COMMON SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED TREES Brown lamprocarpa 4m to 12m or Small tree with dense round Insectivorous birds, salwood, tree growing crown, flowers July – granivorous birds, Brush environment October, pale-yellow dense butterflies, small ironbark dependent. cylindrical spikes. mammals, reptiles. Wattle, Hickory wattle

Black wattle, Acacia auriculiformis 10m to 20 m, The pods are first straight or Insectivorous birds, favourable sites to Earpod Wattle slightly curved but as they nesting birds, 30m, ripen, they turn from yellow granivorous birds, Fast growing, to brown and curl up, then butterflies, small spreading tree with split open. The black seeds mammals, reptiles dense foliage, hang from short curled (incl. tree goannas) flowers April to July, orange stalks when the pod Birds find these yellow dense splits open. Aborigines of seeds highly cylindrical spikes have traditionally attractive and eat The tiny yellow harvested the seeds of some them. Thus the flowers are fragrant. acacia species as food. is very quickly These are ground into flour dispersed. and eaten as a paste or baked into a cake. The seeds can contain 25% more protein than common cereals like rice or wheat, and their hard seed coats mean acacia seeds also store well for long periods. Club- Acacia hemignosta Small tree Flowers are yellow, globular, Insectivorous birds, wattle 3m to 8m May to August. It grows in granivorous birds, open woodland on flat or butterflies, reptiles. undulating country.

North coast Acacia leptocarpa 7m to 10m Medium sized tree with full Insectivorous birds, wattle, rounded crown, flowers June granivorous birds, Mangarr – September, yellow dense butterflies, small mangal cylindrical spikes mammals, reptiles. bark fissured. Grows best in black soils and seasonally inundated plains. Deep gold Acacia torulosa 4m to 7m Small tree with erect foliage Insectivorous birds, wattle and open crown, flowers May granivorous birds, – July, bright yellow dense butterflies, reptiles. cylindrical spikes.

Red Ash Alphitonia excelsa 5m to 10m Small tree with layered , wood, bark branches and open crown. and roots used by Small creamy scented Aboriginals for flowers. Common in open medical purposes. forest. Leaves used as a bush soap. Crushed leaves and roots used as a fish poison.

COMMON SCIENTIFIC SPECIES NAME GROWTH HABIT GENERAL WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH DESCRIPTION ATTRACTED TREES Milkwood Alstonia actinophylla 15m to 20m Erect stately tree with thick trunk, dense crown and rough corky bark, Small creamy green flowers and milky white sap. Found in open forest. Aboriginals used sap to treat sores and as ceremonial paint. Milky sap can cause blindness if in contact with eyes. Wing-leaf Atalaya variifolia 2m to 10m Slender tree with Insectivorous whitewood pendulous branches, birds, butterflies, flowers September – small mammals, November, dense cream- reptiles. white clusters. Grows well in sandstone, Stony hillsides, outcrops, along

creeks.

Liniment tree Asteromyrtus 4m to 10m Multi-stemmed tree with Nectar birds, (Myrtle family) symphyocarpa pendulous branches, insectivorous flowers periodically, birds, butterflies, yellow or pink globular reptiles. heads. Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa are native to northern Australia and Papua , and their oil, like that of

, is used to treat various ailments. Fresh water Barringtonia acutangula 5m to 8m Multi-stemmed spreading Insectivorous mangrove tree flowering periodically, birds, butterflies, numerous pendulous red small mammals, flowers. reptiles.

Bush currant, Buchanania arborescens 10m to 15m Slender tree with dense Insectivorous Little gooseberry shiny evergreen foliage birds, frugivorous tree and conical crown, birds, nesting flowers August – October, birds, butterflies, numerous small yellow to small mammals, white clusters, then purple reptiles. berries. Green plum, Buchanania obovata 4m to10m Large-leaved small Insectivorous Wild mango deciduous tree flowering birds, frugivorous July – November, birds, butterflies, numerous small cream small mammals, flowers, then green edible reptiles. fruit.

COMMON SCIENTIFIC SPECIES NAME GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED TREES Northern cypress Callitris intratropica 15m to18m Straight tree with conical Insectivorous pine crown, male and female birds, nesting flowers, then woody birds, small cones. mammals, reptiles.

Canarium australianum 15m to 25m Large deciduous tree Edible seeds. with spreading crown. Inner bark used

Male and female trees. by Aborigines to Small cream flowers, stop bleeding. which are larger and Infusion from denser on male trees bark drunk to than female. treat diarrhoea and stomach pains. Wood used for

furniture.

