L ist of indigenous/low water use species

JUNEE SHIRE COUNCIL (also applicable to Wagga Wagga Council area)

This list has been prepared to indicate suitable for the Junee Shire Local Government Area. Junee township also has a salinity problem of rising salt in the groundwater. In those circumstances, specific salt tolerant plants should be utilised such as Bottle Brushes and .

The listing includes a number of indigenous native plants and a warning has to be given about the effect of planting these species (if they are large) near a residence. Some trees that have a large height may be hazardous at their maturity as branches and limbs are prone to fall off without warning in periods of stress.

Certain fruit trees also have the added responsibility of regular seasonal spraying to prevent outbreaks of fruit fly affecting other nearby properties.

Waterwise Plants

Groundcovers Carpobrotus glaucescens Pigface Chrysocephalum apiculatum Yellow Buttons Dampiera linearis Common Dampiera Einadia nutans Creeping Saltbush Erigeron karvinskianus Seaside Daisy sp. Grevillea Juniperus conferta prostrate Shore Juniper Kennedia prostrata Running Postman Myoporum parvifolium Creeping Boobialla Osteospermum ecklonissyn. Veldt Daisy Dimorphothecaecklonis

Lawns Danthonia sp. Wallaby Grass Eragrostis brownii Common Love Grass

Annuals and self-seeders Alyssum maritinum Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alice Cosmos bipinnatus Cosmos Dorotheanthus bellidiformis Livingstone Daisy Euphorbia characias wulfenii Green Spurge Gomphrena globosa Globe Amaranth Helianthus annuus Sunflower Helichrysum bracteatum Strawflower Limonim sinuatum Statice, Sea Lavender Linaria maroccana Toadflax Lunaria annua Honesty Portulaca grandiflora Sun Tagetes erecta African Marigold Tagetes patula French Marigold Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Vinca x hybrida Vinca Viola tricolour Johny-Jump-Up, Heartsease

Perennials to one metre Acanthus mollis Oyster Plant / Bears’ Breeches Agapanthus africanus African / Kaffir Lily Anigozanthus sp. Kangaroo Paws Arctotis x hybrida Aurora Daisy Armeria maritima Thrift, Sea Pink Artemisia absinthium Wormwood Aspidistra elatior Aspidistra, Cast Iron Plant Brachycome multifida Swan River Daisy Cheiranthus cheiri Wallflower Chlorophytum comosum Spider Plant, Ribbon Plant Chrysocephalum apiculatum Yellow Buttons Dianthus Garden Pink Dieties iridiodes sp.D. vegeta Felicia amelloides Blue Marguerite Gaura lindheimerii Whirling Butterfly Gazania xhybrida Gazania Gerbera lindheimerii Barberton Daisy Hippeastrum sp. Iris sp. Iris Kniphofia sp. Red Hot Pokers Lomandra longifolia Mat Rush Lychnis coronaria Dusty Miller Nepeta Cat Mint Nerine sp. Spider Lilies Oenothera speciosa Evening Primrose Salvia Flowering Sage Stachys lanata Lambs Ears Some succulents Verbena x hybrida Common Verbena

Small to medium cardiophylla Wyalong Wattle Acacia cultriformis Knife-Leaf Wattle Acacia iteaphylla Flinders Ranges Wattle Acacia uncinata Weeping Wattle Astartea fascicularis Astartea Baeckea virgata Twiggy Baekea ericifolia Heath Banksia Silver Banksia Calothamnus quadrifidus Common Net Bush Ceanothus cultivars Californian Lilac Chamelaucium uncinatum Geraldton Wax Cistus sp. Rock Rose sp. Emu Bush Grevillea sp. Grevillea Leucophyta brownii syn. Calocephalus Cushion Bush brownii Micromyrtus ciliata Micromyrtus Rosa sp. Roses Senna artemisioides Silver Cassia Teucrium fruticans Shrubby Germander Westringia fruticosa Coastal Rosemary

Trees suitable for urban areas Albizia julibrissin Silk Tree Allocasuarina verticillata syn. Drooping She-Oak Casuarina stricta Agonis flexuosa Willow Myrtle Cercis siliquastrum Judas Tree Chamaecytisus proliferus Tree Lucerne or Tagasaste Cordyline australis N.Z. CabbagePalm Eucalytus caesia Gungurru Eucalyptus forrestiana Fuchsia Gum Eucalyptus lehmannii Bushy Yate Eucalyptus scoparia Wallangarra WhiteGum Euonymous japonicus Japanese Spindle Tree laurina Pincushion Hakea

