PLANTS Len-M

Lilac Hibiscus
Alyogyne huegelii
Erect shrub to 3 metres high. Grows in rocky hillsides and gorges in SA.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Australian Hollyhock
Lavatera plebeia
Erect open, non-woody shrub to over head high. Grows in open areas especially in woodlands and along creek lines.
Flowersmuch of the year

Corrugated Sida
Sida corrugata
Ground creeping plant. Grows in remnant scrub on the Adelaide Plains near the coast.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Rock fuchsia bush.
Eremophila freelingii
Small to medium shrub 1.5 to 2 metres high. Grows well in dry climates on a variety of soils.
Flowers in mainly spring.

Narrow-leaved emu bush
Eremophila alternifolia
Small to medium shrub which may reach 3 metres in height. Grows well in dry climates on a variety of soils.
Flowers in mainly spring.

Desert fuchsia
Eremophila gilesii
Small, spreading shrub to about 1 metre high by 2 metres across. Grows well in dry climates.
Flowers mainly from winter through to spring.

Eremophila duttonii
Large shrub to small tree reaching about 4 metres high. Grows well in dry climates.
Flowers mainly from winter through to mid summer.

Common emu bush
Eremophila glabra
A very complex species with many different forms. The species ranges from completely prostrate forms to shrubs up to 1.5 metres high
Flowering occurs from late winter to summer.

Creeping Boobialla
Myoporum parvifolium
Creeping shrub with running stems. Grows along the coast in sand.
Flowers spring, summer and autumn.

Eremophila macdonnellii
Prostrate forms may spread up to 5 metres but a 1 to 2 metre spread is more common. Grows in dry climates.
Flowers in winter and spring.

Spotted emu bush.
Eremophila maculata
Usually a shrub to about 1 metre in height but occasionally grows taller. Grows well in dry climates.
Flowering occurs mainly through winter and spring.

Berrigan
Eremophila longifolia
Usually a large shrub or small tree which can reach 7-8 metres in height but is often much smaller.Grows well in dry climates.
Flowers at most times of the year. Flower colour varies from pink to brick red.

Crimson turkey bush
Eremophila latrobei
Small to medium shrub to 2 metres high. Grows well in dry climates.
Flowers mainly from winter through to early summer.

Scarlet Bottlebrush
Callistemon rugulosus
Tall shrub to over head high. Grows on river flats, creeks, forest swamps, heath and mallee.
Flowers in spring.

Native Juniper
Myoporum insulare
Spreading shrub to over head high. Grows mainly on coastal sand dunes.
Flowers late winter and spring.

River bottlebrush
Callistemon sieberi
Large shrub or small tree to over head high. Grows along creekbeds and gullies in the hills.
Flowers in summer.

Desert Baeckea
Baeckea crassifolia
Slender shrub to shin high. Grows in heath areas. Flowers spring to early summer.

Common Fringe Myrtle
Calytrix tetragona
Shrub to shoulder high. Grows over a wide range including forest, heath and mallee.
Flowers in spring

Silky Tea Tree
Leptospermum lanigerum
Upright shrub to over head high, leaves soft, blue/grey. Grows in swamps and on edges of creeks and rivers.
Flowers spring and summer.

Flinders Ranges Bottlebrush
Callistemon teretifolius
Shrub to head high. Grows on rocky hillsides and near creeklines in forest near Williamstown and north to the Flinders Ranges.
Flowers in spring.

Heath Tea Tree
Leptospermum myrsinoides
Untidy shrub to shoulder high, not very prickly. Grows in forest and heath.
Flowers late spring.

Swamp Paperbark
Melaleuca halmaturorum
Large shrub or straggly tree. Grows along rivers near the sea.
Flowers in spring.

Rosy Baeckea
Baeckea ramosissima
Small delicate rambling shrub to knee high. Grows in heath.
Flowers spring to early summer.

Coastal Tea Tree
Leptospermum laevigatum
Large shrub or small tree. Grows along the coast and as a garden escape in the Adelaide Hills.
Flowers late winter to spring.

South Australian Blue Gum
Eucalyptus leucoxylon
Tall tree. Grows in woodlands.
Flowers spring to early summer.

Curly Mallee
Eucalyptus gillii
Small tree. Localised areas in the northern Flinders Ranges of South Australia and near Broken Hill in NSW.
Flowers spring to early summer.

