Flowers & leaves
Flower
Seed heads (close up)
Seedheads
Seed heads
| Acaena novae-zelandiae
2 synonyms: Acaena anserinifolia, Acaena sanguisorbae ssp. novae-zelandiae | biddy-biddy, bidgee-widgee, buzzy, piri-piri bur, red bidibid | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Clay, Dry, Moist | 1-4 m wide |
| Acaena x ovina | australian sheep's burr | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Wet, Boggy | 50 cm high |
| Adiantum aethiopicum | common maidenhair | Fern, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 10-45 cm x spreading |
| Arthropodium milleflorum
2 synonyms: Anthericum milleflorum, Phalangium milleflorum | pale vanilla lily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Moist
Tubers can be eaten raw or roasted. Flowers can be eaten raw.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 1 m x 30 cm |
Flower & buds
Flower
stem
chocolate lily wandinong
Field
Plant
| Arthropodium strictum
synonym: Dichopogon strictus | chocolate lily | Lily, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained
Tubers can be eaten raw or roasted but the chocolate scented flowers are not edible. The tubers are juicy and slightly bitter in taste.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 0.2-1.2 m x 20-80 cm |
| Bossiaea prostrata | creeping bossiaea | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Well Drained | 0.5-1.5 m wide |
| Brachyscome multifida
synonym: Brachyscome marginata var. multifida | cut leaf daisy, hawkesbury daisy, rocky daisy | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 40 cm x 1 m |
| Brunonia australis | blue pincushion, native cornflower | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 10-40 cm x 10-15 cm |
| Bulbine bulbosa
5 synonyms: Anthericum bulbosum, Blephanthera depressa, Bulbine australis, Bulbinopsis bulbosa, Phalangium bulbosum | bulbine lily, golden lily, leek lily, native leek, native onion, wild onion, yellow onion weed | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Tubers can be roasted and eaten, they are sweet tasting and contain calcium and iron.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 20-60 cm x 30 cm |
Flower & insect
Field
Flower head
Flower stem
| Burchardia umbellata | milkmaids, popoto, star-of- bethlehem | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Well Drained
Tubers can be roasted or eaten raw. The potato like tuber are white, fleshy, crisp, and starchy, with a nondescript flavor.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 50 cm high |
| Centella cordifolia
synonym: Hydrocotyle cordifolia | swamp pennywort | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained
Used as a medicinal herb for arthritis and rheumatism.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 1-2 m wide |
| Chrysocephalum semipapposum
3 synonyms: Argyrocome semipapposa, Gnaphalium semipapposum, Helichrysum semipapposum | clustered everlasting | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist | 50 cm x 1 m |
Flower
Garden plant
Wild plant
Flower buds
| Coronidium scorpioides
synonym: Helichrysum scorpioides | button everlasting, curling everlasting | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 30 cm x 30 cm |
| Craspedia variabilis | common billy buttons | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy | 1 m x 30 cm |
| Crassula helmsii
synonym: Tillaea helmsii | new zealand pigmyweed, spreading crassula, swamp crassula, swamp stonecrop | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Aquatic Full Sun Boggy, Aquatic | 30 cm high |
Flower&berries
Flower&berries
Plant
With Robber-fly
Flower
| Dianella longifolia var. longifolia
synonym: Dianella laevis | blueberry lily, blue flax-lily, pale flax-lily, smooth flax lily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Dark blue or purple berries edibleCAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 30-80 cm x 50 cm |
| Dianella revoluta var. revoluta
3 synonyms: Dianella admixta, Dianella revoluta f. denticulata, Dianella revoluta f. elongata | black-anther flax-lily, blue-flax lily, blueberry lily, spreading flaxlily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Dry, Well Drained
Dark blue or purple berries edible when ripe.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 0.3-0.8 m x 0.5-1.5 m |
| Dianella tasmanica | blue flax lily, tasman flax-lily | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade, Shade Moist
Dark blue or purple berries are edible when ripe..CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 1.5 m x 2 m |
| Dichondra repens | kidney weed, mercury bay weed, tom thumb, yilibili | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Nature Strip, Cottage Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | Prostrate |
| Einadia nutans subsp. nutans | climbing saltbush, nodding saltbush | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry
