Community nursery species list – 2020–21

This list is primarily Murrumbateman Landcare Nursery species list. However a range of the below are also available from Bowning-Bookham Wattle Valley and Bango nurseries and Yass Landcare nursery. You will need to contact each nursery separately to confirm availability. This document also provides comprehensive plant information and is a valuable resource to plan your current and future year plant requirements.

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Type Scientific name Common name Number ordered 1) Plants for grassy woodland and forest (‘grassy woodland’) on better soils and lower slopes Acacia dealbata (also 2) Silver Wattle Acacia gunnii (also Habitat 2) Ploughshare Wattle Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Acacia parramattensis (also Habitat 2) Sydney Green Wattle Other shrubs Bursaria spinosa (also 2, 3) Sweet Bursaria Dodonaea viscosa (also Habitat 2) Narrow- Hop Bush Indigofera australis (also Habitat 2) Australian Indigo Eucalyptus blakelyi Blakely’s Red Gum Eucalyptus bridgesiana Apple Box Eucalyptus cinerea Argyle Apple Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box Eucalyptus pauciflora Snow Gum Flowers Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily Chrysocephalum apiculatum Yellow Button Eryngium ovinum Blue Devil Leucochrysum albicans (also Habitat 2) Hoary Sunray Grasses Austrodanthonia spp. (also Habitat 3) Wallaby Grasses 2) Plants for dry sclerophyll forest (‘dry forest’) on poor soils, upper slopes and rocky ridges Acacia Acacia buxifolia Box-Leaf Wattle Acacia doratoxylon Spearwood Acacia genistifolia Spreading Wattle Acacia implexa (also Habitat 1) Hickory Wattle Acacia parramattensis (also Habitat 1) Sydney Green Wattle Acacia paradoxa Kangaroo Thorn Hop Bitter Pea Slender Bitter Pea Narrow-Leaf Bitter Pea Dillwynia phylicoides (also Habitat 1) Small-Leaf Parrot Pea Other shrubs Cassinia longifolia Shiny Cassinia Eucalyptus Eucalyptus dives Broad-Leaved Peppermint Eucalyptus goniocalyx Long-Leaved Box

1 Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringybark Eucalyptus mannifera Brittle Gum Eucalyptus rossii Inland Scribbly Gum Eucalyptus polyanthemos (also Habitat 1) Red Box Other trees Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping She-Oak endlicherii Black Cypress Pine Flowers Chrysocephalum semipapposum Clustered Everlasting Dianella revoluta (also Habitat 1) Blue Flax Lily Hardenbergia violacea (also Habitat 1) Purple Coral Pea Xerochrysum viscosum (also Habitat 1) Sticky Everlasting Grasses Joycea pallida Red-anther Wallaby Grass 3) Plants for damp and poorly drained sites in grassland, forest or woodland Other shrubs Daviesia genistifolia Broom Bitter Pea Hakea microcarpa Small Fruited Hakea Kunzea ericoides Kunzea Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea Tree Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea Tree Melaleuca parvistaminea Rough-barked Honey-myrtle Eucalyptus Eucalyptus rubida Candlebark Eucalyptus viminalis Ribbon Gum / Manna Gum Grasses Poa labillardieri River Tussock Carex appressa Tall Sedge Lomandra longifolia Spiny-Headed Mat Rush 4) Plants for river and stream banks Acacia Acacia rubida (also Habitats 1, 2) Red Stem Wattle Other shrubs Callistemon pallidus Lemon Bottlebrush Callistemon sieberi River Bottlebrush Leptospermum obovatum River Tea Tree Eucalyptus Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum Other trees Casuarina cunninghamiana River She-Oak Grasses Poa labillardieri River Tussock Schoenoplectus validus River Club Rush 5) Non-local species Other shrubs Callistemon citrinus Crimson Bottlebrush Dodonaea viscosa subsp. cuneata Sticky Hop Bush Eucalyptus Eucalyptus sideroxylon Mugga Ironbark Eucalyptus albens White Box Eucalyptus crenulata Silver Gum Other trees Brachychiton populneus Kurrajong Allocasuarina littoralis Black She-Oak

2 Community nursery species guide

Species Description Natural range and Photo -Scientific name habitat -Common name

Acacia

Acacia buxifolia Open, erect shrub Core local species – Box-Leaf Wattle to 3m high by 2m common, across. Masses of widespread. small golden ball- Prefers sunny, shaped flowers in reasonably well- spring. drained position in most soils. On upper slopes in dry forest, rarely in grassy woodland.