Fringed heath-myrtle
Micromyrtus ciliata
Grows in a wide variety of climates so can range from semi prostrate to small shrub.
Flowers are white or pale pink and, in some forms the flowers age to a darker pink

References used;-
PRESCOTT, A. [1988]. It's Blue with Five Petals. Wildflowers of the Adelaide Region. Openbook publishers, Prospect.
DASHORST, G. and JESSOP, J. [1990]. Plants of the Adelaide Plains and Hills. Kangaroo Press, Adelaide.
CRONIN, L. Australian Wildflowers Keyguide. [2000] revised edition Envirobook. Annandale NSW.

If you know that I have made any errors identifying any of the plants shown please let me know so I can correct them.
I am not a botanist and am happy to be corrected.
Also, feel free to contribute any of your own photos of plants and their identity. Thanks, Nita

Cup Gum
Eucalyptus cosmophylla
Small, heavy set twisted tree to 10m. Grows on poor, often poorly drained soil in forest or heath.
Flowers in spring.

Messmate Stringybark
Eucalyptus obliqua
Tree to 30m. Grows in forest of high rainfall areas.
Flowers in summer to early winter.

Pink Gum
Eucalyptus fasciculosa
Stunted tree on poor soil or a tree to 30m. Widespread, except in wet forests.
Flowers in winter and spring.

Brown Stringybark
Eucalyptus baxteri
Tree to 20m. or stunted and twisted and only 5m. in heath country. Grows in forest and heath.
Flowers in summer.

Square Fruit Mallee
Eucalyptus calycogona
Mallee. Grows in a small area near Strathalbyn and the south coast of SA
Flowers in mostly winter and spring.

River Red Gum
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Tree to 20m. Grows along waterways and also forms woodlands on good soil in high rainfall areas.
Flowers in summer.

Narrow Leaved Mallee
Eucalyptus cneorifolia
Tall mallee. Grows along Waitpinga Creek catchment, common on Kangaroo Island.
Flowers in summer.

Slender Leaved Red Mallee
Eucalyptus foecunda
Mallee. Grows in mallee country.
Flowers in summer.

Yorrell
Eucalyptus gracilis
Slender mallee. Grows in mallee country.
Flowers in autumn and winter.

River Box, Black Box
Eucalyptus largiflorens
Tree to 20m often twisted. Grows along flood plains in heavy soils.
Flowers most of the year.

Grey Box
Eucalyptus microcarpa
Tree to 20m. Grows on the western foothills backing Adelaide.
Flowers in Autumn

Mallee Box
Eucalyptus porosa
Tree to 10m. Grows in good soil supporting big gums and mallee country.
Flowers in summer.

Cong Mallee
Eucalyptus conglobata
Mallee. Grows in small area south of Strathalbyn and Newland Head.
Flowers much of the year.

Long Leaved Box
Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Tree to about 10m. Grows on poor soils in hills to the north of Adelaide.
Flowers much of the year.

Coastal White Mallee
Eucalyptus diversifolia
Mallee. Grows on south coast near Newland Head.
Flowers in winter.

Ridge-fruited Mallee
Eucalyptus incrassata
Mallee. Grows in mallee country along the eastern side of the ranges and along the south coast.
Flowers much of the year.

Peppermint Box
Eucalyptus odorara
Tree to about 20m or more. Grows in foothills north of Adelaide.
Flowers in autumn.

Red Mallee
Eucalyptus oleosa
Mallee. Grows as scattered tree in mallee.
Flowers winter to spring.

Candlebark Gum
Eucalyptus rubida
Tall erect tree to 30m. Grows in a few pockets of fertile soil in wet areas on the hills. Rare.
Flowers in summer.

Kingscote Mallee
Eucalyptus rugosa
Small mallee. Grows in a tiny patch in Torrens Gorge and near Waitpinga.
Flowers in summer.

Red Mallee
Eucalyptus socialis
Mallee. Grows in mallee on the drier eastern side of the ranges. Not common.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Manna Gum
Eucalyptus viminalis
Spreading tree to 30m. Grows in woodland.
Flowers in summer.

Silky Tea Tree
Leptospermum lanigerum
Upright shrub to well above head high. Grows in permanent swamps and along the edges of creeks and rivers.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Green Tea Tree
Leptospermum coriaceum
Shrub to head high. Grows in mallee country
Flowers in winter and spring.

Prickly Tea Tree
Leptospermum sp.
Shrub to head high. Grows in forests, usually in wet gullies, near creeks and swampy sand.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Fringe Myrtle
Calytrix glaberrima
Shrub to knee high. Grows in heath.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Muntries
Kunzea pomifera
Shrub with ground running stems and short stems to ankle high. Growson sand especially near the coast.
Flowers in spring and early summer.

