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Waverley Council Area - Indigenous Plant Species
Compiled by: D.Hirschfeld
Sauveterre
July 1999
The plants in the following list have been recorded in one or more of the 30 or so small areas where Waverley's original vegetation still survives. Despite the high level of urbanisation, these species have been able to continue their vital natural processes of flowering, seed set, natural germination and growth to maturity to survive the past 200 years.
About 150 species appear in the list. This relatively large number is possibly because of the diverse habitats present. These include: wet (fresh and salt water) and dry soils; deep sands to thin soils on sandstone; sunny and shady sites; exposed east-facing cliffs and sheltered west-facing slopes.
Waverley's vegetation includes one endangered species - Acacia terminalis subsp. terminalis and one endangered plant community - Eastern Suburbs Banksia Scrub. Both of these are listed under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 [NSW].
Using local native plants
While using local native species in gardens, parks, etc. may benefit their survival, it may also represent another threat. Some species naturally occur over much of NSW or Australia and their genes may vary greatly. Use of plants grown from non-local seed may result in loss of unique local populations because of interbreeding and competition.
Waverley Council is seeking to develop a seedbank of the local flora using ecologically sensitive collection guidelines. Plants grown from local seed may soon be available. Please contact Council's Environmental Officer for more information before using the species in this list.
| BOTANICAL NAME: | COMMON NAME: | Comments |
| Fork Fern: | ||
| Psilotum nudum | a Fork Fern | |
| Clubmoss: | ||
| * Selaginella uliginosa | a Clubmoss | |
| Ferns: | ||
| Adiantum aethiopicum | Common Maidenhair | |
| * Blechnum ambiguum | ||
| * Blechnum cartilagineum | Gristle Fern | |
| * Calochlaena dubia | Common Ground Fern | |
| * Cheilanthes sieberi | a Rock Fern | |
| p Cyathea cooperi | Straw Treefern | |
| Gleichenia dicarpa | Pouched Coral Fern | |
| Gleichenia rupestris | Coral Fern | |
| Histiopteris incisa | Bat's Wing Fern | |
| * Pellaea falcata var. falcata | Sickle Fern | |
| * Polystichum sp. | a Shield Fern | Travers Morgan P/L, 1989 |
| Pteridium esculentum | Bracken | |
| * Sticherus flabellatus | Umbrella Fern | |
| Dicotyledons | ||
| Acacia longifolia | Sydney Golden Wattle | |
| * Acacia myrtifolia | Red-stemmed Wattle | |
| Acacia sophorae | Coastal Wattle | |
| Acacia suaveoiens | Sweet Wattle | |
| Acacia terminalis subsp. terminalis | Sunshine Wattle | |
| * Acacia ulicifolia | Coastal Banksia | |
| p Acmena smithii | Lilly Pilly | |
| * Allocasuarina distyla | a Sheoak | |
| p Angophora costata | Sydney Red Gum | |
| * Astroloma pinifolium | Pine Heath | |
| Baeckea imbricata | a Heath-myrtle | |
| Banksia ericifolia | Heath Banksia | |
| p Banksia integrifolia | Prickly Moses | |
| Banksia marginata | Silver Banksia | |
| * Banksia oblongifolia | a Banksia | |
| Banksia serrata | Old Man Banksia | |
| Bauera rubioides | River Rose | |
| Billardiera scandens | Appleberry | |
