Table key
The table below uses letters to denote the type of environment the species are suited to:
- A plants are adaptable, growing well in most soil types and aspects
- C plants are for coast – dune scrub and woodland
- D plants prefer dry, well drained soils and tolerates dryness once established
- S plants prefer or tolerate full shade
- H plants prefer heath or woodland
- W plants prefer or tolerate moist soils, wetness and periodic inundation
Please note, all indigenous plants provide habitat and food for local birds, insects and other native animals.
Species Name | Common Name | Mature Size Range (HxW) | Key | |
Austrostipa flavescens | Coast Spear-grass | Stems to 1.2m x 50–75cm | CA | |
Austrostipa mollis | Soft Spear-grass | Stems to 60cm–1.5m | HA | |
Austrostipa stipoides | Prickly Spear-grass | 80cm–1.5m x 80cm–1.5m | CD | |
Deyeuxia quadriseta | Reed Bent-grass | 15cm–1.5m x 40cm | HD | |
Dianella admixta | Spreading Flax-lily | 30–80cm x 50cm–1.5m | HCSA | |
Dianella brevicaulis | Small-flower Flax-lily | 50–90cm x 60–90cm | HCDSA | |
Dianella laevis var. laevis | Pale Flax-lily | 30cm–1.5m x 50cm | HA | |
Dianella sp. aff. revoluta | Coastal Flax-lily | 30–80cm x 2–3m | C | |
Dichelachne crinita | Long-hair Plume-grass | 50cm–1m x 20–30cm | HD | |
Distichlis distichophylla | Australian Salt-grass | 5–20cm x Spreading | CA | |
Eragrostis brownii | Common Love-grass | 10–50cm x 30cm | HA | |
Ficinia nodosa | Knobby Club-sedge | 15cm x 1.5m x 60cm–2m | HCA | |
Juncus pallidus | Pale Rush | 0.5 - 2.3m X 0.3-1m | A | |
Lomandra filiformis | Wattle Mat-rush | 10 –50cm x 15–20cm | HDSA | |
Lomandra longifolia | Spiny-headed Mat-rush | 50cm–1.2m x 50cm–1.2m | HCDSA | |
Lomandra multiflora | Many-flowered Mat-rush | 30cm x 30cm | HAD | |
Microlaena stipoides | Weeping Grass | 30cm–1m x 60cm | HCA | |
Patersonia fragilis | Short Purple-flag | 20cm–60 x 40cm | HW | |
Patersonia occidentalis | Long Purple-flag | 20–80cm x 30–60cm | HDW | |
Poa labillardieri | Common Tussock-grass | 30cm–1.5m x 30cm–1.5m | HA | |
Poa poiformis | Coast or Blue Tussock-grass | 20cm–1m x 50–1.5m | CA | |
Poa sieberana | Tussock-grass | 50–80cm x 30cm–1m | HA | |
Rytidosperma caespitosum | Common Wallaby-grass | 20cm–1.2m x 10–40cm | HCA | |
Rytidosperma geniculatum | Kneed Wallaby-grass | 10–40cm x 20–30cm | HCA | |
Rytidosperma racemosum | Clustered Wallaby-grass | 20–80cm | HCDW | |
Rytidosperma setaceum | Bristly Wallaby-grass | 60–70cm x 40cm | HA | |
Sporobolus virginicus | Salt or Sand Couch | 10cm x Spreading | CA | |
Themeda triandra | Kangaroo Grass | 70–90cm x 75cm | HA | |
Triglochin striatum | Streaked Arrowgrass | 10cm x 20cm | CW | |
Xanthorrhoea minor | Small Grass-tree | 60cm x 1m | HD |