Acacia dealbata Variable shrub to Core local species – Silver Wattle 8m or tree to 30m. most soils and Cream ball-shaped aspects and flowers in spring. tolerates waterlogging. On mid to lower slopes in woodland, dry forest and grassland.

Acacia Large, rounded Local species – doratoxylon shrub to 6m or mainly rare, rocky Spearwood occasionally an areas on the erect, small tree. Murrumbidgee. Bears yellow rod- Needs a well- shaped flowers in drained, dry spring. position.

Acacia genistifolia Spreading shrub to Core local species – Spreading Wattle 2m by 2m. Bears common, large, ball-shaped, widespread. cream-coloured Prefers sunny, flowers in winter reasonably well- and early spring. drained positions in Fast-growing most soils. coloniser of bare On upper slopes in ground. woodland and dry forest.

3 Acacia gunnii Small stiff, woody Core local species – Ploughshare shrub to 40cm. common, Wattle Cream-coloured widespread. flowers appear in Needs a well- spring. drained position in sun or part shade. On upper slopes.

Acacia implexa Small to medium- Core local species – Hickory Wattle sized tree to 12m. common, Bears cream ball- widespread. shaped flowers in Needs full sun; summer. Suitable prone to leaf gall. for bank planting, On well-drained due to its suckering soil on hills and habit. rocky areas.

Acacia mearnsii Erect fast-growing Core local species – Black Wattle shrub or tree to 3– common, 10m. Dense widespread. bunches of Does not tolerate perfumed flowers waterlogged soils. in spring. On mid to lower slopes in woodland, dry forest and grassland.

Acacia Variable tree Local species – melanoxylon reaching 30m in mainly on higher Blackwood deep gullies. Cream elevations. ball-shaped flowers Most situations are occur in spring. suitable; prone to Good shade and borer attack in timber tree. warmer areas.

Acacia paradoxa Spreading, prickly Local species – Kangaroo Thorn shrub to 2–3m high mainly in the north by 3–4m across. part of the district. Stems with stiff Prefers sunny, well- spines. Flowers in drained positions; yellow balls. tolerates a wide Prickly and valued range of pH. for nesting habitat. On dry, shallow soils.

4 Acacia Medium-sized tree Core local species – parramattensis to 16m. Cream ball- common, Sydney Green shaped flowers widespread. Wattle occur in spring. All slope positions Fast growing; in grassy woodland suitable hedge or and dry forest. screen plant.

Acacia rubida Yellow flowers in Core local species – Red Stem Wattle spring. Two forms: common, • Woodland, dry widespread. forest, grassland: Prefers sunny, small open tree; reasonably well- sickle-shaped drained positions in phyllodes most soils. • Woodland and riparian areas: large, dense shrub; straight phyllodes

Other shrubs

Bursaria spinosa Shrub to 3–4m. Core local species – Sweet Bursaria Abundant small common, white flowers widespread. through summer. Prefers well- Fast growing. drained soil, full Source of nectar sun to partial for wasps that shade. predate on On a range of moist defoliating insects, and dry habitats in and may reduce all slope positions. eucalypt die-back. Callistemon Upright rounded Local species – citrinus shrub to 2–3m. uncommon, in Crimson Large flushes of coastal swamps. Bottlebrush flowers through Prefers a well- summer. drained soil in full sun to part shade.

5 Callistemon Upright shrub with Local species – pallidus slender spreading uncommon, along Lemon branches growing streams. Bottlebrush to 3m high by 2m Prefers moist across. Profuse situations in full pale-yellow flowers sun or part shade. spring to early summer.

Callistemon Variable; usually a Local species – sieberi medium sized uncommon, along River Bottlebrush shrub to 2.5m. streams. Flowers are usually Prefers moist soils cream; flowering is and full sun. prolific and long lasting from spring to autumn. Fast growing.

Cassinia longifolia Erect open shrub to Core local species – Shiny Cassinia 2-3m. Small white common, flowers forming widespread. dense clusters to Prefers moist but 20cm in diameter, well-drained soils in spring, summer part or full shade. and early autumn. On all slope Fast growing. positions in woodland and dry forest.

Daviesia Low multistemmed Core local species – genistifolia or slender prickly common, Broom Bitter Pea shrub to 2m. widespread. Yellow and red pea Prefers well- flowers in early drained soil. spring. On lower slopes and damp areas.

