PLANT SPECIES LIST FOR THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS

PLEASE NOTE: This list is under construction. It is not complete. At present the list is for mainly sanstone based soils. This list in no way infers that any particular plant listed will grow well in your particular part of the Southern Highlands, as the soil, aspect, rainfall, treecover etc. will vary. You should use this list as a guide and look for more information on the species of interest by coming to one of our meetings.

Family	Genus	Species	ssp/var	CommonName
Adiantaceae	Adiantum	aethiopicum		Common maidenhair
Apiaceae	Actinotus	helianthi		Flannel Flower
	Centella	asiatica
	Hydrocotyle	laxifolia		Pennywort
	Platysace	lanceolata		Native Parsnip
		linarifolia
	Xanthosia	pilosa
Araliaceae	Astrotricha	latifolia		Broad Leaf Star-Hair
	Polyscias	sambucifolia		Elderberry Panax (bipinnate)
Asclepiadaceae	Marsdenia	suavolens		Milk vine
Aspleniaceae	Asplenium	flabellifolium		Necklace Fern
Asteraceae	Brachyscome	angustifolia		Cut leaf Daisy
		multifida
	Bracteantha	bracteata		Yellow Paper Daisy
	Cassinia	aculeata		Dogwood, Dollybush
		compacta
		denticulata		Common Cassinia
		longifolia		Shiny Cassinia
		unctata		Sticky Cassinia
	Gnaphalium	gymnocephalium
	Helichrysum	elatum		White Paper Daisy
		leucopsidium
		scorpioides
	Lagenifera	gracilis
	Olearia	asterotricha		Daisy bush
		erubescens
		microphylla		Bridal Daisy Bush
		phlogopappa
		viscidula		Wallaby bush
	Ozothamnus	adnatus
	Podolepsis	hieracioides
		jaceoides		Copper wire daisy
	Senecio	hispidulus
		lautus		Coast groundsel
		linerifolius		Grounsel
		quadridentalis
Baueraceae	Bauera	rubioides		Wiry rose
Blechnaceae	Blechnum	cartilagineum		Gristle fern
		nudum		Fishbone waterfern
		sp.		Fern
	Doodia	aspera		Rasp fern
	Doodia	sp.		Rasp-Fern
Campanulaceae	Wahlenbergia	gracilis		Native bluebell
		stricta		Tall bluebell
Caryophyllaceae	Cerastium	glomeratum
	Stellaria	flaccida		Forest starwort
		pungens		Prickly starwort
Cassythaceae	Cassytha	melantha
		pubescens		Devil's twine
		sp.		Dodder
Casuarinaceae	Allocasuarina	littoralis		Black She-oak
		nana		Stunted She-oak
		torulosa		Rose she oak
Chenopediaceae	Einadia	hastata
Convolvulaceae	Dichondra	repens		kidney weed
Cunoniaceae	Callicoma	serratifolia		Black wattle
	Ceratopetalum	apetalum		Coachwood
		gummiferum		Christmas bush
Cyatheaceae	Cyathea	australis		Rough tree fern
Dennstaedtiaceae	Pteridium	esculentum		Common bracken
Dicksoniaceae	Calochlaena	dubia		Rainbow fern
	Dicksonia	antarctica		Soft tree fern
Dilleniaceae	Hibbertia	bracteata		Guinea Flower
		empetrifolia		Trailing Guinea Flower
		obtusifolia		Guinea flower
		serpyllifolia
		sp.
Droseraceae	Drosera	auriculata
Elaeocarpaceae	Elaeocarpus	reticulatus		Blueberry Ash
Epacridaceae	Astroloma	humifusum		Groundberry
	Brachyloma	daphnoides		Daphne heath
	Dracophyllum	secundum
	Epacris	calvertiana
		microphylla		Coral Heath
		pulchella		Lance leaf heath
	Leucopogon	juniperinus		Prickly Beard-heath
		lanceolatus		Lance-leaf Beard Heath
		setiger
	Lissanthe	strigosa		Peach Heath
Euphorbiaceae	Amperea	xiphoclada		Broom Spurge
	Breynia	oblongifolia		Coffee bush
	Phyllanthus	hirtellus		Thyme spurge
	Poranthera	corymbosa
		microphylla
Fabaceae	Aotus	ericoides
	Bossiaea	ensata		Sword Bossiaea
		neoanglica
		obcordata		Spiny Bossiaea
		rhombifolia
	Daviesia	acicularis
		corymbosa
		latifolia		Broad-leaf Bitter Pea
		mimosoides		Bitter pea
	Dillwynia	floribunda
		ramosissima
		parvifolia		Small Leaved Parrot Pea
		retorta		Eggs and Bacon
		retorta	prostrate form
		sericea	ssp B
		sericea		Showy Parrot Pea
	Glycine	clandestina
	Gompholobium	grandiflorum		Large flowered wedge pea
		minus		Dwarf Wedge-pea
	Goodia	lotifolia		Golden tip
	Hardenbergia	violacea		False sarsparilla
	Hovea	linearis
		sp
	Indigofera	australis
	Kennedia	rubicunda		Dusky coral pea
	Mirbelia	platylobioides
		rubiifolia
	Oxylobium	ilicifolium		Native Holly
	Phyllota	phylicoides
	Platylobium	formosum		Handsome flat pea
	Pultenaea	elliptica
		blakelyi
		daphnoides		Large-leaf Bush-pea
		flexilis		Graceful bush pea
		hispidula
	Sphaerolobium	vimineum
Geraniaceae	Geranium	neglectum		Cranesbill
		solanderi		Cut leaf cranebill
Gleicheniaceae	Gleichenia	dicarpa		Pouched coral fern
		sp.		Coral-Fern
	Sticherus	flabellatus		Shiny fan fern
Goodeniaceae	Coopernookia	barbata
	Dampiera	purpurea		Purple Dampiera
		stricta		Blue Dampiera
	Goodenia	bellidifolia
		hederacea		Forest goodenia
		ovata		Hop Goodenia
	Scaevola	ramosissima
	Velleia	lyrata
Haloragaceae	Gonocarpus	encroides?		Raspwort
		tetragynus
Hymenophyllaceae	Hymenophyllum	sp.
