Classified
List of Aranda Bushland Flora
as
photographed for ‘Our Patch’
The order follows the Dahlgren classification used by the ‘Flora of New South Wales’ edited by Gwen J Harden. Sydney, University of NSW Press, 4 vols, 1990-1993.
Most plants in ‘Our Patch’ are also found in other bushland areas around Canberra., especially in the hilltop nature reserves. However, Aranda Bushland and Black Mountain (originally one reserve) do have a particularly rich flora and are relatively free of weeds so have greater diversity than the rest of Canberra Nature Park.
Friends of Aranda Bushland donated the herbarium specimens for the plants in ‘Our Patch’ to the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. They are available in the public collection beside the Visitor Information Centre.
Families
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Cupressaceae
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Euphorbiaceae
Fam. Lauraceae
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Caryophyllaceae
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Dilleniaceae
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Thymelaeaceae
Fam. Violaceae
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Clusiaceae
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Droseraceae
Fam. Rosaceae
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Onagraceae
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Haloragaceae
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Sapindaece
Fam. Fabaceae
Faboideae
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Polygalaceae
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Oxalidaceae
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Stackhousiaceae
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Loranthaceae
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Santalaceae
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Araliaceae
Fam. Apiaceae
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Campanulaceae
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Convolvulaceae
Fam. Boraginaceae
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Stylidiaceae
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Goodeniaceae
Fam. Rubiaceae
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Scrophulariaceae
Fam. Lamiaceae
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Hydrocharitaceae
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Hypoxidaceae
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Phormiaceae
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Asphodelaceae
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Anthericaceae
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Colchicaeae
Fam. Typhaceae
Fam. Juncaceae
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Cyperaceae
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia - Rock Fern
Asplenium flabellifolium - Necklace Fern
Blechnum cartilagineum - Gristle Fern
Callitris endlicheri - Black Cypress Pine
Poranthera microphylla
Phyllanthus hirtellus - Thyme Spurge
Cassytha pubescens - Devil’s Twine
Clematis microphylla var. leptophylla - Small-leaved Clematis
Stellaria pungens - Prickly
Starwort
Hibbertia calycina - Lesser Guinea Flower
Hibbertia obtusifolia - Guinea Flower
Hibbertia riparia - Guinea Flower
Cryptandra amara var. longiflora
Pomaderris angustifolia
Pimelea curviflora var. sericea - Rice Flower
Pimelea linifolia subsp. linifolia - Rice Flower
Viola betonicifolia - Mountain Violet
Fam. Clusiaceae
Hypericum gramineum - Small St John’s Wort
Drosera auriculata - Sundew
Acaena novae-zelandiae - Bidgee-widgee
Acaena ovina - Sheep’s Burr
Rubus parvifolius - Native Raspberry
Grevillea alpina
Hakea decurrens
Persoonia rigida - Rigid Geebung
Eucalyptus blakelyi - Blakely’s Red Gum
Eucalyptus bridgesiana - Apple Box
Eucalyptus dives - Broad-leaved Peppermint
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha - Red Stringybark
Eucalyptus mannifera - Brittle Gum or
Red Spotted Gum
Eucalyptus melliodora - Yellow Box
Eucalyptus pauciflora - Snow Gum
Eucalyptus polyanthemos - Red Box
Eucalyptus rossii - Scribbly Gum
Eucalyptus rubida - Candlebark
Kunzea ericoides - Burgan
Kunzea parvifolia
Leptospermum continentale - Prickly Teatree
Leptospermum multicaule - Teatree
Epilobium billardierianum subsp. cinereum - Willow Herb
Gonocarpus tetragynus
Dodonaea viscosa subsp.. spatulata - subsp. cuneata intergrade - Hop Bush
Acacia buxifolia - Box-leaved Wattle
Acacia dealbata - Silver Wattle
Acacia decurrens - Black Wattle
Acacia genistifolia - Early Wattle
Acacia gunnii - Ploughshare Wattle
Acacia implexa - Hickory Wattle
Acacia lanigera - Hairy Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon - Blackwood
Acacia parramattensis - Wattle
Acacia rubida - Red Leaf Wattle
Daviesia mimosoides subsp. mimosoides - Bitter Pea
Desmodium varians - Slender Tick-trefoil
Dillwynia phylicoides - Parrot Pea
Dillwynia sericea - Egg and Bacon Pea, Parrot Pea
Glycine clandestina - Twining Glycine
Gompholobium huegelii - Pale Wedge Pea
Hardenbergia violacea - False Sarsaparilla
Hovea linearis
Indigofera adesmiifolia
Indigofera australis - Australian Indigo
Mirbelia oxylobioides - Mountain Mirbelia
Pultenaea procumbens - Egg and Bacon Pea
Trifolium campestre (introduced) - Hop Clover
Comesperma volubile - Love Creeper
Oxalis sp - Wood
Sorrel
Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides
Geranium solanderi var. solanderi - Native Geranium
Pelargonium sp.
