| 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 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 paradoxa
4 synonyms: Acacia armata, Acacia undulata, Mimosa paradoxa, Racosperma paradoxum | acacia hedge, hedge wattle, kangaroo acacia, kangaroo thorn, paradox acacia, prickly mosses, prickly wattle, wild irishman | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Hedging Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 2-4 m x 2-5 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) Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Moist | 2-5 m x 2-4 m |
| Acacia ulicifolia
2 synonyms: Mimosa ulicifolia, Racosperma ulicifolium | juniper wattle | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bird Attracting Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 1-2 m x 1-2 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 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 |
| Austrostipa rudis ssp. rudis
2 synonyms: Stipa nervosa, Stipa rudis | veined spear grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist | to 40 cm (stems to 1.3 m) x 50 cm - 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 |
| Billardiera mutabilis
synonym: Billardiera scandens | apple berry, apple dumpling, apple dumplings, changeable flowered billardier, climbing apple berry, snot berry | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Fruit can be eaten raw when ripe or roasted when green.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | Twining climber with brown stems remaining in lower shrub level. |
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Coprosma quadrifida
2 synonyms: Canthium quadrifidum, Marquisia billardierei | native currant, prickly currant-bush | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained
Berries are sweet and high in vitamin C. They can be eaten raw or cooked.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 2-4 m x 1-1.5 m |
| 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 |
| Daviesia latifolia | hop bitter-pea | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Hedging Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained | 3 m x 2 m |
| 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 |
| Eleocharis acuta
2 synonyms: Eleocharis palustris var. mucronulata, Scirpus acutus | common spike-rush, small spikerush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Full Sun Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained | 30-90 cm 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist | 2-5 m x 1-3 m |
| Hakea nodosa | yellow hakea, yellow needlebush | Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained | 1-3 m x 1-2 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 amabilis | hollow rush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet | 0.2-1.2 m x 0.2-0.5 m |
| Juncus gregiflorus | green rush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Partial Shade Moist, Wet | 0.4-1.7 m x 0.6-1.5 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 |
| Juncus pauciflorus | dwarf rush, loose-flower rush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Boggy | 1 m x 60 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 |
| Juncus sarophorus | broom rush, fan-flowered rush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Aquatic Partial Shade Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained, Aquatic | 0.6-1.8 m x 0.5-1 m |
| Juncus subsecundus | fingered rush, finger rush | Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Moist, Wet, Boggy, Poorly Drained | 0.5-1 m x 0.5-1 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 |
| Lepidosperma laterale
synonym: Lepidosperma laterale var. typicum | Variable Sword Sedge | Grass, Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Partial Shade, Shade Sandy, Moist | 30–100 cm (Flower stalks to 1 m) x 2–8 mm |
| Leptospermum continentale
synonym: Leptospermum juniperinum | Prickly Tea-tree | Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Clay, Moist, Wet, Well Drained | 1.2 m x 1.2 |
| Leptospermum lanigerum
2 synonyms: Leptospermum australe, Philadelphus laniger | Woolly Teatree | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Tree (up to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Hedging Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Poorly Drained | 2-6 m x 1-3 m |
| Leucopogon virgatus
synonym: Choristemon humilis | common beard heath | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Bird Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Sandy, Infertile, Well Drained
The berries can be eaten.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | up to 50 cm high |
| 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 |
| Melicytus dentatus
4 synonyms: Hymenanthera banksii, Hymenanthera dentata, Hymenanthera sp. aff. dentata, Melicytus sp. aff. dentatus | tree violet | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting Partial Shade Fertile, Moist, Well Drained | 2-4 m x 1-2.5 m |
| 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 |
| Microlaena stipoides | weeping grass, weeping meadow grass, weeping rice grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 20 cm (stems to 1 m) x 60 cm |
| Olearia lirata | snowy daisy-bush | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Clay, Moist, Well Drained | 2-5 m x 2-3 m |
| Olearia ramulosa
