Flowers
Scale
Overall
Leaves
Seed pods
| Acacia dealbata
3 synonyms: Acacia decurrens var. dealbata, Mimosa dealbata, Racosperma dealbatum | blue wattle, muryan, silver wattle | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist | 6-30 m x 5-10 m |
| Acacia implexa
synonym: Racosperma implexum | hickory wattle, lightwood | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 5-15 m x 4-7 m |
Flowers & leaves
trees
Scale
Seed pods
| Acacia mearnsii
synonym: Racosperma mearnsii | black wattle, garrong, green wattle, late black wattle | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Gum is used as chewing gum that dissolves as you chew. Bark can be soaked to make a tea, which is claimed to be good for indigestion.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 8-20 m x 6-10 m |
Flowers-close up
Leaves & flowers
Seeds
| Acacia melanoxylon
2 synonyms: Mimosa melanoxylon, Racosperma melanoxylon | australian blackwood, blackwood, blackwood acacia, hickory, mudgerabah, tasmanian blackwood | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Fertile, Moist
Seeds are edible and flowers can be cooked and eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 30 m x 15 m |
Flowers & buds
Overall
Buds
Flowers & leaves
| Acacia pycnantha
synonym: Racosperma pycnanthum | golden wattle | Tree (up to 6 m), Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Roasted seeds and gum can be eaten. Bark used as a sedative for rheumatism.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 3-10 m x 2-5 m |
| Allocasuarina littoralis
synonym: Casuarina littoralis | black she-oak, black sheoak, river black-oak | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained
The gum can be chewed or made into a jelly by melting in hot water.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 8 m x 5 m |
Close-up image of flowers on Eucalyptus camaldulensis tree.
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis | river red-gum | Large Tree (over 6 m) Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Fertile, Infertile, Dry, Moist, Wet, Boggy, Well Drained, Poorly Drained, Aquatic | To 40 m high |
| Eucalyptus cephalocarpa
synonym: Eucalyptus cinerea var. multiflora | mealy stringybark, silver-leaf stringybark, silver stringybark | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Moist, Wet | 8-20 m x 5-15 m |
Foliage, flowers and immature fruits
Fruit
Leaves
Bark, leaves and fruit
| Eucalyptus globoidea | white stringybark | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 30 m x 20 m |
| Eucalyptus goniocalyx
synonym: Eucalyptus aff. goniocalyx | bundy, bundy box, long-leaf box, long-leaved box, olive-barked box | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Infertile, Dry, Well Drained | 8-20 m x 6-15 m |
| Eucalyptus macrorhyncha | red stringybark | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Infertile, Well Drained | 10-35 m x 10-20 m |
Immature fruit and flowers
Tree
Mature fruit
Bark
| Eucalyptus melliodora | honey-scented gum, honey box, yellow box, yellow ironbark, yellow ironbox | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Well Drained | 10-30 m x 8-25 m |
| Eucalyptus obliqua | brown top, brown top stringbark, messmate, messmate stringybark, stringybark, tasmanian oak | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 20-70 m x 10-35 m |
| Eucalyptus ovata
synonym: Eucalyptus gunnii var. ovata | black gum, swamp gum | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Infertile, Moist, Poorly Drained | 30 m x 20 m |
| Eucalyptus radiata | black peppermint, forth river peppermint, grey peppermint, narrow-leafed peppermint, new south wales messmate | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 10-30 m x 6-20 m |
| Eucalyptus viminalis
3 synonyms: Eucalyptus angustifolia, Eucalyptus gunnii, Eucalyptus viminalis var. rhynchocorys | manna gum, ribbon gum, white gum | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun Moist
Sugary sap can be eaten, and flowers soaked in water make a sweet drink.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 10-50 m x 8-15 m |
| Eucalyptus yarraensis | yarra gum | Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Moist, Wet, Poorly Drained | 10-20 m x 5-10 m |
Flowers&leaves
Blossom
Flower
Foliage
Trunk
| Melaleuca ericifolia
2 synonyms: Cajuputi ericifolia, Myrtoleucodendron ericifolium | Swamp Paperbark | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Large Tree (over 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist | 2-9 m x 3 m |