Summer is the time when the grasses come into their own. They have a subtle beauty and are a challenge to identify. It is surprising how many flowers appear in the heat of summer.
Peak flowering may be earlier or later in other areas and can also vary with season.
In Flower in December
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acaena novae-zelandiae | Bidgee-widgee | Type of burr |
| Astrotricha ledifolia | Star-hair | Yellow flowers |
| Cassinia aculeata | Dolly Bush | Multi flowered daisy |
| Centaurium erythraea | Pink Stars (introduced) | Pink flowers |
| Dichelachne sieberiana | Plume Grass | Grass |
| Dichopogon fimbriatus | Chocolate Lily | Smells of chocolate |
| Elymus scaber var scaber | Common Wheat Grass | Grass |
| Epilobium billardierianum sub cinereum | Willow Herb | Red/pink flowers |
| Exocarpos cupressiformis | Cherry Ballart | Tiny red fruit |
| Geranium solanderi var solanderi | Native Geranium | White flowers |
| Gnaphalium gymnocephalum | Creeping Cudweed | Mauve daisy |
| Leptospermum continentale | Prickly Tea-tree | White flowers |
| Lomandra multiflora | Male flower | Brown coloured flowers |
| Microlaena stipoides | Weeping Grass | Grass |
| Notodanthonia laevis | Wallaby Grass | Grass |
| Pimelea curviflora var sericea | Small plant, yellow flower | |
| Poa sieberiana | Snow Grass | Grass |
| Rubus parvifolius | Native Raspberry | Red flowers |
| Senecio hispidulus var dissectus | Hill Firewood | Yellow daisy |
| Themeda triandra | Kangaroo Grass | Grass |
January
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia parramattensis | Wattle | Yellow balled flowers |
| Bursaria lasiophylla | Australian Blackthorn | Cream flowers |
| Caesia calliantha | Blue Grass Lily | Purple flowers |
| Comesperma volubile | Love Creeper | Purple flowers |
| Derwentia perfoliata | Diggers Speedwell | Mauve flowers |
| Desmodium varians | Slender Tick-trefoil | Difficult see, wedge shaped seed |
| Dodonaea viscosa sub spatulata | Hop Bush | Male flowers red |
| Drosera auriculata | Sundew | Sometimes white flower |
| Eragrostis brownii | Brown's Lovegrass | Grass |
| Eucalyptus melliodora | Yellow Box | Buds, juvenile foliage |
| Geranium potentilloides var potentilloides | Red flowers | |
| Geranium solanderi | Pink form | Pink flowers |
| Kunzea ericoides | White flowers | |
| Linaria pelisseriana | Pelisser's Toadflax (introduced) | Purple flowers |
| Microtis parviflora | Slender Onion Orchid | Cream flowers |
| Notodanthonia fulva | Wallaby Grass | Grass |
| Notodanthonia racemosa var racemosa | Slender Wallaby Grass | Grass |
| Oxalis species | Yellow flowers | |
| Pelargonium species | Mauve flowers | |
| Persoonia rigida | Rigid Geebung | Yellow flowers |
| Tricoryne elatior | Yellow Rush-lily | Yellow flowers |
February
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Callitris endlicheri | Black Cypress Pine | Fruit |
| Cyperus eragrostis | Umbrella Sedge | Sedge |
| Eryngium rostratum | Blue Devil | Spiky herb |
| Ottelia ovalifolia | Swamp Lily | Very damp area |
Friends of Aranda Bushland, May 1999 with help from Naomi Bell.
Our list is not fully comprehensive and we appreciate help in adding new plants and flowering times.