5 synonyms: Aster ramulosus, Diplostephium ramulosum, Eurybia ramulosa, Olearia ramulosa var. communis, Shawia ramulosa | twiggy daisy-bush | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 0.5-2 m x 1 m |
| Ozothamnus ferrugineus
7 synonyms: Chrysocoma ferruginea, Eupatorium ferrugineum, Helichrysum dendroideum, Helichrysum ferrugineum, Ozothamnus dendroideus, Petalolepis ferruginea, Podolepis ferruginea | tree everlasting | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Hedging Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Wet, Well Drained | 2-6 m x 2-4 m |
| Pandorea pandorana
synonym: Pandorea pandorana subsp. pandorana | wonga vine | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Wet, Well Drained | climbs to 6 m |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Poa ensiformis | purple-sheath tussock-grass, sword tussock-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk) Partial Shade, Shade Moist | 30-50 cm (stems to 1 m) x 1 m |
| Poa labillardierei | common tussock-grass, river tussock, river tussock grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk), Nature Strip Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 30-80 cm (stems to 1.2 m) x 60-80 cm |
| Poa morrisii | soft tussock-grass, velvet tussock grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Infertile, Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 30 cm high |
| Poa sieberiana ssp. hirtella | grey tussock-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Nature Strip Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 30 cm x 40 cm |
| 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 |
| Pomaderris aspera | hazel pomaderris | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Tree (up to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained | 3-6 m x 2-4 m |
| Pomaderris racemosa | cluster pomaderris, slender pomaderris | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained | 2-5 m x 1-2 m |
| Prostanthera lasianthos | coranderrk, victorian christmas-bush | Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained
Aromatic leaves can be used to make tea or flavour food.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 2-6 m x 2-5 m |
| Rubus parvifolius | australian raspberry, japanese bramble, native raspberry, small-leaf bramble | Climber / Scrambler / Creeper, Bird Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained
Has edible small fruit somewhat like raspberries but not as sweet.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 0.6-1 m x 0.5-2 m |
| Rytidosperma caespitosum
2 synonyms: Austrodanthonia caespitosa, Danthonia caespitosa | common wallaby-grass, ringed wallaby grass, white-top | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 20-40 cm (stems to 1.2 m) x 40 cm |
| Rytidosperma fulvum
2 synonyms: Austrodanthonia fulva, Danthonia linkii var. fulva | copper-awned wallaby-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry | 40 (stems to 1 m) x 40 cm |
| Rytidosperma geniculatum
2 synonyms: Austrodanthonia geniculata, Danthonia geniculata | kneed wallaby-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Popular (home) Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist | 15 cm (stems to 30 cm) x 20 cm |
| Rytidosperma pallidum
3 synonyms: Chionochloa pallida, Danthonia pallida, Joycea pallida | redanther wallaby grass, silvertop wallaby grass | Grass, Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Cottage Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained | 0.5-1 m x 0.3 m - stems to 1.8 m high |
| Rytidosperma racemosum
2 synonyms: Austrodanthonia racemosa, Danthonia racemosa | clustered wallaby-grass, striped wallaby grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 20 cm (stems to 60 cm) x 15 cm |
| Rytidosperma setaceum
5 synonyms: Austrodanthonia setacea, Danthonia penicillata var. setacea, Danthonia setacea, Danthonia subulata, Notodanthonia setacea | bristly wallaby-grass, mulga wallaby grass, small-flowered wallaby-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained | 30 cm (stems to 60 cm) x 40 cm |
| Rytidosperma tenuius
3 synonyms: Austrodanthonia tenuior, Danthonia purpurascens, Danthonia tenuior | purplish wallaby-grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained | 25-40 cm (stems to 1 m) x 40 cm |
| Solanum aviculare | kangaroo apple, pam plum | Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tall Shrub (2 to 6 m), Bee Attracting, Bird Attracting, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Moist, Well Drained
Has berries which are poisonous while green, but edible once orange.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 1-4 m x 1-4 m |
| Themeda triandra
3 synonyms: Anthistiria forskalii, Themeda australis, Themeda polygama | kangaroo grass | Grass, Grass Like / Strappy, Bird Attracting, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (bulk), Nature Strip, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Moist, Well Drained
Seeds can be ground to produce flour.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly! | 40-75 cm (stems to 90 cm) x 50-70 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 |
| Wahlenbergia stricta
synonym: Wahlenbergia gracilis var. stricta | austral bluebell, australian bluebell, tall bluebell | Ground Cover (up to 30 cm), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), 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 |