Species Name

Common Name

Approx. Mature Size (h x w) & Key

Groundcovers & Wildflowers

Acaena novae-zelandiae

Bidgee-widgee

Prostrate x 1m CShA

Acrotriche serrulata

Honey-pots

30cm x 50cm HD

Amperea xiphoclada

Broom Spurge

40cm x 40cm HD

Apium prostratum ssp prostratum

Sea Celery

20cm x 50cm CW

Arthropodium strictum

Chocolate Lily

30cm x 30cm HA

Astroloma humifusum

Cranberry Heath

20cm x 50cm HD

Bossiaea prostrata

Creeping Bossiaea

10cm x 50cm HD

Brachycome parvula

Coast Daisy

20cm x 20cm CW

Burchardia umbellata

Milkmaids

30cm x 10cm HDW

Carpobrotus rossii

Karkalla

10cm x 1m CD

Chamaescilla corymbosa

Blue Stars

10cm x 10cm HW

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Common Everlasting

20cm x 50cm HD

Dichondra repens

Kidney-weed

Prostrate x 1m HCA

Disphyma crassifolium

Rounded Noon-flower

Prostrate x 1m CA

Einadia nutans

Nodding Saltbush

20cm x 1m HCDA

Frankenia pauciflora

Southern Sea-heath

10cm x 50cm CD

Geranium solanderi

Austral Cranesbill

20cm x 30cm HA

Gonocarpus tetragynus

Poverty Raspwort

20cm x 30cm HA

Goodenia geniculata

Bent Goodenia

10cm x 20cm HA

Goodenia humilis

Swamp Goodenia

5cm x 50cm HW

Helichrysum scorpioides

Button Everlasting

30cm x 30cm HD

Hibbertia acicularis

Prickly Guinea-flower

30cm x 50cm HD

Kennedia prostrata

Running Postman

Prostrate x 1m HCD

Lagenifera stipitata

Common Bottle-daisy

5cm x 20cm HCA

Laxmannia orientalis

Dwarf Wire Lily

5cm x 10cm HD

Lindsaea linearis

Screw Fern

30cm x 20cm HW

Lobelia alata

Angled Lobelia

Prostrate x 50cm HW

Lobelia pratioides

Poison Lobelia

Prostrate x 50cm HW

Opercularia ovata

Broad Stinkweed

10cm x 20cm HA

Pelargonium australe

Austral Stork’s-bill

50cm x 50cm CA

Pelargonium inodorum

Kopata

30cm x 30cm HA

Pimelea humilis

Common Rice-flower

30cm x 40cm HA

Platylobium obtusangulum

Common Flat-pea

40cm x 1m HD

Platysace heterophylla

Slender Platysace

30cm x 30cm HDW

Pteridium esculentum

Austral Bracken

70cm x Spreading HCA

Samolus repens

Creeping Brookweed

10cm x 50cm CW

Sarcocornia quinqueflora

Beaded Glasswort or Samphire

Prostrate x 50cm CW

Selliera radicans

Shiny Swamp-mat

10cm x 50cm CW

Stylidium graminifolium

Grass Trigger-plant

30cm x 30cm HDW

Tetragonia implexicoma

Bower Spinach

Prostrate x 1m CA

Tetragonia tetragonioides

New Zealand Spinach

Prostrate x 1m CA

Thysanotus tuberosus

Common Fringe-lily

20cm x 10cm HD

Viola hederacea

Ivy-leaf or Native violet

10cm x 1m HCWSh