Wild orange, Capparis umbonata 4m to 7m Slender tree with Insectivorous

Native drooping leaves and birds, butterflies, pomegranate branches, large to 10 cm small mammals, white flowers with long reptiles. stems. Flowering from February - December, Woody yellow or red berry like fruit.. Roots and Bark are used for treatment of open sores. Infusion of the inner bark used to treat sore throat, or stomach ailments.

Fruit is sweet and eaten raw. Corky bark, Carallia brachiata 5m to 10m Spreading ascending Insectivorous Bush currant, branches, flowering July- birds, frugivorous Freshwater September, small birds, butterflies, mangrove clusters of cream/green small mammals, flowers, then red berries. reptiles.

Ghost gum Corymbia bella 8-15m Spreading crown with Nectar birds, drooping foliage, flowers insectivorous August - December, birds, butterflies, small cream-white small mammals, clusters. reptiles.

Tuckeroo, 5m to 10m Small evergreen with Insectivorous Cupaniopsis Beach tamarind, shiny dark green leaves, birds, butterflies, anacardioides Carrot wood flowers July – small mammals, September, small white reptiles. to yellow, then yellow berries that expose red- skinned black seeds.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED TREES Cycad Cycas armstrongii 2m to 4m NT Threatened species, Insectivorous birds, deciduous palm-like plant reptiles. flowering March – September, male rusty cone and female pendulous seed spikes.

Denhamia Denhamia obscura 5m to 10m Pendulous branches and Insectivorous birds, rounded crown, flowers July butterflies, small – September, small creamy- mammals, reptiles. green , then yellow fruit splitting to expose red seeds.

Ironwood Erythrophleum 12m to 18m Semi-deciduous spreading Nectar birds, chlorostachys tree with dense crown, insectivorous birds, flowers August – November, butterflies, small small cream-green flowers in mammals, reptiles. bottlebrush arrangement.

White gum, Eucalyptus 5m to 10m Deciduous small tree, often Nectar birds, Salmon gum tintinnans multi-stemmed, new bark insectivorous birds, salmon colour butterflies, small Flowering: June – mammals, reptiles. September, small cream clusters.

Northern Eucalyptus bigalerita 10m to 18m Dense spreading crown, Nectar birds, salmon gum partly deciduous, large heart insectivorous birds, shaped leaves nesting birds, Flowering: June – butterflies, small September, scented small mammals, reptiles. cream clusters.

Cabbage gum Corymbia polysciada 5m to13m Deciduous with compact Nectar birds, spreading crown, flowering insectivorous birds, August – November, butterflies, small numerous cream clusters. mammals, reptiles.

Corymbia, Corymbia 7m to 10m Crooked spreading crown, Nectar birds, foelscheana flowers October to May, insectivorous birds, Eucalypt cream clusters, then woody butterflies, small urn-shaped pods. mammals, reptiles.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED TREES Large-leaved Corymbia grandifolia 10m to 18m Deciduous with large dense crown, Nectar birds, cabbage gum flowers September - November, insectivorous birds, cream clusters. nesting birds, butterflies, small mammals, reptiles.

8m to 12m Deciduous with open crown, flowers Nectar birds, Round-leaf Corymbia latifolia bloodwood November – March, cream-white in insectivorous birds, groups. butterflies, small mammals, reptiles.

10m to 15m Broad spreading crown, flowers Nectar birds, Eucalyptus, March to July, small cream-white insectivorous birds, Gum nut tree clusters. butterflies, small mammals, reptiles.

10m to 20m Spreading crown, woolly fibrous Nectar birds, Darwin woollybutt bark to half trunk height, flowering insectivorous birds, May – August, numerous orange granivorous birds clusters, barrel shaped seed (esp. Red-tailed black Cockatoo) Flowers are a stunning orange with butterflies, small bright yellow-tipped and mammals, reptiles. are responsible for the scientific Native bees often name: miniatus is the Latin word for nest in branches `flame´. The barrel-shaped, ribbed which have been

gum nuts grow to 6cm in length and hollowed out by almost as wide. They are popular in , providing flower arrangements. `sugarbag´ - a traditional source of

honey.

Scarlet gum Eucalyptus phoenicea 7m to 10m Slender tree with light open crown, Nectar birds, flowering: April to July, pale yellow insectivorous birds, to scarlet dense umbel. butterflies, small mammals, reptiles.