Red berries are sweet to eat. Leaves can also be eaten but should be boiled first.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 30 cm x 1.2 m |
| Eryngium vesiculosum | prickfoot, prostrate blue devil | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained | 20 cm x 60 cm |
| Geranium solanderi var. solanderi | austral crane's bill, australian cranesbill, cut-leaf cranesbill, hairy geranium, native carrot, native geranium, southern cranesbill | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Woody tap root rich in starch can be cooked and eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 50 cm x 1.5 m, stems to 50 cm long. |
| Glycine clandestina
3 synonyms: Leptolobium clandestinum, Teramnus clandestinus, Triendilix clandestina | love creeper, twining glycine | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained | 30 cm to 2 m high |
| Gonocarpus tetragynus
4 synonyms: Haloragis rubra, Haloragis tetragyna, Haloragis tetragyna var. bicallosa, Haloragis tetragyna var. serrata | common raspwort | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 15-30 cm x 40 cm |
| Gratiola peruviana | austral brooklime | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Aquatic Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained, Aquatic | 30 cm x 1.5 m |
| Hardenbergia violacea
synonym: Glycine violacea | false sarsaparilla, native sarsaparilla, purple coral pea, sarsparilla vine | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Infertile, Dry, Moist, Well Drained
To make a tea, the leaves need to be initially boiled, then dried.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 2-6 m x 2-3 m |
| Hovea heterophylla | common hovea, creeping hovea | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m) Partial Shade Clay, Dry, Well Drained | 30-60 cm x 30 cm |
| Hydrocotyle laxiflora | stinking pennywort | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained | 20 cm x 2 m |
| Hypericum gramineum
synonym: Hypericum involutum | grassy st. johnswort, small st john's wort | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 25 cm x 20 cm |
| Juncus planifolius | broad-leaved rush, broadleaf rush, grass-leaved rush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Aquatic Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained, Aquatic | 2-50 cm x 10-30 cm |
| Kennedia prostrata
synonym: Caulinia prostrata | running postman, scarlet coral pea, scarlet runner | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained
Nectar is sweet like honeysuckle, stems can be used for twine.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 1-2.5 m wide |
| Lagenophora sublyrata
synonym: Ixauchenus sublyratus | slender bottle-daisy, slender lagenifera, slender lagenophora | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 25 cm x 8 cm |
| Leptorhyncos tenuifolius | wiry buttons | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained | 30 cm x 30 cm |
| Linum marginale | australian flax, native flax, wild flax | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Moist, Wet, Well Drained | 30-60 cm (sometimes up to 1 m) x 30 cm |
| Lobelia anceps
synonym: Lobelia alata | angled lobelia | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Poorly Drained | 30 cm wide |
At the Melbourne Botanical Gardens
Leaves
Spent flower
Flower stalk
Plant
| Lythrum salicaria | purple loosestrife | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse, Aquatic Full Sun Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained, Aquatic | 1-2 m x 1 m |
| Mazus pumilio | swamp mazus | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Wet | to 1 m high |
| Mentha australis | australian mint, river mint, wild mint | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use, May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Wet
Leaves can be used to make tea, and also to treat coughs and colds.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 80 cm x 1 m |
Flower
With hover fly
Buds
| Microseris walteri
2 synonyms: Microseris aff. lanceolata, Microseris sp. 3 | murnong, yam daisy | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Tuber can be eaten raw or cooked (roasted or fried).CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | Prostrate, stems to 50cm, 15-50 cm wide. |
| Patersonia occidentalis var. occidentalis | long purple flag, purple flag | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained | 20-80 cm x 30-60 cm |
| Pauridia glabella var. glabella
3 synonyms: Hypoxis glabella var. glabella, Hypoxis hookeri, Hypoxis pusilla | tiny star | Lily, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 5-25 cm |
Flowers
Flowers & seed
Plant
Leaves
| Pelargonium australe
2 synonyms: Geraniospermum australe, Geranium australe | austral stork's-bill, native storksbill, wild geranium | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 30-60 cm x 0.3-1 m |
