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CCaesalpinia

Caesalpinia ferrea

Leopard Tree

Fabaceae

City of Sydney · City of Ryde

TreesCouncil listed
Calliandra haematocephala - council-listed tree

Calliandra haematocephala

Red Powder Puff

Fabaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Black Wattle (Callicoma serratifolia)

Callicoma serratifolia

Black Wattle

Cunoniaceae

City of Sydney · Inner West · Northern Beaches · City of Ryde

Australian nativeShade
Callistemon citrinus (Callistemon citrinus)

Callistemon citrinus

Crimson Bottlebrush

Myrtaceae

City of Sydney

Australian nativeTrees
CCallistemon

Callistemon linearis

Narow- leaved Bottlebrush

Myrtaceae

Inner West

Australian nativeLocal Sydney
Willow Bottlebrush (Callistemon salignus)

Callistemon salignus

Willow Bottlebrush

Myrtaceae

City of Sydney · City of Ryde

Australian nativeTrees
Weeping Bottlebrush (Callistemon viminalis)

Callistemon viminalis

Weeping Bottlebrush

Myrtaceae

City of Sydney · City of Ryde

Australian nativeTrees
White Cypress Pine (Callitris columellaris)

Callitris columellaris

White Cypress Pine

Cupressaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
CCallitris

Callitris endlicheri

Black Cypress Pine

Cupressaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Port Jackson Pine (Callitris rhomboidea)

Callitris rhomboidea

Port Jackson Pine

Cupressaceae

Australian nativeDrought
Calodendrum capense - council-listed tree

Calodendrum capense

Cape Chestnut

Rutaceae

City of Sydney · City of Ryde

TreesCouncil listed
Camellia hybrid (Camellia hybrid)

Camellia hybrid

Camellia

Theaceae

Camellia japonica

Camellia japonica

Common camellia

Theaceae

Camellia sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)

Camellia sasanqua

Camellia

Theaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Carex appressa (Carex appressa)

Carex appressa

Tall Sedge

Cyperaceae

Inner West

Droughtgrass
Carex fascicularis - Inner West indigenous plant

Carex fascicularis

Tassel Sedge

Cyperaceae

Inner West

Australian nativeLocal Sydney
Carex oshimensis

Carex oshimensis

Carex

Cyperaceae

Droughtgrass
Bluish Pigface (Carpobrotus glaucescens)

Carpobrotus glaucescens

Bluish Pigface

Aizoaceae

Inner West

Australian nativeDrought
Carpobrutus glaucescens (Carpobrutus glaucescens)

Carpobrutus glaucescens

Carpobrutus

Family not recorded

Carya illinoinensis - council-listed tree

Carya illinoinensis

Pecan

Juglandaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Cassia brewsteri - council-listed tree

Cassia brewsteri

Leichhardt Bean

Fabaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Golden Shower (Cassia fistula)

Cassia fistula

Golden Shower

Fabaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Blackbean (Castanospermum australe)

Castanospermum australe

Blackbean

Fabaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
River Oak (Casuarina cunninghamiana)

Casuarina cunninghamiana

River Oak

Casuarinaceae

City of Sydney

CoastalAustralian native
Swamp She-Oak (Casuarina glauca)

Casuarina glauca

Swamp She-Oak

Casuarinaceae

City of Sydney

CoastalAustralian native
CCatalpa

Catalpa bignonoides

Southern Catalpa

Bignoniaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Cedrus deodara (Cedrus deodara)

Cedrus deodara

Deodar Cedar

Pinaceae

City of Sydney · City of Ryde

TreesCouncil listed
CCedrus

Cedrus libani

Lebanese Cedar

Pinaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Silk Floss Tree (Ceiba speciosa)

Ceiba speciosa

Silk Floss Tree

Malvaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Southern Hackberry (Celtis australis)

Celtis australis

Southern Hackberry

Cannabaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Celtis paniculata - council-listed tree

Celtis paniculata

Native Hackberry

Cannabaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Centella asiatica - Inner West indigenous plant

Centella asiatica

Asiatic Penny- wort

Apiaceae

Inner West

Australian nativeLocal Sydney
Ceratonia siliqua - council-listed tree

Ceratonia siliqua

Carob

Fabaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Coachwood (Ceratopetalum apetalum)

Ceratopetalum apetalum

Coachwood

Cunoniaceae

City of Sydney · City of Ryde

TreesCouncil listed
Christmas Bush (Ceratopetalum gummiferum)

Ceratopetalum gummiferum

Christmas Bush

Cunoniaceae

City of Sydney · Inner West · Northern Beaches · City of Ryde

Australian nativefeature
Cercis canadensis (Cercis canadensis)

Cercis canadensis

Cercis

Fabaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Cercis chinensis (Cercis chinensis)

Cercis chinensis

Cercis

Fabaceae

Chamaedorea atrovirens (Chamaedorea atrovirens)

Chamaedorea atrovirens

Chamaedorea

Arecaceae

Chamaedorea elegans (Chamaedorea elegans)

Chamaedorea elegans

Chamaedorea

Arecaceae

Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea seifrizii)

Chamaedorea seifrizii

Bamboo Palm

Arecaceae

Chamaeodorea elegans (Chamaeodorea elegans)

Chamaeodorea elegans

Chamaeodorea

Family not recorded

Chamaerops humilis - council-listed tree

Chamaerops humilis

Meditteranean Dwarf Palm

Arecaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Chloris truncata (Chloris truncata)

Chloris truncata

Windmill Grass

Poaceae

Droughtgrass
Common Everlasting (Chrysocephalum apiculatum)

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Common Everlasting

Asteraceae

Australian nativeDrought
Water Vine (Cissus antarctica)

Cissus antarctica

Water Vine

Vitaceae

Australian nativeShade
Citharexylum spinosum - council-listed tree

Citharexylum spinosum

Florida Fiddlewood

Verbenaceae

City of Sydney

TreesCouncil listed
Citrus australasica (Citrus australasica)

Citrus australasica

Finger Lime

Rutaceae

Fragrant
Citrus latifolia

Citrus latifolia

Persian Lime

Rutaceae

Fragrant

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