Profile plant encyclopedia
Know what
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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.
Rapanea howittiana
Brush Muttonwood
Primulaceae
City of Sydney
Ravenea rivularis
Ravenea
Arecaceae
Rhagodia spinescens
Hedge Saltbush
Chenopodiaceae
Rhaphiolepis indica
Indian Hawthorn
Rosaceae
Rhaphiolepis intermedia
Rhaphiolepis
Rosaceae
Rhaphiolepsis indica
Rhaphiolepsis
Family not recorded
Rhapis excelsa
Broadleaf lady palm
Arecaceae
Rhipsalis cereuscula
Rhipsalis
Cactaceae
Robinia pseudoacacia Frisia
Golden Robinia
Fabaceae
City of Sydney
Rodosphaera rhodanthema
Deep Yellowwood
Anacardiaceae
City of Sydney
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary
Lamiaceae
Rothmannia globosa
Rothmannia
Rubiaceae
City of Sydney
Russelia equisetiformis
Coral Bush
Plantaginaceae
Rytidosperma species
Wallaby Grass
Family not recorded
Inner West
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