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Dicotyledons:
Flowering plants
Amaranthaceae
Alternanthera denticulata
Lesser Joyweed
Apiaceae
Berula erecta
Water Parsnip
C
entella cordifolia
Centella
Eryngium vesiculosum
Prickfoot
Hydrocotyle hirta
Hairy Pennywort
Hydrocotyle laxiflor
a
Stinking Pennywort
Hydrocotyle pterocarpa
Wing Pennywort
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Shining Pennywort
Hydrocotyle tripartita
Slender Pennywort
Lilaeopsis polyantha
Australian Lilaeopsis
Platysace heterophylla var. heterophylla
Slender Platysace
Asteraceae
Argentipallium blandowskianum
Woolly Everlasting
Brachyscome decipiens
Field Daisy
Calocephalus lacteus
Milky Beauty-heads
Cassinia aculeata
Common Cassinia
Cassinia longifolia
Shiny Cassinia
Centipeda cunninghamii
Common Sneezeweed
Cotula australis
Common Cotula
Craspedia paludicola
Swamp Billy-button
Cymbonotus preissianus
Austral Bear's-ear
Euchiton collinus
Creeping Cudweed
Euchiton involucratus
Star Cudweed
Euchiton sphaericus
Annual Cudweed
Helichrysum luteoalbum
Jersey Cudweed
Helichrysum
aff.
rutidolepis
Pale Everlasting
Helichrysum scorpioides
Button Everlasting
Hyalosperma demissum
Moss Sunray
Lagenophora gracilis
Slender Bottle-daisy
Lagenophora stipitata
Common Bottle-daisy
Leptinella reptans
Creeping Cotula
Leptorhynchos squamatus
Scaly Buttons
Leptorhynchos tenuifolius
Wiry Buttons
Microseris sp. 1
Plains Yam-daisy
Myriocephalus rhizocephalus
Woolly-heads
Olearia ramulosa
Twiggy Daisy-bush
Ozothamnus ferrugineus
Tree Everlasting
Picris squarrosa
Squat Picris
Senecio glomeratus
Annual Fireweed
Senecio minimus
Shrubby Fireweed
Senecio pinnatifolius
Variable Groundsel
Senecio pinnatifolius var. pinnatifolius
Rock Groundsel
Senecio quadridentatus
Cotton Fireweed
Senecio tenuiflorus spp. agg.
Slender Fireweed
Sonchus hydrophilus
Native Sow-thistle
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
Common Sunray
Boraginaceae
Cynoglossum australe
Australian Hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum suaveolens
Sweet Hound's-tongue
Brassicaceae
Cardamine tenuifolia
Slender Bitter-cress
Brunoniaceae
Brunonia australis
Blue Pincushion
Campanulaceae
Isotoma fluviatilis subsp. australis
Swamp Isotome
Lobelia anceps
Angled Lobelia
Lobelia beaugleholei
Showy Lobelia
Lobelia gibbosa
Tall Lobelia
Lobelia irrigua
Salt Pratia
Lobelia pedunculata
Matted Pratia
Lobelia pratioides
Poison Lobelia
Wahlenbergia gracilis
Sprawling Bluebell
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta
Tall Bluebell
Caprifoliaceae
Sambucus gaudichaudiana
White Elderberry
Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria angustifolia
Swamp Starwort
Casuarinaceae
Allocasuarina paludosa
Scrub Sheoak
Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium glaucum
Glaucous Goosefoot
Clusiaceae
Hypericum gramineum
Small St John's Wort
Convolvulaceae
Calystegia sepium subsp. roseata
Large Bindweed
Convolvulus erubescens spp. agg.
