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Plant species of Shenton Bushland as at November 2004                                                            Botanical Names Common Names Indigenous Exotic NON-FLOWERING PLANTS ZAMIACEAE Macrozamia riedlei zamia X FLOWERING PLANTS Monocotyledons AMARYLLIDACEAE Narcissus tazetta jonquil X ANTHERICACEAE Caesia parviflora pale grass lily X Corynotheca micrantha tangle lily X Sowerbaea laxiflora vanilla lily X Thysanotus arenarius X Thysanotus triandrus X Thysanotus manglesianus twining fringed lily X Thysanotus sparteus X Tricoryne elatior yellow autumn lily X ARACEAE Zantedeschia aethiopica arum lily X ASPHODELACEAE Trachyandra divaricata onion weed X Asphodelus fistulosus onion weed X CENTROLEPIDACEAE Centrolepis drummondiana X COLCHICACEAE Burchardia congesta milkmaids X CYPERACEAE Isolepis marginata X Lepidosperma leptostachyum X Lepidosperma squamatum X Mesomelaena pseudostygia semaphore sedge X Schoenus clandestinus X Schoenus curvifolius X Schoenus grandiflorus large flowered bog rush X Tetraria octandra X DASYPOGONACEAE Lomandra caespitosa tufted mat rush X Lomandra hermaphrodita X Lomandra maritima X Lomandra micrantha small flowered mat rush X Lomandra nigricans X Lomandra preissii X HAEMODORACEAE Anigozanthos humilis cats paws X Conostylis acculeata prickly cottonhead X Conostylis setigera bristly cottonhead X Haemodorum laxum branched bloodroot X Haemodorum paniculatum X Haemodorum spicatum bloodroot X HYACINTHACEAE Lachenalia reflexa yellow soldiers X Lachenalia sp X IRIDACEAE Chasmanthe floribunda African cornflag X Ferraria crispa blackflag X Freesia leichtlinii aff. leichtlinii freesia X Gladiolus angustus long tubed painted lady X Gladiolus caryophyllaceus wild gladiolus X Homeria flaccida one leaf cape tulip X Ixia maculata yellow ixia X Orthrosanthus laxus var laxus morning iris X Romulea rosea Guildford grass X Watsonia meriana watsonia X JUNCACEAE Luzula meridionalis field woodrush X ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia flava cowslips X Caladenia huegelii king spider orchid X Caladenia latifolia pink fairies X Cyanicula deformis blue fairy orchid X Diuris brumalis donkey orchid X Microtis media common mignonette orchid X Monadenia bracteata South African orchid X Pterostylis vittata banded greenhood X Pyrrorchis nigricans red beaks X Thelymitra sp sun orchid X PHORMIACEAE Dianella divaricata flax lily X POACEAE Aira caryophyllea silvery hairgrass X Austrostipa compressa X Austrostipa flavescens spear grass X Avena fatua wild oats X Bambusa sp. bamboo Briza maxima blowfly grass X Briza minor shivery grass X Bromus sp brome grass X Cynodon dactylon couch X Ehrharta calycina perennial veldgrass X Ehrharta longiflora annual veldgrass X Eragrostis curvula African lovegrass X Lagurus ovatus hare's tail grass X Lolium perenne perennial ryegrass X Microlaena stipoiodes weeping grass X Pennisetum clandestinum kikuyu X Pennisetum setaceum fountain grass X Poa annua winter grass X Rhynchelytrum repens Natal redtop X Stenotaphrum secundatum buffalo grass X Vulpia sp fescue X RESTIONACEAE Alexgeorgia nitens X Desmocladus flexuosa X Lyginia barbarta X XANTHORRHOEACEAE Xanthorrhoea preissii grass tree or balga X Xanthorrhoea brunonis X TOTAL (non flowering & monocotyledons) 51 33 Botanical Names Common Names Indigenous Exotic Dicotyledons AIZOACEAE Carpobrotus edulis pigface, Hottentot fig X AMARANTHACEAE Ptilotus drummondii narrowleaf mulla mulla X Ptilotus polystachyus Prince of Wales feathers X ANACARDIACEAE Schinus terrebinthifolius brazilian pepper X APIACEAE Eryngium rostratum blue devil X Eryngium pinnatifidum X Homalosciadium homalocarpon X Trachymene pilosa native parsnip X Xanthosia huegelii X ASTERACEAE Arctotheca calendula capeweed X Conyza sp fleabane X Dittrichia graveolens stinkwort X Hypochaeris glabrum flat weed X Lactuca saligna wild lettuce X Lagenifera huegelii coarse lagenifera X Olearia elaeophila X Ozothamnus cordatum tangle daisy X Osteospermum clandestinum stinking roger X Podolepis gracilis slender podolepis X Quinetia urvillei X Siloxerus humifusus procumbent siloxerus X Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle X Urospermum picroides false hawkbit X Ursinia anthemoides ursinia X Waitzia suaveolens fragrant waitzia X BRASSICACEAE Heliophila pusilla X Raphanus raphanistrum wild radish X BUDDLEJACEAE Buddleja madagascarensis X CAMPANULACEAE Wahlenbergia capensis cape bluebell X Wahlenbergia preissii X CARYOPHYLLACEAE Petrorhagia velutina velvet pink X Polycarpon tetraphyllum fourleaf allseed X Silene gallica French catchfly X Stellaria media chickweed X CASUARINACEAE Allocasuarina fraseriana common sheoak X CRASSULACEAE Crassula colorata dense stonecrop X DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia huegelii X Hibbertia hypericoides yellow buttercups X Hibbertia racemosa stalked guinea flower X DROSERACEAE Drosera erythrorhiza red ink sundew X Drosera glanduligera pimpernel sundew X Drosera macrantha bridal rainbow X Drosera palacea X Drosera pallida pale sundew X Drosera stolonifera leafy sundew X EPACRIDACEAE Astroloma pallidum kick bush X Conostephium pendulum pearl flower X Conostephium preissii X Leucopogon propinquus common forest heath X EUPHORBIACEAE Euphorbia peplus petty spurge X Euphorbia terracina Geraldton carnation weed X Monotaxis grandiflora X Poranthera microphylla/micrantha X FABACEAE Bossiaea ornata broad leaved brown pea X Chamaecytissus palmensis tagasaste X Daviesia sp A X Daviesia decurrens X Daviesia divaricata X Daviesia nudiflora X Daviesia triflora X Gompholobium marginatum X Gompholobium tomentosum hairy yellow pea X Hardenbergia comptoniana native wisteria X Hovea trisperma hovea X Isotropis cuneifolia granny bonnets X Jacksonia furcellata grey stinkwood X Jacksonia sericea silky jacksonia X Kennedia prostrata running postman X Lupinus consentinii blue lupin X Lupinus mutabilis pearl lupin X Medicago sp medic X Nemcia capitata bacon and eggs X Trifolium angustifolium narrowleaf clover X Trifolium campestre hop clover X Trifolium dubium suckling clover X Trifolium subterraneum subterranean clover X Vicia sativa common vetch X FUMARIACEAE Fumaria capreolata white flower fumitory X GERANIACEAE Pelargonium capitatum rose pelargonium X Erodium botrys long storksbill X Erodium moschatum musky crowfoot X Geranium molle dove's foot cranebill X GOODENIACEAE Lechenaultia biloba blue leschenaultia X Lechenaultia linarioides yellow leschenaultia X Scaevola canescens grey scaevola X Scaevola repens prostrate scaevola X MIMOSACEAE Acacia cochlearis rigid wattle X Acacia cyclops coastal wattle X Acacia flagellaria X Acacia huegelii X Acacia iteaphylla Flinders Range wattle X Acacia longifolia Sydney wattle X Acacia pulchella prickly moses X Acacia saligna golden wreath wattle X Acacia stenoptera narrow winged wattle X Acacia wildenowiana grass wattle X MYRTACEAE Agonis flexuosa peppermint tree X Chamelaucium uncinatum Geraldton wax X Eucalyptus gomphocephala tuart X Eucalyptus marginata jarrah X Hypocalymma robustum Swan River myrtle X Leptospermum laevigatum Victorian tea tree X ONAGRACEAE Oenothera drummondii coast evening primrose X OROBANCHACEAE Orobanche minor lesser broomrape X OXALIDACEAE Oxalis corniculata yellow wood sorrel X Oxalis glabra finger-leafed oxalis X Oxalis pes-caprae soursob X Oxalis purpurea purple wood sorrel X POLYGALACEAE Comesperma calymega blue spiked milkwort X PORTULACACEAE Calandrinia corrigioloides strap purslane X Caladrinia liniflora parakeelya X PRIMULACEAE Anagallis arvensis pimpernel X PROTEACEAE Banksia attenuata slender banksias X Banksia menziesii firewood banksia X Dryandra lindleyana couch honeypot X Dryandra sessilis var cygnorum parrot bush X Grevillea vestita X Hakea prostrata harsh hakea X Persoonia saccata snottygobble X Petrophile brevifolia X Petrophile linearis pixie mops X Petrophile macrostachya X Stirlingia latifolia blueboy X Synaphaea spinulosa X RHAMNACEAE Spyridium globulosum basketbush X RUBIACEAE Opercularia vaginata hispid stinkweed X RUTACEAE Eriostemon spicatus pepper and salt X SOLANACEAE Solanum nigrum back berry nightshade X STERCULIACEAE Brachychiton populneus kurrajong X STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium brunonianum pink fountain triggerplant X Stylidium schoenoides cow kicks X THYMELEACEAE Pimelea sulphurea yellow banjine X VIOLACEAE Hybanthus calycinus wild violet X Total (dicotyledons) 79 54 TOTAL 130 87 Original list compiled by EcoScape (1994). Updated by Kate Brown and Janice Marshall (2002), Vanda Longman (2004) and Ian Fordyce (2004).

Created by Daniel Boase-Jelinek August 2004

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