Rough leaved 3m to 8m Small tree with opposite leaves Nectar birds, bloodwood, covered in bristly hairs, flowers insectivorous birds, October to April, large white to red butterflies, small clusters. mammals, reptiles.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED TREES Darwin box, Eucalyptus tectifica 5m to 12m Broad dense crown with ascending Nectar birds, Grey box branches, flowers September – insectivorous birds, December, small creamy-white butterflies, small flowers in clusters. mammals, reptiles.

Darwin 10m to 30m Ascending open crown with fibrous Nectar birds, stringybark stringy bark, flowering June – insectivorous birds, September, cream-white clusters of butterflies, small flowers. mammals, reptiles.

Scaly ash Ganophyllum falcatum 10m to 25m Dense spreading crown, flowers Nectar birds, October – January, small greenish insectivorous birds, white clusters of male and female butterflies, small flowers, then orange ovoid-shaped mammals, reptiles. fruit.

Rock 5m to 10m Slender tree with light crown, Nectar birds, flowers May – September, insectivorous birds, numerous red terminal clusters. butterflies, small mammals, reptiles.

Silver grevillea 3m to 7m Slender tree with silvery pendulous Nectar birds, Silver oak foliage, flowers June – October, insectivorous birds, numerous dense cream cylindrical butterflies, small spikes. mammals, reptiles.

Fern-leaved 5m to 8m Slender tree with silvery foliage and Nectar birds, grevillea, open crown, flowers May – October, insectivorous birds, Golden numerous dense orange terminal butterflies, small grevillea flowers. mammals, reptiles.

Lophostemon Myrtlewood 10m to 15m Broad dense crown, flowers October Nectar birds, grandiflorus ssp. – February, small clusters of green- insectivorous birds,

riparius cream flowers. butterflies, small mammals, reptiles.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED TREES Silver-leaved argentea 10m to 20m Spreading tree with pendulous Nectar birds, paperbark branches of silver leaves, flowers insectivorous birds, June – November, numerous large nesting birds, scented green-cream flowers on butterflies, small cylindrical spikes. mammals, reptiles.

Paperbark, Melaleuca cajuputi 10m to 30m Dense erect foliage, flowers May – Nectar birds, Swamp tree, October, dense large green-cream insectivorous birds, Milkwood flowers on cylindrical spikes. butterflies, small mammals, reptiles.

Paperbark, Melaleuca dealbata 5m to 20m Spreading tree with blue-grey Nectar birds, Soapy tea tree foliage, flowers August – November, insectivorous birds, numerous creamy white flowers on butterflies, small cylindrical spikes. mammals, reptiles.

Weeping Melaleuca leucadendra 10m to 30m Spreading tree with dense crown, Nectar birds, Weeping paperbark paperbark pendulous branches and foliage, insectivorous birds, flowers April – September, nesting birds, numerous creamy-green flowers on butterflies, small cylindrical spikes. mammals, reptiles.

Paperbark Melaleuca nervosa 4m to 10m Slender tree with hairy branchlets, Nectar birds, flowers April – September, insectivorous birds, numerous scented cream to yellow- butterflies, small green or red dense cylindrical mammals, reptiles. spikes.

Broad-leaved 3m to 10m Dense tree with dark green leaves, Nectar birds, paperbark flowers November – April, scented insectivorous birds, cream to yellow-green dense nesting birds, cylindrical spikes. butterflies, small mammals, reptiles.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED TREES Cocky apple 4m to 10m Deciduous small tree with Nectar birds, shiny light green leaves, insectivorous birds, flowers July – November, butterflies, small large fleshy white and pink mammals, reptiles. numerous stamens.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED Wattle Acacia difficilis 4m to 5m Shrub with pendulous Insectivorous birds, branches, flowers May – granivorous birds, August, scented yellow dense butterflies, small cylindrical spikes. mammals, reptiles.

Swamp wattle Acacia dimidiata 2m to 3m Shrub with angular branches, Insectivorous birds, flowers April - June, yellow granivorous birds, dense cylindrical spikes. butterflies, reptiles.

Acacia 1m to 3m Small rounded shape, highly Insectivorous birds, ornamental, good screening granivorous birds, . Flowers October – butterflies, small February, pale cream to reptiles. yellow cylindrical spikes. Foliage is used to flavour Kangaroo meat. The wood is used for spear shafts, boomerangs, wooden clubs

and axe and food pounders. Candelabra wattle, Acacia holosericea 2m to 6m Silver-grey shrub with angular Insectivorous birds, Fish poison branches, flowers June – granivorous birds, wattle, August, pale yellow dense butterflies, small Soapy wattle cylindrical spikes. Seeds are a reptiles. very nutritious and popular bush food. Leaves are used to poison fish. The leaves, when soaked in water give of a noxious substance which allows harvesting of fish floating to the surface.

Acacia Acacia humifusa 1m to 3m Semi-prostrate sprawling Insectivorous birds, shrub, flowers periodically, granivorous birds, yellow loose cylindrical butterflies, small spikes. reptiles.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL WILDLIFE PICTURE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH DESCRIPTION ATTRACTED SHRUBS Acacia Acacia oncinocarpa 2m to 4m Rounded spreading Insectivorous shrub, flowers March – birds, granivorous June, pale yellow slender birds, butterflies, cylindrical spikes. small reptiles.

Ghost wattle Acacia platycarpa 3m to 6m Slender shrub, flowers Insectivorous November - July, cream birds, granivorous globular heads. birds, butterflies, small reptiles.

Allophylus cobbe 2m to 6m Tri-foliolate shrub, Insectivorous flowering November – birds, frugivorous January, small green- birds, butterflies, white flowers, then bright small mammals, red edible berries. reptiles.

Red Flowered Brachychiton 2m to 3m Straggly small deciduous Edible seeds raw Kurrajong paradoxum tree. Clusters of red bell and cooked. Bark shaped flowers appear used for string from June to October. and fishing line. Inner bark chewed to obtain water. Edible gum made into children’s sweets

after softening. Calytrix exstipulata Turkey bush 2m to 4.5m Pine-like leaves and star- The Turkey Bush Small tree or shrub shaped flowers about 20 is so named mm in diameter. The because the

flowers are commonly Plains Turkey

pink to mauve (Ardeotis (occasionally white). australis) would Flowering time is from seek refuge May to August. Crushed amongst its leaves have a very foliage when antiseptic smell and are pursued by used in the treatment of hunters. It is also wounds by indigenous a favoured shade- Australians. plant of wallabies. Yellow kapok Cochlospermum Up to 6 m Shrub flowering May – Insectivorous fraseri October, large yellow birds, butterflies, flowers, then large woody small reptiles. pod. Floral emblem of Palmerston City.

COMMON SCIENTIFIC GROWTH HABIT GENERAL WILDLIFE NAME SPECIES NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH DESCRIPTION ATTRACTED PICTURE SHRUBS New-holland Crotalaria novae- To 1m Erect shrub with angular Butterflies, rattlepod hollandiae branches, flowers small reptiles. February – September, yellow pea flowers on spikes.

Native cherry Exocarpos latifolius 3m to 5m Shrub with dark green Insectivorous glossy leaves, flowers birds, April – December, tiny frugivorous cream-green clusters, birds, then red fleshy berries. butterflies, small mammals, reptiles.

Clothes-peg 3m to 5m Slender shrub, flowers Nectar birds, tree November – April, large insectivorous pale pink. birds, butterflies, small mammals, small reptiles.

Dryander’s 0.5m to 2m Spreading low woody Nectar birds, grevillea ssp. dasycarpa shrub, flowers January – insectivorous May, numerous large red birds, terminal flowers. butterflies, small reptiles.

Creeping 1m to 2m Slender prostrate trailing Nectar birds, shrub, flowers November grevillea insectivorous – April, large green and pink terminal flowers. birds, butterflies, small reptiles.

Creeping Grevillea pluricaulis 1m to 3m Small shrub, flowers Nectar birds, grevillea October – June, singular insectivorous green-yellow to pink birds, inflorescent. butterflies, small reptiles.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE SPECIES NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED PICTURE SHRUBS Grevillea Grevillea 3m to 5m Erect shrub with grey-green Nectar birds, mimosoides leaves, flowers April – insectivorous September, small cream- birds, butterflies, white flowers on terminal small reptiles. cylindrical spike. Fruit sap is caustic.

Hibbertia tasmanica To 1m Prostrate trailing shrub, Insectivorous flowers November – April, birds, butterflies, yellow flowers on terminal small reptiles. spikes.

Native Jasminum aemulum To 2m Shrub or woody climber, Nectar birds, flowers October – insectivorous December and periodically, birds, butterflies, numerous scented star-like small reptiles. white flowers.

