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For the amateur naturalist, the classification of the plant kingdom can be very confusing, with at least four classification systems in common use. In its most basic form, the taxonomic tree is divided into the cellular plants (mosses, liverworts, hornworts, etc), and into the vascular plants. The vascular plants are further divided into spore producing plants and seed producing plants.
Our aim here is not to reproduce the myriad of information that is available in print and on the web, but to provided general information with images of plants that we like and can be found here in Australia.
All information provided is for your enjoyment only and may not be accurate enough for scientific or academic purposes. Whilst we try to ensure that information provided is correct, if you do find any error, please let us know via our contact us page.
More flora information can be found throughout the website within selected destinations/locations. Some examples include:
- Alice Springs Flora
- Alice Springs Desert Park Flora
- Binns Track Flora & Fauna
- Finke Gorge National Park Flora
- Olive Pink Botanic Garden Flora
- Standley Chasm Flora
- Wildflowers of Central Australia
- Blue Mountains Flora
- Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Flora
- Hyde Park Flora & Fauna, Sydney
- Northern Beaches Flora, Sydney NSW
- Royal Botanic Garden Sydney Flora, NSW
- Stony Range Royal Botanic Garden Flora, Dee Why
- Sydney Flora
As we add more images and information about Australian flora, we hope you enjoy our flora collection, images from our personal collections, contributors and other sources, offering an insight into what is Australia… enjoy…
FloraFlora in Australia Flora Index Acacia Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paws) Annual Yellowtop Apium prostratum subsp. prostratum var filiforme Apple Bush (Pterocaulon sphacelatum) Australian Bluebell Australian Gossypium Banksia Batswing Coral Tree Billy Buttons Birdsville Indigo Blue Pincushion Bush Banana Callistemon Callitris drummondii (Drummond’s Cypress Pine) Calothamnus quadrifidus Cape Honeysuckle Cassia fistula (Golden Shower) Cattle Bush Common Heath Crotalaria Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Desert Oaks Drumsticks Eremophila Eucalyptus Ficus Flannel Cudweed (Actinobole uliginosum) Georges Indigo Goatshead Burr (Sclerolaena bicornis) Golden Everlasting Goodenia Gossypium Grass and Grasses Grass Trees Grevillea Grey Germander Hakea Kapok Bush (Aerva javanica) Lambertia sp Leptospermum MacDonnell Ranges Cycad Maireana scleroptera Mexican Poppy Minnie Daisy Mistletoe Family Nardoo Native Apricot Nicotiana megalosiphon subspecies sessilifolia Nuytsia floribunda Orange Spade Flower Orchidaceae Parakeelyas (Calandrinia) Pebble Bush (Stylobasium spathulatum) Perennial Yellow Top Pink Everlasting Pink Rock Wort Poached Egg Daisy Portulaca Proteaceae Ptilotus Quandong Resurrection Fern Rosy Dock Ruby Saltbush Santalum Solanum Spike Centaury Spinifex Storkbill (Erodium cygnorum) Striped Mint Bush Sturt’s Desert Pea Sturt’s Desert Rose Tall Saltbush Tangled Leschenaultia Tar Vine Tribulus eichlerianus Upside-down Plant Urodon dasyphylla Variable Daisy Waratah (Telopea) Wertabona Daisy White Cedar (Melia azedarach) White Indigo White Paper Daisy Wild Passionfruit Wild Stock Woolly-Headed Burr Daisy Woolly Bush Yellow-keeled Swainsona
Following are some of our most requested and popular pages on Flora:
Flora Index (click here to see index listing)
AcaciaAcacia Index Dead Finish (Acacia tetragonophylla) Red Mulga / Minni Richi Round-leaf Wattle Waddy-wood
- Amyema sanguinea (Mistletoe)
- Annual Yellowtop (Senecio gregorii)
- Australian Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gracilis)
BanksiaBanksia Index Banksia ashbyi (Ashby’s Banksia) Banksia baxteri (Baxter’s Banksia) Banksia caleyi (Red Lantern Banksia / Caley’s Banksia) Banksia ericifolia Banksia grandis (Bull Banksia) Banksia integrifolia ssp. integrifolia Banksia media (Southern Plains Banksia) Banksia praemorsa (Cut-leaf Banksia) Banksia prionotes (Acorn Banksia) Banksia quercifolia (Oak-leaved Banksia) Banksia serrata (Saw Tooth Banksia) Banksia spinulosa x ericifolia ‘Giant Candles’
- Billy Buttons