Hypericaceae	Hypericium	gramineum
		perforatum		St.John's wort
Lamiaceae	Ajuga	australis		Austral bugle
	Prostanthera	hirtula
		lasianthos		Victorian Christmas bush
Lindsaeaceae	Lindsaea	linearis
		microphylla
Lobeliaceae	Lobelia	gibbosa
	Pratia	purpurascens		White root
Loganiaceae	Logania	albiflora
	Mitrasacme	polymorpha
Loranthaceae	Amyema	pendulum		Mistletoe
	Muellerina	sp.		Mistletoe
Lythraceae	Lythrum	hyssopifolia
Malvaceae	Modiola	caroliniana
Mimosaceae	Acacia	brownii		Heath Wattle
		buxifolia
		decurrens
		elata		Cedar wattle
		elongata		Swamp wattle
		falcata
		falciformis		Broad leaved hickory
		fimbriata		fringed wattle
		gunnii		Ploughshare Wattle
		linifolia
		longifolia		Sydney golden wattle
		mearnsii		Black wattle
		melanoxylon		Blackwood
		myrtifolia		Myrtle wattle
		obtusifolia
		parramattensis		Sydney green wattle
		penninervis		Mountain hickory
		rubida		Red stem wattle
		stricta		Hop Wattle
		suavolens
		terminalis		Sunshine wattle
		ulicifolia		Prickly moses
Monimiaceae	Doryphora	sassafras		Sassafras
	Hedycarya	angustifolia		Native mulberry
Myrtaceae	Angophera	floribunda		Rough barked apple
	Baeckea	densifolia
		sp.		Heath-myrtle
	Callistemon	citrinus		Red bottle brush
	Corymbia	gummifera		Red bloodwood
	Eucalyptus	agglomerata		Blue stringybark
		amplifolia		Cabbage gum
		apiculata		Narrow leaved mallee ash
		cypellocarpa		Mountain grey gum
		dalrympleana		Mountain gum
		dives		Broad leaved peppermint
		elata		River peppermint
		eugenioides		Thin leaved stringybark
		fastigata		Brown barrel
		globoidea		White stringybark
		haemastoma		Scribbly Gum
		mannifera		Brittle gum
		obliqua		Messmate stringybark
		oreades		Blue Mountains ash
		ovata		Swamp gum
		piperita		Sydney Peppermint
		piperita	urceolaris	Urn fruited peppermint
		punctata		Grey gum
		quadrangulata		White topped box
		racemosa		Snappy gum
		radiata		Narrow leaved peppermint
		saligna		Sydney blue gum
		sclerophylla		Scribbly gum
		sieberi		Silver top ash
		smithii		Gully gum
		tereticornis		Forest red gum
		viminalis		Manna gum
	Kunzea	ambigua		Tick bush
	Leptospermum	arachnoides
		attenuatum		Paper bark
		continentale
		flavescens		Yellow tea tree
		juniperinum		Prickly tea tree
		lanigerum		Woolly Tea-tree
		morrisonii		Morrison's tea tree
		parvifolium		Small leaved tea tree
		polygalifolium		Lemon scented tea tree
		trinervium
	Melaleuca	linariifolia		Narrow leaved paper bark
		styphelioides		Prickly leaved paper bark
		thymifolia		Feather honey myrtle
	Tristania	neriifolia		Water gum
Oleaceae	Notelaea	longifolia
		venosa		Smooth mock olive
	Olax	stricta
Onagraceae	Epilobium	hertigerum
Osmundaceae	Todea	barbara		King fern
Oxalidaceae	Oxalis	perennans
Philesiaceae	Eustrephus	latifolius		Wombat berry
	Geitonoplesium	cymosum		Scrambling lily
Philydraceae	Philydrum	lanuginosum		Wooly frogmouth
Phormiaceae	Dianella	caerulea		Blue flax lily
		longifolia		Flax lily
		revoluta		Spreading flax lily
	Stypandra	glauca		Nodding blue lily
Pittosporaceae	Billardiera	scandens		Appleberry
	Bursaria	spinosa		Blackthorn
	Pittosperum	undulatum		Sweet pittosporum
	Rhytidosporum	procumbens
Poaceae	Anisopogon	avenaceus		Oat spear grass
	Cynodon	dactylon		Common couch
	Danthonia	longifolia		Wallaby grass
		penicillata		Slender wallaby grass
		tenuior
	Echinopogon	caespitosus