| * Bossiaea heterophylla | Variable Bossiaea | |
| * Bossiaea scolopendria | a Bossiaea | |
| * Brachyloma daphnoides | Daphne Heath | |
| Breynia oblongifolia | Coffee Bush | |
| Callistemon citrinus | Crimson Bottlebrush | |
| Callistemon linearis | Narrow-leaved Bottlebrush | |
| Carpobrotus glaucescens | Pigface | |
| Cassytha pubescens | Devil's Twine | |
| Centella asiatica | a Pennywort | |
| Cotula australis | Common Cotula | |
| * Cotula coronopifolia | Water Buttons | |
| * Crowea saligna | a Crowea | |
| Dichondra repens | Kidney Weed | |
| * Dillwynia glaberrima | Smooth Parrot Pea | |
| Dillwynia retorta | Egg and Bacon | |
| Drosera (pygmaea ?) | Pygmy Sundew | |
| p Elaeocarpus reticulatus | Blueberry Ash | |
| Epacris longiflora | Fuchsia Heath | |
| * Epacris microphylia | Coral Heath | |
| * Epacris obtusifolia | Blunt-leaf Heath | |
| p Eucalyptus botryoides | Southern Mahogany | |
| p Ficus rubiginosa | Port Jackson Fig | |
| Glochidion ferdinandi | Cheese Tree | |
| * Gonocarpus micranthus | Creeping Raspwort | |
| * Gonocarpus teucrioides | Raspwort | |
| * Goodenia paniculata | Swamp Goodenia | |
| Grevillea speciosa | Red Spider Flower | |
| Hakea gibbosa | a Hakea | |
| Hakea teretifolia | Dagger Hakea | |
| p Hibbertia scandens | Climbing Guinea Flower | |
| Kunzea ambigua | Tick Bush | |
| Lambertia formosa | Mountain Devil | |
| * Lasiopetalum ferrugineum var. ferrugineum | Rusty Petals | |
| Leptospermum laevigatum | Coast Teatree | |
| * Leptospermum polygalifolium subsp. polygalifolium | Lemon-scented Teatree | |
| * Leptospermum squarrosum | Pink Teatree | |
| * Leucopogon ericoides | Beard-heath | |
| * Leucopogon juniperinus | Prickly Beard-heath | |
| Lobelia alata | Angled Lobelia | |
| * Lomatia silaifolia | Crinkle Bush | |
| * Lythrum hyssopifolia | Hyssop Loosestrife | |
| Melaleuca armillaris | Bracelet Honeymyrtle | |
| Metaleuca nodosa | Ball Honeymyrtle | |
| Micrantheum ericoides | ||
| Monotoca elliptica | Tree Broom-heath | |
| p Notelaea longifolia | Large Mock-olive | |
| Olearia tomentosa | a Daisy Bush | |
| * Omalanthus nutans | Bleeding Heart | |
| Opercularia aspera | Coarse Stinkweed | |
| * Oxalis thompsoniaea | an Oxalis | |
| * Pandorea pandorana | Wonga Wonga Vine | |
| Persoonia lanceolata | Lance-leaf Geebung | |
| Pimelea linifolia | Slender Rice Flower | |
| * Pittosporum revolutum | Yellow Pittosporum | |
| Pittosporum undulatum | Sweet Pittosporum | |
| Platysace lanceolata | Native Parsnip | |
| Pultenaea linophylla | a Bush-pea | |
| Samolus repens | Creeping Brookweed | |
| Senecio hispidulus var. hispidulus | Hill Fireweed | |
| Sonchus hydrophilus | Native Sowthistle | |
| Sprengefia sp. | Pink Swamp Heath | Perumal Murphy, 1990 |
| Stephania japonica var. discolor | Snake Vine | |
| Tetragonia tetragonoides | New Zealand Spinach | |
| Utricularia lateriffora | Small Bladderwort | |
| Wahlenbergia gracilis | Australian Bluebell | |
| Westringia fruticosa | Coast Rosemary | |
| Xanthosia pilosa | Woolly Xanthosia | |
| Monocotyledons: | ||
| Agrostis avenacea | Blowngrass | |
| Agrostis billardieri | Coast Blowngrass | |
| Baumea juncea | Bare Twig-rush | |
| * Baumea rubiginosa | Soft Twig-rush | |
| * Caladenia carnea | Pink Fairy | |
| Carex pumila | Strand Sedge | |
