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 Southern Highlands District Group 

Plant List

PLEASE NOTE: This list is under construction. It is not complete.

At present, this list is for mainly sanstone based soils. This list in no way implies that any particular plant listed will grow well in your particular part of the Southern Highlands, as the soil, aspect, rainfall, treecover etc. will vary. You should use this list as a guide and look for more information on the species of interest by coming to one of our meetings.

Copy the link below to get an excellent overview of the flora of the Southern Highlands:

https://resources.austplants.com.au/wp-content/uploads/Presentation2-1.pdf


Family

Genus

Species

ssp/var

CommonName

Adiantaceae Adiantum aethiopicum   Common maidenhair  
Apiaceae Actinotus helianthi   Flannel Flower
Centella asiatica    
Hydrocotyle laxifolia   Pennywort
Platysace lanceolata   Native Parsnip
linarifolia    
Xanthosia pilosa    
Araliaceae Astrotricha latifolia   Broad Leaf Star-Hair
Polyscias sambucifolia   Elderberry Panax (bipinnate)
Asclepiadaceae Marsdenia suavolens   Milk vine
Aspleniaceae Asplenium flabellifolium   Necklace Fern
Asteraceae Brachyscome angustifolia   Cut leaf Daisy
multifida    
Bracteantha bracteata   Yellow Paper Daisy
Cassinia aculeata   Dogwood, Dollybush
compacta    
denticulata   Common Cassinia
longifolia   Shiny Cassinia
unctata   Sticky Cassinia
Gnaphalium gymnocephalium    
Helichrysum elatum   White Paper Daisy
leucopsidium    
scorpioides    
Lagenifera gracilis    
Olearia asterotricha   Daisy bush
erubescens    
microphylla   Bridal Daisy Bush
phlogopappa    
viscidula   Wallaby bush
Ozothamnus adnatus    
Podolepsis hieracioides    
jaceoides   Copper wire daisy
Senecio hispidulus    
lautus   Coast groundsel
linerifolius   Grounsel
quadridentalis    
Baueraceae Bauera rubioides   Wiry rose  
Blechnaceae Blechnum cartilagineum   Gristle fern
nudum   Fishbone waterfern
sp.   Fern
Doodia aspera   Rasp fern
Doodia sp.   Rasp-Fern
Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia gracilis   Native bluebell  
stricta   Tall bluebell
Caryophyllaceae Cerastium glomeratum    
Stellaria flaccida   Forest starwort
pungens   Prickly starwort
Cassythaceae Cassytha melantha    
pubescens   Devil's twine
sp.   Dodder
Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis   Black She-oak
nana   Stunted She-oak
torulosa   Rose she oak
Chenopediaceae Einadia hastata    
Convolvulaceae Dichondra repens   kidney weed
Cunoniaceae Callicoma serratifolia   Black wattle
Ceratopetalum apetalum   Coachwood
gummiferum   Christmas bush
Cyatheaceae Cyathea australis   Rough tree fern
Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium esculentum   Common bracken  
Dicksoniaceae Calochlaena dubia   Rainbow fern
Dicksonia antarctica   Soft tree fern
Dilleniaceae Hibbertia bracteata   Guinea Flower
empetrifolia   Trailing Guinea Flower
obtusifolia   Guinea flower
serpyllifolia    
sp.    
Droseraceae Drosera auriculata    
Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus reticulatus   Blueberry Ash  
Epacridaceae Astroloma humifusum   Groundberry
Brachyloma daphnoides   Daphne heath
Dracophyllum secundum    
Epacris calvertiana    
microphylla   Coral Heath
pulchella   Lance leaf heath
Leucopogon juniperinus   Prickly Beard-heath
lanceolatus   Lance-leaf Beard Heath
setiger    
Lissanthe strigosa   Peach Heath
Euphorbiaceae Amperea xiphoclada   Broom Spurge
Breynia oblongifolia   Coffee bush
Phyllanthus hirtellus   Thyme spurge
Poranthera corymbosa    
microphylla    
Fabaceae Aotus ericoides      
Bossiaea ensata   Sword Bossiaea
neoanglica    
obcordata   Spiny Bossiaea
rhombifolia    
Daviesia acicularis    
corymbosa    
latifolia   Broad-leaf Bitter Pea
mimosoides   Bitter pea
Dillwynia floribunda    
ramosissima    
parvifolia   Small Leaved Parrot Pea
retorta   Eggs and Bacon
retorta prostrate form  
sericea ssp B  
sericea   Showy Parrot Pea
