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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.
Acacia binervia
Coast Myall
Fabaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West · City of Ryde
Acacia decurrens
Black Wattle
Fabaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West
Acacia fimbriata
Fringed Wattle
Fabaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West
Acacia implexa
Hickory
Family not recorded
Inner West · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Acacia longifolia
Acacia
Fabaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West
Acacia suaveolens
Sweet Wattle
Family not recorded
Inner West
Acacia terminalis
Sunshine Wattle
Family not recorded
Inner West
Acacia ulicifolia
Prickly Moses
Family not recorded
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Aeonium tricolour
Aeonium
Family not recorded
Agave americana
Century Plant
Asparagaceae
Agave attenuata
Agave
Asparagaceae
Agave geminiflora
Agave
Asparagaceae
Agave gypsophilia
Agave
Asparagaceae
Agave miradores
Agave
Asparagaceae
Agave romanii
Agave
Asparagaceae
Agave titanota
Agave
Asparagaceae
Allocasuarina littoralis
Black She-Oak
Casuarinaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West
Aloe barberae
Aloe
Asphodelaceae
Aloe plicatilis
Aloe
Asphodelaceae
Aloe polyphylla
Aloe
Asphodelaceae
Angophora hispida
Dwarf Apple
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West · City of Ryde
Anigozanthos flavidus
Tall Kangaroo Paw
Haemodoraceae
Banksia integrifolia
Coast Banksia
Proteaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Banksia marginata
Silver Banksia
Proteaceae
Banksia serrata
Saw Banksia
Proteaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Banksia spinulosa
Hairpin Banksia
Proteaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Bothriochloa macra
Red-Leg Grass
Poaceae
Brachychiton populneus
Kurrajong
Malvaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Callitris rhomboidea
Port Jackson Pine
Cupressaceae
Carex appressa
Carex
Cyperaceae
Inner West
Carex oshimensis
Carex
Cyperaceae
Carpobrotus glaucescens
Bluish Pigface
Aizoaceae
Inner West
Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Christmas Bush
Cunoniaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West · Northern Beaches · City of Ryde
Chloris truncata
Chloris
Poaceae
Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Common Everlasting
Asteraceae
Cordyline australis
Cabbage Tree
Asparagaceae
Cordyline petiolaris
Cordyline
Asparagaceae
Cordyline stricta
Cordyline
Asparagaceae
Cordyline tango
Cordyline
Asparagaceae
Cordyline terminalis
Cordyline
Asparagaceae
Correa alba
White Correa
Rutaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Corymbia gummifera
Red Bloodwood
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Crassula arborescens
Crassula
Crassulaceae
Crassula ovata
Jade Plant
Family not recorded
Crassula undulatafolia
Crassula
Family not recorded
Cymbopogon refractus
Barbed Wire Grass
Poaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Dianella brevipedunculata
Dianella
Asphodelaceae
Dianella caerulea
Blue Flax-Lily
Asphodelaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
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