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Indigenous plants suitable for revegetation or landscaping in the Flinders Region. Scientific Name Common Name Size h x w (m) 1234567 CANOPY Acacia dealbata subsp. dealbata Silver Wattle 30 x 10 Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle 25 x 10 TREES Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood 30 x 15 Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses 6 x 5 Allocasuarina littoralis Black Sheoak 8 x 5 Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia Coast Banksia 2 x 2 Banksia marginata Silver Banksia 2(10) x 2(5) Bursaria spinosa subsp. spinosa Sweet Bursaria 6 x 3 Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate Stringybark 70 x 35 Eucalyptus ovata var. ovata Swamp Gum 30 x 20 Eucalyptus radiata subsp. radiata Narrow-leaved Peppermint 30 x 20 Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. pryoriana Coast Manna-gum 10 x 6 Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. viminalis Manna Gum 16 x 8 Leptospermum laevigatum Coast Tea-tree 7 x 4 Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea-tree 6 x 3 Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark 9 x 3 Myoporum insulare Common Boobialla 6 x 3 Pomaderris aspera Hazel Pomaderris 12 x 4 Prostanthera lasianthos var. lasianthos Victorian Christmas Bush 8 x 5 Rapanea howittiana Muttonwood 10 x 4 SMALL Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae Coast Wattle 4 x 5 Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle 4 x 5 TREES / Acacia stricta Hop Wattle 5 x 4 LARGE Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinia 4 x 2 Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Currant-bush 4 x 1.5 SHRUBS Correa alba var. alba White Correa 2 x 3 Correa reflexa Common Correa 2 x 2 Daviesia latifolia Hop Bitter-pea 3 x 2 Dillwynia cinerascens Grey Parrot-pea 1.5 x 1.5 Epacris impressa Common Heath 1.5 x 0.5 Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia 2.5 x 3 Gynatrix pulchella Hemp Bush 4 x 3 Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower 1 x 0.6 Kunzea ericoides h Burgan 5 x 4 Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree 4 x 2 Leucopogon parviflorus Coast Beard-heath 4 x 3 Leucopogon virgatus var. virgatus Common Beard-heath 1 x 0.6 Myoporum sp. 1 Sticky Boobialla 2 x 2 Olearia argophylla, O. lirata Musk, Snowy Daisy-bush 5 x 3 Olearia ramulosa var. ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush 2.5 x 1 Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting 3 x2 Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea 1 x 1 Pultenaea gunnii subsp. gunnii Golden Bush-pea 1.5 x 0.5 Rhagodia candolleana subsp. candolleana Seaberry Saltbush 2 x 2.5 Tetratheca ciliata Pink Bells 0.6 x0.6 GROUND Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee Widgee 0.6 x spreading Acrotriche prostrata, A. serrulata Trailing Ground-berry, Honey Pots 0.3 x 1–spreading COVERS Apalochlamys spectabilis Showy Cassinia 1 x 0.4, 1 x 0.8 Apium prostratum subsp. prostratum Sea Celery 0.3 x 2 Arthropodium milleflorum, A. strictum Pale Vanilla-lily, Chocolate Lily 1 x 0.3, 1 x 0.8 Astroloma humifusum Cranberry Heath 0.5 x 1.5 Austrocynoglossum latifolium Forest Hound’s-tongue 0.5 x 1 Billardiera scandens var. scandens Common Apple-berry 1 x 1 climber Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion 0.5 x 0.2 Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily 0.6 x 0.3 Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids 0.5 x 0.2 Caesia calliantha, C. parviflora var. parviflora Blue, Pale Grass-lily 0.5 x 0.5, 0.3 x 0.3 Centella cordifolia Centella 0.1 x spreading Chrysocephalum semipapposum Clustered Everlasting 1 x 3 Clematis aristata Mountain Clematis Climber