These are the stages in the life cycle of the plant:
Below are images of a range of seedlings from the Australian Botanic Garden, Mount Annan Conservation research woodland. We have concentrated on dicotyledon species. Most of the monocotyledon (e.g. grasses) species are difficult to distinguish from each other. Asterisk * indicates exotic species naturalised at the Australian Botanic Garden.
Dry conditions are a feature of the Cumberland Plain Woodland environment. Many plants have strongly developed root systems to allow them to persist during drought. Rootstocks include tubers, thickened or fleshy roots and deep taproots. These rootstocks may also allow the plant to resprout after fire. Asterisk * indicates species naturalised in the woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden.
Ajuga australis
Arthropodium sp. B
*Asparagus asparagoides
Brunoniella australis
Bursaria spinosa
Caesia parviflora
Clerodendrum tomentosum
Cymbonotus lawsonianus
Cyperus gracilis
Dianella longifolia
Dodonaea viscosa
Eucalyptus moluccana
*Gomphocarpus fruticosus
*Heliotropium amplexicaule
Hypericum gramineum
*Hypericum perforatum
*Hypochaeris microcephala
Linum marginale
Lomandra filiformis
Mentha satureoides
*Modiola caroliniana
*Olea europea subsp. cuspidata
Oxalis perennans
Plantago gaudichaudii
*Plantago lanceolata
*Romulea rosea
*Senecio madagascariensis
* Sida rhombifolia
*Sonchus oleraceus
Tricoryne elatior
*Verbena bonariensis