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A Field Guide to Native Flora Used by Honeybees in Tasmania 1 © 2009 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. All rights reserved. ISBN 1 74151 947 0 ISSN 1440-6845 A Field Guide to Native Flora Used by Honeybees in Tasmania Publication No. 09/149 Project No. PRJ-002933 The information contained in this publication is intended for general use to assist public knowledge and discussion and to help improve the development of sustainable regions. You must not rely on any information contained in this publication without taking specialist advice relevant to your particular circumstances. While reasonable care has been taken in preparing this publication to ensure that information is true and correct, the Commonwealth of Australia gives no assurance as to the accuracy of any information in this publication. The Commonwealth of Australia, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), the authors or contributors expressly disclaim, to the maximum extent permitted by law, all responsibility and liability to any person, arising directly or indirectly from any act or omission, or for any consequences of any such act or omission, made in reliance on the contents of this publication, whether or not caused by any negligence on the part of the Commonwealth of Australia, RIRDC, the authors or contributors. The Commonwealth of Australia does not necessarily endorse the views in this publication. This publication is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, all other rights are reserved. However, wide dissemination is encouraged. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the RIRDC Publications Manager on phone 02 6271 4165 Researcher Contact Details Name: Mark Leech of Brueckner Leech Consulting Email: [email protected] In submitting this report, the researcher has agreed to RIRDC publishing this material in its edited form. RIRDC Contact Details Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Level 2, 15 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600 PO Box 4776 KINGSTON ACT 2604 Phone: 02 6271 4100 Fax: 02 6271 4199 Email: [email protected]. Web: http://www.rirdc.gov.au Published in December 2009 2 A Field Guide to Native Flora Used by Honeybees in Tasmania by Mark Leech RIRDC Publication No 09/149 RIRDC Project No. PRJ-002933 Electronically published by RIRDC in December 2009 Print-on-demand by Union Offset Printing, Canberra at www.rirdc.gov.au or phone 1300 634 313 3 Contents Contents .............................................................................................................4 Foreword ............................................................................................................6 Acknowledgements ...........................................................................................7 Introduction........................................................................................................8 Tea Tree Species ...............................................................................................10 Using this guide................................................................................................11 Floral Species....................................................................................................15 Silver Wattle, Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata................................................16 Coast Wattle, Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae ..............................................18 Black Wattle, Acacia mearnsii ...........................................................................20 Blackwood, Acacia melanoxylon ......................................................................22 Prickly Moses, Acacia verticillata ......................................................................24 White Waratah/Fragrant Candlebush, Agastachys odorata............................26 Drooping Sheoak, Allocasuarina verticillata ....................................................28 Horizontal, Anodopetalum biglandulosum ......................................................30 Tasmanian Laurel, Anopterus glandulosus .......................................................32 Golden Pea, Aotus ericoides..............................................................................34 Sassafras, Atherosperma moschatum subsp. moschatum................................36 Silver Banksia, Banksia marginata....................................................................38 Saw Banksia, Banksia serrata............................................................................40 Wiry Bauera, Bauera rubioides ..........................................................................42 Prickly Box, Bursaria spinosa.............................................................................44 Yellow Bottlebrush, Callistemon pallidus .........................................................46 Prickly Bottlebrush, Callistemon viridiflorus .....................................................48 Native Plum, Cenarrhenes nitida ......................................................................50 Mountain Clematis, Clematis aristata ..............................................................52 Native Hop/Broadleaf Hopbush, Dodonaea viscosa subsp. spatulata ............54 Heaths, Epacris species......................................................................................56 Black Peppermint, Eucalyptus amygdalina ......................................................58 4 Snow Peppermint /Snow Gum, Eucalyptus coccifera ......................................60 White Top/Gumtopped Stringybark, Eucalyptus delegatensis subsp. tasmaniensis .....................................................................................................62 Tasmanian Blue Gum, Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus ............................64 Smithton/Western Peppermint, Eucalyptus nitida ..........................................66 Brown Top Stringybark/Stringybark, Eucalyptus obliqua................................68 Black Gum, Eucalyptus ovata subsp. ovata ......................................................70 Cabbage Gum, Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. pauciflora ..................................72 White Peppermint, Eucalyptus pulchella..........................................................74 Swamp Gum/Giant Ash, Eucalyptus regnans...................................................76 Ironbark, Eucalyptus sieberi ..............................................................................78 Alpine Yellow Gum, Eucalyptus subcrenulata ..................................................80 White Gum, Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. viminalis ...........................................82 Leatherwood, Eucryphia lucida ........................................................................84 Dwarf Leatherwood, Eucryphia milliganii ........................................................86 Cutting Grass, Gahnia grandis..........................................................................88 Mountain Pinkberry, Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. parvifolia .....................90 Woolly Tea tree, Leptospermum lanigerum......................................................92 Manuka/Common Tea tree, Leptospermum scoparium...................................94 Coast Paperbark, Melaleuca ericifolia...............................................................96 Scented Paperbark, Melaleuca squarrosa ........................................................98 Lancewood/Satinwood, Nematolepis squamea subsp. squamea..................100 Musk/Musk Daisybush, Olearia argophylla....................................................102 Tallow-wood/Cheesewood, Pittosporum bicolor...........................................104 Common Dogwood, Pomaderris apetala subsp. apetala ..............................106 Christmas Mintbush, Prostanthera lasianthos var. lasianthos........................108 Yellow Eye, Xyris operculata ...........................................................................110 Appendix 1 - Non-native flora........................................................................112 Appendix 2 - Leatherwood predictive extent ...............................................114 References ......................................................................................................116 5 Foreword This pocket field guide is intended to provide a user-friendly tool for beekeepers to help identify Tasmanian native flora likely to be accessed by and beneficial to honeybees. It is an essential element of a suite of products that describe Tasmania’s honeybee industry and the floral resources accessed by honeybees. The National Workshop on the Effects of Honey Bees on the Environment identified the need for each state to develop a beekeeping resource database to assist the beekeeping industry and relevant national and state government departments when determining beekeeper usage of government-controlled lands. Materials presented here build on the 2004 Apiary Census and 2005 Apiary Industry Profile undertaken in Tasmania by the Forest and Forest Industry Council and the Apiary Working Group. This field guide is an addition to RIRDC’s diverse range of over 1,900 research publications, and forms part of our Honeybee R&D program, which aims to improve the productivity and profitability of the Australian beekeeping industry. Most of RIRDC’s publications are available for viewing, free downloading or purchasing online at www.rirdc.gov.au. 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