- Birdsville Indigo (Indigofera linnaei)
- Blue Pincushion (Brunonia australis)
- Bottlebrushes (Callistemon)
- Broad-leaf Drumsticks (Isopogon anemonifolius)
- Bush Banana (Marsdenia australis)
- Bush Tomato (Solanum)
- Buttercup Pigweed (Portulaca intraterranea)
- Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis)
- Cattle Bush (Trichodesma zeylanicum)
- Common Heath (Epacris impressa)
- Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea)
- Dead Finish (Acacia tetragonophylla)
- Desert Grevillea (Grevillea juncifolia)
- Desert Oak (Allocasuarina decaisneana)
- Drumsticks, Narrow-leaf (Isopogon anethifolius)
EremophilaKrichauff Ranges Fuchsia (Eremophila ovata) Native Fuchsia (Eremophila latrobei) MacDonnell’s Desert Fuchsia (Eremophila macdonnellii) Silky Eremophila (Eremophila nivea)
EucalyptusEucalyptus Index Corymbia aparrerinja (Ghost Gum) Eucalyptus camaldulensis (River Red Gum) Eucalyptus erythrocorys (Red-capped Gum) Eucalyptus gamophylla (Blue Mallee) Eucalyptus infera (Durikai Mallee) Eucalyptus orbifolia (Round Leaf Mallee) Eucalyptus pachyphylla (Red-bud Mallee) Eucalyptus platypus (Coastal Moort) Eucalyptus woodwardii (Lemon-flowered Gum)
Grass and GrassesGrasses – image index Birdwood Buffel (Cenchrus setiger) Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) Fairy Grass (Sporobolus caroli) Finger Grass (Chloris barbata) Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra) Silkyheads (Cymbopogon obtectus) Wanderrie Grass (Eriachne sp)
GrevilleaGrevillea Index Grevillea cagiana Grevillea eriostachya (Honey Grevillea) Grevillea fasciculata Grevillea hookeriana Grevillea juncifolia (Desert Grevillea) Grevillea stenobotrya (Rattlepod Grevillea) Grevillea striata (Beefwood) Grevillea wickhamii (Holly Grevillea)
HakeaHakea Index Hakea divaricata (Fork-leaved Corkwood) Hakea drupacea (Sweet Hakea) Hakea lasiocarpha Hakea laurina (Pincushion Hakea) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Hakea leucoptera (Needlewood) Hakea lorea (Long-leaved Corkwood) Hakea trifurcata (Two-leafed Hakea) Hakea victoria (Royal Hakea)
- Harlequin Mistletoe (Lysiana exocarpi)
- Harlequin Mistletoe Yellow Form (Lysiana exocarpi ssp. exocarpi)
- Holly Grevillea (Grevillea wickhamii)
- Honey Grevillea (Grevillea eriostachya)
- Kapok Bush / Desert Cotton (Aerva javanica)
- Krichauff Ranges Fuchsia (Eremophila ovata)
- Long Leaved Corkwood (Hakea lorea)
- MacDonnell Ranges Cycad (Macrozamia macdonnellii)
- Maireana scleroptera
- Minnie Daisy (Minuria leptophylla)
Mistletoe FamilyMistletoe Index Harlequin Mistletoe (Lysiana exocarpi) Harlequin Mistletoe Yellow Form (Lysiana exocarpi ssp. exocarpi) Pale-leaf Mistletoe (Amyema madidenii) Wire-Leaf Mistletoe (Amyema preissii)
- Native Apricot (Pittosporum angustifolium)
- Native Fig (Ficus platypoda)
- Native Fuchsia (Eremophila latrobei)
- Native Tobacco (Nicotiana megalosiphon subspecies sessilifolia)
- Needlewood (Hakea leucoptera)
- Nuytsia floribunda (Western Australia Christmas Tree)
OrchidaceaeOrchidaceae Index Caladenia barbarossa (Dragon Orchid) Caladenia bryceana subsp. bryceana (Dwarf Spider Orchid) Caladenia corynephora (Club-lipped Spider Orchid) Caladenia drummondii (Winter Spider Orchid) Caladenia integra (Smooth-lipped Spider Orchid) Caladenia latifolia (Pink Fairies) Caladenia lobata (Butterfly Spider Orchid) Caladenia melanema (Ballerina Orchid) Caladenia polychroma (Joseph’s Spider Orchid) Caladenia pulchra (Slender Spider Orchid) Caladenia pusilla (Tiny Caladenia) Caladenia serotina (Christmas Spider Orchid) Caladenia tessellata (Thick-lip Spider Orchid) Caleana major (Flying Duck Orchid) Cephalotus follicularis (Western Australian Pitcher Plant) Cryptostylis ovata (Slipper Orchid) Dendrobium kingianum (Pink Rock Orchid) Dendrobium speciosum (Rock Orchid) Drakaea glyptodon (King-in-his-carriage Orchid) Drakaea livida (Warty Hammer Orchid) Elythranthera emarginata (Pink Enamel Orchid) Epiblema grandiflorum (Babe-in-a-cradle Orchid) Ericksonella saccharata (Sugar Orchid) Glossodia major (Wax-lip Orchid) Leptoceras menziesii (Rabbit Orchid) Microtis cupularis (Cupped Mignonette Orchid) Paracaleana nigrita (Flying Duck Orchid) Pterostylis angusta (Narrow-hooded Shell Orchid) Pterostylis cheraphila (Floodplain Rustyhood) Pterostylis ciliata (Hairy Rufous Greenhood) Pterostylis hamiltonii (Red-veined Shell Orchid) Pterostylis picta (Painted Rufous Greenhood) Pterostylis mutica (Midget Greenhood) Pterostylis vittata (Banded Greenhood Orchid) Pyrorchis nigricans Rhizanthella johnstonii (Southern Underground Orchid) Spiculaea ciliata (Elbow Orchid) Thelymitra antennifera (Lemon-scented Sun Orchid) Thelymitra sp. Ongerup (Orange Sun Orchids) Thelymitra speciosa (Eastern Queen of Sheba’s)