Daviesia latifolia Multistemmed, Core local species – Hop Bitter Pea medium to large common, shrub to about 2m. widespread. Yellow and red pea Prefers semi-shade flowers in spring but will tolerate full and early summer. sun; does not tolerate poor drainage. On poor soils on upper slopes 6 Daviesia Open erect shrub Core local species – leptophylla to 2m. Yellow and common, Slender Bitter red pea flowers in widespread. Pea spring and Prefers well- summer. drained soil, full sun. On shallow, poor soils on upper slopes in woodland and dry forest. Daviesia Variable multi- Core local species – mimosoides stemmed open common, Narrow-Leaf habit to 1–2m. widespread. Bitter Pea Yellow and red pea Will grow in flowers in clusters semishade but appear in spring. performs best in a Fast growing. well-drained sunny position. On poor soils on upper slopes.

Dillwynia Prostrate to erect Core local species – phylicoides shrub to 1.5m. common, Small-Leaf Parrot Profuse yellow and widespread. Pea red flowers in Prefers well- spring. drained soil. On poor soils on upper slopes.

Dodonaea viscosa Compact spreading Not local – subsp. cuneata shrub to 3m. mallee and arid Sticky Hop Bush areas. Prefers well- drained soils and full sun.

Dodonaea viscosa Erect shrub to Local species - subsp. 4m. Seed capsules prefers well- angustissima are reddish and drained soil in Narrow-Leaf Hop conspicuous. Fast partial or full sun. Bush growing. Woodland and dry forest.

7 Hakea Upright shrub to Core local species – microcarpa 1.5m. Clusters of common, Small-Fruited white flowers in widespread. Hakea late spring and Tolerates boggy early summer. conditions. Small woody fruits On rocky soils next open at maturity to watercourses and release two- and swamps, winged seeds. drainage lines.

Indigofera Open erect Core local species – australis spreading shrub to common, Australian Indigo 2m. Flowers in widespread. spring with spires Grows well in most of pink to purple soils and prefers a blooms. semi or dappled Eagerly sought out shaded position by herbivores and In woodland and needs protection. forest. Regenerates readily on bare soil.

Kunzea ericoides Tall shrub or tree Core local species – Kunzea to 2–5m. Flowers in common, spring-summer, the widespread. flowers are small, In woodland, forest white, occur in and grassland and dense clusters and especially along are sweetly drainage lines and scented. watercourses.

Leptospermum Variable shrub to Local species – continentale 2m. White or pale uncommon, sandy Prickly Tea Tree pink flowers seen swamps. from late spring to Tolerates most soils early summer. and aspects; suitable for poorly drained areas.

Leptospermum Very variable shrub Local species – lanigerum or tree, to 3m by uncommon, Woolly Tea Tree 3m. Flowers are drainage lines. white and appear Suitable for heavy in early summer. shade. Useful as a screen plant.

8 Leptospermum Erect shrub to 3m Local species – obovatum high by 1.5m uncommon, edges River Tea Tree across. Large white of swift-flowing flowers appear in streams. summer. Useful as Suitable for heavy a screen plant. shade.

Melaleuca Hardy large shrub Local species – parvistaminea to small tree 3– uncommon, Rough-barked 10m. Cream drainage lines, east Honey-myrtle flowers tinged with of district. pink in spring. Can tolerate most soils in full sun.

Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus albens Tree to 25m. Not local – White Box Rough, fibrous bark dominant tree of on the base of its grassy woodland on trunk and smooth, the south-west white bark above; slopes of NSW. lance-shaped adult ; white flowers appear spring to summer.

Eucalyptus Tree to 20m. Core local species – blakelyi Smooth bark on its defining and Blakely’s Red trunk and dominant tree of Gum branches; dull grassy woodlands. bluish green, lance- On more fertile shaped adult soils on lower leaves; white slopes and flats. flowers in late spring.

Eucalyptus Tree to 20m. Core local species – bridgesiana Rough, fibrous bark widespread on Apple Box on the trunk and lower slopes, flats larger branches, and drainage lines smooth grey bark in grassy woodland. above; spreading crown; glossy green, lance- shaped adult leaves, white flowers in late

9 summer and autumn. Food tree for gliders

Eucalyptus Tree to 30m. Not local – camaldulensis Smooth white or common in other River Red Gum cream-coloured regions. bark with patches On riverine and of yellow, pink or flooding areas; not brown; often loose, suitable for dry rough slabs of habitats. rough bark near the base; adult leaves are lance- shaped to curved; white flowers in summer. Eucalyptus Tree to 20m. Thick, Local species – cinerea fibrous, reddish on lower slopes, Argyle Apple brown to grey flats, poor soils on brown, margins of dry longitudinally forest and grassy fissured bark on woodland. the trunk to the small branches; lance-shaped adult leaves; white flowers autumn to spring. Eucalyptus Tree to 12m. Not local – crenulata Rough, compacted restricted to Silver Gum bark on the trunk; swampy sites in egg-shaped to central . heart-shaped Ornamental and leaves arranged in often cultivated. opposite pairs; white flowers spring to autumn.