Clematis microphylla var. microphylla Small-leaved Clematis Climber Convolvulus spp. Pink Bindweed 0.3 x 0.5 Cymbonotus preissianus Austral Bear’s-ears 0.2 x 0.4 Dianella brevicaulis Small-flowered Flax-lily 0.8 x 0.5 Dianella laevis Pale Flax-lily 0.8 x 0.5 Dichondra repens Kidney Weed 0.1 x spreading Disphyma crassifolium subsp. clavellatum Rounded Noon-flower 0.4 x spreading Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa Ruby Saltbush 1.5 x 1 Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides, G. sp. 2 Soft, Variable Cranesbill 0.5 x 0.8–1.5 Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia 0.1 x 0.5 Goodenia humilis Swamp Goodenia 0.1 x 1.5 Helichrysum scorpioides Button Everlasting 0.3 x 0.3 Hovea heterophylla Common Hovea 0.6 x 0.3 Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort 0.2 x spreading Kennedia prostrata Running Postman 0.1 x 2 Leptorhynchos squamatus subsp. squamatus, L. tenuifolius Scaly, Wiry Buttons 0.3 x 0.3–0.4 Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia 0.3 x spreading Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush 0.3 x 0.2 Lomandra longifolia subsp. longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush 1 x 1.2 Microseris sp. 3 Yam Daisy 0.7 x 0.5 Patersonia fragilis, P. occidentalis Short, Long Purple-flag 0.2–0.4 x 0.4–0.6 Pelargonium australe Austral Stork’s-bill 0.6 x 1 Persicaria decipiens Slender Knotweed 0.6 x 1 Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower 0.5 x 1 Rubus parvifolius Small-leaf Bramble 1 x 2 Senecio hispidulus, S. quadridentatus, S. tenuiflorus Rough, Cotton, Slender Fireweed 0.6–1.3 x 0.3–1 Senecio linearifolius var. 7 (Eastern) Fireweed Groundsel 2 x 1.5 Senecio minimus Shrubby Fireweed 1 x 0.5 Stylidium armeria Common Trigger-plant 0.6 x 0.3 Tetragonia implexicoma Bower Spinach 2.5 x 2 Thysanotus tuberosus subsp. tuberosus Common Fringe-lily 0.2 x 0.3 Tricoryne elatior Yellow Rush-lily 0.5 x 0.5 Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell 0.2 x 0.5 Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet 0.2 x spreading Wahlenbergia gracilis, W. stricta subsp. stricta Tall, Sprawling Bluebell 0.5 x 1, 0.9 x 0.4 Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea Small Grass-tree 1.2 x 1 GRASSES, Austrodanthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grass 1 x 0.4 Austrodanthonia induta Shiny Wallaby-grass 1 x 0.4 SEDGES Austrodanthonia geniculata, A. racemosa var. racemosa Common, Stiped Wallaby-grass 0.3 x 0.2, 0.6 x 0.4 AND Austrodanthonia setacea Bristly Wallaby-grass 1 x 0.4 RUSHES Austrostipa mollis, A. pubinodis, A. rudis subsp. rudis Supple, Tall, Veined Spear-grass 1.5 x 0.3–0.5 Austrostipa stipoides Prickly Spear-grass 1 x 0.5 Baumea acuta Pale Twig-sedge 0.3 x 0.4 Carex appressa Tall Sedge 1.2 x 1 Deyeuxia quadriseta Reed Bent-grass 1 x 0.2 Dichelachne rara, D. sieberiana Plume-grass 1.3 x 0.4 Distichlis distichophylla Australian Salt-grass 0.2 x spreading Eragrostis brownii Common Love-grass 0.4 x 0.3 Ficinia nodosa Knobby Club-sedge 1.5 x 2 Imperata cylindrica Blady Grass 1 x spreading Juncus pallidus Pale Rush 2.3 x 1 Joycea pallida Silver-top Wallaby-grass 1.5 x 0.8 Lachnagrostis billardierei subsp. billardierei Coast Blown-grass 0.6 x 0.4 Lepidosperma concavum, L. gladiatum Sandhill, Coast Sword-sedge 1–1.5 x spreading Lepidosperma elatius Tall Sword-sedge 2.5 x 2.5 Lepidosperma filiforme, L. laterale Common Rapier-sedge, Variable Sword-sedge 0.9 x 0.9, 1.2 x 1 Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides Weeping Grass 0.3 x spreading Poa ensiformis Sword Tussock-grass 1.5 x 1 Poa labillardierei var. labillardierei Common Tussock-grass 1.2 x 1 Poa morrisii Soft Tussock-grass 1 x 0.7 Poa poiformis var. poiformis