Flora and Fauna of Tasmania
Little hard fern
Blechnum penna-marina, alpine water fern or pinque (Chilean Spanish), is a species of fern in the family Blechnaceae, with a natural range from the Araucanía Region to the south and from the coast to the tree line of the Magellanic forests in Chile and adjacent areas of Argentina. It is also found in Australia and some Pacific islands. It is evergreen and grows to ...more ↓
Southern Austroicetes
The Southern Austroicetes (Austroicetes frater) is an Australian grasshopper in the genus Austroicetes. It is found in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales.
Utricularia lateriflora
Utricularia lateriflora, the small bladderwort, is a small to medium sized perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. U. lateriflora is endemic to Australia and can be found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. It grows as a terrestrial plant in sandy or peaty soils in heathland at lower altitudes. ...more ↓
Patersonia fragilis
Patersonia fragilis is a perennial herbaceous plant that is native to Southeastern Australia.
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.
Queen of the Bush
Pimelea linifolia is an Australian shrub, variously known as Queen-of-the-bush and the Slender or Flax-leafed Riceflower. It is widespread throughout the south and east of the continent and is toxic to livestock.
Sweet Wattle
Acacia suaveolens (Sweet Wattle) is a shrub species endemic to Australia. It grows to between 0.3 and 3.5 metres metres high and has smooth purplish-brown or light green bark and has straight or slightly curving blue-green phyllodes The pale yellow to near white globular flowerheads generally appear between April and September in its native range. These are followed by ...more ↓
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 (1–10 ft) in height, and 2–3 m (7–10 ft) spread. It has distinctive red branches and lanceolate ...more ↓
Cranberry Heath
Astroloma humifusum, commonly known as the native cranberry or Cranberry Heath, is a small prostrate shrub or groundcover in the heath family Ericaceae endemic to eastern Australia.
Apple Berry
Billardiera scandens, commonly known as Apple Berry or Apple Dumpling, is a small shrub or twining plant of the Pittosporaceae family which occurs in forests in the coastal and tableland areas of all states and territories in Australia, apart from the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It has a silky touch and appearance that becomes more brittle as the ...more ↓
Pink Lady Fingers
The Pink Fingers Orchid (Caladenia carnea) is a deciduous terrestrial orchid species which grows throughout eastern Australia and Tasmania. It is the type species of the genus Caladenia.
Old Man's Beard
Clematis aristata, known as Australian Clematis, Wild clematis, Goat's beard or Old man's beard, is a climbing shrub of the Ranunculaceae family, found in eastern Australia in dry and wet forests of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. It has attractive star shaped flowers with four narrow tepals of pure white or cream colour up to 70mm ...more ↓
Common Correa
Correa reflexa, commonly known as Common Correa or Native Fuchsia, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia.
Rosy Heath-myrtle
Euryomyrtus ramosissima (Rosy Baeckea) is a shrub in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). The species is endemic to Australia. It is spreading in habit and grows to 60 cm in height. Its leaves are dark green, long and narrow ranging from 3 to 13 mm in length and 1 to 3 mm in width. White, pink or mauve flowers with circular petals are produced between June and February in its ...more ↓
Love Creeper
Glycine clandestina, commonly known as twining glycine or love creeper, is a scrambling plant in the bean family, found in Australia.
Love Creeper
Comesperma volubile, commonly known as Love Creeper, is a slender climber in the family Polygalaceae. It grows to between 1 and 2 metres high. The leaves are 10 to 50 mm long and 1 to 5 mm wide. Blue or pale purple flowers are produced in sprays from July to December in the species native range. It occurs in heathland and forest in the states of Western Australia, South ...more ↓
Dagger Hakea
Hakea teretifolia, commonly known as the Dagger Hakea, is a species of woody shrub of the Proteaceae family common on heathlands in coastal Eastern Australia from Northern New South Wales through to Victoria and Tasmania. A very prickly shrub, it is rarely cultivated but easy to grow.
Bearded Heath
Leucopogon ericoides, commonly known as the Pink Beard-heath, is a common shrub found in southeastern Australia.