Eucalyptus dives Tree to 20m. Core local species – Broad-Leaved Rough, finely on dry sites with Peppermint fibrous bark on the poor shallow soils trunk and larger on upper and mid branches, smooth slopes in dry forest. bark above; lance- shaped or curved adult leaves; white flowers spring and summer.

10 Eucalyptus Tree to 15m. Local species – goniocalyx Rough, fibrous or on sloping sites Long-Leaved Box flaky bark; lance- with dry shallow shaped to curved soils in grassy adult leaves; white woodland or dry flowers autumn to forest. early spring. Attractive low- branching habit.

Eucalyptus Tree to 30m. Core local species – macrorhyncha Rough, stringy, dominant species Red Stringybark grey to brown bark; of dry forest. lance-shaped to On shallow poor curved adult soils on upper and leaves; white mid slopes. flowers late summer to winter.

Eucalyptus Tree to 20m. Core local species – mannifera Smooth, powdery, dominant species Brittle Gum white or grey bark, of dry forest. sometimes with On shallow rocky red patches, which infertile soils on is shed in short upper slopes and ribbons; lance- ridges. shaped to curved adult leaves; white flowers summer to autumn. Eucalyptus Tree to 30m. Core local species – melliodora Rough, flaky or defining and Yellow Box fibrous bark on dominant tree of part or all of the grassy woodlands trunk, smooth On more fertile greyish to yellowish soils on lower bark above; adult slopes and flats. leaves are lance- shaped to egg- shaped; white flowers any season.

11 Eucalyptus Tree to 20m. Local species – pauciflora Smooth white, grey mainly of high Snow Gum or yellow bark; altitudes and frost adult leaves are hollows. lance-shaped to On deep soils of curved or elliptical; varying fertility in white flowers grassy woodland or spring to summer. dry forest in cold frosty sites above 700m.

Eucalyptus Tree to 20m. Local species – polyanthemos Fibrous bark on the on shallow soils Red Box trunk and larger and mid to lower branches, smooth slopes in grassy greyish to cream- woodland margins coloured bark and dry forest. above, or smooth bark throughout; lance-shaped, egg- shaped or almost round adult leaves; white flowers in spring. Eucalyptus rossii Tree to 15m. Core local species – Inland Scribbly Smooth bark with dominant species Gum insect scribbles; of dry forest. lance-shaped adult On shallow rocky leaves; white infertile soils on flowers spring to upper slopes and autumn. ridges.

Eucalyptus rubida Tree to 30m. Local species – Candlebark Smooth, powdery, on soils of medium greyish or pink bark fertility on cold that is shed in long flats, slopes, flats ribbons, sometimes and drainage lines with rough bark at in grassy woodland the base; lance- or dry forest. shaped or curved adult leaves; white flowers summer to autumn.

12 Eucalyptus Tree to 35m. Bark Not local – sideroxylon is dark grey to common in other Mugga Ironbark black, deeply regions; forms dry furrowed ironbark forest and on the trunk and woodland on larger branches, slopes and plains smooth white to from Qld to Vic. grey on thinner On lighter, poorer branches; lance- soils. shaped adult leaves; white, yellow, red or pink flowers from autumn to early summer. Eucalyptus Tree to 40m. Local species – viminalis Smooth, often uncommon; in Ribbon Gum / powdery, white to mountains and Manna Gum pale brown bark foothills from Qld that is shed in long to Vic. ribbons, sometimes On wet, well- with rough, fibrous drained sites with bark on the lower fertile loamy soils trunk; lance- in grassy woodland shaped to curved or dry forest. adult leaves; white flowers from summer to autumn.

Other trees

Allocasuarina Medium bushy tree Local species – verticillata to 10m. tolerates most soils Drooping She- and aspects; Oak prefers full sun. on rocky hillsides and dry forest.

Brachychiton Small to medium Not local – populneus compact tree to mainly from inland Kurrajong 10–20m. Cream eastern . flowers from late Prefers sunny well- spring to autumn. drained position. Grown for shade Does not thrive in and fodder. acid soils; frost- sensitive when young.

13 Callitris Tree with mostly Local species – endlicherii erect and mainly on rocky Black Cypress sometimes slopes on the Pine spreading branches Murrumbidgee to 10–20m. Small River. (to 2cm) seed Prefers a light well- cones. Slow drained soil in an growing. open sunny position. On dry, rocky sites.

