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A working botanical reference shaped by Sydney sites and council guidance. Search species, distinguish Australian natives from locally indigenous plants, and compare practical growing characteristics.
Pandorea jasminoides
Bower Vine
Bignoniaceae
Pandorea pandorana
Wonga Wonga Vine
Bignoniaceae
Inner West
Pararchidendron pruinosum
Snow Wood
Fabaceae
City of Sydney
Parthenocissus tricuspidata
Boston ivy
Vitaceae
Patersonia occidentalis
Purple Flag
Iridaceae
Pelargonium inodorum
Wild Geranium
Geraniaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Pennisetum advena
Pennisetum
Poaceae
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Chinese pennisetum
Poaceae
Persea americana
Avocado
Lauraceae
City of Sydney
Persicaria decipiens
Slender Knotweed
Polygonaceae
Inner West
Persoonia levis
Broad-Leaved Geebung
Proteaceae
Phoenix roebelenii
Phoenix
Arecaceae
Phormium cookianum
Phormium
Asphodelaceae
Phormium tenax
New Zealand Flax
Asphodelaceae
Photinia fraseri
Red tip photinia
Rosaceae
Photinia glabra
Red Photinia
Rosaceae
City of Sydney
Photinia serrulata
Taiwanese Photinia
Rosaceae
City of Sydney
Pieris species
Pieris
Family not recorded
Pilosocereus azureus
Pilosocereus
Cactaceae
Pimelea linifolia
Slender Rice Flower
Thymelaeaceae
Northern Beaches
Pinus canariensis
Canary Island Pine
Pinaceae
City of Sydney
Pinus halepensis
Aleppo Pine
Pinaceae
City of Sydney
Pinus roxburghii
Chir Pine
Pinaceae
City of Sydney
Pistachio chinensis
Pistachio
Family not recorded
Pistacia chinensis
Chinese Pistachio
Anacardiaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Pittosporum revolutum
Yellow Pittosporum
Pittosporaceae
Inner West · City of Ryde
Pittosporum tobira
Pittosporum
Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum undulatum
Sweet Pittosporum
Pittosporaceae
City of Ryde
Platanus acerifolia
Platanus
Platanaceae
Platanus acerifolius
Platanus
Platanaceae
Platanus hybrida
Platanus
Platanaceae
Platanus occidentalis
American Sycamore
Platanaceae
City of Sydney
Platanus orientalis
Oriental Plane Tree
Platanaceae
City of Sydney
Platanus orientalis Digitata
Oriental Plane Tree
Platanaceae
City of Sydney
Platanus orientalis Insularis
Oriental Plane Tree
Platanaceae
City of Sydney
Platanus orientalis var digitala
Cut-leaf Oriental Plane
Platanaceae
City of Ryde
Platanus x acerifolia
London Plane Tree
Platanaceae
City of Sydney
Platycerium superbum
Staghorn Fern
Polypodiaceae
Plumeria acutifolia
Frangipani
Apocynaceae
City of Sydney
Plumeria obtusa
Singapore Frangipani
Apocynaceae
City of Sydney
Poa labillardieri
Common tussock-grass
Poaceae
Poa poiformis
Coast Tussock-Grass
Poaceae
Poa sieberiana
Grey Tussock-Grass And Snow Grass
Poaceae
Podocarpus elatus
Plum pine
Podocarpaceae
City of Sydney
Podocarpus falcatus
Podocarpus
Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus henkelii
Henkels Yellowood
Podocarpaceae
City of Sydney
Polyalthia longifolia
Indian Mast Tree
Annonaceae
City of Sydney
Polygala grandiflora
Showy Milkwort
Polygalaceae
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