Coast Tussock-grass 1.2 x 1 Poa sieberiana var. sieberiana Grey Tussock-grass 0.9 x 0.4 Poa tenera Slender Tussock-grass 0.2 x spreading Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass 1 x 0.5 h Species name no longer applies in Australia although it is used here because the distribution for Victorian species of this group is uncertain. Height for grasses, sedges and rushes is to Speak to your local indigenous plant nursery regarding the availability of plants listed above. the top of the flowering stem. Flinders Region Ecological Vegetation Class Map This map is based on Ecological Vegetation Class maps of the modelled distribution of pre-1750 vegetation boundaries Arthurs Se (NRE 2002). Less than 20% of native vegetation cover is at Rd Rd ill remaining today within the Flinders region. H d e It is intended as a guide for determining the EVC in which R d you will be planting. For more detailed information Red Hill South R Conservation h regarding the boundaries of EVCs in this area, contact c a d Reserve Mornington Peninsula Shire Customer Service. e R d d T R B R k u rs c s s e e R Merricks k n k d e P c w s n i r e o i r o i l d n r r t C F 1. Grassy Woodland B L e h eo - i R M S l d n n h l Shoreham to i ands d nks Ma R ra - S F 2. Herb-rich Foothill Forest Main Ridge ho Flora Reserve re R ha M d m o R r d n i 3. Swampy Riparian Woodland n g t o n Point Leo 4. Swamp Scrub d s R R Baldry d rs e 5. Damp Forest d n i l F - n 6. Coast Banksia Woodland ksto ran F - F l Bass Strait in d 7. Coast Tussock Grassland e k r s C t d R S r d a d k y k o C c o o in t a S Co W M ok St Some other EVCs may be shown on the map that Flinders are not included in the legend above. Boneo Rd k l Par ona Penin ati gton sula N Research and publishing: ornin Matthew Dell and Linda Bester M Universal Ecology Services, Victoria Photographs: M.
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    Volume 23: 95–112 ELOPEA Publication date: 2 July 2020 T dx.doi.org/10.7751/telopea14345 Journal of Plant Systematics plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Telopea • escholarship.usyd.edu.au/journals/index.php/TEL • ISSN 0312-9764 (Print) • ISSN 2200-4025 (Online) Reinstatement and revision of the genus Chaetospora (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae) Russell L. Barrett1,3, Karen L. Wilson1 and Jeremy J. Bruhl2 1National Herbarium of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust, Sydney, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia 2Botany, School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales 2351, Australia 3Author for Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract Three species are recognised within the reinstated and recircumscribed genus Chaetospora R.Br. Chaetospora is lectotypified on C. curvifolia R.Br. A new combination, Chaetospora subbulbosa (Benth.) K.L.Wilson & R.L.Barrett, is made for Schoenus subbulbosus Benth. Lectotypes are selected for Chaetospora aurata Nees, Chaetospora curvifolia R.Br., Chaetospora turbinata R.Br., Elynanthus capitatus Nees, Schoenus subbulbosus Benth., Schoenus subg. Pseudomesomelaena Kük. and Schoenus sect. Sphaerocephali Benth. Two species are endemic to south-western Australia, while the third is endemic to south-eastern Australia. Full descriptions, illustrations and a key to species are provided. All species have anatomy indicative of C3 photosynthesis. Introduction Chaetospora R.Br. is here reinstated as a segregate from Schoenus L., with a novel circumscription. Schoenus is a nearly globally-distributed genus exhibiting a significant range of morphological variation (Rye et al. 1987; Sharpe 1989; Wilson 1993, 1994a,b; Bruhl 1995; Goetghebeur 1998; Wheeler and Graham 2002; Wilson et al.