Native Flora of the Victorian Volcanic Plains Part 1
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Coastal Banksia
Banksia integrifolia, commonly known as coast banksia, is a species of tree that grows along the east coast of Australia. One of the most widely distributed Banksia species, it occurs between Victoria and Central Queensland in a broad range of habitats, from coastal dunes to mountains. It is highly variable in form, but is most often encountered as a tree up to 25 ...more ↓
Coastal Cypress Pine
Callitris columellaris is a species of coniferous tree in the family Cupressaceae (cypress family), native to most of Australia. Common names include White Cypress-pine, Murray River Cypress-pine, and Northern Cypress-pine. Callitris columellaris has been naturalised in Hawaii and in southern Florida.
Coastal Umbrella Bush
Acacia cupularis, commonly known as the Coastal Umbrella Bush, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to southern parts of Australia.
Common Aotus
Aotus ericoides, also known as Common Aotus, is a shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to eastern Australia.
Common Everlasting
Chyrsocephalum apiculatum, known by the common names common everlasting and yellow buttons, is a perennial herb native to southern Australia. It is a member of the Asteraceae, the daisy family. It grows in sunny locations on light, well-drained soil in grassy areas. It is an important food plant for the Australian painted lady (Vanessa kershawi), a ...more ↓
Common Ground Fern
Calochlaena dubia, commonly known as soft bracken, false bracken, common ground fern or rainbow fern, is a small Australian fern in the treefern family Dicksoniaceae. It is very common within its range, and often seen growing under eucalyptus forest, often on the poorer quality soils. It is an easy plant to grow in the garden.
Common Sneezeweed
Centipeda cunninghamii is commonly known as old man weed, being the literal translation of its Koori name gukwonderuk. The names common sneezeweed and scent weed which were given by European settlers are increasingly falling out of use. The plant was used by indigenous Australians for its purported medicinal properties. It grows along the Murray ...more ↓
Curly Wig
Caustis flexuosa is a sedge found in Australia. A graceful plant with attractive curling foliage, it grows to 120 cm high. Common names include curly wig and grandfather's beard.
Daphne heath
Brachyloma daphnoides, commonly known as daphne heath, is a small shrub in the heather family, Ericaceae. The species has an upright habit, growing to between 0.4 and 1.5 metres in height. The leaves are 4 to 15 mm long and 1.7 to 3.6 mm wide. These are glossy green above and paler underneath. White flowers appear in the leaf axils between August and December in the ...more ↓
Deane's wattle
Acacia deanei (Deane's wattle, green wattle; syn. Acacia paucijuga Wakef. , Racosperma deanei (R.T.Baker) Pedley) is a tree native to Australia, which is useful for controlling soil erosion. There are two subspecies: Acacia deanei subsp. deanei and Acacia deanei subsp. paucijuga.
Drooping She-oak
Allocasuarina verticillata, commonly known as drooping she-oak or drooping sheoak, is a nitrogen fixing native tree of southeastern Australia. Originally collected in Tasmania and described as Casuarina verticillata by French naturalist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1786, it was moved to its current genus in 1982 by Australian botanist Lawrie Johnson.
Dune Wattle
Acacia ligulata is a species of Acacia, a dense shrub widespread in all states of mainland Australia. It is not considered rare or endangered.
Dwarf Silver-wattle
Acacia nanodealbata, known colloquially as dwarf silver-wattle, is a species of Acacia native to Australia.
European Water-plantain
Alisma plantago-aquatica, also known as European water-plantain, common water-plantain or mad-dog weed, is a perennial flowering plant widespread across most of Europe and Asia from Portugal and Morocco to Japan, Kamchatka and Vietnam. It is also regarded as native in northern and central Africa as far south as Tanzania. It is reportedly naturalized in southern ...more ↓
Feather Speargrass
Austrostipa elegantissima, commonly known as tall feather-grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales. It grows as a decumbent perennial in a rhizomatous tussock with widespread leaves. It lacks basal leaves. It is found in areas that are not grazed by introduced livestock, which feed on ...more ↓
Feathered Mosquito Fern
Azolla pinnata is a species of fern known by several common names, including mosquitofern, feathered mosquitofern and water velvet. It is native to much of Africa, Asia (Brunei Darussalam, China, India, Japan, Korea, and the Philippines) and parts of Australia. It is an aquatic plant, its frond floating upon the surface of the water. It grows in quiet and ...more ↓
Field Daisy
Brachyscome decipiens, commonly known as field daisy is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae and is endemic to Australia. It is a small herb with white or pale blue flowers.