Stackhousia monogyna - Creamy Candles
MOVE
Amyema miquelii - Mistletoe
Exocarpos cupressiformis - Cherry Ballart
Omphacomeria acerba - Sour Bush
Billardiera scandens var. scandens - Appleberry
Bursaria lasiophylla - Native Blackthorn
Astrotricha ledifolia - Star-hair
Eryngium rostratum - Blue Devil
Hydrocotyle laxiflora - Stinking Pennywort
Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta - Tall Bluebell
Brachycome rigidula - Brachycome
Bracteantha viscosa - Sticky Everlasting
Cassinia aculeata - Dolly Bush
Cassinia longifolia - Cauliflower Bush
Cassinia quinquefaria - Cassinia
Chrysocephalum semipapposum - Clustered Everlasting
Craspedia canens - Billy Buttons
Craspedia variabilis - Billy Buttons
Cymbonotus lawsonianus - Bear’s Ears
Gnaphalium gymnocephalum - Creeping Cudweed
Helichrysum collinum
Helichrysum scorpioides - Button Everlasting
Leptorhynchos squamatus - Hairy Buttons
Microseris lanceolata - Yam Daisy
Olearia microphylla
Olearia tenuifolia
Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum - Jersey Cudweed
Senecio hispidulus var. dissectus - Hill Fireweed
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus
Vittadinia cuneata var. cuneata - New Holland Daisy
Convolvulus erubescens - Bindweed
Tolpis umbellata (introduced) - Yellow
Hawkweed
Myosotis discolor (introduced) - Forget-me-not
Brachyloma daphnoides
Leucopogon attenuatus
Leucopogon fletcheri subsp. brevisepalus
Leucopogon microphyllus var. pilibundus
Melichrus urceolatus - Urn Heath
Monotoca scoparia - Broom Heath
Stylidium graminifolium - Trigger Plant
Goodenia hederacea subsp. hederacea - Scrambled Eggs
Galium gaudichaudii - Rough Bedstraw
Sherardia arvensis (introduced) - Field Madder
Centaurium erythraea (introduced) - Pink
Stars
Derwentia perfoliata - Digger’s Speedwell
Linaria pelisseriana (introduced) - Pelisser’s
Toadflax
Veronica calycina - Forest Speedwell
Ajuga australis - Australian Bugle
Ottelia ovalifolia - Swamp Lily
Lomandra filiformis - Wattle Matrush
Lomandra longifolia - Matrush
Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora - Matrush
Hypoxis hygrometrica var. villosisepala - Golden Star
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta - Blue Flax Lily
Stypandra glauca - Nodding Blue Lily
Bulbine bulbosa - Golden Lily, Bulbine Lily
Caesia calliantha - Blue Grass Lily
Dichopogon fimbriatus - Nodding Chocolate Lily
Thysanotus patersonii - Twining Fringed Lily
Thysanotus tuberosus - Fringed Lily
Tricoryne elatior - Yellow Rush-lily
Wurmbea dioica subsp. dioica - Early Nancy
Caladenia caerulea - Blue Caladenia
Caladenia carnea
Caladenia congesta - Black Tongue Caladenia
Caladenia cucullata - Hooded Caladenia
Caladenia fuscata
Caladenia gracilis - Musky Caladenia
Caladenia sp. aff. dimorpha
Caladenia sp. aff. tentaculata - Fringed Spider Orchid
Calochilus robertsonii - Purplish Beard Orchid
Cyrtostylis reniformis - Gnat Orchid
Diuris semilunulata
Diuris sulphurea - Tiger Orchid
Glossodia major - Wax Lip Orchid
Microtis parviflora - Slender Onion Orchid
Pterostylis nutans - Nodding Greenhood
Thelymitra nuda - Plain Sun Orchid
Thelymitra pauciflora - Slender Sun Orchid
Thelymitra sp. aff. ixioides - Spotted Sun Orchid
Typha orientalis - Bulrush
Luzula sp. - Woodrush
Carex appressa - Hook-sedge
Cyperus eragrostis (introduced) - Umbrella
Sedge
Lepidosperma laterale
Schoenus apogon
Aira elegantissima (introduced) - Delicate
Hairgrass
Aristida ramosa - Purple Wire Grass
Briza maxima (introduced) - Blowfly
Grass
Briza minor (introduced) - Shivery
Grass
Dichelachne sieberiana - Plume Grass
Elymus scaber var. scaber - Common Wheat Grass
Eragrostis brownii - Brown’s Lovegrass
Holcus lanatus (introduced) -
Yorkshire Fog
Joycea pallida - Syn Chionochloa pallida - Red-anther Wallaby Grass
Microlaena stipoides - Weeping Grass
Notodanthonia laevis - Syn Danthonia laevis - Wallaby Grass
Notodanthonia linkii var. fulva - Syn Danthonia linkii var. fulva - Wallaby Grass
Notodanthonia racemosa var. racemosa - Syn Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa - Slender Wallaby Grass
Panicum effusum - Hairy Panic
Phalaris minor (introduced) - Phalaris
- Annual Canary Grass
Poa sieberiana - Snow Grass
Stipa scabra subsp. falcata - Slender Speargrass
Themeda triandra - Syn Themeda australis - Kangaroo Grass
ă Friends of Aranda Bushland, May 1999.
Not fully comprehensive, additions
appreciated.