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Flora at Hartley Hill
Culcita dubia
(Rainbow Fern)
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Forms large clumps, like a soft bracken fern |
Pteridium esculentum
(Bracken Fern)
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Common, prefers areas after fire. Small birds prefer areas with Bracken Fern |
Histiopteris incisa
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Fast growing fern, prefers damp situations. Leaves have bluish tinge |
Adiantum aethiopicum
(Maidenhair Fern)
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Common in many part shaded situations that are damp. |
Adiantum hispidulum
(Rough Maidenhair Fern)
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Cheilanthes tenuifolia
(Rock Fern)
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Cassytha glabella
(Devil's Twine)
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A native plant that is a parasite and a problem. Fire appears to be a controlling agent and our control of fire allows this plant to become a pest |
Clematis aristata
(Travellers Joy)
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An attractive spring flowering vine |
Viola hederacea
(Native Violet)
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A dark flowered form occurs here |
Tetratheca juncea
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A rare plant that is threatened by development |
Pimelea linifolia
(Slender Rice Flower)
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Common in heath and undergrowth |
Banksia collina
(Hairpin Banksia)
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Lambertia formosa
(Mountain Devil)
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Hibbertia scandens
(Guinea Flower)
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Pittosporum undulatum
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Tending to become a weed so I remove young plants. The flowers have a very pleasant perfume |
Bursaria spinosa
(Blackthorn)
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Elaeocarpus reticulatus
(Blueberry Ash)
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Glochidion ferdinandi
(Cheese Tree)
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Omalanthus populifolius
(Bleeding Heart)
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An attractive large shrub that produces fruits sought by birds |
Callicoma serratifolia
(Black Wattle)
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Acacia ulicifolia
(Prickly Moses)
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Acacia decurrens
(Black Wattle)
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Oxylobium ilicifolium
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Spikey leaves but attractive in flower |
Gompholobium latifolium
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Very attractive plant with large yellow flowers |
Daviesia ilicifolia
(Prickly Moses)
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Pultenea daphnoides
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Attractive tall shrub |
Bossiaea heterophylla
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One of the most attractive pea flowers |
Kennedia rubicunda
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A rampant vine with red flowers |
Hardenbergia violacea
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Profuse purple flowers cover this a very attractive vine |
Myrtaceae (the Eucalypt family) |
Angophora costata
(Smoothed-barked apple)
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A common, large tree. Usually grows with an attractive form with smooth red bark. |
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
(Mugga Ironbark)
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A large slow growing tree, grows on west facing slopes |
Eucalyptus sclerophylla
(Scribbly Gum)
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Grows on the eastern facing slopes |
Eucalyptus resinifera
(Red Mahogany)
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Eucalyptus gummifera
(Red Bloodwood)
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Flowers profusely, very attractive |
Eucalyptus piperita
(Sydney Peppermint)
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These are the largest trees on the property |
Leptospermum polygalifolium
(Tea-Tree)
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Kunzea ambigua
(Tick Bush)
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Callistemon linearis
(Narrow-leaved Bottlebrush)
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Red flowering bottlebrush that is common |
Casuarina littoralis
(Black She-Oak)
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Grows in almost pure stands. This tree is a sign of poor soils. It colonises land after clearing or fires |
Ulmaceae (relatives of the Elm) |
Trema aspera
(Native Peach)
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Produces small fruits that birds eat, thereby spreading the seed |
Pomaderris sp
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Attractive flowers |
Exocarpus cupressiformis
(Native Cherry)
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This plant is a root parasite on nearby Eucalypts |
Dodonaea triquestra
(Hop Bush)
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A common plant on disturbed sites |
Araliaceae (Umbrella Tree family) |
Polyscias sambucifolia
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A common shrub that produces fruits sought by birds |
Umbelliferae (Flannel Flower and Carrot family) |
Actinotus helianthi
(Flannel Flower)
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Not natural on the property, but seed from the garden has produced plants in the bush |
Platysace linearifolia
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If crushed the leaves have a strong carrot smell |
Epacris microphylla
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Produces masses of white flowers in Spring |
Oleaceae (the Olive family) |
Notelaea longifolia
(Mock Olive)
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The fruits have potential to be eaten like olives |
Parsonsia straminea
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A large vine that covers gum trees. Some birds and possums use these vines as refuges |
Campanulaceae (Bluebell family) |
Wahlenbergia communis
(Native Bluebell)
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Common on disturbed ground |
Wahlenbergia gracilis
(Small Native Bluebell)
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Common on disturbed ground |
Stylidiaceae (Triggerplants) |
Stylidium graminifolium
(Triggerplant)
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Common, flowering Spring and Summer |
Dampiera stricta
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Large leaf form, probably a distinct species from the narrow leaved form found on sandy soils |
Rutaceae (Boronia and relatives) |
Boronia polygalifolia
(Creeping Boronia)
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A scrambling Boronia that grows among grasses |
Vitaceae (relatives of the grape vine) |
Cayratia clematidea
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A strong growing vine that is eaten by Hawk Moth caterpillars. The fruits are like small grapes and eaten by birds |
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