Glycine clandestina    
Gompholobium grandiflorum   Large flowered wedge pea
minus   Dwarf Wedge-pea
Goodia lotifolia   Golden tip
Hardenbergia violacea   False sarsparilla
Hovea linearis    
sp    
Indigofera australis    
Kennedia rubicunda   Dusky coral pea
Mirbelia platylobioides    
rubiifolia    
Oxylobium ilicifolium   Native Holly
Phyllota phylicoides    
Platylobium formosum   Handsome flat pea
Pultenaea elliptica    
blakelyi    
daphnoides   Large-leaf Bush-pea
flexilis   Graceful bush pea
hispidula    
Sphaerolobium vimineum    
Geraniaceae Geranium neglectum   Cranesbill  
solanderi   Cut leaf cranebill
Gleicheniaceae Gleichenia dicarpa   Pouched coral fern
sp.   Coral-Fern
Sticherus flabellatus   Shiny fan fern
Goodeniaceae Coopernookia barbata    
Dampiera purpurea   Purple Dampiera
stricta   Blue Dampiera
Goodenia bellidifolia    
hederacea   Forest goodenia
ovata   Hop Goodenia
Scaevola ramosissima    
Velleia lyrata    
Haloragaceae Gonocarpus encroides?   Raspwort  
tetragynus    
Hymenophyllaceae Hymenophyllum sp.    
Hypericaceae Hypericium gramineum    
perforatum   St.John's wort
Lamiaceae Ajuga australis   Austral bugle  
Prostanthera hirtula    
lasianthos   Victorian Christmas bush
Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea linearis    
microphylla    
Lobeliaceae Lobelia gibbosa    
Pratia purpurascens   White root
Loganiaceae Logania albiflora    
Mitrasacme polymorpha    
Loranthaceae Amyema pendulum   Mistletoe
Muellerina sp.   Mistletoe
Lythraceae Lythrum hyssopifolia    
Malvaceae Modiola caroliniana      
Mimosaceae Acacia brownii   Heath Wattle
buxifolia    
decurrens    
elata   Cedar wattle
elongata   Swamp wattle
falcata    
falciformis   Broad leaved hickory
fimbriata   fringed wattle
gunnii   Ploughshare Wattle
linifolia    
longifolia   Sydney golden wattle
mearnsii   Black wattle
melanoxylon   Blackwood
myrtifolia   Myrtle wattle
obtusifolia    
parramattensis   Sydney green wattle
penninervis   Mountain hickory
rubida   Red stem wattle
stricta   Hop Wattle
suavolens    
terminalis   Sunshine wattle
ulicifolia   Prickly moses
Monimiaceae Doryphora sassafras   Sassafras
Hedycarya angustifolia   Native mulberry
Myrtaceae Angophera floribunda   Rough barked apple
Baeckea densifolia    
sp.   Heath-myrtle
Callistemon citrinus   Red bottle brush
Corymbia gummifera   Red bloodwood
Eucalyptus agglomerata   Blue stringybark
amplifolia   Cabbage gum
apiculata   Narrow leaved mallee ash
cypellocarpa   Mountain grey gum
dalrympleana   Mountain gum
dives   Broad leaved peppermint
elata   River peppermint
eugenioides   Thin leaved stringybark
fastigata   Brown barrel
globoidea   White stringybark
haemastoma   Scribbly Gum
mannifera   Brittle gum
obliqua   Messmate stringybark
oreades   Blue Mountains ash
ovata   Swamp gum
piperita   Sydney Peppermint
piperita urceolaris Urn fruited peppermint
punctata   Grey gum
quadrangulata   White topped box
racemosa   Snappy gum
radiata   Narrow leaved peppermint
saligna   Sydney blue gum
sclerophylla   Scribbly gum
sieberi   Silver top ash
smithii   Gully gum
tereticornis   Forest red gum
viminalis   Manna gum
Kunzea ambigua   Tick bush
Leptospermum arachnoides    
attenuatum   Paper bark
continentale    
flavescens   Yellow tea tree
juniperinum   Prickly tea tree
lanigerum   Woolly Tea-tree
morrisonii   Morrison's tea tree
parvifolium   Small leaved tea tree
polygalifolium   Lemon scented tea tree
trinervium    
Melaleuca linariifolia   Narrow leaved paper bark
styphelioides   Prickly leaved paper bark
thymifolia   Feather honey myrtle
Tristania neriifolia   Water gum
Oleaceae Notelaea longifolia      
venosa   Smooth mock olive
Olax stricta    
Onagraceae Epilobium hertigerum    
Osmundaceae Todea barbara   King fern
Oxalidaceae Oxalis perennans    
Philesiaceae Eustrephus latifolius   Wombat berry  
Geitonoplesium cymosum   Scrambling lily
Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum   Wooly frogmouth