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Grasses & Tussocks

Agrostis billardieri

Coast Blown-grass

20cm x 20cm CW

Austrodanthonia caespitosa

Common Wallaby-grass

40cm x 40cm HCA

Austrodanthonia geniculata

Kneed Wallaby-grass

15cm x 15cm HCA

Austrodantonia racemosa

Clustered Wallaby-grass

20cm x 20cm HCDW

Austrodanthonia setacea

Bristly Wallaby-grass

30cm x 30cm HA

Austrostipa flavescens

Coast Spear-grass

50cm x 50cm CA

Austrostipa mollis

Soft Spear-grass

30cm x 30cm HA

Austrostipa stipoides

Prickly Spear-grass

1m x 1m CD

Carex pumila

Strand Sedge

20cm x Spreading CW

Deyeuxia quadriseta

Reed Bent-grass

15cm x 40cm HD

Dianella longifolia var. longifolia

Pale Flax-lily

60cm x 50cm HA

Dianella revoluta var. brevicaulis

Small-flower Flax-lily

40cm x 40cm HCDShA

Dianella revoluta var. revoluta

Black-anther Flax-lily

50cm x Spreading HCShA

Dianella tasmanica

Tasman Flax-lily

1m x 1m HWSh

Dichelachne crinita

Long-hair Plume-grass

20cm x 30cm HD

Distichlis distichophylla

Australian Salt-grass

10cm x Spreading CA

Eragrostis brownii

Common Love-grass

20cm x 20cm HA

Ficinia nodosa

Knobby Club-sedge

50cm x 50cm HCA

Hypolaena fastigiata

Tassel Rope-rush

50cm x 50cm HW

Juncus spp

Rush

1m x 50cm HCA

Lepidosperma spp

Sword-sedge

50cm x 50cm HCA

Lomandra filiformis

Wattle Mat-rush

50cm x 30cm HDShA

Lomandra longifolia

Spiny-headed Mat-rush

1m x 1m HCDShA

Lomandra multiflora

Many-flowered Mat-rush

30cm x 30cm HAD

Luzula meridionalis

Wood Rush

10cm x 10cm HDW

Microlaena stipoides

Weeping Grass

30cm x 50cm HCA

Patersonia fragilis

Short Purple-flag

30cm x 30cm HW

Patersonia occidentalis

Long Purple-flag

40cm x 40cm HDW

Poa labillardieri

Common Tussock-grass

50cm x 50cm HA

Poa poiformis

Coast or Blue Tussock-grass

50cm x 50cm CA

Poa sieberana

Tussock-grass

30cm x 30cm HA

Spinifex sericeus

Hairy Spinifex

30cm x Spreading CDW

Sporobolus virginicus

Salt or Sand Couch

10cm x Spreading CA

Themeda triandra

Kangaroo Grass

50cm x 50cm HA

Triglochin striatum

Streaked Arrowgrass

10cm x 20cm CW

Xanthorrhoea minor

Small Grass-tree

50cm x 50cm HD

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Climbers

Billardiera scandens var. Scandens

Common Appleberry

HA

Clematis microphylla varmicrophylla

Small-leaved Clematis

HCA

Comesperma volubile

Love Creeper

HDSh

Muehlenbeckia adpressa

Climbing Lignum

HCDSh

Thysanotus patersonii

Twining Fringe-lily

HD

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Small Shrubs
(50cm – 2m)

