Indigenous Species in Monash

Here is a list of species that are native to the Monash area, along with links for more information including growing conditions and sourcing suggestions.

If you would like assistance creating habitat gardens with indigenous plants, you can join the Monash Gardens for Wildlife program

Trees

Silver Wattle - Acacia dealbata

Lightwood Wattle – Acacia implexa

Black Wattle – Acacia mearnsii

Blackwood - Acacia melanoxylon

Black Sheoke - Allocasuarina littoralis

Drooping Sheoke - Allocasuarina verticillata

Bottlebrush - Callistemon sp.

River Red-gum - Eucalyptus camaldulensis

Silver Leafed Stringybark - Eucalyptus cephalocarpa

Mealy Stringybark - Eucalyptus cephalocarpa

Bundy - Eucalyptus goniocalyx

Yellow Gum - Eucalyptus leucoxylon

Red Stringybark - Eucalyptus macrorhyncha

Yellow Box - Eucalyptus melliodora

Messmate Stringybark - Eucalyptus obliqua

Swamp Gum - Eucalyptus ovata

Red Box - Eucalyptus polyanthemos

Narrow-leaf Peppermint - Eucalyptus radiata s.l.

Candlebark - Eucalyptus rubida

Manna Gum - Eucalyptus viminalis

Coast Manna Gum - Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. pryoriana