Herbs Allium sativum Garlic Allium schoenoprasum Chives Melissa officinalis Lemon Balm Origanum majorana Sweet Marjoram Origanum vulgare Oregano orWild Marjoram Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Salvia officinalis Common Sage Thymus sp. Thymes

Orchard trees Citrus species Grapefruit, Lemons, Oranges Ficus carica Common Fig Laurus nobilis Sweet Bay Morus nigra Black Mulberry, English Mulberry Olea europaeasp. Olive Prunus sp. Almond, Apricot, Peach, Plum, Cherry Punica granatum Pomegranite

Salt Tolerant Plants

Groundcovers Carpodrotus glaucescens Pigface Coprosma repens 'Kirkii' Eremophila biserrata Prostrate Eremophila Hibbertia scandens Climbing Guinea Flower Juniperus conferta prostrate Shore Juniper Lantana montevidensis syn. L. Trailing Lantana sellowiana Pelargonium peltatum Ivy Geranium Phyla nodiflora Lippia Rhagodia spinescens Spiny Saltbush Scaevola aemula Fairy Fan Flower Myoporum parvifolium Creeping Boobialla

Lawns Cynodon dactylon Couch Grass Pennisetum clandestinum Kikuyu Trifolium fragiferum Strawberry Clover

Small to medium shrubs Alyogyne hakeifolia Red-Centred Hibiscus cinerea Coast Saltbush Old Man Saltbush Atriplex rhagodioides Silver Saltbush , dwarfform Heath Banksia Callistemon citrinus Lemon-Scented Bottlebrush Callistemon phoeniceus Bottlebrush Correa alba White Correa Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby Saltbush Eremophila calorhabdov Red Rod, Spiked Eremophila Eremophila maculata Spotted Emu Bush Hebe sp. Hebe or Veronica Kunzea baxteri decussata Cross-Leaved Honey Myrtle Melaleuca hypericifolia 'Ulladulla Beacon' Myoporum insulare Boobialla Senna artemisioides Silver Cassia

Medium to large shrubs Acacia iteaphylla Flinders Ranges Wattle Acacia longifolia Sallow Wattle Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle Acacia retinodes Wirilda Acacia saligna Golden Wreath Wattle Banksia ericifolia Heath Banksia Banksia marginata, inland form Silver Banksia Callistemon salignus Willow Bottlebrush, Pink Tips Eremophila bignoniiflora Eurah Melaleuca armillaris Bracelet Honey Myrtle Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark Nerium oleander Oleander

S maller trees suitable for urban areas Acacia acuminate Raspberry Jam Wattle Acacia pendula Myall or Boree Acacia salicina Coobah, Native Willow Acacia stenophylla River Cooba Agonis flexuosa Willow Myrtle Albizia julibrissin Silk Tree Albizia lophantha Cape Wattle, Swamp Wattle Allocasuarina littoralis syn. Black She-Oak Casuarina littoralis Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping She-Oak Coast Banksia Callistemon viminalis 'Hannah Ray' Ceratonia siliqua Carob Tree Silver-Topped Melaleuca quinquenervia Broad LeavedPaperbark Eucalyptus eremophila Tall Sand Mallee Eucalyptus erythronema Red-Flowered Mallee Eucalyptus kruseana Bookleaf Mallee Eucalyptus leucoxylon ssp. Large-Fruited Yellow Gum megalocarpa syn. E. leucoxylon 'Rosea' Eucalyptus macrandra Long-Flowered Marlock Eucalyptus spathulata Swamp Mallet Eucalyptus torquata Coral Gum Lagunaria patersonii Pyramid Tree Melaleuca halmaturorum Swamp Paperbark Melaleuca lanceolata Moonah Melaleuca linariifolia Snow-in-Summer Melaleuca stypheloides Prickly Paperbark Pittosporum angustifolium Butterbush

Large trees not suitable for urban areas Allocasuarina leuhmannii Bull-Oak Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong Belah Casuarina cunninghamiana River Sheoak Casuarina glauca Grey Buloke Casuarina obesa Swamp Oak Eucalyptus astringens Brown Mallet Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum Eucalyptus intertexta Gum-Barked Coolibah Eucalyptus kondininensis Kondinin Blackbutt Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum Swamp Yate Eucalyptus sargentii Salt River Mallett