| Pelargonium inodorum
synonym: Geranium inodorum | kopata, wild pelargonium | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 35 cm x 70 cm |
| Persicaria decipiens
3 synonyms: Persicaria minor ssp. decipiens, Polygonum decipiens, Polygonum minus ssp. decipiens | slender knotweed | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Aquatic Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Boggy, Poorly Drained, Aquatic | 60-80 cm x 1 m |
| Pimelea humilis
synonym: Banksia humilis | common rice-flower, dwarf riceflower | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 10-30 cm x 0.3-1 m |
Flowers & leaves
Buds
Opening buds
| Platylobium obtusangulum | common flat-pea | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Hedging, Prickly Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained | 1 m x 1 m |
| Poa tenera
synonym: Poa aff. tenera | slender tussock-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained | 5-20 cm high |
| Pterostylis curta | blunt greenhood | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Popular (home) Partial Shade Moist | 30 cm tall |
| Pterostylis nutans | nodding greenhood, parrot's beak orchid | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m) Partial Shade, Shade Fertile, Moist | 30 cm high |
| Ranunculus inundatus
synonym: Ranunculus rivularis var. inundatus | river buttercup | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Aquatic Full Sun, Partial Shade Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained, Aquatic | 5-30 cm high |
| Solenogyne dominii | smooth solenogyne | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Partial Shade Infertile, Moist | 20 cm x 10 cm |
| Stackhousia monogyna | creamy candles, creamy stackhousia | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Cottage Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 10-30 cm x 10-30 cm |
with red bees
full plant
with butterfly
flower
| Stylidium armeria
synonym: Stylidium graminifolium var graminifolium | thrift-leaved trigger-plant | Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 20-60 cm x 20-30 cm |
| Veronica gracilis | slender speedwell | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 15-30 cm x 1 m |
Tiny pink flower (about 4mm wide)
| Veronica plebeia
4 synonyms: Veronica calycina, Veronica deltoidea, Veronica elongata, Veronica vitifolia | Creeping Speedwell, Trailing Speedwell | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained | 2 m wide |
| Viola betonicifolia | arrow-leaved violet, arrowhead violet, mountain violet, showy violet | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m) Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 5-4030 cm x 15 cm |
Photo: Gen C
By Robert G. is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
| Viola eminens
synonym: Viola sp. aff. hederacea | stately violet | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist | 40 cm mats |
| Viola hederacea
synonym: Viola hederacea subsp. hederacea | ivy-leaf, ivy-leaved violet, native violet, wild violet | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Nature Strip, Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained
Flowers can be added fresh to salads.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 15 cm x 2 m |
| Wahlenbergia capillaris
2 synonyms: Campanula capillaris, Wahlenbergia communis | tufted bluebell | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bee Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Petals are edible.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 15-50 cm x 15 cm |
Main Photo
Many Plants with flowers
Plant at Ground Level
| Wahlenbergia gracilis
4 synonyms: Campanula gracilis, Cervicina gracilis, Lightfootia gracilis, Wahlenbergia vinciflora | australian bluebell, sprawling bluebell | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Well Drained | 10-60 cm x 0.3-1 m |
| Wahlenbergia stricta
synonym: Wahlenbergia gracilis var. stricta | austral bluebell, australian bluebell, tall bluebell | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Flowers are edible and can be used in salads.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 20-50 cm x 40 cm |
| Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea | small grass-tree, toolimerin | Lily, Grass Like / Strappy, Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained
The grassy leaves have an edible base, the young roots are sweet and while the flowers provided nectar the
flower stems were used as light-weight spears.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 0.6-1 m x 0.2-1 m |
| Xerochrysum viscosum
2 synonyms: Bracteantha viscosa, Helichrysum viscosum | sticky everlasting | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Cottage, May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse Full Sun Dry, Well Drained | 20-90 cm x 0.3-1 m |