Native jasmine Jasminum didymum 3m to 4m Shrub or woody climber, Nectar birds, ssp.didymum flowers February – October, insectivorous numerous scented star-like birds, butterflies, white flowers. small reptiles.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE SPECIES NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED PICTURE GRASSES, VINES AND HERBS Wild grape Ampelocissus 1 to 2m Woody stemmed scrambling Insectivorous birds, acetosa climber, flowers September – frugivorous birds, March, tiny red/ brown with butterflies, small yellow stamens, then dark reptiles. berries.

Blackrod Buchnera linearis 0.3m to 1m Slender annual herb, Butterflies.

flowering January – July, purple to white conical spikes. Small bush lily Calandrinia 0.25m Delicate annual herb from Butterflies. uniflora tap root, flowers January – May, pink to purple single flowers on slender stalk.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED PICTURE GRASSES, VINES AND HERBS Goodenia pilosa 0.3 to 0.5 m Prostrate annual herb with Butterflies. rosette basal leaves, flowers January – September, yellow lobed flower on slender stalk. This plant was first identified by Joseph Banks

and Daniel Solander in 1770. Cartonema spicatum 0.2m to 0.3m Slender perennial herb Butterflies. branching from base, flowers January – March, yellow tri-lobed erect on spikes.

Cleome cleomoides To 1m Spreading perennial or Butterflies. annual branched herb, flowers January – May, large yellow solitary flower on terminal stalk.

Tickweed Cleome viscosa 0.5m to 1m Small herb with hairy Butterflies. leaves and stems, flowers December – July, scented yellow spikes.

Spider lily Crinum angustifolium to 1m Erect lily from perennial Butterflies. Onion lily bulb, flowers October – February, multiple large scented white lily with maroon stamens.

Native spider Crinum uniflorum to 0.5m Erect lily from perennial Butterflies. lily bulb, flowers November – February, large white to pink solitary lily with red stamens.

Lemon grass Cymbopogon to 1m Clumping grass with silver- Granivorous green leaves flowering bombycinus birds, small March – October, white silky angular seed head. reptiles.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH GENERAL WILDLIFE NAME HABIT DESCRIPTION ATTRACTED PICTURE HEIGHT/WIDTH GRASSES, VINES AND HERBS Dentella dioeca Slender prostrate trailing Butterflies. herb, flowers November – February and periodically, solitary white flowers on separate male and female plants.

Desmodium 1m to 2m Slender herb with Butterflies. heterocarpum var. trifoliolate leaves, flowers strigosum March - May, numerous small pink pea flowers on terminal spikes.

Sundew Drosera indica 0.2m to 0.5m Erect trailing herb with Butterflies. hairy stems, flowers January – August, white to purple in colour arranged on spike

Sundew Drosera petiolaris 0.04m to 0.12m Semi prostrate perennial Butterflies. herb with rosette leaves at base, flowers periodically, white to pink colour on hairy stalk.

Euphorbia vachellii 0.3m Small trailing herb with Butterflies. annual growth from perennial roots, flowers periodically, small heads of white clusters during January/April – August. Best in sandy soils, found in creek beds.

Tropical Evolvulus alsinoides 0.5m Slender semi-prostrate Butterflies. speedwell herb, flowers periodically, Delicate deep-blue funnel shaped flowers on delicate stalks

Goodenia armstrongiana 0.3m to 0.5m Semi-prostrate annual Butterflies. herb, flowers February – August, small white or yellow flowers on slender stalks.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE SPECIES NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED PICTURE GRASSES, VINES AND HERBS Habenaria 0.4m Slender ground orchid from Butterflies. ochroleuca perennial tuber, flowers November – February, numerous scented white flowers on terminal stalks.

Scarlet bloodroot Haemodorum To 1m Perennial herb, flowers Butterflies. coccineum October – May, deep red dense clusters on terminal of stalk.

Straw flowers Xerochrysum 0.3m to 0.5m Perennial rootstock herb, Butterflies. bracteatum flowers August – October, numerous solitary small bright yellow heads with papery bracts.

Heliotrope Heliotropium 0.25m to 0.5m Sprawling semi-prostrate Butterflies. bracteatum herb, flowers February – June, small white solitary terminal flowers.

Heliotropium Heliotrope 0.15m to 0.3m Slender hairy annual herb, Butterflies. ventricosum flowers November- March, small white solitary terminal flowers. Hypoestes 0.5m to 1m Sprawling slender herb, Butterflies.

floribunda flowers March – September, groups of slender pink to purple flowers.

Bush yam Ipomoea abrupta Woody climbing vine, flowers Small nectar birds, November – March, large butterflies, small mauve- pink trumpets in reptiles. groups.

Jacquemontia Slender climbing vine, Small nectar birds,

paniculata flowers March – October, butterflies, small delicate white to mauve reptiles. clusters of funnel shaped flowers.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC GROWTH HABIT GENERAL DESCRIPTION WILDLIFE SPECIES NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH ATTRACTED PICTURE GRASSES, VINES AND HERBS Lobelia dioica 0.05m to 0.25m Multi-stemmed slender erect Butterflies.

herb, flowers April – August, small bright blue flowers on fine stalks. Climbing Lygodium Perennial climbing fern with Frogs. Maidenhair Fern microphyllum delicate light green leaves. Can be invasive.

Opilia amentacea To 10m Vigorous woody climber, Small nectar birds, flowers August – October, butterflies, small numerous scented very reptiles. small yellow-green.

Barbed wire vine Smilax australis To 5m Rambling climber with oval Small frugivorous leaves, flowers November – birds, butterflies, March, male and female small reptiles. plants with small cream- green globular umbels, then purple berries.

Tacca Arrowroot 0.5m to 1m Stemless herb from Butterflies. leontopetaloides perennial underground tuber, Flowers October – March, numerous green to yellow terminal umbels.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC GROWTH HABIT GENERAL WILDLIFE SPECIES NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH DESCRIPTION ATTRACTED PICTURE AQUATIC PLANTS Azolla Azolla pinnata Spreading free-floating Frogs, aquatic fern with fronds dragonflies. of triangular outline, green or reddish in colour.

Taro Colocasia To 1.5m Semi- aquatic perennial Frogs, esculenta fleshy herb, flowers dragonflies. January – April, numerous tiny green clusters on terminal spike.

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC SPECIES GROWTH HABIT GENERAL WILDLIFE NAME HEIGHT/WIDTH DESCRIPTION ATTRACTED PICTURE AQUATIC PLANTS Pogostemon 0.3m to 1m Slender perennial Frogs,

Stellatus aquatic herb, flowers dragonflies. April – October, numerous small mauve to purple dense terminal spikes.

Water Chestnut Eleocharis dulcis To 1m Perennial or annual Frogs, emergent aquatic, dragonflies. erect stem with solitary terminal spikelet with many

flowers.

Swamp cabbage Ipomoea aquatica Prostrate perennial Frogs, vine with trails dragonflies. floating on water, flowers March – September, large pink to purple trumpets with darker throats

Almost all parts of the young plant tissue are edible, but the tender shoot tips and younger leaves are preferred. Monochoria 0.4m to 0.8m Erect perennial fresh Frogs, australasica water herb, flowers dragonflies. Jan – May, bright blue with yellow centre stamens on terminal spike.

Lotus Lily Nelumbo nucifera Perennial aquatic with Frogs, floating leaves, dragonflies. flowers March - December large pink solitary emergent flower and seed pod.

Water Lily Nymphaea violacea Perennial or annual Frogs, aquatic with floating dragonflies. leaves, flowers all year large scented white to purple

solitary emergent

flower and seed pod. White Snowflake Nymphoides indica Perennial or annual Frogs, Lily aquatic with floating dragonflies. leaves, flowers February – October delicate white with yellow throat frilled emergent flowers.

Note: This native plant booklet is under constant review and will be updated as data becomes available.

For further information please contact:

Darwin City Council Ms Angelika Hesse Environment Manager PO Box 84 Darwin NT 0801 Civic Centre, Harry Chan Avenue e-mail: [email protected] Phone: (08) 89 300 530

Reference:

Brock, J (2001). Native Plants of Northern Australia, Reed New Holland, Sydney

Cowie, I.D., Short, P.S. & Osterkamp Madsen, M (2000). Floodplain Flora – A flora of the coastal floodplains of the , Australia. ABRS, Canberra/PWCNT, Darwin.

Greening Australia (2006) Gardening & Landscaping with Local Native Plants in the Top End, incomplete and unpublished Greening Australia NT

Digital images supplied by NT , Palmerston and Darwin City Council.

Acknowledgments: Andrea Hope and staff from the Northern Territory Herbarium for their assistance with checking nomenclature and providing some photographs and valuable feed back.