Indigenous plants

Scientific Name Common Name

Trees (plants >8 metres high at maturity) Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle Acacia doratoxylon Currawang Acacia implexa Hickory Wattle/Lightwood Acacia leucoclada Northern Silver Wattle Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Allocasuartna verticillata Drooping Sheoak Banksia marginata Silver Banksia Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong Callitris endlicheri Black Cypress Pine Callitris glaucophylla White Cypress Pine Casuarina cunningharniana River Sheoak Eucalyptus albens White Box Eucalyptus blakelyi Blakely’s Red Gum Eucalyptus bridgesiana Apple Box Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum Eucalyptus dealbata Tumbledown Gum Eucalyptus dwyeri Dwyer’s Red Gum Eucalyptus goniocaiyx Long-leaf Box Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringybark Eucalyptus meliiodora Yellow Box Eucalyptus microcarpa Grey Box Eucalyptus polyanthemos Red Box Eucalyptus sideroxylon Mugga IronbarklRed Ironbark

Shrubs (plants <8 metres high at maturity) Acacia acinacea Gold-dust Wattle Acacia buxifolia Box-leaf Wattle Acacia deanei ssp. Paucijuga Deane’s Wattle Acacia decora Western Silver Wattle Acacia difformis Drooping Wattle Acacia genistifolia Spreading Wattle/Early Wattle Acacia gunnii Ploughshare Wattle Acacia hakeoides Hakea Wattle/Western Black Wattle Acacia lanigera Woolly Wattle Acacia montana Mallee Wattle Acacia paradoxa Kangaroo Thorn Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle Acacia verniciflua Varnish Wattle Busaria lasioph; ha Hairy Busaria Busaria spinosa Sweet Busaria Callistemon sieberi River Bottlebrush Calyx tetragona Common Fringe-myrtle Cassinia arcuata Chinese Correa reflexa Common Correa Daviesia leptophylla Slender Bitter-pea Daviesia mimisoides Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea Dillwynia phylicoides Small-leaf Parrot-pea Dillwynia retorta Small-leaf Parrot-pea viscosa ssp. Angustissima Narrow-leaf Hop-bush Dodonaea viscosa ssp.cuneata Wedge-leaf Hop-bush Eremophula deserti Turkey-bush Eriostemon myoporoides Long-leaf Wax-flower Grevillea floribunda Seven Dwarfs Grevillea Woolly Grevillea Indigofera adesmiifolia Tick Indigo/Leafless Indigo Indigofera australis Austral Indigo Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-free Leptospermum multicaule Silver Tea-tree Maireana microphylla Eastern Cottonbush Platylobiutn formosum Handsome Flat-pea Pultenaea foliolosa Bush-pea Quandong Senna artemisioides Silver Cassia Styphelia triflora Pink Five Corners Hibbertia obtusifolia Grey Guinea-flower Brachyloma daphnoides Daphne Heath Lissanthe strigosa Peach Heath Meliehrus urceolatus Urn Heath Dillwynia sericea Showy Parrot-pea

Grasses Austrostipa species Spear Grasses Bothriochloa macra Red-leg Grass Chloris truncate Windmill Grass Danthonia species Wallaby Grasses Dichelachne species Plume Grasses Elyrnus scaber Common Wheat Grass Enteropogon acicularis Curly Windmill Grass Joycea pallida Redanther Wallaby Grass Microlaena stipoides Weeping Grass Poa labillardieri Tussock Grass Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass

Non-woody Herbs Arthropodium milleflorum Vanilla Lily Creeping Saltbush Brachycome species Daisies Bracteantha viscose Sticky Everlasting Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily Burchardia umbellate Milkmaids Calotis cuneifolia Purple Burr-daisy Chrysocephalum apiculatum Yellow Buttons Craspedia variabilis Billy Buttons Dianella longifolia Smooth Flax-lily Dianella revolute Spreading Flax-lily Dichopogon strictus Chocolate Lily Einadia nutans Climbing Saltbush Geranium solandert Austral Cranesbill Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral Pea Isotoma axillaries Showy Isotome Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush Lomandra multiflora Many-flowered Mat-rush Pimelea curviflora Rice Flower Stackhousia monogyna Creamy Candles Stypandra glauca Nodding Blue-lily Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell Wurmbea dioica Early Nancy