Woolly Xanthosia
Xanthosia pilosa, known as the Woolly Xanthosia is a species of the plant family Mackinlayaceae, but sometimes also placed in Araliaceae or Apiaceae. It grows in south eastern Australia. This species is known for the variability of form, which has caused difficulties in identification and taxonomy. The specific epithet pilosa comes from the Latin, meaning softly ...more ↓
Viola hederacea
Viola hederacea is a species of violet which is native to Australia. It is common and widespread in Victoria and Tasmania, along the Great Dividing Range in New South Wales north at least to the Barrington Tops area, in the far south-east of South Australia, and in a small area of the Adelaide Hills between Belair and Mount Lofty.
Large-leaf Bush Pea
Pultenaea daphnoides (large-leaf bush-pea) is a shrub which is endemic to Australia. It is a member of the genus Pultenaea and the family Fabaceae.
Nodding Greenhood
Pterostylis nutans, commonly known as the Nodding Greenhood or the Parrot's Beak Orchid, is an orchid species native to Australia and New Zealand.
White-banded Grass-dart
The White-banded Grass-dart (Taractrocera papyria) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Flame Sedge-skipper
The Flame Sedge-skipper (Hesperilla idothea) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria.
Yellow-banded Dart
Ocybadistes walkeri, commonly known as the Greenish Grass-dart, Green Grass-dart, Southern Dart or Yellow-banded Dart, is a type of butterfly known as a Skipper found in eastern and southern Australia, with one subspecies found in the Northern Territory.
Dominula Skipper
The Two-brand Grass-skipper or Dominula Skipper (Anisynta dominula) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the mountains of New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria.
Donnysa Skipper
The Donnysa Skipper or Varied Sedge Skipper (Hesperilla donnysa) is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Hobart Brown
The Hobart Brown (Argynnina hobartia) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to Tasmania.
Bright Copper
Paralucia aurifer, commonly known as the Bright Copper, is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae.
Common Grass Blue
Zizina labradus, commonly known as the Common Grass Blue, Grass Blue, or Clover Blue, is a small Australian butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.
Xerochrysum subundulatum
Xerochrysum subundulatum (commonly named the Alpine Everlasting or Orange Everlasting) is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Australia, growing in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania.
Ewartia catipes
Ewartia catipes is a species of Ewartia. The plant's natural habitat is on eastern facing slopes in Tasmania. It is a rusty brown color and grows to around 10 centimeters long.
Helichrysum scorpioides
Coronidium scorpioides, commonly known as the button everlasting, is a perennial herbaceous shrub in the family Asteraceae found in Australia. Previously known as Helichrysum scorpioides, it was placed in the newly described genus Coronidium in 2008.
Helichrysum rutidolepis
Coronidium scorpioides, commonly known as the button everlasting, is a perennial herbaceous shrub in the family Asteraceae found in Australia. Previously known as Helichrysum scorpioides, it was placed in the newly described genus Coronidium in 2008.
Ozothamnus expansifolius
Ozothamnus expansifolius is a species of Ozothamnus. It is a small pine-like plant, it has flowers that are white or reddish-brown, and the fruit achene grows on it. The plant's habitat is on mountain slopes and heaths at altitudes of 900-1200m. It can tolerate snowfalls and it can adapt to semi-shaded or sunny places. It is a hybrid of O. ledifolius and ...more ↓
Ozothamnus hookeri
Ozothamnus hookeri (kerosene bush) is an aromatic shrub species, endemic to Australia. It grows to between 0.5 and 1 metre in height and has white-tomentose branchlets. The scale-like leaves are 4 to 5 mm long and 0.5 to 1 mm wide. These are green on the upper surface, and white tomentose below. The flowerheads appear in dense clusters in summer and autumn The species ...more ↓
Anodopetalum biglandulosum
Anodopetalum biglandulosum is a shrub or small tree endemic to western Tasmania, Australia. It is commonly known as "horizontal" because of its habit of growth.