Acacia brownii

Heath Wattle

1m x 1m HD

Acacia suaveolens

Sweet Wattle

2m x 2m HD

Acacia ulicifolia

Juniper Wattle

1m x 1m HW

Allocasuarina paradoxa

Green She-oak

1.5m x 1.5m HDSh

Aotus ericoides

Common Aotus

1m x 1m HWD

Atriplex cinerea

Coast or Grey Saltbush

2m x 2m CD

Bossiaea cinerea

Showy Bossiaea

1m x 1m HCD

Correa alba

White Correa

1m x 1m CA

Correa reflexa

Common Correa

1m x 1m HShA

Daviesia ulicifolia

Gorse Bitter-pea

1m x 50cm HA

Dillwynia cinerascens

Grey Parrot-pea

50cm x 50cm HDSh

Dillwynia glaberrim

Heath or Smooth Parrot-pea

1m x 50cm HDSh

Epacris impressa

Common Heath

1m x 50cm HA

Gompholobium huegelii

Common Wedge-pea or Karalla

50cm x 50cm HD

Goodenia ovata

Hop Goodenia

1m x 1m HCA

Hibbertia prostrata

Stalked or Bundled Guinea-flower

50cm x 30cm HD

Hibbertia sericea

Silky Guinea-flower

1m x 50cm HD

Hibbertia stricta

Erect Guinea-flower

50cm x 50cm HA

Isopogon ceratophyllus

Horny Cone-bush

50cm x 50cm HD

Lasiopetalum baueri

Slender Velvet-bush

1m x 1m CDA

Leptospermum myrsinoides

Heath or Silky Tea-tree

1.5m x 1m HA

Leucophyta brownii

Cushion Bush

50cm x 50cm CD

Leucopogon virgatus

Common Beard-heath

50cm x 50cm HD

Monotoca scoparia

Prickly Broom-heath

1m x 1m HDW

Myoporum viscosum

Sticky Boobialla

1.5m x 1.5m CA

Olearia ramulosa

Twiggy Daisy-bush

1.5m x 1m HD

Pimelea octophylla

Wooly Rice-flower

1m x 50cm HD

Rhagodia candolleana

Seaberry Saltbush

1m x 2m CA

Sclerostegia arbuscula

Shrubby Glasswort

1m x 1m CW

Suaeda australis

Austral Seablite

50cm x 50cm CW

Threlkeldia diffusa

Wallaby Saltbush

50cm x 50cm CW

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Medium to large shrubs
(2m – 5m)

Acacia sophorae

Coast Wattle

4m x 4m CA

Acacia oxycedrus

Spike Wattle

4m x 3m HWA

Acacia paradoxa

Hedge Wattle

3m x 2m HCA

Acacia stricta

Zop Wattle

4m x 2m HCShA

Alyxia buxifolia

Sea Box

2m x 2m CD

Banksia marginata

Silver Banksia

5m x 3m HDA

Cassinia arcuata

Drooping Cassinia

2m x 1m HA

Indigofera australis

Austral Indigo

2m x 1.5m HA

Kunzea ericoides

Burgan

3m x 2m HA

Leptospermum continentale

Prickly Tea-tree

3m x 2m HWA

Leucopogon parviflorus

Coast Beard-heath

3m x 2m CD

Melaleuca squarrosa

Scented Paperbark

3m x 1.5m HW

Myoporum insulare

Common Boobialla

5m x 3m CA

Olearia axillaris

Coast Daisy-bush

2m x 2m CD

Olearia glutinosa

Sticky Daisy-bush

2m x 2m CD

Ozothamnus ferrugineus

Tree Everlasting

3m x 2m HWA

Pomaderris paniculosa

Shining Coast Pomaderris

2m x 1.5m CDA

Ricinocarpos pinifolius

Wedding Bush

2m x 1m HW

Solanum laciniatum

Large Kangaroo Apple

2m x 2m HCA

Viminaria juncea

Golden Spray

4m x 2m HA

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Small to medium trees
(5m – 10m)

Acacia implexa

Lightwood

8m x 4m HShA

Acacia mearnsii

Black Wattle

7m x 4m HCD

Acacia melanoxylon

Blackwood

8m x 5m HWA

Allocasuarina littoralis

Black She-oak

8m x 3m HDSh

Allocasuarina verticillata

Drooping She-oak

8m x 3m CD

Bursaria spinosa

Sweet Bursaria

6m x 3m HCA

Exocarpos cupressiformis

Wild Cherry or Cherry Ballart

6m x 3m HD

Leptospermum laevigatum

Coast Tea-tree

6m x 3m CDA

Melaleuca ericifolia

Swamp Paperbark

5m x 2m HCDWA

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Large trees

Banksia integrifolia

Coast Banksia

15m x 6m CD

Eucalyptus camaldulensis

River Red Gum

30m x 20m HA

Eucalyptus melliodora

Yellow Box

20m x 10m HA

Eucalyptus ovata

Swamp Gum

20m x 15m HW

Eucalyptus pauciflora

Snow Gum or White Sallee

10m x 6m HA

Eucalyptus pryoriana

Coast Manna-gum

15m x 10m HCD

Eucalyptus radiata

Narrow-leaf Peppermint

15m x 10m HD