Fishbone water-fern
Blechnum nudum is commonly known as the fishbone waterfern. It is a fern that grows up to a metre tall, and is abundant in rainforest and eucalyptus forest in eastern Australia.
Fringe Myrtle
Calytrix tetragona is an Australian shrub in the myrtle family. Common names include common fringe-myrtle. It is a widespread plant growing in many parts of southern Australia. It ranges from high rainfall areas to semi-arid zones. It is found on skeletal or sandy soils. It can be used as a garden plant.
Golden Wattle
Acacia pycnantha, commonly known as the golden wattle, is a tree of the family Fabaceae native to southeastern Australia. It grows to a height of 8 m (26 ft) and has phyllodes (flattened leaf stalks) instead of true leaves. Sickle-shaped, these are between 9 and 15 cm (3 1⁄2 and 6 in) long, and 1–3.5 cm (1⁄2–1 1⁄2 in) wide. The profuse fragrant, golden flowers appear in ...more ↓
Golden Wattle
Acacia decora is a plant native to eastern Australia. Common names include the western silver wattle and the showy wattle. The species name refers to the plant's decorative qualities.
Grampians Bauera
Bauera sessiliflora, also known as Grampians Bauera, is a scrambling shrub that is endemic to the Grampians region in Australia.
Green Sheoak
Allocasuarina paradoxa is a woody shrub of the family Casuarinaceae. It is endemic to Victoria in south-eastern Australia, and to South Australia
Grey Mangrove
Avicennia marina, commonly known as grey mangrove or white mangrove, is a species of mangrove tree classified in the plant family Acanthaceae (formerly in the Verbenaceae or Avicenniaceae). As with other mangroves, it occurs in the intertidal zones of estuarine areas.
Grey Mulga
Acacia brachybotrya, commonly known as grey mulga or grey wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is endemic to Australia.
Grey Saltbush
Atriplex cinerea, commonly known as grey saltbush, coast saltbush, barilla or truganini, is a plant species in the family Amaranthaceae. It occurs in sheltered coastal areas and around salt lakes in the Australian states of Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.
Hairpin Banksia
The hairpin banksia (Banksia spinulosa) is a species of woody shrub, of the genus Banksia in the family Proteaceae, native to eastern Australia. Widely distributed, it is found as an understorey plant in open dry forest or heathland from Victoria to northern Queensland, generally on sandstone though sometimes also clay soils. It generally grows as a small shrub to 2 ...more ↓
Hairy-pod Wattle
Acacia glandulicarpa, commonly known as the hairy-pod wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae that is native to parts of south eastern Australia.
Hard Water-fern
Blechnum wattsii or the hard water fern is a common fern growing in rainforest and open forest. Often seen near creeks in much of south eastern Australia.
Hen and Chicks Fern
Asplenium bulbiferum, known as mother spleenwort, is a fern species native to New Zealand only. It is also called hen and chicken fern and, in the Māori language, pikopiko, mouku or mauku. Its fronds are eaten as a vegetable. It is often confused with A. gracillimum which is a fern species native to both New Zealand and Australia.
Jersey fern
Anogramma leptophylla, sometimes called Jersey fern, is a species of fern in the family Pteridaceae. It is found worldwide in temperate and subtropical regions. A rarity in the Pteridophyta, it is a fern whose sporophyte tends to have an annual life cycle. The gametophytes of this species have the ability to become dormant and wait as much as two and a half years until ...more ↓
Kangaroo thorn
Acacia paradoxa is a plant in the Fabaceae family. Its common names include kangaroo thorn, prickly wattle, hedge wattle and paradox acacia. This is a large shrub up to 3 metres tall and wide. It is dense with foliage; the leaves are actually enlarged petioles known as phyllodes. They are crinkly and the new ones are covered in hairs. The bush is also ...more ↓
Kidney Saltbush
Atriplex stipitata, known as mallee saltbush and kidney saltbush, is a species of shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, found in all mainland states of Australia.