| Centrolepis fascicularis | Tufted Centrolepis | |
| Centrolepis strigosa | Hairy Centrolepis | |
| Commelina cyanea | Scurvy Weed | |
| * Cyathochaeta diandra | ||
| * Cyperus mirus | ||
| Cyperus polystachyos | ||
| * Cyperus sanguinolentus | ||
| Danthonia setacea | Small-flowered Wallaby Grass | |
| Deyeuxia quadriseta | Reed Bent Grass | |
| Dianella caerulea | Blue Flax Lily | |
| Dianella congesta | Coastal Flax Lily | |
| Dianella revoluta | Spreading Flax Lily | |
| Dichelachne crinita | Longhair Plumegrass | |
| * Empodisma minus | Spreading Rope-rush | |
| Entolasia marginata | Borded Panic | |
| * Entolasia stricta | Wiry Panic | |
| Eragrosts brownii | Brown's Lovegrass | |
| * Eriocaulon scariosum | Common Pipewort | |
| Gahnia sp. | a Saw-sedge | |
| Imperata cylindrica | Blady Grass | |
| lsolepis cernua | Nodding Club-rush | |
| lsolepis nodosa | Knobby Club-rush | |
| * Juncus caespiticius | a Rush | |
| Juncus krausii | Sea Rush | |
| Juncus pallidus | Pale Rush | |
| * Juncus planifolius | Broad-leaf Rush | |
| Juncus (usitatus ?) | a Rush | |
| Lepidosperma laterale | Variable Sword-sedge | |
| * Leptocarpus tenax | Slender Twine-rush | |
| * Lomandra glauca | Pale Mat-rush | |
| Lomandra longifolia | Spiny-headed Mat-rush | |
| Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides | Weeping Grass | |
| * Microtis parviflora | Slender Onion Orchid | |
| * Oplismenus aemulus | Basket Grass | |
| * Paspalidium distans | ||
| * Paspalum vaginatum | Salt-water Couch | |
| * Pterostylis sp. | a Greenhood | Prof. P. Adam, c. 1990 |
| * Restio dimorphus | a Cord Rush | |
| * Restio fastigiatus | Tassel Rush | |
| * Schoenus apogon | Fluke Bog-rush | |
| Schoenus brevifolius | Zig-zag Bog-rush | |
| Smilax glyciphylla | Sweet Sarsaparilla | |
| Sporobolus virginicus | Sand Couch | |
| * Stipa sp. | a Speargrass | |
| * Thelionema sp. | ||
| Themeda australis | Kangaroo Grass | |
| Triglochin striatum | Streaked Arrowgrass | |
| Typha sp | a Cumbungi | |
| * Xanthorrhoea sp. | a Grass Tree | |
| * Xyris gracilis | Slender Yellow-eye | |
| Zoysia macrantha | Prickly Couch | |
Footnotes:
p = All recordings of the species may have originated from plantings,
i.e. no local populations may survive.
* = Recorded in only one of the Waverley Council area's 29 known patches
of remnant vegetation since 1989.
Common names have been taken from:
Harden, G. (ed) 1990-1993 (Flora of NSW(w 1-4), UNSW Press). Where no common name
is given in this work, names in: Fairley, A. & Moore, P. 1989 (Native Plants of the
Sydney District, Kangaroo Press) or Robinson, L. 1994 (Field Guide to the Native
Plants of the Sydney District, Kangaroo Press) have been referred to. Not all of the
plants in this list have common names.
This species list was compiled largely from surveys by D. Hirschfeld between
1995 and 1999. Other works referred to:
Adam, P. c. 1990, observations - York Road Bushland, Bondi Junction
Hall, A. 1993, Hugh Bamford Reserve Species List, National Trust of Australia
1992, Waverley Municipal Council Vegetation Survey,* Perurnal Murphy P/L 1990
Waverley Heritage Study,* Travers Morgan P/L 1989
Bronte Park - Plan of Management Vegetation Study.
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