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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 floribunda
White Sally Wattle
Fabaceae
City of Sydney
Acacia implexa
Hickory
Family not recorded
Inner West · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Acacia longifolia
Acacia
Fabaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West
Acacia melanoxylon
Blackwood
Fabaceae
City of Sydney
Acacia podalyrifolia
Queensland Silver Wattle
Fabaceae
City of Sydney
Acer buergerianum
Trident Maple
Sapindaceae
City of Sydney
Acer palmatum
Acer
Family not recorded
City of Sydney
Acmena ingens
Red Apple
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney
Acronychia imperforata
Logan Apple
Rutaceae
City of Sydney
Afrocarpus falcatus
Outeniqua Yellowwood
Podocarpaceae
City of Sydney
Agathis moorei
Moore's Kauri
Araucariaceae
City of Sydney
Agathis robusta
Queensland Kauri
Araucariaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Albizia julibrissin
Silk Tree
Fabaceae
City of Sydney
Albizia lebbeck
Siris Tree
Fabaceae
City of Sydney
Alectryon coriaceus
Beach Birds Eye
Sapindaceae
City of Sydney
Alectryon tomentosus
Woolly Rambutan
Sapindaceae
City of Sydney
Allocasuarina littoralis
Black She-Oak
Casuarinaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West
Allocasuarina torulosa
Forest Oak
Casuarinaceae
City of Sydney · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Alloxylon flammeum
Queensland Tree Waratah
Proteaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Alphitonia excelsa
Red Ash
Rhamnaceae
City of Sydney
Alphitonia petriei
White Ash
Rhamnaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Angophora costata
Angophora
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Angophora floribunda
Rough-Barked Apple
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Angophora hispida
Dwarf Apple
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · Inner West · City of Ryde
Araucaria bidwillii
Bunya Pine
Araucariaceae
City of Sydney
Araucaria columnaris
Cook Island Pine
Araucariaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Araucaria cunninghamii
Hoop Pine
Araucariaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Araucaria heterophylla
Norfolk island Pine
Araucariaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Arbutus andrachnoides
Hybrid Strawberry Tree
Ericaceae
City of Sydney
Arbutus canariensis
Canary Island Strawberry Tree
Ericaceae
City of Sydney
Arbutus menziesii
Madrone
Ericaceae
City of Sydney
Arbutus unedo
Irish Strawberry Tree
Ericaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Archidendron mullerianum
Veiny Lace Flower
Fabaceae
City of Sydney
Archontophoenix alexandrae
Archontophoenix
Family not recorded
City of Sydney
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana
Archontophoenix
Arecaceae
City of Sydney
Argyrodendron actinophyllum
Black Booyong
Malvaceae
City of Sydney
Auranticarpa rhombifolia
Diamond Leaf Pittosporum
Pittosporaceae
City of Sydney
Backhousia citriodora
Lemon Myrtle
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · City of Ryde
Backhousia myrtifolia
Backhousia
Myrtaceae
City of Sydney · Lane Cove · City of Ryde
Banksia aemula
Wallum Banksia
Proteaceae
City of Sydney · Northern Beaches
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
Barringtonia asiatica
Barringtonia
Lecythidaceae
City of Sydney
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