| Acacia acinacea
synonym: Racosperma acinaceum | gold dust wattle | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained | 0.5-2.5 m x 2-4 m |
| 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 genistifolia
2 synonyms: Phyllodoce genistifolia, Racosperma genistifolium | early wattle, spreading wattle | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Prickly Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist | 3 m x 3 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Acacia myrtifolia
2 synonyms: Mimosa myrtifolia, Racosperma myrtifolium | myrtle wattle | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Clay, Well Drained | 1-3 m x 1-2 m |
| 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 |
| Acacia stricta
3 synonyms: Mimosa stricta, Phyllodoce stricta, Racosperma strictum | hop wattle, straight wattle | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk), Hedging Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Moist | 2-5 m x 2-4 m |
| Acacia verticillata
4 synonyms: Acacia verticillata var. angusta, Mimosa verticillata, Phyllodoce verticillata, Racosperma verticillatum | prickly-leaved wattle, prickly mimosa, prickly moses, star-leaved wattle, whorl-leaved acacia | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Hedging, Prickly Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Moist, Wet | 2-5 m x 3-5 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 |
| 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 |
| Banksia cunninghamii
synonym: Banksia spinulosa var. cunninghamii | hairpin banksia | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 2-4 m x 2-5 m |
| 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 |
| Bursaria spinosa
synonym: Bursaria spinosa var. normalis | blackthorn, boxthorn, kurwan (d'harawal), sweet bursaria, tupy | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Prickly Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained | 6 m x 3 m |
| Callistemon sieberi
2 synonyms: Callistemon paludosus, Melaleuca paludicola | river bottlebrush | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Moist, Wet, Poorly Drained | 3-10 m x 2-6 m |
| Carex appressa
3 synonyms: Carex appressa var. typica, Carex paniculata var. appressa, Vignea appressa | tall sedge | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy | 1.2 m x 1 m |
| Carex fascicularis
2 synonyms: Carex forsteri var. fascicularis, Carex pseudocyperus var. fascicularis | frog grass, tassel sedge | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Partial Shade Moist, Wet | 1 m high |
| 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 |
| Clematis aristata | austral clematis, minam 'berang, mountain clematis, old man's beard | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Wet, Well Drained
Taproot can be roasted and eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | Climbs up to 15 m high |
| 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 |
| Correa glabra | ivory lantern, rock correa, smooth correa | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained | Erect shrub to 2.7 m high |
| Correa reflexa | common correa | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Well Drained | 2 m x 1-2 m |
| 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 |
| Cyperus lucidus
synonym: Mariscus lucidus | common leaf-rush, cutting grass, cutty, leafy flat-sedge, leafy flat sedge, moo-oo grass | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Aquatic Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Wet, Boggy, Aquatic | 1.5 m high |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Gahnia sieberiana | red-fruited saw-sedge | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Fertile, Moist, Wet | 1.5-3 m x 2-3 m |
| 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 |
| Goodenia ovata
synonym: Goodenoughia ovata | hop goodenia | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist | 1-2.5 m x 1-3 m |
| Goodia lotifolia | clover bush, clover tree, golden-tip, yellow pea | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 5 m x 5 m |
| Hakea decurrens ssp. physocarpa | bushy needlewood | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Prickly Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist | 2-5 m x 1-3 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 |
| Indigofera australis
synonym: Anil australis | australian indigo, austral indigo | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Well Drained | 2 m x 2 m |
| Juncus pallidus | giant rush, great soft-rush, leafless rush, pale rush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Infertile, Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained | 2.3 m x 1 m |
| 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 |
| Kunzea leptospermoides | burgan, yarra burgan | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 2-5 m x 2-4 m |
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