Casuarina Erect tree to 15– Local species – cunninghamiana 35m. Fast growing. mainly on the River She-Oak Its tendency to banks of the sucker makes it a Murrumbidgee good tree to plant River. along river banks or Often planted away waterways. from natural habitat; prefers well-drained moisture-retentive soil in full sun but will grow in most soils.

Allocasuarina Medium erect tree Not local – littoralis to 10m. Red common in other Black She-Oak flowers in spring. regions east of our Fast growing. district Prefers well- drained soil in full sun, does not like boggy soils.

Flowers

Bulbine bulbosa Tufted perennial Local species – Bulbine Lily herb to 75cm. prefers full or part Green–grey sun and tolerates a succulent leaves; variety of soils bright yellow star- provided like flowers in reasonable clusters from drainage is spring to autumn. available Dormant from In woodland and Dec–May. grassland.

14 Chrysocephalum Variable, from a Local species – apiculatum sparse erect plant prefers full sun and Yellow Button to 60cm to much well-drained soil; lower sprawling may spread plant. Compact vegetatively. golden-yellow In woodland and flowers ('buttons'), grassland. occur on the tips of the stems in late spring to early summer. Chrysocephalum Greyish, softly Local species – semipapposum hairy perennial grows in full to part Clustered herb with upright sun; will self-seed Everlasting stems 30–80cm. on bare soils. Bunches of small On well-drained yellow everlasting soils and upper flowers appear at slopes in woodland. the top of stems from spring to early summer. Dianella revoluta Erect perennial Core local species – Blue Flax Lily herb with leathery prefers well- strap leaves, drained soils. forming clumps In dry forest and and growing from woodland. rhizomes underground to 1m high and 1.5m across. Blue flowers in spring, purple/blue berries persist for many months after flowers. Eryngium ovinum Perennial herb to Local species – Blue Devil 70cm, which dies uncommon. down during Needs full sun; autumn and sensitive to grazing. emerges in late On damp and winter to flower in fertile sites in summer. Stems woodland and and bracts are a grassland. metallic blue; crowded spiky bright blue flowers appear in summer. Needs protection from all types of herbivore.

15 Hardenbergia Twining, woody Local species – violacea stemmed climber needs well-drained Purple Coral Pea with dark green soil and prefers a leathery leaves. frost-free site, Local forms sprawl though can tolerate low on the ground, some frost. Produces a mass of In woodland and dark purple pea dry forest. flowers in winter to spring. Flowers better in full sun. Leucochrysum Small, spreading Local species – albicans perennial herb with prefers dry sites in Hoary Sunray grey-green foliage full sun; colonises to 45cm. Small bare ground. white everlasting In woodland and flowers appear grassland. from spring to autumn. Short- lived, but regenerates readily. Xerochrysum Erect low-growing Local species – viscosum perennial herb of prefers full sun; Sticky Everlasting multiple stems to colonises bare 80cm. 'Sticky' ground. green leaves; bright yellow everlasting flowers appear in spring and summer.

Grasses

Austrodanthonia Tufted perennial Core local species – spp grass to 75cm. Very common, Wallaby Grasses variable in widespread. features, Prefers well- depending on drained soil and full conditions. Seed sun. heads appear white In all habitats, and fluffy. Valuable including pastures native grass for fodder.

16 Carex appressa Tussock grass to Local species – at Tall Sedge 1m. water’s edge. Prefers full sun to part shade. In damp localities such as wetlands, ponds, dams and watercourses.

Joycea pallida Dense clumping Core local species – Red-anther perennial grass to common, Wallaby Grass 1.8m, sometimes widespread. spreading through Prefers well- underground or drained soil in full prostrate rooting sun. stems. Flowers On rocky and poor with red anthers in soils in open forest, spring to early woodland and summer. Provides grassland. excellent soil protection. Lomandra Perennial, Core local species – longifolia rhizomatous herb common, Spiny-Headed with glossy strap widespread. Mat Rush leaves to 1m. Clusters of cream flowers appear in spring; following by brown seed heads that remain on the plant for most of the year. Poa labillardieri Densely tufted Local species – River Tussock grass to 1.2m. uncommon, in Delicate flowers in damp areas. spring to summer. Most soils. Fast growing.

Schoenoplectus Tall rhizomatous Local species – validus reed to 2m. uncommon, River Club Rush Flowers in summer aquatic. with a tassel-like Grows in full sun to seed head close to part shade, from the top of the reed. boggy ground to 1m deep water.

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