		ovatus
	Entolasia	marginata
		stricta
	Eragrostis	sp.		Love grass
		stricta
	Hemarthria	uncinata
	Imperata	cylindrica
	Microlaena	stipoides
	Nassella	trichotoma
	Poa	labillardieri		Tussock grass
		sieberana		Snow grass
	Stipa	pubescens		Tall spear grass
		setacea
	Themedia	australis		Kangaroo grass
Polygalaceae	Comesperma	ericinum		Heath Milkwort
		sphaerocarpum		Match heads
Polygonaceae	Persicaria	decipiens		Knotweed
Polypodiaceae	Pyrrosia	rupestris		Rock felt fern
Proteaceae	Banksia	ericifolia		Heath banksia
		marginata
		oblongifolia
		paludosa
		serrata		Old man banksia
		sp
		spinulosa		Hairpin banksia
	Conospermum	longifolium		Long leaved conospermum
		tenuifolium		sprawling conospermum
	Grevillea	arenaria		Nepean spider flower
		baueri	baueri
		baueri	baueri cream form	Cream flowering form
		baueri		Bauer's spider flower
		raybrownii
		sericea		Pink spider Flower
		sphacelata
		triternata
	Hakea	dactyloides		Finger hakea
		salicifolia		Willow hakea
		sericea		Needle bush
	Isopogon	anemonifolius		Drumsticks
		anethifolius
	Lomatia	ilicifolia		Holly-leaved Lomatia
		myricoides		River lomatia
		silaifolia		Crinkle bush
	Persoonia	glaucescens		Geebung
		hirsuta
		lanceolata		Lance-leaf Geebung
		laurina
		levis		Large leaf geebung
		linearis		Narrow-leaf Geebung
		mollis		Soft geebung
		myrtilloides
		sp.
	Petrophile	canescens		Conestick
		pedunculata
		pulchella
		sessilis		Prickly Conesticks
	Telopia	speciossisima		NSW waratah
	Xylomelum	pyriforme		Woody pear
Ranunculaceae	Clematis	aristata		Old man's beard
		glycinoides		Forest clematis
Restionaceae	Lepiaria	scariosa
	Lepirodia	scariosa
	Restio	fastigiatus
Rhamnaceae	Cryptandra	amara		Bitter Cryptandra
	Pomaderris	aspera		Hazel pomaderris
		discolor
		ferruginea		Rusty pomaderris
		lanigera		Woolly pomaderris
		ligustrina
	Poranthera	ericifolia		Heath-leaved Poranthera
Rosaceae	Acaena	novae-zelandiae		Bidgy widgy
	Rubus	hillii		Broad leaf bramble
		parvifolius		Native raspberry
Rubiaceae	Galium	sp.		Bedstraw
	Opercularia	varia
	Pomax	umbellata
Rutaceae	Boronia	anemonifolia		Sticky Boronia
		microphylla
		polygalifolia		Dwarf Boronia
	Correa	reflexa
	Crowea	saligna
	Eriostemon	australasius
		myoporoides
		scaber	latifolius
	Ziera	smithii		Sandfly ziera
Santalaceae	Chloretrum	candollei		Sour bush
		pauciflorum		Dwarf sour bush
	Exocarpus	cupressiformis		Native cherry
		strictus		Pale Ballart
	Leptomeria	acida		Native currant
	Omphacomeria	ascerba
Sapindaceae	Dodonaea	multijuga		Hop bush
		triquetra		Hop bush
		viscosa
Scrophulariaceae	Veronica	plebia		Creeping speedwell
Selaginellaceae	Selaginella	uliginosa		Swamp selaginella
Sinopteridaceae	Cheilanthes	sieberi
Smilacaceae	Smilax	australis		Lawyer vine
		glyciphylla		Sarsparilla
Solanaceae	Solanum	aviculare		Kangaroo apple
		vescum		Gunyang
Stackhousiaceae	Stackhousia	monogyna		Candles
		viminea		Slender candles
Sterculiaceae	Lasiopetalum	sp.		Velvet bush
Stylidiaceae	Stylidium	graminifolium		Trigger plant
		laricifolium		Narrow leaved trigger plant
		lineare
Thymelaeaceae	Pimelia	linifolia		Slender rice flower
Tremandraceae	Tetratheca	ericifolia		Black eyed susan
		thymifolia
Typhaceae	Typha	orientalis		Bull rush or Cumbungi
Violaceae	Hybanthus	monopetalus
	Viola	betonicifolia		Purple violet
		hederacea		Ivy leaved violet
		sieberana