON parviflorus ![](Images/leucopog-aire-sml.jpg)
|
Coastal Beard Heath |
* |
|
|
|
3 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
*** |
|
* |
FR |
|
* |
|
Dense shrub for coastal gardens, edible white berries |
LOMANDRA longifolia ![](Images/lom-long2,-DM-sml.jpg)
|
Spiny Matrush |
* |
|
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Straplike leaves, dry loving clumping tussock |
LOMATIA fraseri ![](Images/lomatia-lvs,fls,-ClandR-sml.jpg)
|
Forest Lomatia |
|
* |
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
Native Proteaceae tree, serrated leaves, white spider flowers. |
MICRLAENA stipoides ![](Images/microlaena-stip-ours-sml.jpg) |
Weeping Grass |
|
* |
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Weeping habit. exc mass display for landscaping |
MICROSERIS lanceolata ![](Images/microseris4-sml.jpg)
|
Yam Daisy, Murnong |
|
|
|
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
R |
* |
|
* |
The Yam Daisy resembles Dandelion but it has edible tubers |
MYOPORUM viscosum ![](Images/myopor-visc1-sml.jpg)
|
Sticky Boobialla |
* |
|
* |
|
2 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
*** |
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Compact shrub, quick grower, white star flowers in Spring |
NOTELAEA ligustrina ![](Images/notel,-gelli,-red-sml.jpg)
|
Privet Mock Olive |
|
* |
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FR |
|
|
|
Red/blue inedible olive berries, shapely tree |
NOTHOFAGUS cunninghamii ![](Images/nothofagus-spring-colour-(7)-sml.jpg)
|
Myrtle Beech |
|
* |
|
|
20 x 10 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
B |
|
|
|
The Otway rainforest tree, Spring / Autumn colours |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_22.gif) |
![htxw](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_30.gif) |
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![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_34.gif) |
OLEARIA argophylla ![](Images/Olearia-argo-sml.jpg)
|
Musk Daisy Bush |
|
* |
* |
|
5 x 5 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
Masses of large Spring pom pom daisy flowers |
OLEARIA speciosa ![](Images/Olearia-speciosa-sml.jpg)
|
Netted Daisy Bush |
* |
|
* |
|
1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Rare, large daisy flowers, serrated leaves, beautiful |
PELARGONIUM australe ![](Images/pelarg-australe2-sml.jpg)
|
Austral Stork's Bill |
|
|
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Nice round shape with sm white / pink Pelargonium flowers. |
PHEBALIUM squameum ![](Images/phebalium-squameum-tree-sml.jpg)
|
Satinwood |
|
* |
|
|
5 x 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
L |
|
|
* |
Beaut, dense, high rainfall, Agroforestry,white scented flowers |
PIMELEA ligustrina ![](Images/pimelea-ligustrina1-sml.jpg)
|
Tall Rice Flower |
|
* |
|
|
2 x 1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
Lovely pom pom flowers in Spring annual prune |
PITTOSPORUM bicolor ![](Images/pittosp-bicolor5-sml.jpg)
|
Banyalla |
|
* |
|
|
4 x 3 |
* |
|
|
|
|
** |
|
L |
|
|
* |
Great dense screen, lovely flowers and fruit, upright form |
POA labillardieri ![](Images/poa-lab1-sml.jpg) |
Silver Tussock |
* |
* |
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
* |
|
|
** |
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
The tussock. Softens a landscape. Excellent for water filter |
POA morrisi ![](Images/poa-morrisii-sml.jpg) |
Velvet Tussock |
|
|
* |
|
1 x 1 |
* |
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
* |
|
* |
Small blue leaved tussock for dry gardens |
POMADERRIS aspera ![](Images/pomaderris-aspera1-sml.jpg)
|
Hazel Pomaderris |
|
* |
* |
|
6 x 4 |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
B |
|
|
* |
Quick growing, lanky, lovely foliage, thickets |
PROSTANTHERA lasianthos ![](Images/prostanthera-las-sml.jpg)
|
Christmas Bush |
|
* |
* |
|
6 x 4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
* |
One of the prettiest trees in the Otways |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_22.gif) |
![htxw](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_34.gif) |
PROSTANTHERA mellisifolia ![](Images/pros-mell,-binns-sml.jpg)
|
Balm Mint Bush |
|
* |
* |
|
4 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Another of the prettiest trees in the Otways! |
PTILOTUS macrocephala ![](Images/ptilotus-banksia-marg-illabarook-sml.jpg)
|
Feather Heads |
|
|
|
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
White feathery flower heads to 15cm tall. Fantastic |
PULTANAEA daphnoides ![](Images/pult-daph-1-ours-sml.jpg)
|
Large Bush Pea |
* |
|
* |
|
3 x 3 |
|
* |
|
|
* |
|
* |
FL |
|
* |
* |
Dense egg and bacon shrub-lovely, annual prune |
SAMBUCUS gaudichaudiana ![](Images/sambucus-aire-sml.jpg)
|
White Elderberry |
|
* |
|
|
1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
FR |
|
|
* |
Perennial - rather succulent with edible white berries |
SENECIO linearifolius ![](Images/senecio-linear-sml.jpg) |
Fireweed Groundsel |
* |
* |
* |
|
1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
FL |
|
|
|
Not the prettiest but provides the scent of the forest! |
SPYRIDIUM parvifolium ![](Images/spyridium1-sml.jpg)
|
Dusty Miller |
|
* |
* |
|
3 x 2 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
L |
|
* |
* |
Tough ornamental shrub with very showy foliage |
STYLIDIUM graminifolium ![](Images/stylidium-fls-sml.jpg) |
Grass Trigger Plant |
* |
|
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Small tufted perennial with unique pollenation method! |
TASMANNIA lanceolata ![](Images/tasmannia-sml.jpg) |
Mountain Pepper |
|
* |
|
|
4 x 3 |
|
* |
|
* |
|
|
|
L |
|
* |
* |
The Otway edible plant (pepper-chilli). Needs moist soils |
THEMEDA triandra ![](Images/kangaroo.grass.mike.rkwd.cem-sml.jpg) |
Kangaroo Grass |
* |
* |
* |
* |
GND |
* |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
* |
|
* |
Tough mat forming native grass, iconic flower heads |
VIMINARIA juncea ![](Images/viminaria2-sml.jpg) |
Golden Spray |
|
|
* |
* |
4 x 3 |
* |
|
|
* |
|
|
* |
FL
L |
|
|
* |
Tall, drooping shrub with egg and bacon flowers, moist soils |
WAHLENBERGIA sp. ![](Images/wahlenbergia-2-sml.jpg) |
Blue Bells |
|
|
* |
* |
GND |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL
|
* |
|
* |
Delicate blue-purple fls on ground hugging perennial |
XANTHORRHOEA australis ![](Images/xanth-australis1-sml.jpg) |
Austral Grass Tree |
* |
|
* |
* |
1 x 1 |
|
* |
|
|
|
|
* |
FL |
|
|
* |
The iconic Grass tree. Slow growing but worth the wait |
XANTHORRHOEA minor ![](Images/xanth.minor-sml.jpg) |
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 |
![coast](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_19.gif) |
![ridge](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_20.gif) |
![foothills](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_21.gif) |
![plains](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_22.gif) |
![htxw](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_23.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_24.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_25.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_26.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_27.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_28.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_29.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_30.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_31.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_32.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_33.gif) |
![](Images/plant_list/understorey_menu/plantlist_understorey_headings_34.gif) |