Phormiaceae Dianella caerulea   Blue flax lily
longifolia   Flax lily
revoluta   Spreading flax lily
Stypandra glauca   Nodding blue lily
Pittosporaceae Billardiera scandens   Appleberry
Bursaria spinosa   Blackthorn
Pittosperum undulatum   Sweet pittosporum
Rhytidosporum procumbens    
Poaceae Anisopogon avenaceus   Oat spear grass
Cynodon dactylon   Common couch
Danthonia longifolia   Wallaby grass
penicillata   Slender wallaby grass
tenuior    
Echinopogon caespitosus    
ovatus    
Entolasia marginata    
stricta    
Eragrostis sp.   Love grass
stricta    
Hemarthria uncinata    
Imperata cylindrica    
Microlaena stipoides    
Nassella trichotoma    
Poa labillardieri   Tussock grass
sieberana   Snow grass
Stipa pubescens   Tall spear grass
setacea    
Themedia australis   Kangaroo grass
Polygalaceae Comesperma ericinum   Heath Milkwort
sphaerocarpum   Match heads
Polygonaceae Persicaria decipiens   Knotweed
Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia rupestris   Rock felt fern
Proteaceae Banksia ericifolia   Heath banksia
marginata    
oblongifolia    
paludosa    
serrata   Old man banksia
sp    
spinulosa   Hairpin banksia
Conospermum longifolium   Long leaved conospermum
tenuifolium   sprawling conospermum
Grevillea arenaria   Nepean spider flower
baueri baueri  
baueri baueri
cream form
Cream flowering form
baueri   Bauer's spider flower
raybrownii    
sericea   Pink spider Flower
sphacelata    
triternata    
Hakea dactyloides   Finger hakea
salicifolia   Willow hakea
sericea   Needle bush
Isopogon anemonifolius   Drumsticks
anethifolius    
Lomatia ilicifolia   Holly-leaved Lomatia
myricoides   River lomatia
silaifolia   Crinkle bush
Persoonia glaucescens   Geebung
hirsuta    
lanceolata   Lance-leaf Geebung
laurina    
levis   Large leaf geebung
linearis   Narrow-leaf Geebung
mollis   Soft geebung
myrtilloides    
sp.    
Petrophile canescens   Conestick
pedunculata    
pulchella    
sessilis   Prickly Conesticks
Telopia speciossisima   NSW waratah
Xylomelum pyriforme   Woody pear
Ranunculaceae Clematis aristata   Old man's beard  
glycinoides   Forest clematis
Restionaceae Lepiaria scariosa    
Lepirodia scariosa    
Restio fastigiatus    
Rhamnaceae Cryptandra amara   Bitter Cryptandra
Pomaderris aspera   Hazel pomaderris
discolor    
ferruginea   Rusty pomaderris
lanigera   Woolly pomaderris
ligustrina    
Poranthera ericifolia   Heath-leaved Poranthera
Rosaceae Acaena novae-zelandiae   Bidgy widgy
Rubus hillii   Broad leaf bramble
parvifolius   Native raspberry
Rubiaceae Galium sp.   Bedstraw
Opercularia varia    
Pomax umbellata    
Rutaceae Boronia anemonifolia   Sticky Boronia
microphylla    
polygalifolia   Dwarf Boronia
Correa reflexa    
Crowea saligna    
Eriostemon australasius    
myoporoides    
scaber latifolius  
Ziera smithii   Sandfly ziera
Santalaceae Chloretrum candollei   Sour bush  
pauciflorum   Dwarf sour bush
Exocarpus cupressiformis   Native cherry
strictus   Pale Ballart
Leptomeria acida   Native currant
Omphacomeria ascerba    
Sapindaceae Dodonaea multijuga   Hop bush
triquetra   Hop bush
viscosa    
Scrophulariaceae Veronica plebia   Creeping speedwell
Selaginellaceae Selaginella uliginosa   Swamp selaginella
Sinopteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi    
Smilacaceae Smilax australis   Lawyer vine
glyciphylla   Sarsparilla
Solanaceae Solanum aviculare   Kangaroo apple
vescum   Gunyang
Stackhousiaceae Stackhousia monogyna   Candles
viminea   Slender candles
Sterculiaceae Lasiopetalum sp.   Velvet bush
Stylidiaceae Stylidium graminifolium   Trigger plant
laricifolium   Narrow leaved trigger plant
lineare    
Thymelaeaceae Pimelia linifolia   Slender rice flower  
Tremandraceae Tetratheca ericifolia   Black eyed susan
thymifolia    
Typhaceae Typha orientalis   Bull rush or Cumbungi
Violaceae Hybanthus monopetalus      
Viola betonicifolia   Purple violet
hederacea   Ivy leaved violet
sieberana    


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