Profile plant encyclopedia
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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.
Actinotus helianthi
Flannel Flower
Apiaceae
Allocasuarina littoralis
Black She-Oak
Casuarinaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West
Allocasuarina torulosa
Forest Oak
Casuarinaceae
City of Sydney · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Austromyrtus dulcis
Midgen Berry
Myrtaceae
Banksia ericifolia
Banksia
Proteaceae
City of Sydney
Banksia integrifolia
Coast Banksia
Proteaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Banksia robur
Swamp Banksia
Proteaceae
City of Sydney
Banksia serrata
Saw Banksia
Proteaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Callitris rhomboidea
Port Jackson Pine
Cupressaceae
Carpobrotus glaucescens
Bluish Pigface
Aizoaceae
Inner West
Casuarina cunninghamiana
River Oak
Casuarinaceae
City of Sydney
Casuarina glauca
Swamp She-Oak
Casuarinaceae
City of Sydney
Correa alba
White Correa
Rutaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Correa reflexa
Common Correa
Rutaceae
Inner West
Dodonaea viscosa
Sticky Hop-Bush
Sapindaceae
Ficinia nodosa
Knobby Club-Rush
Cyperaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Hakea sericea
White Hakea
Proteaceae
Inner West
Melaleuca hypericifolia
Hillock Bush
Myrtaceae
Northern Beaches
Myoporum parvifolium
Creeping Boobialla
Scrophulariaceae
Rhagodia spinescens
Hedge Saltbush
Chenopodiaceae
Scaevola aemula
Fairy Fanflower
Goodeniaceae
Tetragonia tetragonioides
Warrigal Greens
Aizoaceae
Inner West
Westringia fruticosa
Westringia
Lamiaceae
Inner West
Westringia hybrid
Westringia
Lamiaceae
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