Knob Sedge
Carex inversa, commonly known as knob sedge, is a species of sedge of the Cyperaceae family that is native to Western Australia
Lightwood
Acacia implexa, commonly known as Lightwood, is a fast-growing Australian tree, the timber of which is used for furniture making. It is widespread in eastern Australia from central coastal Queensland to southern Victoria, with outlying populations on the Atherton Tableland in northern Queensland and Tasmania's King Island. It grows to 5–15 m high and 4–7 m wide. It has ...more ↓
Mallee Wattle
Acacia montana, commonly known as mallee wattle, is a shrub species endemic to south-eastern Australia. The species was first formally described in 1842 by English botanist George Bentham from plant material collected from the "highlands near the Liverpool Plains" in New South Wales. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from ...more ↓
Manna Wattle
Acacia microcarpa, commonly known as manna wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus Acacia and the subgenus Phyllodineae endemic to south eastern Australia.
Marsh Saltbush
Atriplex paludosa, commonly known as Marsh Saltbush, is a species of saltbush endemic to Australia.
Marsh club-rush
Bolboschoenus medianus is a flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, that is native to Western Australia.
Melblom's spider-orchid
Caladenia hastata, commonly known as Mellblom's spider orchid is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to Victoria. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and up to three white to cream-coloured flowers with red markings on the labellum.
Milkmaids
Burchardia umbellata (milkmaids) is a perennial herb native to woodlands and heath of eastern and southern Australia, known in all states. It typically flowers from September until November, in dry sclerophyll forests.
Mitchell's wattle
Acacia mitchellii, commonly known as Mitchell's wattle, is an erect or spreading shrub which is endemic to Australia. It grows to up to 2 metres high and has small bipinnate leaves. The pale yellow globular flowerheads appear in groups of 1 to 3 in the axils of the phyllodes followed by straight or curved seed pods which are 1.8 to 5 cm long and 4 to 8 mm wide.
Myrtle Wattle
Acacia myrtifolia, known colloquially as myrtle wattle or red-stemmed wattle, is a species of Acacia native to Australia. Its specific epithet 'myrtle-leaved' is derived from the Latin myrtus 'myrtle', and folium 'leaf'. It is a small shrub 0.3–3 m (0.98–9.84 ft) in height, and 2–3 m (6.6–9.8 ft) spread. It has distinctive red branches and ...more ↓
Nealie
Acacia rigens, commonly known as nealie, is an erect or spreading shrub or small tree that is endemic to Australia. Other common names include needle wattle, needlebush acacia, nealia and nilyah.
Necklace Fern
Asplenium flabellifolium is commonly known as the necklace fern. This small fern occurs in all states of Australia, as well as in New Zealand. It was initially described by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles.
New Zealand bittercress
Cardamine corymbosa, commonly known as the New Zealand bitter-cress, is a flowering plant in the cabbage family, Brassicaceae. Native to the subantarctic islands of Australasia, it has become an invasive species in plant nurseries. The specific epithet refers to the structure of the inflorescence.
Nitre Goosefoot
Chenopodium nitrariaceum, commonly known as the nitre goosefoot, is a shrub in the subfamily Chenopodioideae of the family Amaranthaceae (sensu lato), native to Australia.
Old Man Saltbush
Atriplex nummularia is a species of saltbush from the family Amaranthaceae and is a large woody shrub known commonly as oldman saltbush. A. nummularia is native to Australia and occurs in each of the mainland states, thriving in arid and semi-arid inland regions.
Pale Grass Lily
Caesia parviflora, the pale grass lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae, native to Australia.
