Plants of the Sydney region
List by common name
By group in alphabetical order. If no common name is given here I am not aware that the plant has one.
Banksias
Coast Banksia Banksia integrifolia Family Proteaceae
Heath Banksia Banksia ericifolia Family Proteaceae
Hairpin Banksia Banksia spinulosa Family Proteaceae
Banksia oblongifolia Family Proteaceae
Black-eyed Susan
Tetratheca ericifolia Family Tremandraceae
Tetratheca shiressii Family Tremandraceae
Boronias
Pinnate Boronia Boronia pinnata Family Rutaceae
Bottlebrushes
Pine-leaved Bottlebrush Callustemon pinifolius Family Myrtaceae
Crowea
Crowea exalata Family Rutaceae
Daisies
Cut-leaf daisy Brachycome multifida ssp. multifida Family Asteraceae
Dampieria
Blue Dampieria Dampieria stricta Family Goodeniaceae
Purple Dampieria Dampieria purpurea Family Goodeniaceae
Darwinia
Darwinia fascicularis ssp. fascicularis Family Myrtaceae
Drumsticks
Narrow-leaf Drumsticks Isopogon anethifolius Family Proteaceae
Ferns
Screw fern Lindsaea linearis Family Lindsaeaceae
Grevilleas
Red Spidery Flower Grevillea speciosa ssp. speciosa Family Proteaceae
Goodenia
Hop Goodenia Goodenia ovata Family Goodeniaceae
Goodenia bellidifolia Family Goodeniaceae
Goodenia heterophylla Family Goodeniaceae
Guinea Flowers
Hibbertia bracteata Family Dilleniaceae
Hibbertia cistiflora Family Dilleniaceae
Hibbertia dentata Family Dilleniaceae
Hibbertia fasciculata Family Dilleniaceae
Hibbertia obtusifolia Family Dilleniaceae
Hibbertia serpyllifolia Family Dilleniaceae
Hakeas
Dagger Hakea Hakea teretifolia Family Proteaceae
Heaths
Coral Heath Epacris microphylla Family Epicridaceae
Daphne Heath Brachyloma daphnoides Family Epacridaceae
Pink Swamp Heath Sprengelia incarnata Family Epacridaceae
Dracophyllum secumdum Family Epacridaceae
Leucopogon ericoides Family Epacridaceae
Leucopogon esquamatus Family Epacridaceae
Leucopogon microphylus Small-leaved White-beard Family Epacridaceae
Heath-myrtles
Twiggy Heath-myrtle Baeckia virgata Family Myrtaceae
Baeckia densifolia Family Myrtaceae
Baeckia imbricata Family Myrtaceae
Kunzea
Pink Kunzea Kunzea capitata Family Myrtaceae
Lilies
Common Fringe Lily Thysanotus tuberosus Family Iridaceae
Rush Lily Sowerbaea juncea Family Iridaceae
Tricoryne simplex Family Iridaceae
Lobelia
Lobelia gracilis Family Lobeliaceae
Mangrove
River Mangrove Aegiceras corniculatum Family Myrsinaceae
Purple-flag
Leafy purple-flag Patersonia glabrata Family Iridaceae
Silkyy purple-flag Patersonia glabrata Family Iridaceae
Rice flowers
Slender Rice-flower Pimelea linifolia spp. linifolia Family Thymelaceae
Orchids
Bonnet Orchid Cryptostylis erecta Family Orchidaceae
Hyacinth Orchid Dipodium variegatum Family Orchidaceae
Maroon hood Pterostylis pedunculata Family Orchidaceae
Nodding greenhood Pterostylis nutans Family Orchidaceae
Red beard orchid Calochilus paludosus Family Orchidaceae
Spotted sun-orchid Thelymitra ixioides Family Orchidaceae
White caladenia Caladenia alba Family Orchidaceae
Palms
Cabbage Tree Palm Livistona australis Family Arecaceae
Pea flowers
Broad-leaf Wedge-pea Gompholobium latifolium Family Fabaceae
Eggs and Bacon Dillwynia retorta Family Fabaceae
Handsome flat-pea Platylobium formosum ssp. formosum Family Fabaceae
Purple Twining pea Hardenbergia violacea Family Fabaceae
Twining Glycine Glycine clandestina Family Fabaceae
Velvet Hovea Hovea purpurea Family Fabaceae
Pultenaea rosmarinifolia Family Fabaceae
Pultenaea stipularis Family Fabaceae
Dillwynia floribunda Family Fabaceae
Sundews
Common sundew Drosera spathulata Family Droseraceae
Tea Trees
Pink tea Tree Leptospermum squarrosum Family Myrtaceae
Trigger plants
Narrow-leaf Trigger Plant Stylidium productum Family Stylidiaceae
Stylidium productum Family Stylidiaceae
Waratah
WaratahTelopea speciosissima Family Proteaceae
Wattles
Acacia irrorata Family Mimosaceae
Sydney Golden wattle Acacia longifolia Family Mimosaceae
Prickly Moses Acacia oxycedrus Family Mimosaceae
Sweet-scented wattle Acacia suaveolens Family Mimosaceae
Wax Flowers
Pink Wax Flower Eriostemon australasius Family Rutaceae
Apple Berry Billardiera scandens Family Pittosporaceae
Blueberry Ash Elaeocarpus reticulatus Family Elaeocarpaceae
Common Hemigenia Hemigenia purpurea Family Lamiaceae
Conesticks Petrophile pulchella Family Proteaceae
Milkmaids Burchardia umbellata Family Cochicaceae
Creeping Brookweed Samolus repens Family Primulaceae
Tetratheca ericifolia Family Tremandraceae
Tetratheca shiressii Family Tremandraceae
Prickly Moses Acacia oxycedrus Family Mimosaceae
Love Creeper Comesperma volubile Family Polygalaceae
Pomax Pomax umbellata Family Rubiaceae
Red five-corners Styphelia tubiflora Family Epacridaceae
White root Pratia purpurascens Family Lobeliaceae
Woollsia Woollsia pungens Family Epicridaceae
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