- Pale-leaf Mistletoe (Amyema maidenii)
- Parakeelyas (Calandrinia)
- Parrot Pea (Crotalaria cunninghamii)
- Perennial Yellow Top (Senecio magnificus)
- Pink Everlasting (Schoenia cassiniana)
- Pink Rock-wort (Sedopsis filsonii)
- Poached Egg Daisy (Polycalymma stuartii)
- Portulaca
- Proteaceae
- Ptilotus
- Quandong (Santalum acuminatum)
- Rattlepod Grevillea (Grevillea stenobotrya)
- Rattle-pea (Daviesia oppositifolia)
- Red-bud Mallee (Eucalyptus pachyphylla)
- Red-capped Gum (Eucalyptus erythrocorys)
- Red Mulga (Acacia cyperophylla)
- Resurrection Fern (Cheilanthes lasiophylla)
- River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)
- Round-leaf Wattle (Acacia strongylophylla)
- Ruby Saltbush (Enchylaena tomentosa)
- Spike Centaury (Schenkia australis)
- Spinifex (Triodia)
- Storkbill (Erodum cygnorum)
- Striped Mintbush (Prostanthera striatiflora)
- Sturt’s Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa)
- Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum var. sturtianum)
- Tall Saltbush (Rhagodia eremaea)
- Tar Vine (Boerhavia coccinea)
- Telopea speciosissima (New South Wales Waratah)
- Telopea oreades (Victorian Waratah)
- Waddy-wood (Acacia peuce)
- Waratah (Telopea)
- White Paper Daisy (Rhodanthe floribunda)
- Wild Passionfruit (Capparis spinosa var. nummularia)
- Woolly Bush (Adenanthos)
- Woolly-Headed Burr Daisy (Calotis plumulifera)
Flora:
- Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Divisions:
Green algae
• Chlorophyta
• Charophyta
Land plants (embryophytes)
• Marchantiophyta — liverworts
• Anthocerotophyta — hornworts
• Bryophyta — mosses
Vascular plants (tracheophytes)
• Rhyniophyta — rhyniophytes
• Zosterophyllophyta — zosterophylls
• Lycopodiophyta — clubmosses
• Trimerophytophyta — trimerophytes
• Equisetophyta — horsetails
• Pteridophyta — ‘true’ ferns
• Psilotophyta — whisk ferns
• Ophioglossophyta — adderstongues
• Seed plants (spermatophytes)
• Pteridospermatophyta — seed ferns
• Pinophyta — conifers
• Cycadophyta — cycads
• Ginkgophyta — ginkgo
• Gnetophyta — gnetae
• Magnoliophyta — flowering plants
Image (featured at top): Eucalypt woodland forest, Mount Kaputar, NSW © Ausemade PL
FloraFlora in Australia Flora Index Acacia Anigozanthos (Kangaroo Paws) Annual Yellowtop Apium prostratum subsp. prostratum var filiforme Apple Bush (Pterocaulon sphacelatum) Australian Bluebell Australian Gossypium Banksia Batswing Coral Tree Billy Buttons Birdsville Indigo Blue Pincushion Bush Banana Callistemon Callitris drummondii (Drummond’s Cypress Pine) Calothamnus quadrifidus Cape Honeysuckle Cassia fistula (Golden Shower) Cattle Bush Common Heath Crotalaria Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Desert Oaks Drumsticks Eremophila Eucalyptus Ficus Flannel Cudweed (Actinobole uliginosum) Georges Indigo Goatshead Burr (Sclerolaena bicornis) Golden Everlasting Goodenia Gossypium Grass and Grasses Grass Trees Grevillea Grey Germander Hakea Kapok Bush (Aerva javanica) Lambertia sp Leptospermum MacDonnell Ranges Cycad Maireana scleroptera Mexican Poppy Minnie Daisy Mistletoe Family Nardoo Native Apricot Nicotiana megalosiphon subspecies sessilifolia Nuytsia floribunda Orange Spade Flower Orchidaceae Parakeelyas (Calandrinia) Pebble Bush (Stylobasium spathulatum) Perennial Yellow Top Pink Everlasting Pink Rock Wort Poached Egg Daisy Portulaca Proteaceae Ptilotus Quandong Resurrection Fern Rosy Dock Ruby Saltbush Santalum Solanum Spike Centaury Spinifex Storkbill (Erodium cygnorum) Striped Mint Bush Sturt’s Desert Pea Sturt’s Desert Rose Tall Saltbush Tangled Leschenaultia Tar Vine Tribulus eichlerianus Upside-down Plant Urodon dasyphylla Variable Daisy Waratah (Telopea) Wertabona Daisy White Cedar (Melia azedarach) White Indigo White Paper Daisy Wild Passionfruit Wild Stock Woolly-Headed Burr Daisy Woolly Bush Yellow-keeled Swainsona