Totem Poles
Melaleuca decussata
Shrub from waist to head high. Grows in swampy ground or wet areas.
Flowers in spring to early summer.

Boree
Melaleuca pauperiflora
Shrub or small tree. Grows in semi arid areas.
Flowers in spring.

Dryland Tea Tree Moonah
Melaleuca lanceolata
Large shrub or tree. Grows in rocky gorges, in mallee and along coasts.
Flowers in summer and early autumn.

Mallee Honey Myrtle
Melaleuca acuminata
Shrub to head high. Grows in mallee.
Flowers in spring.

Mallee Honey Myrtle
Melaleuca brevifolia
Shrub to over head high. Grows along southern coastline.
Flowers in spring.

Broombush
Melaleuca uncinata
Upright shrub with many slender upright branches to over head high. Grows in dry woodland, mallee and other semi arid areas.
Flowers in spring.

Swamp Honey Myrtle
Melaleuca squamea
Shrub to knee high. Grows near swamp edges.
Flowers in spring.

Silver Broom
Baeckea behrii
Tall erect shrub to over head high. Grows in drier areas on sand or rocky outcrops.
flowers spring and early summer.

Sticky Boobialla
Myoporum viscosum
Spreading shrub to over head high. Sticky. Grows in foothills in higher rainfall areas.
Flowers in winter and spring.

Native Myrtle
Myoporum acuminatum
Large shrub to over head high. Grows in drainage channels in semi arid areas.
Flowers late winter and spring.

False Sandalwood
Myoporum platycarpum
Large shrub or tree. Grows in mallee and semi arid woodland.
Flowers mostly in spring.

Lax Marsh Flower
Villarsia umbricola
Plant to shin high. Grows in creeks, marshy ground or swamps.
Flowers in summer.

Running Marsh Flower
Villarsia reniformis
Plant to shin high. Grows in fresh water ponds or swamps.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Hill hibiscus
Hibiscus sturtii
A variable species with five varieties recognised. Generally it is a prostrate to erect shrub up to 0.75 metres high. Grows in dry climates.
Flowers in spring to autumn.

Tall Sida, Rock Sida
Sida calyxhymenia
Erect spindly shrub to head high. Grows on rocky outcrops in gorges on western side of the hills. Rare.
Flowers in winter and spring.

Lesser Loosestrife
Lythrum hyssopifolia
Small creeping herb. Grows in damp sites.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Hairy erect herb to knee high. Grows in wet places and swamps.
Flowers in summer.

Box Mistletoe
Amyema miquelii
Woody semi-parasite that grows amongst the foliage of Eucalyptus hosts.
Flowers throughout the year.

Harlequin Mistletoe
Lysiana exocarpi
Parasitic on a wide range of trees except eucalyptus but mat be parasitic on other mistletoe growing on eucalyptus.
Flowers throughout the year.

Wire Leaved Mistletoe
Amyema preissii
Leaves needle like. Usually grows on Acacia.
Flowers in summer.

Mistletoe
Amyema melaleucae
Flat leaves. Grows only on Melaleuca hosts along the coast. Very rare.
Flowers in summer.

Drooping Mistletoe
Amyema pendulum
Usually grows on Eucalyptus hosts. Very rare.
Flowers most of the year.

Coast Logania
Logania crassifolia
Low shrub to shin high. Grows on dunes and cliffs along the south coast.
Flowers in spring.

Flax Leaved Logania
Logania linifolia
Erect slender shrub to waist high. Grows in mallee scrub.
Flowers in spring.

Logania
Logania sp [un-named] formally Logania vaginalis
Tall shrub to over head high. Grows in rocky gorges in forests. Rare.
Flowers winter to spring.

Native Flax
Linum marginale
Slender erect plant with few branches to thigh high. Grows in grassland and woodland.
Flowers late spring.

Pale Grass Lily
Caesia parviflora
Almost identical to Blue Grass Lily. Flower less than half the size and pale blue. Less common.
Flowers in spring.

Bulbine lily
Bulbine bulbosa
Single upright, fleshy flowering stem to shin high. Grows in grassland.
Flowers in spring.

Yacca
Xanthorrhoea semiplana
Similar to Mount Lofty Grass Tree but bigger. Grows in forest, woodland and heath.
Flowers in spring.

