Tr e e s Medium Shrubs Sma ll Creepers & Climbers Grasses, Rushes

& Ground Covers & Sedges

Tall Shrubs

Aqua tic & Semi- Aqua tic Plan ts

Lilies

Low Shrubs Creepers & Climbers Grasses, Banyule’s A selection of indigenous plan ts suitable for plan tin g within Ban yule Common Apple-berry Billardiera mutabilis Rushes & Sedges a re presen ted on this poster. How can I help? Mountain Clematis Clematis aristata Indigenous Small-leaved Clematis Clematis microphylla Common Blown Grass Lachnagrostis filiformis • Protect any indigenous vegetation which grows Love Creeper Comesperma volubile (formerly Agrostis avenacea) on your property. In fo r m a t i o n Pink / Blushing Bindweed Convolvulus erubescens spp. agg. Common Wallaby Grass Rytidosperma caespitosum • Avoid planting and remove any environmental (formerly Austrodanthonia Further information Twining Glycine Glycine clandestina Wha t a re weeds which may spread to nearby bushland - caespitosa) there are plenty of indigenous alternatives. Variable Glycine Glycine tabacina Banyule Council can provide information on the Branched Wallaby Grass Rytidosperma racemosum indigenous plan ts? • Establish your own indigenous garden - indigenous plants suitable for your area. Purple Coral-pea Hardenbergia violacea var. racemosum (formerly Indigenous plants are the native plants which originally contact Council for the “buy one get one free” Austrodanthonia racemosa) Banyule’s Indigenous Vegetation Common Hovea Hovea heterophylla occurred in the local area. Over 400 species have been indigenous offer-see Council’s website for (formerly Hovea linearis) recorded within Banyule. They include majestic trees such as more details. A guide for the City of Banyule provides detailed Bristly Wallaby Grass Rytidosperma setacea River Red-gums, colourful shrubs and climbers and a great information on local vegetation communities, indigenous • Visit some of Banyule’s natural reserves to Running Postman Kennedia prostrata (formerly Austrodanthonia diversity of native grasses, herbs and other ground covers. plants and further sources of information. discover how indigenous vegetation grows. setacea) Weeds in Banyule • Participate in revegetation activities organised Silvertop / Red Anther by Council and local community groups - A guide for identifying environmental weeds commonly Wallaby Grass Rytidosperma pallidum see Council’s website for contact details. found in Banyule. (formerly Joycea pallida) The ben efits of Vegetation Communities of the City of Banyule Feather Spear-grass Austrostipa elegantissima (formerly Stipa elegantissima) Describes the vegetation communities that occur or indigenous plan ts have occurred in the Banyule area. Veined Spear-grass Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis Protecting our wildlife (formerly Stipa rudis) Vegetation Community Map Banyule’s indigenous plants provide food, nesting sites Rough Spear-grass Austrostipa scabra subsp. falcata and shelter for our native wildlife and their protection is Shows the location of each vegetation community (formerly Stipa scabra) important to maintain our local biodiversity. described in the report above. Fibrous Spear-grass Austrostipa semibarbata Enhancing our landscape Sustainable Gardening Guide (formerly Stipa semibarbata) Indigenous plants contribute significantly to the natural A comprehensive practical booklet featuring garden Tall Sedge Carex appressa landscape character of the area. design, water management, composting, veggie gardening, weed identification and control and growing local Tassel Sedge Carex fascicularis Low maintenance gardens native plants. Poong’ort Carex tereticaulis Indigenous plants require little maintenance because they are adapted to local climate and soils. Copies are available from Banyule’s Service Centres at Windmill / Umbrella Ivanhoe, Rosanna or Greensborough Ph: 9490 4222 Grass Chloris truncata Learn about our environment Reed Bent-grass Deyeuxia quadriseta Learning about the distribution of indigenous plants and Poster produced by Banyule City Council, 2014 Sma ll Herbs their requirements is an important part of appreciating Illustrations by Jan Smith Long-hair Plume-grass Banyule’s natural environment. Common Love-grass Eragrostis brownii & Ground Covers Thatch Saw-sedge Gahnia radula Variable Sword-sedge Lepidosperma laterale Common Maidenhair Adiantum aethiopicum Wattle Mat-rush Lomandra filiformis Creeping Bossiaea Bossiaea prostrata subsp. filiformis Medium Shrubs Tall Daisy Brachyscome diversifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush Lomandra longifolia (3-5m high) subsp. longifolia Tall Shrubs Cut- Daisy Brachyscome