Vascular plants

Discover the diversity of plant species, both native and exotic, found in the Cumberland Plain Woodland remnants at the Australian Botanic Garden.

In the image galleries and plant list below, species are divided by lifeform into trees, shrubs, vines and climbers, ferns, groundcovers and specialised lifeforms.

Specialised lifeforms

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Vascular plant species by lifeform and family, with habitat notes
Life form	Genus and species with habitat notes
Trees	Angophora subvelutina Riverflat forest Brachychiton populneus Dry Rainforest Eucalyptus crebra Eucalyptus eugenioides Riverflat forest Eucalyptus moluccana Eucalyptus tereticornis
Shrubs	Acacia decurrens Acacia falcata Acacia implexa Acacia parramattensis Bursaria spinosa Cassinia longifolia Cassinia macrocephala Cassinia quinquefaria Clerodendrum tomentosum Daviesia ulicifolia Dodonaea viscosa subsp. cuneata Exocarpos cupressiformis Indigofera australis *Lantana camara Leucopogon juniperinus *Lycium ferocissimum Myoporum montanum Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata* Ozothamnus diosmifolius *Rosa rubiginosa Rubus parvifolius *Rubus ulmifolius
Vines and climbers	*Araujia sericifera Cayratia clematidea Clematis glycinoides Convolvulus angustissimus Marsdenia rostrata Marsdenia viridiflora Pandorea pandorana Parsonsia straminea Passiflora herbertiana
Ferns	Adiantum aethiopicum Riverflat Forest Asplenium flabellifolium Azolla sp. Aquatic habitat Cheilanthes distans Cheilanthes sieberi Pellaea falcata
Daisies - Asteraceae	Arctotheca calendula Bidens pilosa Brachyscome angustifolia Calotis lappulacea *Carthamnus lanatus Grassland habitat Cassinia quinquefaria Cassinia uncata Centipeda minima Dam habitat Chrysocephalum apiculatum Cirsium vulgare Conyza sumatrensis Cotula australis Cymbonotus lawsonianus Euchiton gymnocephalus Euchiton sphericus Facelis retusa Gamochaeta americana Glossocardia bidens Hypochaeris microcephala var. albiflora* Hypochaeris radicata Lagenophora gracilis* Leontodon taraxacoides Olearia viscidula* Ozothamnus diosmifolius Rhodanthe anthemoides Senecio hispidulus Senecio madagascariensis Senecio quadridentatus Solenogyne bellioides* Solenogyne dominii Soliva sessilis Sonchus asper Sonchus oleraceus Taraxacum officinale Tragopogon porrifolius Grassland Triptilodiscus pygmaeus* Vernonia cinerea Vittadinia sulcata
Chenopods - Chenopodiaceae	Atriplex semibaccata Chenopodium carinatum Einadia hastata Einadia nutans subsp. linifolia Einadia nutans subsp. nutans Einadia polygonoides Einadia trigonos Salsola kali Grassland habitat
Peas - Fabaceae	Acacia decurrens Acacia falcata Acacia implexa Acacia parramattensis Bossiaea prostrata Daviesia ulicifolia Desmodium brachypodum Desmodium varians Glycine tabacina Hardenbergia violacea Indigofera australis Lotus australis Medicago lupulina Trifolium arvense Grasssland habitat *Trifolium repens Trifolium glomeratum Zornia dyctiocarpa*