Early Nancy
Wurmbea dioica
herb to ankle high. Grows in woodland.
Flowers in winter and early spring.

Black-anther Flax-lily
Dianella revoluta
Clumps of blue green, stiff leaves to shin high. Flowers on wiry branched stalks to thigh high.
Flowers in spring and early summer.

Blue Squill
Chamaescilla corymbosa
Leaves grass like. Flowers in loose group at the end of upright stem. Grows in woodland.
Flowers in spring.

Vanilla Lily
Arthropodium strictum
Leaves linear, grass like. Flowers stems to knee high. Grows in woodland.
Flowers in spring to early summer.

Twining Fringe-lily
Thysanotus patersonii
Herb twining around other small plants. Grows in forests and wetter areas.
Flowers in spring.

Milkmaids
Burchardia umbellata
Bulb plant. Flowering stem to knee high. Grows in grasslands and woodlands.
Flowers late winter and early spring.

Scented Irongrass
Lomandra effusa
Plant to shin high. Grows mainly near the coast.
Flowers in spring.

Mount Lofty Irongrass
Lomandra fibrata
Plant to shin high. Grows in high rainfall areas. Found only in South Australia.
Flowers in spring.

Desert Irongrass
Lomandra juncea
Plant to knee high with clump of several tough upright leaves. Grows in sand in heath or mallee.
Flowers in spring.

Irongrass
Lomandra densiflora
Plant to shin high. Grows in mallee and heath.
Flowers in spring.

Stiff Irongrass
Lomandra dura
Leaves flat, rigid to knee high. Widespread in foothills and in native grasslands.
Flowers in spring.

Pale Irongrass
Lomandra glauca
Tussocky plant to shin high. Widespread in foothills, mallee and in native grasslands.
Flowers in spring and early summer.

Small Irongrass
Lomandra sororia
Plant with clump of tough leaves to shin high. Grows in heath and mallee.
Flowers in spring.

Small Flower Irongrass
Lomandra micrantha
Rigid upright leaves to shin high. Grows in heath, mallee and woodland.
Flowers in winter to early summer.

Dwarf Wire Lily
Laxmannia sessiliflora
Herb with wiry slender stems. Grows in heath and in rocky sites in forests.
Flowers spring to summer.

Pale Flax-lily
Dianella longifolia
Clumps of pale green, flexible leaves to shin high. Grows in woodlands and grasslands.
Flowers in spring and early summer.

Small Vanilla Lily
Arthropodium minus
Similar to Vanilla Lily but flowers are half the size. Grows in woodland.
Flowers in spring.

Nodding Chocolate Lily
Arthropodium fimbriatum
Similar to Vanilla Lily but flowers in small groups along the stem. Grows in woodland.
Flowers in summer.

Mount Lofty Grass Tree
Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata
Thick woody trunk topped with a skirt of blue-green leaves. Grows on dry rocky ridges and rocky hillsides.
Flowers in autumn, winter and spring.

Small Bulbine Lily
Bulbine semibarbata
Similar but smaller than Bulbine bulbosa. Less common.
Flowers in spring.

Small Yellow Rush Lily
Tricoryne tenella
Low wiry plant with many much branched upright stems.

Yellow Rush Lily
Tricoryne elatior
Erect wiry plant to shin high.widespread in heath and woodland.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Blue Grass Lily
Caesia vittata
Leaves grass like. Flowers along single upright stalk to shin high. Grows in grassland and woodland.
Flowers in spring.

Rush Fringe Lily
Thysanotus juncifolius
Stem to shin high. Leafless. Grows in mallee on sand.
Flowers in spring to early summer.

Mallee Fringe Lily
Thysanotus baueri
Similar to Rush Fringe Lily but flowers without stalks. Grows in mallee.
Flowers in spring to early summer.

Fairies Apron
Utricularia dichotoma
Tiny herb to ankle high. Grows in sunny spots in swamps or bogs.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Small Bladderwort
Utricularia lateriflora
Tiny herb to less than ankle high. Grows in boggy sandy heath.
Flowers in summer.

Pink Bladderwort
Utricularia tenella
Tiny herb to ankle high. Grows in boggy heath.
Flowers in spring.

Muntries, Emu Apples, Native Cranberries, Munthari, Muntaberry or Monterry
Kunzea pomifera
Prostrate, woody shrub that may have a spread of 1.5 metres. The leaves are small, shiny, round and five millimetres in diameter.
In late spring plants produce fluffy, white flowers that are carried on the ends of short branches.