multifida Tr e e s (1-3m high) (less than 1m high) Weeping Grass Microlaena stipoides Sweet Bursaria Bursaria spinosa subsp. spinosa Low Shrubs Blue Pincushion Brunonia australis var. stipoides Silver Wattle dealbata River Bottlebrush Callistemon sieberi Gold-dust Wattle Acacia acinacea Honey Pots Acrotriche serrulata Clustered Everlasting Chrysocephalum Sword Tussock-grass Poa ensiformis Lightwood Acacia implexa Tree Violet Melicytis dentatus (formerly Spreading Wattle Acacia genistifolia semipapposum Berry Saltbush Atriplex semibaccata Common Tussock-grass Poa labillardieri var. labillardieri Black Wattle Hymenanthera dentata) Hedge Wattle Acacia paradoxa Kidney-Weed Dichondra repens Common Correa Correa reflexa Soft Tussock-grass Poa morrisii Blackwood Acacia melanoxylon Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca ericifolia Prickly Moses Acacia verticillata Austral Cranesbill Geranium solanderi subsp. verticillata Grey Parrot-pea Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Tussock-grass Poa siberiana var. sieberiana Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha Tree Everlasting Ozothamnus ferrugineus Black’s Goodenia Goodenia blackiana Common Cassinia Cassinia aculeata Saloop Einadia hastata Kangaroo Grass Themeda triandra Black She- Allocasuarina littoralis Hazel Pomaderris Pomaderris aspera Button Everlasting scorpioides Nodding Saltbush Einadia nutans subsp. nutans Victorian Christmas Bush Prostanthera lasianthos Drooping Cassinia Cassinia arcuata (formerly Drooping She-oak Allocasuarina verticillata scorpioides) (formerly Casuarina stricta) var. lasianthos Shiny Cassinia Cassinia longifolia Common Heath Scaly Buttons Leptorhynchos squamatus River Red-gum camaldulensis Muttonwood Myrsine howittiana Prickly Currant-bush Coprosma quadrifida Common Beard-heath Leucopogon virgatus var. virgatus (formerly Rapanea howittiana) subsp. squamatus Rock Correa Correa glabra Curved Rice-flower Pimelea curviflora Long-leaf Box Eucalyptus goniocalyx Hoary Sunray Leuchochrysum albicans Aqua tic & Melbourne Yellow-gum Eucalyptus leucoxylon Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea Daviesia leptophylla Common Rice-flower Pimelea humilis var. albicans Red Stringybark Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Wedge-leaf Hop Bush Dodonaea viscosa Common Flat-pea Platylobium obtusangulum Native Flax Linum marginale subsp. cuneata Golden Bush-pea Pultenaea gunnii subsp. gunnii Semi-Aqua tic Plan ts Yellow Box Eucalyptus melliodora River Mint Mentha australis Lilies Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata Small-leaf Bramble Rubus parvifolius Swamp Gum Eucalyptus ovata var. ovata Yam Daisy Microseris spp. 3 (Foothills) Water Plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica Hemp Bush Gynatrix pulchella Pink Bells Tetratheca ciliata Red Box Eucalyptus polyanthemos Small Vanilla Lily Arthropodium minus Austral Stork’s-bill Pelargonium australe Marsh Club-sedge Bolboshoenus medianus subsp. vestita Bushy Needlewood Hakea decurrens Narrow-leaf New Chocolate Lily Arthropodium strictum subsp. physocarpa Holland Daisy Vittadinia muelleri Matted Bush-pea Pultenaea pedunculata Swamp Stonecrop Crassula helmsii Narrow-leaf Peppermint (formerly Hakea sericea) subsp. radiata Yellow Bulbine-lily Bulbine bulbosa Australian Buttercup Ranunculus lappaceus Common Spike-sedge Eleocharis acuta Austral Indigo Indigofera australis Candlebark Eucalyptus rubida Milkmaids Burchardia umbellata Creamy Candles Stackhousia monogyna Upright Water-milfoil Myriophyllum crispatum Burgan Kunzea ericoides spp. agg. Manna Gum Blue Grass-lily Caesia calliantha Grass Trigger-plant Stylidium graminifolium White Purslane Montia australasica Prickly Tea-tree Leptospermum continentale (formerly Neopaxia australasica) subsp. viminalis Pale Flax-lily Dianella laevis Slender Speedwell Veronica gracilis (formerly Dianella longifolia Woolly Tea-tree Leptospermum lanigerum Common Reed Phragmites australis var. longifolia) Ivy-leaf Violet Viola hederacea Sticky Boobialla Myoporum petiolatum Narrow-leaf Cumbungi Typha domingensis Black-anther Flax-lily Dianella admixta (formerly Myoporum viscosum) Tufted Bluebell Wahlenbergia communis Running Marsh Flower Ornduffia reniformis (formerly Dianella revoluta) Sprawling Bluebell Wahlenbergia gracilis Snowy Daisy-bush Olearia lirata (formerly Villarsia reniformis) Twining Fringe-lily Thysanotus patersonii Grey Everlasting Ozothamnus obcordatus Tall Bluebell Wahlenbergia stricta Yellow Rush-lily Tricoryne elatior subsp. stricta Large Kangaroo Apple Solanum laciniatum Early Nancy Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica