Shrubs Tristaniopsis laurina Eucalyptus heamastoma Eucalyptus saligna Eucalyptus resinifera Eucalyptus racemosa Eucalyptus piperita Eucalyptus pilularis Eucalyptus paniculata Eucalyptus luehmanniana Elaeocarpus reticulatus Corymbia gummifera Callicoma serratifolia Backhousia myrtifolia Angophora floribunda Angophora costata Allocasuarina torulosa Trees Botanical Name KU-RING-GAI CITYCOUNCIL List ofindigenous/lowwaterusespecies Water Gum Scribbly Gum Sydney BlueGum Red Mahogany Snappy Gum Sydney Peppermint Blackbutt Grey Ironbark Yellow TopAsh Blueberry Ash Red Bloodwood Black Wattle Grey Myrtle Rough BarkedApple Smooth BarkedApple Forest Oak Common Name * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sandstone * * * * * Clay Soil Type Ku-ring-gai * Page 1 * * Riparian * Coastal & estuarine * Tertiary Alluvium Landscape Use * * * Shade tolerant * * * * Screening * * * * * * * * * * * * Bird attracting * * * * * * Showy flowers Plant Characteristics * * * * * Interesting fruit/seed pods * * * * Rare/uncommon 3-10 15-30 10-25 15-25 15-30 15-30 6-25 8-20 3-15 8-20 3-5 4-8 3-5 3-4 5-8 15 Height - metres 3-5 5-12 4-10 5-10 8-12 8-10 8-15 3-10 3-10 4-10 3-4 2-4 2-3 2-3 Width - metres Ku-ring-gai Allocasuarina distyla * * * * 2-3 2-3 Banksia ericifolia Heath Leaved Banksia * * * * 2-3 2.5 Banksia serrata Old Man Banksia * * * * 4-16 2-5 Callistemon citrinus Crimson Bottlebrush * * * * * 2-3 1-2 Ceratopetalum gummiferum NSW Christmas Bush * * * 2-4 1-3 Clerodendrum tomentosum Hairy Clerodendrum * * * * * * * 2 1.5 Kunzea ambigua Tick Bush * 2-4 2 Persoonia linearis Narrow Leaved Geebung * * * * * * * 3-5 1 Ground Covers / Scramblers Clematis aristata Old Man's Beard * * * * Dichondra repens Kidney Weed * * * * 0.1 x Pandorea Pandorana Wonga Wonga Vine * * * * * Pratia purpurascens * * * * * 0.1 x Ferns Adiantum aethiopicum Madenhair Fern * * * * 0.3 x Grasses / Tufted Plants Dianella caerulea s. lat Blue Flax Lily * * * * * 0.5 0.5 Dianella revoluta Mauve Flax Lily * * * * * * 0.5 0.5 Juncus usitatus Common Rush * * * * * 0.6 0.5 Lomandra longifolia Spiny Mat Rush * * * * * 1 1.5 Lomandra multiflora ssp. multiflora * * * 0.3 0.2 Oplismenus aemulus Basket Grass * * * 0.3 0.1 Pseuderanthamum variabile Pastel Flower * * * * * 0.1 0.3 Themeda australis Kangaroo Grass * * * * 0.5 0.5 Xanthorrhoea arborea Broad Leaf Grass Tree * * * * * 1 1 Xanthorrhoea media Forest Grass Tree * * * * * 1 1 Page 2.