Flora in Australia

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The continent of Australia has a unique depth of flora not found anywhere else in the world. As well as the native plants, colonisation and modernisation has introduce many non indigenous species in to Australia from around the world, some of which have done too well and have reached plague proportion, often threatening, if not having already wiped out various native species.

How often is it that as you travel around Australia, you say… what plant is that? Our aim here is not to reproduce the myriad of information that is available in print and on the internet for the web of life, but to provided some general information, with images of living plants that can be found here in Australia, which will offer an insight into what is Australia… enjoy…

Following is our index of flora listed here in Ausemade… come back as we include information from our archives and add new content.

There are many plants that are used as food and/or medicine that can be found by searching online. To start off, we list a short list of the following.

FLORA: BUSH FOOD / BUSH MEDICINE

• Buttercup Pigweed (Portulaca intraterranea)
• Bush Banana (Marsdenia australis)
• Dead Finish (Acacia tetragonophylla)
• Native Apricot (Pittosporum angustifolium)
• Native Fig (Ficus platypoda)
• Quandong (Santalum acuminatum)
• Striped Mintbush (Prostanthera striatiflora)
• Wild Passionfruit (Capparis spinosa var. nummularia)

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ACACIA

AcaciaDead Finish (Acacia tetragonophylla) Red Mulga / Minni Richi Round-leaf Wattle Waddy-wood

• Annual Yellowtop (Senecio gregorii)
• Australian Bluebell (Wahlenbergia gracilis)

BANKSIA

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
  • Yellow Billybutton (Calocephalus platycephalus)
• Blue Pincushion (Brunonia australis)
• Birdsville Indigo (Indigofera linnaei)
• Bush Banana (Marsdenia australis)
• Bush Tomato (Solanum)
• Callistemon
• Cape Honeysuckle (Tecoma capensis)
• Cattle Bush (Trichodesma zeylanicum)
• Common Heath (Epacris impressa)
• Desert Oak (Allocasuarina decaisneana)
• Drumsticks (Isopogon)
  • Broad-leaf Drumsticks (Isopogon anemonifolius)
  • Drumsticks, Narrow-leaf (Isopogon anethifolius)

EREMOPHILA

EremophilaKrichauff Ranges Fuchsia (Eremophila ovata) Native Fuchsia (Eremophila latrobei) MacDonnell’s Desert Fuchsia (Eremophila macdonnellii) Silky Eremophila (Eremophila nivea)

EUCALYPTUS

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)

• False Shaggy Mane (Podaxis pistillaris)
• Ficus
• Golden Everlasting (Xerochrysum bracteatum)
• Golden Shower (Cassia fistula)
• Goodenia

GRASS AND GRASSES

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)

• Grass Tree (Xanthorrea spp.)
  • Xanthorrhoea media
  • Xanthorrhoea thorntonii
• Green Bird Flower (Crotalaria cunninghamii)

GREVILLEA

GrevilleaGrevillea Index Grevillea eriostachya (Honey Grevillea) Grevillea juncifolia (Desert Grevillea) Grevillea stenobotrya (Rattlepod Grevillea) Grevillea striata (Beefwood) Grevillea wickhamii (Holly Grevillea)

• Grey Germander

HAKEA

HakeaHakea Index Hakea divaricata (Fork-leaved Corkwood) Hakea laurina (Pincushion Hakea) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Hakea leucoptera (Needlewood) Hakea lorea (Long-leaved Corkwood) Hakea victoria (Royal Hakea)

• Kapok Bush / Desert Cotton (Aerva javanica)
• MacDonnell Ranges Cycad (Macrozamia macdonnellii)
• Maireana scleroptera
• Minnie Daisy (Minuria leptophylla)

MISTLETOE (LORANTHACEAE)

Mistletoe FamilyHarlequin Mistletoe Pale-leaf Mistletoe Harlequin Mistletoe Yellow Form Wire-Leaf Mistletoe

• Mountain Devil (Lambertia formosa)
• Native Apricot (Pittosporum angustifolium)
• Native Fig (Ficus platypoda)
• Native Tobacco (Nicotiana megalosiphon subspecies sessilifolia)
• Nuytsia floribunda (Western Australia Christmas Tree)
• One-sided Bottlebrush (Calothamnus quadrifidus)
• Orange Spade Flower (Hybanthus aurantiacus)

ORCHIDS (ORCHIDACEAE)

OrchidaceaeOrchidaceae Index Caladenia barbarossa (Dragon Orchid) Caladenia bryceana subsp. bryceana (Dwarf Spider Orchid) Caladenia corynephora (Club-lipped Spider Orchid) Caladenia integra (Smooth-lipped Spider Orchid) Caladenia latifolia (Pink Fairies) Caladenia lobata (Butterfly Spider Orchid) Caleana major (Flying Duck 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) 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 cheraphila (Floodplain Rustyhood) Pterostylis ciliata (Hairy Rufous Greenhood) Pterostylis picta (Painted Rufous Greenhood) 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)

• Orchids (Orchidaceae)
  • Caladenia bryceana susp. bryceana (Dwarf Spider Orchid)
  • Caladenia latifolia (Pink Fairies)
  • Caladenia lobata (Butterfly Spider Orchid)
  • Caladenia polychroma (Joseph’s Spider Orchid)
  • Caladenia pusilla (Tiny Caladenia)
  • Caladenia tessellata (Thick-lip Spider Orchid)
  • Caleana major (Flying Duck Orchid)
  • Dendrobium kingianum (Pink Rock Orchid)
  • Dendrobium speciosum (Rock Orchid)
  • Elythranthera emarginata (Pink Enamel Orchid)
  • Ericksonella saccharata (Sugar Orchid)
  • Glossodia major (Wax-lip Orchid)
  • Leptoceras menziesii (Rabbit Orchid)
  • Paracaleana nigrita (Flying Duck Orchid)
  • Pterostylis cheraphila (Floodplain Rustyhood)
  • Thelymitra speciosa (Eastern Queen of Sheba’s)

• 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)
• Polycarpaea breviflora
• Portulaca
  • Buttercup Pigweed (Portulaca intraterranea)

• Proteaceae
• Ptilotus
• Quandong (Santalum acuminatum)
• Rattlepod Grevillea (Grevillea stenobotrya)
• Rattle-pea (Daviesia oppositifolia)
• Resurrection Fern (Cheilanthes lasiophylla)
• Ruby Saltbush (Enchylaena tomentosa)
• Spike Centaury (Schenkia australis)
• Spinifex (Triodia)
  • Soft Spinifex (Triodia pungens)
  • Weeping Spinifex (Triodia brizoides)
• Storkbill (Erodum cygnorum)
• Striped Mintbush (Prostanthera striatiflora)
• Sturt’s Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa)
  • Sturt’s Desert Pea – northern form
  • Sturt’s Desert Pea – white form
• Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum var. sturtianum)
• Tar Vine (Boerhavia coccinea)
• Tall Saltbush (Rhagodia eremaea)
• Urodon dasyphylla
• Variable Daisy (Brachyscome ciliaris)
• Waratah (Telopea)
  • Telopea speciosissima (New South Wales Waratah)
  • Telopea oreades (Victorian Waratah)
• White Paper Daisy (Rhodanthe floribunda)
• Wild Passionfruit (Capparis spinosa var. nummularia)
• Woolly Bush (Adenanthos)

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• Australia Wildflowers
  • Mass Wildflower Displays
  • Non-Indigenous Flowering Plants in Central Australia
    • Mexican Poppy (Argemone ochroleuca)
    • Rosy Dock (Rumex vesicarius)
  • Wildflower of Central Australia

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 (Erodum 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