Pink Bindweed
Dichondra repens
Kidney-weed
Crassulaceae
Crassula decumbens var. decumbens
Spreading Crassula
Crassula helmsii
Swamp Crassula
Crassula sieberiana
Sieber Crassula
Dilleniaceae
Hibbertia fasciculata var. prostrata
Bundled Guinea-flower
Hibbertia riparia
Erect Guinea-flower
Droseraceae
Drosera macrantha
Climbing Sundew
Drosera peltata s
ubsp.
auriculata
Tall Sundew
Drosera peltata
subsp
. peltata
Pale Sundew
Drosera whittakeri s
ubsp.
aberrans
Scented Sundew
Elaeocarpaceae
Tetratheca ciliata
Pink-bells
Epacridaceae
Acrotriche serrulata
Honey-pots
Astroloma humifusum
Cranberry Heath
Epacris impressa
Common Heath
Epacris lanuginose
Woolly-style Heath
Leucopogon parviflorus
Coast Beard-heath
Leucopogon virgata
Common Beard-heath
Monotoca scoparia
Prickly Broom-heath
Euphorbiaceae
Amperea xiphoclada var. xiphoclada
Broom Spurge
Poranthera microphylla s.l.
Small Poranthera
Fabaceae
Bossiaea prostrata
Creeping Bossiaea
Daviesia brevifolia
Leafless Bitter-pea
Daviesia latifolia
Hop Bitter-pea
Desmodium gunnii
Southern Tick-trefoil
Dillwynia cinerascens
Grey Parrot-pea
Dillwynia glaberrima
Smooth Parrot-pea
Glycine clandestina
Twining Glycine
Gompholobium ecostatum
Dwarf Wedge-pea
Goodia medicaginea
Western Golden-tip
Indigofera australis
Austral Indigo
Kennedia prostrata
Running Postman
Platylobium triangulare
Ivy Flat-pea
Pultenaea stricta
Rigid Bush-pea
Gentianaceae
Sebaea albidiflora
White Sebaea
Geraniaceae
Geranium gardneri
Rough Crane's-bill
Geranium retrorsum
Grassland Crane's-bill
Geranium sp. 2
Variable Crane's-bill
Geranium sp. 5
Naked Crane's-bill
Pelargonium australe
Austral Stork's-bill
Goodeniaceae
Goodenia geniculata
Bent Goodenia
Goodenia humilis
Swamp Goodenia
Goodenia ovata
Hop Goodenia
Selliera radicans
Shiny Swamp-mat
Haloragaceae
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Common Raspwort
Myriophyllum integrifolium
Tiny Water-milfoil
Myriophyllum salsugineum
Lake Water-milfoil
Myriophyllum simulans
Amphibious Water-milfoil
Myriophyllum verrucosum
Red Water-milfoil
Lamiaceae
Ajuga australis
Austral Bugle
Lycopus australis
Australian Gipsywort
Mentha australis
River Mint
Mentha satureoides
Creeping mint
Scutellaria humilis
Dwarf Skullcap
Lauraceae
Cassytha glabella
Slender Dodder-laurel
Cassytha pubescens
Downy Dodder-laurel
Lentibulariaceae
Utricularia australis
Yellow Bladderwort
Loranthaceae
Amyema pendula
Drooping Mistletoe
Amyema preissii
Wire-leaf Mistletoe
Muellerina eucalyptoides
Creeping Mistletoe
Lythraceae
Lythrum hyssopifolia
Small Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Purple Loosestrife
Malvaceae
Gynatrix pulchella
Hemp Bush
Malva aff. preissiana (pink-flowered inland form)
Australian Hollyhock
Malva preissiana s.l.
Australian Hollyhock
Menyanthaceae
Villarsia reniformis
Running Marsh-flower
Villarsia umbricola
var.
umbricola
Lax Marsh-flower
Mimosaceae
Acacia mearnsii
Black Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon
Blackwood
Acacia mitchellii
Mitchell's Wattle
Acacia myrtifolia
Myrtle Wattle
Acacia oxycedrus
Spike Wattle
Acacia paradoxa
Hedge Wattle
Acacia pycnantha
Golden Wattle
Acacia stricta
Hop Wattle
Acacia verticillata
Prickly Moses
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus
aff
. willisii W
est Coast Peppermint
Eucalyptus obliqua
Messmate Stringybark
Eucalyptus ovata var. ovata
Swamp Gum
Eucalyptus viminalis
Manna Gum
Eucalyptus viminalis subsp. viminalis
Manna Gum
Leptospermum continentale
Prickly Tea-tree
Leptospermum lanigerum
Woolly Tea-tree
Leptospermum myrsinoides
Heath Tea-tree
Melaleuca gibbosa
Slender Honey-myrtle
Melaleuca squarrosa
Scented Paperbark
Onagraceae
Epilobium billardierianum
Variable Willow-herb
Epilobium billardierianum
subsp
. billardierianum
Smooth Willow-herb
Epilobium billardierianum subsp. cinereum
Grey Willow-herb
Epilobium hirtigerum
Hairy Willow-herb
Epilobium pallidiflorum
Showy Willow-herb
Oxalidaceae
Oxalis exilis
Shady Wood-sorrel
Oxalis perennans
Grassland Wood-sorrel
Phrymaceae
Mazus pumilio
Swamp Mazus
Pittosporaceae
Billardiera scandens
Common Apple-berry
Bursaria spinosa
subsp.
