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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.
Bothriochloa macra
Red-Leg Grass
Poaceae
Carex appressa
Tall Sedge
Cyperaceae
Inner West
Carex oshimensis
Carex
Cyperaceae
Chloris truncata
Windmill Grass
Poaceae
Cymbopogon refractus
Barbed Wire Grass
Poaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Dianella brevipedunculata
Blue flax lily
Asphodelaceae
Dianella caerulea
Blue Flax-Lily
Asphodelaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Dianella ensifolia
Flax Lily
Asphodelaceae
Dianella hybrid
Dianella
Asphodelaceae
Dianella longifolia
Blueberry Lily
Asphodelaceae
Dianella revoluta
Blueberry Lily
Asphodelaceae
Dianella tasmanica
Tasman flax-lily
Asphodelaceae
Dichelachne crinita
Longhair Plume Grass
Poaceae
Inner West · Northern Beaches
Dichondra argentea
Dichondra
Convolvulaceae
Festuca glauca
Blue Fescue
Poaceae
Isolepis nodosa
Isolepis
Cyperaceae
Juncus usitatus
Common Rush
Juncaceae
Inner West
Liriope muscari
Liriope
Asparagaceae
Liriope spicata
Liriope
Asparagaceae
Lomandra fluviatilis
Lomandra
Asparagaceae
Lomandra hystrix
Green Mat-Rush
Asparagaceae
Lomandra longifolia
Spiny-Head Mat-Rush
Asparagaceae
Inner West
Ophiopogon japonicus
Ophiopogon
Asparagaceae
Pennisetum advena
Pennisetum
Poaceae
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Chinese pennisetum
Poaceae
Poa labillardieri
Common tussock-grass
Poaceae
Poa poiformis
Coast Tussock-Grass
Poaceae
Poa sieberiana
Grey Tussock-Grass And Snow Grass
Poaceae
Themeda triandra
Kangaroo grass
Poaceae
Inner West
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