Australian Native Plants - Dicot
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Hymenosporum flavum
(Native Frangipani)
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Height
2m - 10m (to 25m in tropical forest)
Spread
3m - 5m
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The Native Frangipani is the only member of the genus Hymenosporum and is closely related to the Pittosporum. In tropical parts of its range it can grow to 25m tall with a diameter of 30cm. In cultivation it is a small slender tree to 10m tall with... Read more >
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Disphyma crassifolium var clavellatum
(Round-leaved Pigface)
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Spread
1m - 2m
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Round-leaved Pigface is a prostrate, succulent herbaceous perennial plant with pink, purple or violet flowers. Read more >
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Astroloma foliosum
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Height
0.2m –1.3m
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Astroloma foliosum is an erect, conifer-like shrub with tubular green-tipped red flowers in winter and early spring.May–Sep. Read more >
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Allocasuarina decaisneana
(Desert Oak)
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Height
5m - 18m
Spread
3m - 7m
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The Desert Oak is an open sparse tree. Female plants have red flowers in spring, and male plants have brown flowers. Seed cones are 3cm - 7cm long. Read more >
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Halgania cyanea
(Mallee Blue-flower)
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Height
0.3m - 0.9m
Spread
0.5m - 2m
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The Mallee Blue-flower or Rough Halgania is a small perennial sub-shrub with a suckering habit. It is usually dense and bushy. The dull green leaves are linear or narrow elliptical with toothed margins and are about 25mm long. The star-shaped... Read more >
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Hemiandra pungens
(Snakebush)
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Height
0.1m - 1m
Spread
2m - 3m
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Snakebush is a small shrub with variable habit. It can be a prostrate shrub or trailing plant. The leaves are usually simple lance-shaped with a short sharp point. Leaves grow to about 25mm long. The tubular flowers have two lips, with the a... Read more >
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Argyrodendron actinophyllum
(Black Booyong)
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Height
10m - 20 m
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The Black Booyong is a buttressed treewith palmate leaves with about seven leaflets with wavy edges. Produces sprays of small white flowers, in autumn, followed by winged seeds. The heartwood is pink-brown. Read more >
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Guichenotia ledifolia
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Height
0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
1m - 1.5m
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Guichenotia ledifolia is a spreading shrub with clusters of purple, mauve or pink bell shaped or lantern shaped flowers in winter and spring (July - October). Read more >
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Lysiosepalum involucratum
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Height
0.6m - 1.3m
Spread
1m - 1.5m
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Lysiosepalum is a genus of five species found in southern and south-eastern parts of Western Australia. The genus is closely related to Guichenotia, Thomasia and Lasiopetaum. Lysiosepalum involucratum is the most widely cultivated species. It is a... Read more >
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Angophora floribunda
(Rough-barked Apple)
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Height
10m - 25m
Spread
6m - 15m
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The Rough-barked Apple is a large tree with clusters of creamy white flowers in spring and summer. Read more >
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Astartea 'Winter Pink'
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Height
0.6m - 1m
Spread
0.8m - 1.2m
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Astartea 'Winter Pink' is a dense compact shrub with open pink flowers most of the year. Read more >
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Calytrix sullivanii
(Grampians Fringe Myrtle)
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Height
1m - 2m
Spread
1m - 1.5m
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The Grampians Fringe Myrtle is an upright shrub with fine foliage and clusters of pink-tinged white star-shaped flowers in spring. Read more >
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Darwinia macrostegia
(Mondurup Bell)
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Height
0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
0.5m - 1m
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Mondurup Bell is a dense weeping shrub, although can become a bit straggly. Leaves are small narrow and oval shaped. It has red and white flowers in winter and spring. Read more >
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Euryomyrtus ramosissima
(Rosy Baeckea)
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Height
0.1m - 1m
Spread
0.3m - 1.5
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The Rosy Baeckea is a spreading shrub in the myrtle family. It has small narrow dark green leaves about 3mm - 13mm long. The flowers are white, pink or mauve with small circular petals and are produced in spring and summer. Read more >
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Hypocalymma xanthopetalum
(Golden-flowered Myrtle)
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Height
0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
1m - 1.5m
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The Golden-flowered Myrtle is a small, spreading shrub with small, oval leaves about 10mm long. It produces clusters of fragrant bright yellow flowers along the stems in late winter and spring. The 10mm flowers grow from the leaf axils. Hypocalymma... Read more >
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Micromyrtus leptocalyx
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Height
1m to 2.5m
Spread
1m to 2.5m
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Micromyrtus is a genus of shrubs belonging to the Myrtaceae family. They are endemic to Australia. Micromyrtus leptocalyx is a small shrub with clusters of small star-shaped white flowers. The leaves are small and fleshy. Read more >
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Bauera sessiliflora
(Grampians Bauera)
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Height
2m - 3m
Spread
2m - 4m
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The Grampians Bauera is a dense upright shrub with pink or purple open-petalled flowers in spring and summer. Read more >
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Isopogon anemonifolius
(Broad-leaved Drumsticks)
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Height
0.5m - 1.5m
Spread
0.5m - 1m
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Broad-leaved Drumsticks is a small to medium shrub producing conspicuous clusters of globular yellow flower heads in spring and summer. The globular or barrel-shaped seed pods give rise to their common name of "Drumsticks". The leaves are divided... Read more >
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Lambertia ericifolia
(Heath-Leaf Honeysuckle)
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Height
1.4m - 5m
Spread
1m - 2.5m
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Heath-leaved Honeysuckle is a spreading shrub or tree. It produces orange to red tubular flowers from spring to autumn. The leaves are narrow and linear , about 8mm to 20mm long and 1.5mm wide. Fruit is ovoid and about 1cm long with a beak at the... Read more >
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Lambertia multiflora
(Many-flowered Honeysuckle)
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Height
0.5m - 2m
Spread
1.5m
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The Many-flowered Honeysuckle is a many stemmed shrub. It produces clusters of ball-shaped yellow, orange or red flowers from winter to summer (June to December). The branches are upright to spreading. The leaves are linear or narrowly obovate and... Read more >
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Macadamia tetraphylla
(Macadamia Nut)
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Height
8m - 15m
Spread
6m - 8m
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The Macadamia Nut (Macadamia tetraphylla) is a rainforest tree belonging to the Proteaceae family. It has a number of other common names including Queensland Nut, Poppel Nut, Prickly Macadamia, Rough-shelled Bush Nut and Rough-shelled Queensland... Read more >
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Glischrocaryon behrii
(Golden Pennants)
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Height
0.6m
Spread
0.4m
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Golden Pennants is an upright, dense herbaceous perennial plant with golden yellow flowers in spring. Read more >
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Anthocercis viscosa
(Sticky Ray-flower)
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Height
1m - 4m
Spread
1m - 4m
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The Sticky Ray-flower is an upright, dense shrub with white tubular star-shaped flowers throughout the year. Read more >
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Anopterus macleayanus
(Queensland Laurel)
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Height
15m
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The Queensland Laurel is a shrub or small tree in the Escallonia family. The leaves are 10cm - 30cm long and 2cm - 4cm wide. White flowers are produced in racemesfrom mid spring to early summer. Read more >
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