spinosa
Sweet Bursaria
Polygalaceae
Comesperma volubile
Love Creeper
Polygonaceae
Persicaria decipiens
Slender Knotweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Pale Knotweed
Persicaria prostrata
Creeping Knotweed
Rumex bidens
Mud Dock
Rumex brownii T
ender Dock
Portulacaceae
Calandrinia calyptrata
Pink Purslane
Neopaxia australasica
White Purslane
Proteaceae
Banksia marginata
Silver Banksia
Hakea nodosa
Yellow Hakea
Hakea rostrata
Beaked Hakea
Isopogon ceratophyllus
Horny Cone-bush
Persoonia juniperina
Prickly Geebung
Ranunculaceae
Batrachium trichophyllum
Water Fennel
Clematis aristata
Mountain Clematis
Clematis microphylla s.l.
Small-leaved Clematis
Ranunculus amphitrichus
Small River Buttercup
Ranunculus glabrifolius
Shining Buttercup
Ranunculus inundatus
River Buttercup
Ranunculus plebeius
Forest/Hairy Buttercup
Ranunculus pumilio
Ferny Small-flower Buttercup
Ranunculus sessiliflorus
Annual Buttercup
Rhamnaceae
Spyridium parvifolium
Dusty Miller
Rosaceae
Acaena agnipila
Hairy Sheep's Burr
Acaena echinata
Sheep's Burr
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Bidgee-widgee
Acaena ovina
Australian Sheep's Burr
Acaena X anserovina
Hybrid Burr
Rubus parvifolius
Small-leaf Bramble
Rubiaceae
Asperula conferta
Common Woodruff
Asperula scoparia
Prickly Woodruff
Asperula subsimplex
Water Woodruff
Coprosma quadrifida
Prickly Currant-bush
Galium gaudichaudii
Rough Bedstraw
Galium propinquum
Maori Bedstraw
Opercularia ovata
Broad-leaf Stinkweed
Rutaceae
Boronia nana
Dwarf Boronia
Boronia pilosa
subsp.
pilosa
Hairy Boronia
Correa reflexa
Common Correa
Santalaceae
Exocarpos cupressiformis
Cherry Ballart
Scrophulariaceae
Limosella australis
Austral Mudwort
Myoporum
sp. 1 Sticky Boobialla
Solanaceae
Solanum laciniatum
Large Kangaroo Apple
Stackhousiaceae
Stackhousia monogyna
Creamy Stackhousia
Stylidiaceae
Stylidium graminifolium
s.l.Grass Triggerplant
Thymelaeaceae
Pimelea humilis
Common Rice-flower
Pimelea linifolia
subsp.
linifolia
Slender Rice-flower
Pimelea octophylla
Woolly Rice-flower
Urticaceae
Parietaria debilis
Shade Pellitory
Urtica incisa
Scrub Nettle
Veronicaceae
Gratiola peruviana
Austral Brooklime
Plantago debilis
Shade Plantain
Veronica calycina
Hairy Speedwell
Veronica gracilis
Slender Speedwell
Violaceae
Melicytus dentatus
Tree Violet
Melicytus
sp. aff.
dentatus (Volcanic Plain variant)
Tangled Shrub-violet
Viola betonicifolia
Showy Violet
Viola hederacea sensu Willis (1972)
Ivy-leaf Violet
Viola sieberiana
spp. agg.Tiny Violet
Data from:
Flora Information System, DSE - 2007 - © Viridans Biological Databases and personal observation (L.C.Phelan)
Victoria's floral emblem, Pink Heath, is common in the district.
Typical bush