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Image(s)	Botanical Name	Common Name(s)	Type	Size (HxW)
Flowers & buds Flowers & leaves	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
This image by dhobern, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/> Foliage Flowers Seeds	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
Close up of leaves and Flowers This image by Nadiatalent, Rockley Mount, NSW, has licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/> Overall Plant This image by Nadiatalent, Rockley Mount, NSW, has licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/> From the Botanical Magazine in 1829 / Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, volume 56 plate 2922	Acacia lanigera synonym: Racosperma lanigerum	hairy wattle, woolly wattle	Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Tree (up to 6 m) Full Sun Sandy, Clay, Infertile, Dry, Well Drained	Grows up to 2 m high
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 & buds (close up) Flowers & buds acacia paradoxa Shrub	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
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
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), Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m) 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
	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
Full plant Berries Fruit with Seeds This image by Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/> Flower & leaves Flower	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.
Flower (pink petals, yellow center) Leaves & Flowers The plants Leaves. This image by Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>	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	Brunonia australis	blue pincushion, native cornflower	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	10-40 cm x 10-15 cm
Bug Large prickly spines or spikes, make for good bird protection. This image by Bill Higham, has licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd-nc/2.0/jp/> Flowers Tree	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
	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
Flowers&leaves Flowers&leaves Plant Form Seed	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
	Daviesia leptophylla 3 synonyms: Daviesia corymbosa var. stjohnii, Daviesia corymbosa var. virgata, Daviesia virgata	narrow-leaf bitter-pea, slender bitter-pea	Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained	1-2 m x 1-2 m
Close up of flower This image by DavidFrancis34, has licence: CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/> Flower (close up) Close up of Berry This image by Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/> Flowers, stem, leaves Whole Plant Leaves (close up) Close up of the leaves (caption)	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
Flowers&buds Plant Flowers&leaves Bush plant &feral bee	Dillwynia cinerascens	grey parrot-pea	Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m) Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained	0.6-1.5 m x 0.5-1.5 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
This image by Arthur Chapman (cropped,resized), has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/> Flower and immature fruit Bark and trunk Young tree Fruit – disk sunken, distinctive ridge Juvenile leaves	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
Close up of Flowers This image by Friends of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/> Bloom Fruit Trunk and bark Leaves Leaf	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
	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
	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
Flower & leaves Plant Immature seeds Mature seeds With caterpillar	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
	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
2 seed pods. This image by Neil Blair, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/> Open seed pod with 2 seeds. This image by Neil Blair, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>	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
This image by Neil Blair, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/> Yellow Flower	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
This image by Greg Holland, has licence: CC BY-NC <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0>	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
Flowers Leaves & flowers Leaves & seeds Plant Scale	Lomandra longifolia synonym: Xerotes longifolia	basket grass, karawun, spiny-headed mat-rush, spiny-head mat-rush	Rush / Sedge, Grass Like / Strappy, Butterfly Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Popular (bulk), Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade, Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained Young white leaves can be chewed to release starch. The leaves were used to make strong nets and baskets.CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	0.5-1 m x 0.5-1.2 m
This image by Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>	Microtis sp	mignonette orchids, onion orchids	Orchid, Insect Attracting, Indigenous Plant Use Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained The tuber can be eaten (probably cooked, don't know about in it's raw state).CAUTION: Many plants are poisonous if not collected and prepared properly!	10-80 cm high
	Myoporum petiolatum synonym: Myoporum sp. 1	sticky boobialla	Low Growing Shrub (30 cm to 1 m), Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m), Bee Attracting, Insect Attracting, Popular (home), Hedging, May not be Indigenous to Whitehorse Full Sun Dry, Well Drained	0.5-2 m x 1.5-2 m
Leaves and Flowers This image by Melburnian, has licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>	Olearia myrsinoides	blush daisy bush, silky daisy bush	Medium Shrub (1 to 2 m) Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Moist, Well Drained	to 0.8–1.5 m high
	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 Full Sun, Partial Shade Dry, Well Drained	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
Spikelet flowering This image by Ian Clarke, has licence: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/>	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
Fruit Buds Plant Leaves	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
Plant Seed heads Seeds	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
This image by patrickkavanagh, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/> This image by Macleay Grass Man, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/> This image by patrickkavanagh, has licence: CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/>	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
green seed head Young plant ripe seed heads seed head close up	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
Ripe floret	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
	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
	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