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 melanoxylon![]() |
Blackwood | * | * | * | * | 8-20 x 7 | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | Furniture, shade, varied growth due to site, excellent all round tree |
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! |
EUCALYPTUS brookerana![]() |
Brooker's Gum | * | * | 25 x 10 | * | * | * | Tall smooth bark swamp gum in higher rainfall areas |
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 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 obliqua-regnans![]() |
Otway Messmate | * | 50 x 20 | * | * | * | Agroforestry, top quality hybrid- Ash / Messmate |
EUCALYPTUS regnans![]() |
Mountain Ash | * | 60 x 30 | * | * | Agroforestry, world's tallest hardwood |
LEPTOSPERMUM continentale![]() |
Prickly Tea Tree | * | * | * | * | 3 x 2 | ** | ** | * | * | * | * | Important insect predator habitat, wet soils |
OLEARIA lirata![]() |
Snowy Daisy Bush | * | * | * | 3 x 3 | * | * | * | * | Covered in white daisy flowers-spring, pioneer plant |
OZOTHAMNUS ferrugineus![]() |
Tree Everlasting | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | * | * | * | Fast grower, pink buds-white flowers, scented leaves |
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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AUSTRODANTHO- NIA sp. ![]() |
Wallaby Grass | * | * | * | GND | * | * | * | * | FL | * | * | Small, delicate, clumping grass, feathery white flowers |
BEDFORDIA arborescens![]() |
Blanket Leaf | * | * | 5 x 3 | * | L | * | Rainforest look, small yellow daisy flowers |
BILLARDIERA longifolia![]() |
Purple Appleberry | * | CLIMB | * | FR | * | Bright purple fruit in Autumn, pretty vigorous |
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!! |
CLEMATIS aristata![]() |
Old Man's Beard | * | * | CLIMB | * | FL | Vigorous climber, white star fls, fluffy seeds - Autumn |
COPROSMA quadrifida![]() |
Prickly Currant Bush | * | * | 3 x 2 | * | * | FR | * | Small edible berries, prickly, very hardy, birds |
CORREA lawrenciana![]() |
Mountain Correa | * | 4 x 3 | FL | Lime green flowers, very attractive tall open shrub |
DIANELLA tasmanica![]() |
Otway Flax Lily | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | * | ** | FR | * | * | Agapanthus alternative, Tough and pretty, purple flowers and fruit |
GAHNIA sieberiana![]() |
Red Fruited Saw Sedge | * | * | 2-3 x 1 | * | * | * | ** | L | * | Pampas grass alternative, black seed heads with red seeds |
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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GOODENIA ovata![]() |
Hop Goodenia | * | * | * | 2 x 1 | * | * | * | FL | Pioneer species, excellent low bird habitat, yellow flowers for weeks |
GOODIA lotifolia![]() |
Golden Tip | * | * | 2 x 2 | * | * | FL | * | Tough and dense egg and bacon shrub, annual prune |
GYNATRIX pulchella![]() |
Native Hemp Bush | * | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | FL | Tall open shrub with scented white flowers, annual prune |
LOMATIA fraseri![]() |
Forest Lomatia | * | 5 x 4 | * | FL | Native Proteaceae tree, serrated leaves, white spider flowers. |
MICRLAENA stipoides![]() |
Weeping Grass | * | * | * | GND | * | * | FL | * | * | Weeping habit. exc mass display for landscaping |
NOTELAEA ligustrina![]() |
Privet Mock Olive | * | 5 x 4 | FR | Red/blue inedible olive berries, shapely tree |
NOTHOFAGUS cunninghamii![]() |
Myrtle Beech | * | 20 x 10 | * | B | The Otway rainforest tree, Spring / Autumn colours |
OLEARIA argophylla![]() |
Musk Daisy Bush | * | * | 5 x 5 | * | FL | * | Masses of large Spring pom pom daisy flowers |
OLEARIA speciosa![]() |
Netted Daisy Bush | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | L | * | * | Rare, large daisy flowers, serrated leaves, beautiful |
PHEBALIUM squameum![]() |
Satinwood | * | 5 x 4 | L | * | Beaut, dense, high rainfall, Agroforestry,white scented 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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PIMELEA ligustrina![]() |
Tall Rice Flower | * | 2 x 1 | FL | * | Lovely pom pom flowers in Spring annual prune |
PITTOSPORUM bicolor![]() |
Banyalla | * | 4 x 3 | * | ** | L | * | Great dense screen, lovely flowers and fruit, upright form |
POA labillardieri![]() |
Silver Tussock | * | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | ** | * | L | * | * | The tussock. Softens a landscape. Excellent for water filter |
POMADERRIS aspera![]() |
Hazel Pomaderris | * | * | 6 x 4 | * | B | * | Quick growing, lanky, lovely foliage, thickets |
PROSTANTHERA lasianthos![]() |
Christmas Bush | * | * | 6 x 4 | FL | * | One of the prettiest trees in the Otways |
PROSTANTHERA mellisifolia![]() |
Balm Mint Bush | * | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | FL | * | * | Another of the prettiest trees in the Otways! |
SAMBUCUS gaudichaudiana ![]() |
White Elderberry | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | FR | * | Perennial - rather succulent with edible white berries |
SENECIO linearifolius![]() |
Fireweed Groundsel | * | * | * | 1 x 1 | * | * | FL | Not the prettiest but provides the scent of the forest! |
TASMANNIA lanceolata ![]() |
Mountain Pepper | * | 4 x 3 | * | * | L | * | * | The Otway edible plant (pepper-chilli). Needs moist soils |
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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RIDGE |
ALL PLANTS | TREES | MIDSTOREY | UNDERSTOREY | CLIMBERS & GROUNDCOVERS | AGROFORESTRY & FIREWOOD | EROSION & SALINITY | BIODIVERSITY & REVEGETATION | SHELTER & WINDBREAK | USEFUL / EDIBLE |