Pink Lady Fingers
Caladenia carnea, commonly known as pink fingers, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Tasmania. It has a single thin, green leaf and one to five white or pink flowers with red stripes and two rows of yellow-tipped "calli" on their labellum.
Pink Purslane
Calandrinia calyptrata, the pink purslane or small-leaved parakeelya, is an annual plant in the family Portulacaceae. It is endemic to Australia.
Prickly moses
Acacia verticillata (prickly Moses; prickly-leaved wattle; star-leaved acacia; prickly mimosa; whorl-leaved acacia) is a perennial shrub to small tree native to Australia and Tasmania. The species is a common understorey shrub in both wet and dry sclerophyll forests as well as scrub and heath. In coastal environments it will often have much ...more ↓
Pygmy Purselane
Calandrinia granulifera is an annual herb in the Montiaceae family, and is native to New South Wales, Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.
Red Azolla
Azolla rubra, known commonly as red azolla and Pacific azolla is a species of fern native to Australia and New Zealand. In New Zealand, it may also be known by its Māori names returetu, roturotu, kārearea and kārerarera.
Redleg Grass
Bothriochloa macra, commonly known as known as red-leg grass, red grass, redleg or pitted beard grass is a perennial grass species that is native to eastern Australia and New Zealand. It is naturalised in Tasmania and Norfolk Island.
Rereti
Blechnum chambersii, is a species of hard fern within the family Blechnaceae, found in Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Fiji.
River Rose
Bauera rubioides is a shrubby, flowering plant found in the eastern states of Australia. It has also been referred to as Madder-Leaved Bauera, a comparison to another genus which is commonly named Madder.
Rock Fern
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia is a species of Australian rock fern from the family Pteridaceae. Once a common understory plant prior to European settlement of the Adelaide Plains in South Australia, Cheilianthes austrotenuifolia is still quite widespread in temperate rural remnant scrub, such as areas of the Adelaide Hills.
Rough-barked Apple
Angophora floribunda, commonly known as the rough-barked apple, is a common woodland and forest tree of the family Myrtaceae native to Eastern Australia. Reaching 30 m (100 ft) high, it is a large tree with fibrous bark and cream-white flowers that appear over the Austral summer. It grows on alluvial soils on floodplains and along watercourses. Much of the land it grew on ...more ↓
Round-leaf Wattle
Acacia acinacea is a flowering shrub growing to 2m in height. It is native to Australia and lives for 15 years (on average). They are tolerant of drought and frost. It is also a species of wattle, and is commonly known as wreath wattle, gold dust wattle or round-leaf wattle.
Scrub Sheoak
Allocasuarina paludosa, commonly known as the swamp sheoak or scrub sheoak, is a woody shrub of the family Casuarinaceae. It is endemic to south-eastern Australia.
Sea Box
Alyxia buxifolia, the sea box or dysentery bush, is a species of shrub in the Apocynaceae family.
Sea Celery
Apium prostratum, commonly known as sea celery, is a variable herb native to coastal Australia and New Zealand. The leaves are variable, with toothed leaflets, and a celery like aroma. The tiny white flowers occur in clusters.
Sheep's Burr
Acaena echinata, commonly known as Sheep’s Burr, is a species of perennial herb native to Australia. It grows to a height of 25–40 cm and has shiny, green fern-like leaves 60–150 mm long which are hairy on the underside. Its tiny pale green flowers form a spike and have purple stamens. The burrs it produces are sharply barbed.
Showy Bossiaea
Bossiaea cinerea, commonly known as showy bossiaea, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is a hairy-stemmed shrub growing up to 2 m in height and spread. Its triangular, stalkless leaves are alternate, opposite or whorled and 5–20 mm long. Its red and yellow pea flowers are 7–12 mm long and grow singly along the stems; the seed pods are ovate to ...more ↓
Silver Banksia
Banksia marginata, commonly known as the silver banksia, is a species of tree or woody shrub in the plant genus Banksia found throughout much of southeastern Australia. It ranges from the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, to north of Armidale, New South Wales, and across Tasmania and the islands of Bass Strait. It grows in various habitats, including ...more ↓
