Plants
Bee
By Peter Firminger
This page contains some of the hundreds of plant species found in the region. We have used the current scientific names and common names as per the Botanic Gardens Trust's PlantNET website, along with a few colloquial common names.
A search for "Wollombi NSW" in their Spacial search will return many more with links to family, genus and species descriptions. We also reccomend the Australian National Botanic Gardens Plant Image Index for wonderful images to aid identification.
Species: Angophora floribunda
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Names: Apple, Rough-barked Apple
Species: Callitris endlicheri
Family: Cupressaceae
Common Name: Black cypress pine
Species: Acacia decurrens
Family: Fabaceae - Mimosoideae
Common Names: Black Wattle, Green Wattle
Species: Callicoma serratifolia
Family: Cunoniaceae
Common Names: Black wattle, Green Wattle
Species: Eucalyptus pilularis
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Blackbutt
Species: Bursaria spinosa
Family: Pittosporaceae
Common Names: Blackthorn, Boxthorn, Sweet Bursaria
Species: Elaeocarpus reticulatus
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Common Names: Blueberry Ash, Ash Quandong, Blue Olive berry, Fairy Petticoats, Fringe Tree, Koda, Lily of the valley Tree, Scrub Ash
Species: Eucalyptus agglomerata
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Blue-leaved stringybark
Species: Isopogon anemonifolius
Family: Proteaceae
Common Name: Broad-leaf Drumsticks
Species: Syzygium paniculatum
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Names: Brush Cherry, Daguba (Cadigal)
Species: Hibbertia scandens
Family: Dilleniaceae
Common Name: Climbing Guinea Flower
Species: Petrophile sessilis
Family: Proteaceae
Common Name: Conesticks
Species: Allocasuarina verticillata
Family: Casuarinaceae
Common Name: Drooping Sheoak
Species: Angophora hispida
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Names: Dwarf Apple, Banda (Cadigal)
Species: Eucalyptus moluccana
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Grey box
Species: Eucalyptus punctata
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Names: Grey ironbark, Grey Gum
Species: Grevillea buxifolia
Family: Proteaceae
Common Name: Grey spider flower
Species: Banksia aemula
Family: Proteaceae
Common Names: Honeysuckle, Wallum Banksia
Species: Eucalyptus rossii
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Inland Scribbly Gum
Species: Brachychiton populneus
Family: Sterculiaceae
Common Name: Kurrajong
Species: Persoonia linearis
Family: Proteaceae
Common Name: Narrow-leaved Geebung
Species: Eucalyptus crebra
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Narrow-leaved ironbark
Species: Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Family: Cunoniaceae
Common Names: New South Wales Christmas-bush, Christmas Bush
Species: Corymbia gummifera
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Red bloodwood
Species: Casuarina cunninghamiana
Family: Casuarinaceae
Common Names: River Oak, River Sheoak
Species: Eucalyptus haemastoma
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Scribbly gum
Species: Pimelea linifolia
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Common Name: Slender Rice Flower
Species: Corymbia maculata
Family: Corymbia~maculata
Common Name: Spotted Gum
Species: Eucalyptus oblonga
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Stringybark
Species: Acacia terminalis
Family: Fabaceae - Mimosoideae
Common Name: Sunshine wattle
Species: Casuarina glauca
Family: Casuarinaceae
Common Names: Swamp Oak, Guman (Cadigal)
Species: Melaleuca ericifolia
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Swamp paperbark
Species: Acacia suaveolens
Family: Fabaceae - Mimosoideae
Common Name: Sweet wattle
Species: Angophora costata
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Names: Sydney Red Gum, Rusty Gum, Smooth-barked Apple
Species: Syncarpia glomulifera
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: Turpentine
Species: Cissus hypoglauca
Family: Vitaceae
Common Name: Water vine
Species: Melia azedarach
Family: Meliaceae
Common Names: White Cedar, Chinaberry Tree
Species: Eucalyptus acmenoides
Family: Myrtaceae
Common Name: White mahogany
Species: Jacksonia scoparia
Family: Fabaceae - Faboideae
Common Names: Winged Broom-pea, Dogwood
Species: Pandorea pandorana
Family: Bignoniaceae
Common Name: Wonga wonga vine
References
- PlantNet (Botanic Gardens Trust)
- Wollombi Valley, description and history - ISBN 0 9595236 0 x (Wollombi Valley Progress Association)
Comments (2)
Posted: 01-Mar-08 01:02 by Kevin & Chris Lewis Permalink
Hi
Well done!
web site looks good!
But!
What in the F___k are you doing puting a picture of 'Wisteria' on the Wollombi flora & fauna wed site? good photo but!
Posted: 09-Mar-08 09:35 by Peter Firminger Permalink
Good point Chris/Kevin!
I'll replace it shortly... It didn't even occur to me at the time, I was just putting images onto pages and that was a plant.
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