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Macadamia integrifolia
Macadamia Nut
Proteaceae
City of Sydney
Macrozamia communis
Burrawang
Zamiaceae
Magnolia champaca
Himalayan Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
City of Sydney
Magnolia denudata
Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia doltsopa
Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
City of Sydney
Magnolia figo
Port Wine Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
City of Sydney
Magnolia grandiflora
Southern Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Magnolia grandiflora Exmouth
Southern Magnolia/ Bull Bay Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
City of Sydney
Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem
Little Gem Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
City of Sydney
Magnolia liliiflora
Purple Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia liliiflora Nigra
Mulan Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
City of Sydney
Magnolia soulangeana
Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia stellata
Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
Magnolia x soulangeana
Saucer Magnolia
Magnoliaceae
City of Sydney
Malus floribunda
Malus
Rosaceae
City of Ryde
Malus ioensis
Iowa crab
Rosaceae
Melaleuca armillaris
Bracelet Honey Myrtle
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney
Melaleuca bracteata
Black Tea-Tree
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney
Melaleuca bracteata Revolution Gold
Black Tea-Tree
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney
Melaleuca decora
White Feather Honeymyrtle
Myrtaceae
Inner West · City of Ryde
Melaleuca ericifolia
Swamp Paperbark
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · Northern Beaches
Melaleuca hypericifolia
Hillock Bush
Myrtaceae
Northern Beaches
Melaleuca leucadendra
Weeping Paperbark
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Melaleuca linariifolia
Snow-In-Summer
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Broad-Leaved Paperbark
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney
Melaleuca styphelioides
Prickly-leaved paperbark
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Melaleuca thymifolia
Thyme Honey-Myrtle
Myrtaceae
Melicope elleryana
Pink Flowered Doughwood
Rutaceae
City of Sydney
Meryta denhamii
Mertya
Araliaceae
City of Sydney
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Dawn Redwood
Cupressaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Metrosideros thomasii
Metrosideros
Family not recorded
Metrosideros vitiencensis
Metrosideros
Family not recorded
Michelia alba
White Sandalwood
Magnoliaceae
City of Sydney
Michelia figo
Michelia
Magnoliaceae
Microlaena stipoides
Weeping Grass
Poaceae
Inner West
Microlepia strigosa
Hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtiaceae
Monstera deliciosa
Fruit Salad Plant
Araceae
Morus alba
White mulberry
Moraceae
Murraya paniculata
Orange Jasmine
Rutaceae
City of Sydney
Myoporum parvifolium
Creeping Boobialla
Scrophulariaceae
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