Wooly Tea-tree - Leptospermum lanigerum

Shrubs

Spreading Wattle - Acacia genistifolia

Myrtle Wattle - Acacia myrtifolia

Hedge Wattle - Acacia paradoxa

Hop Wattle - Acacia stricta

Prickly Moses - Acacia verticillata

Sweet Bursaria - Bursaria spinosa var. spinosa

Common Cassinia - Cassinia aculeata

Shiny Cassinia - Cassinia longifolia

Prickly Currant-bush - Coprosma quadrifida

Common Correa - Correa reflexa

Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea - Daviesia leptophylla

Sticky Hop-bush - Dodonaea viscosa

Common Heath - Epacris impressa

Hop Goodenia - Goodenia ovata

Golden Tip - Goodia lotifolia

Hemp Bush - Gynatrix pulchella

Bushy Needlewood - Hakea decurrens subsp. physocarpa

Yellow Hakea - Hakea nodosa

Furze Hakea - Hakea ulicina

Austral Indigo - Indigofera australis

Burgan - Kunzea ericoides

Prickly Tea-tree - Leptospermum continentale

Swamp Paperbark - Melaleuca ericifolia

Tree Violet - Melicytus dentatus

Snowy Daisy-bush - Olearia lirata

Tree Everlasting - Ozothamnus ferrugineus

Common Rice-flower - Pimelea humilis

Common Flat-pea - Platylobium obtusangulum

Hazel Pomaderris - Pomaderris aspera

Cluster Pomaderris - Pomaderris racemosa

Victorian Christmas-bush - Prostanthera lasianthos

Kangaroo Apple - Solanum aviculare

Large Kangaroo Apple - Solanum laciniatum

Dusty Miller - Spyridium parvifolium

GoldenSpray - Viminaria juncea

Silver Banksia - Banksia marginata

Scented Paperbark - Melaleuca squarrosa

Showy Bossiaea - Bossiaea cinerea

Drooping Cassinia - Cassinia arcuata

Heath Tea-tree - Leptospermum myrsinoides

Weeding Bush - Ricinocarpos pinifolius

Gold-dust Wattle - Acacia acinacea

Grasses and Sedges

Supple Spear-grass -  Austrostipa mollis

Tall Spear-grass - Austrostipa pubinodis

Veined Spear-grass - Austrostipa rudis

Rough Spear-grass - Austrostipa scabra

Salt Club-sedge - Bolboschoenus caldwellii

Tall Sedge - Carex appressa

Tassel Sedge - Carex fascicularis

Pointed Centrolepis - Centrolepis aristata

Long-hair Plume-grass - Dichelachne crinita

Common Wheat-grass - Elymus scaber

Leafy Flat-sedge - Cyperus lucidus

Common Spike-sedge - Eleocharis acuta

Tall Spike-sedge - Eleocharis sphacelata

Love Grass - Eragrostis brownii

Knobby Club-sedge - Ficinia nodosa

Red-fruit Saw-sedge - Gahnia sieberiana

Hollow Rush - Juncus amabilis

Green Rush - Juncus gregiflorus

Joint-leaf Rush - Juncus holoschoenus

Pale Rush - Juncus pallidus

Loose-flower Rush - Juncus pauciflorus

Broad-leaf Rush - Juncus planifolius

Broom Rush - Juncus sarophorus

Finger Rush - Juncus subsecundus

Wattle Mat-rush - Lomandra filiformis subsp. filiformis

Spiny-headed Mat-rush - Lomandra longifolia

Weeping Grass - Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides

Sword Tussock-grass - Poa ensiformis

Common Tussock- grass - Poa labillardierei

Soft Tussock-grass - Poa morrisii

Grey Tussock-grass - Poa sieberiana

Common Wallaby-grass - Rytidosperma caespitosum

Copper-awned Wallaby-grass - Rytidosperma fulva

Kneed Wallaby-grass - Rytidosperma geniculatum

Smooth Wallaby-grass - Rytidosperma laeve

Silvertop Wallaby-grass - Rytidosperma pallidum

Slender Wallaby-grass - Rytidosperma racemosum

Bristly Wallaby-grass - Rytidosperma setaceeum

Kangaroo Grass - Themeda triandra

Herbs and Ground Covers

Sheep’s Burr - Acaena echinata

Bidgee-widgee - Acaena novae-zelandiae

Australian Sheep's Burr - Acaena ovina

Common Apple-berry - Billardiera mutabilis

Creeping Bossiaea - Bossiaea prostrata

Cut-leaf Daisy - Brachyscome multifida

Blue Pincushion - Brunonia australis

Centella - Centella cordifolia

Common Everlasting - Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Clustered Everlasting - Chrysocephalum semipapposum

Button Everlasting - Coronidium scorpioides

Kidney-weed - Dichondra repens

Nodding Saltbush - Einadia nutans

Stinking Pennywort - Hydrocotyle laxiflora

Running Postman - Kennedia prostrata

Hairy Solenogyne - Solenogyne gunnii

Ivy-leaf Violet - Viola hederacea

Broom Spurge - Amperea xiphoclada

Milkmaids - Burchardia umbellata

Grey Parrot-pea - Dillwynia cinerascens

Showy Parrot-pea - Dillwynia sericea

Pale Sundew - Drosera peltata

Erect Guinea-flower - Hibbertia riparia

Common Hovea - Hovea heterophylla

Small St John’s Wort - Hypericum gramineum

Common Beard-heath - Leucopogon virgatus

Variable Stinkweed - Opercularia varia

Native Storkbill - Pelargonium australis

Small Grass-tree -  Xanthorrhoea minor

Climbers and Creepers

Mountain Clematis - Clematis aristata

Twining Glycine - Glycine clandestina

Purple Coral-pea - Hardenbergia violacea

Wonga Vine - Pandorea pandorana

Native Raspberry - Rubus parvifolius

Ferns and Flowers

Common Maidenhair - Adiantum aethiopicum

Pale Vanilla-lily - Arthropodium milleflorum

Chocolate Lily - Arthropodium strictum s.s.

Bulbine Lily - Bulbine bulbosa

Pale Grass-lily - Caesia parviflora

Short-stalk Flax-lily - Dianella brevicaulis

Pale Flax-lily - Dianella laevis

Black-anther Flax-lily - Dianella revoluta var. revoluta s.l.

Tasman Flax-lily - Dianella tasmanica

Austral Cranesbill - Geranium solanderi

Button Everlasting - Helichrysum scorpioides

Common Lagenifera - Lagenifera stipitata

Slender Bottle-daisy - Lagenophora gracilis

Wiry Buttons - Leptorhynchos tenuifolius

Native Flax - Linum marginale

Angled Lobelia - Lobelia anceps

Yam-daisy - Microseris lanceolata

Long Purple-flag - Patersonia occidentalis

Nodding Greenhood - Pterostylis nutans

Grass Trigger-plant - Stylidium graminifolium

Slender Speedwell - Veronica gracilis

Tufted Bluebell - Wahlenbergia communis

Sprawling Bluebell - Wahlenbergia gracilis

Tall Bluebell - Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta

Semi-Aquatic Plants

Water Plantain - Alisma plantago-aquatica

Jointed Twig-sedge - Baumea articulata

Swamp Crassula - Crassula helmsii

Variable Sword-sedge - Lepidosperma laterale

Gipsy Wort - Lycopus australis

Purple Loosestrife - Lythrum salicaria

Common Nardoo - Marsilea drummondii

River Mint - Mentha australis

Upright Water-milfoil - Myriophyllum crispatum

White Purslane - Neopaxia australasica

Slender Knotweed - Persicaria decipiens

Persicaria - Persicaria hydropiper

River Buttercup - Ranunculus inundatus

River Club-sedge - Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Common Water-ribbons - Triglochin procera

Streaked Arrowgrass - Triglochin striata