Other dicotyledon herbs	Ajuga australis Alternanthera sp. A Alternanthera pungens Anagallis arvensis Asperula conferta Brunoniella australis Centaurium tenuiflorum Cerastium glomeratum Chamaesyce drummondii Crassula sieberiana Cyclospermum leptophyllum Cynoglossum suaveolens Datura stramonium Daucus glochidiatus Dichondra repens Echium plantagineum Eremophila debilis* *Erodium cicurtarium Roadside habitat Erodium crinitum Foeniculum vulgare Grassland habitat Galium migrans* Geranium homeanum Gomphocarpus fruticosus Gomphrena celosiodes Roadside Goodenia hederacea Gratiola pedunculata Dam habitat Heliotropium amplexicaule Hibiscus trionum Grassland habitat Hydrocotyle bonariensis Dam habitat Hypericum gramineum* *Hypericum perforatum Lamium amplexicaule Grassland Lepidium africanum *Lepidium bonariense Linum marginale *Linum trigynum Ludwigia peploides Dam habitat Lythrum hyssopifolia Dam habitat Lythrum salicaria Dam habitat Mentha satureioides *Modiola caroliniana Nymphoides montana Aquatic habitat Opercularia diphylla *Opuntia stricta Ottelia ovalifolia Aquatic habitat Oxalis perennans *Paronychia brasiliana Pavonia hastata Grassland habitat Persicaria decipiens* Dam habitat Petrorhagia nanteuilii Phyllanthus virgatus* Phytolacca octandra Pimelea glauca* Pimelea spicata Plantago gaudichaudii Plantago lanceolata Plantago myosuros Plectranthus parviflorus Polycarpon tetraphyllum Polygala japonica* Polygala virgata Grassland habitat Poranthera microphylla* Portulaca oleracea Pratia purpurescens Ranunculus lappaceus Ranunculus sessiliflorus Richardia stellaris Rumex brownii* *Rumex crispus Grassland habitat Scaevola albida Scutellaria humilis Sherardia arvensis Sida corrugata* Sida rhombifolia Silene gallica Solanum cinereum Solanum linnaeanum Solanum nigrum Solanum prinophyllum *Solanum pseudocapsicum Stachys arvensis Stackhousia viminea* Stellaria media Verbascum virgatum Verbena bonariensis Verbena officinalis Verbena rigida Veronica plebeia* Wahlenbergia communis Wahlenbergia gracilis Wahlenbergia stricta
Grasses - Poaceae	Aristida ramosa Aristida vagans Austrodanthonia fulva Austrodanthonia racemosa Austrostipa setacea Avena barbata Grassland habitat Bothriochloa macra* *Briza maxima *Briza minor *Briza subaristata *Bromus catharticus *Bromus molliformis *Chloris gayana Chloris truncata Chloris ventricosa Cymbopogon refractus *Cynodon dactylon Dichanthium sericeum Dichelachne micrantha Digitaria diffusa Digitaria divaricatissima Grassland Echinopogon ovatus Elymus scaber Eragrostis curvula Roadside habitat Eragrostis leptostachya* Eriochloa pseudoacrotricha Festuca arundinacea Lachnagrostis filifomis* Lolium perenne Microlaena stipoides* *Nassella neesiana Oplismenus aemulus Panicum effusum Paspalidium distans Paspalum dilatatum Phalaris aquatica Poa labillardierei Setaria parviflora Sorghum leiocladum* Sporobolus africanus Sporobolus creber* Themeda triandra *Vulpia bromoides
Other monocotyledons - graminoids	Alisma plantago-aquatica Aquatic habitat Arthropodium minus Arthropodium sp. B Asparagus asparagoides Caesia parviflora* Carex breviculmis Carex inversa Cyperus gracilis Cyperus gunnii Dam habitat Damasonium minus Dam habitat Dianella longifolia Dianella revoluta Dipodium punctatum Fimbristylis dichotoma Geitonoplesium cymosum Dry Rainforest habitat Hypoxis hygrometrica Juncus prismatocarpus Juncus subsecundus Juncus usitatus Lomandra filiformis subsp. filiformis Lomandra multiflora Pterostylis curta Romulea rosea Scleria mackaviensis* Sisyrinchium sp. Tricoryne elatior* Typha domingensis Dam habitat Typha orientalis Dam habitat
Specialised lifeforms	Amyema miquelii

Asterisk * indicates exotic species naturalised at the Australian Botanic Garden.

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Vascular plant species by lifeform and family, with habitat notes