PlantsRu-Z

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

Shrub violet
Hybanthus floribundus
Shrub to knee high. Grows in rocky parts of woodland and heath.
Flowers winter to spring

Slender Violet Bush.
Hybanthus monopetalus
Dwarf, perennial species up to half a metre in height by a similar width. Well drained, moist soils in a lightly shaded position.
Flowers late spring to early summer.

Stinking Pennywort
Hydrocotyle laxiflora
Hairy herb to ankle high. Grows in woodland in shady humid sites on good soil.
Flowers in spring to early summer.

Ivy leaved violet
Viola hederacea
Small herb to ankle high. Grows in wet gullies.
Flowers spring and summer.

Showy violet
Viola betonicifolia
Small herb to ankle high. Very rare, possibly extinct in the Adelaide Hills.
Flowers spring and summer.

Shrubby Twinleaf
Zygophyllum aurantiacum
Shrub to shin high, sometimes scrambling. Grows in mallee or along rocky coasts.
Flowers winter and early spring.

Coast Twinleaf
Zygophyllum billardierei
Scrambling plant with slender stems. Grows along the coasts, especially cliff areas.
Flowers winter to early summer.

Pale Twinleaf
Zygophyllum glaucum
Erect or scrambling plant to shin high. Grows in mallee or along coasts.
Flowers winter to early summer.

Tall Yellow-eye
Xyris operculata
Herb with grass-like leaves. Grows at edges of marshes and swamps.
Flowers in summer.

Smooth Nettle
Parietaria debilis
Delicate herb to thigh high. Grows in woodland in shady sites.
Flowers in spring.

Heart-bract Nettle
Parietaria cardiostegia
Small herb to shin high. Grows along the coasts or river edges.
Flowers in spring.

Tiny Pennywort
Hydrocotyle callicarpa
Tiny herb to ankle high. Grows in open, dry, sandy places.
Flowers in spring.

Tom Thumb
Dichondra repens
Ground-running plant to ankle high. Grows in damp site in forests, woodlands and grasslands.
Flowers in spring to summer.

Hairy Pennywort
Hydrocotyle hirta
Similar to Stinking Pennywort. Grows in woodland in moist shady places. Rare.
Flowers in summer to autumn.

Wing Pennywort
Centella cordifolia
Herb with creeping stems. Grows in shallow water.
Flowers summer to autumn.

Pennywort
Hydrocotyle pilifera
Tiny herb to ankle high. Grows in woodlands and open sandy spots. Very rare in The Adelaide Hills.
Flowers in spring.

Yellow Pennywort
Hydrocotyle foveolata
Tiny bright yellow-green herb to ankle high. Grows in woodlands or forest clearings.
Flowers in spring.

Shield Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Perennial annual to 25cm tall.

Heath Xanthosia
Xanthosia pusilla
Soft, hairy herb to shin high. Grows on sand in forest and heath.
Flowers in spring.

Dwarf Trachymene
Trachymene pilosa
Small pale green herb to shin high. Grows on sandy soil.
Flowers in spring.

Slender Platysace
Platysace heteroplylla
Clump of slender, shiny green stems to shin high. Grows in heath and near the coast.
Flowers in summer to autumn.

Xanthosia
Xanthosia tasmanica
Ground herb to ankle high. Grows in shallow sand in rocky sites in forest, woodland or heath. Rare.
Flowers in spring.

Cut leaved Xanthosia
Xanthosia dissecta
Smooth herb to shin high with slender stems. Grows in sand on heath.
Flowers in spring.

Purple Trachymene
Trachymene cyanopetala
Herb to ankle high. Grows in woodland and open damp spots.
Flowers late winter and spring.

Nitre-bush
Nitraria billardierei
Tough spreading shrub to head high with many arching stems. Grows in overgrazed mallee country and near the coast.
Flowers in spring.

Tree violet
Hymenanthera dentata
Shrub to 4m tall. Native to south east Australia.

Tiny violet
Viola sieberiana
Small herb to ankle high. Grows in wet areas.
Flowers spring and early summer.

Native Carrot
Daucus glochidiatus
Slender herb to shin high. Grows in sandy soil.
Flowers mostly in spring.

Sea Celery
Apium prostratum
Trailing plant with thin stems. Grows along coastal freshwater inlets or lagoons and creeks.
Flowers summer to autumn.

Typha domingensis
Bulrush up to 2m or more tall. Common in wet places.

Pink-eyed Susan
Tetratheca pilosa
Slender upright shrub to knee high. Grows as scattered individuals in forest and heath.
Flowers in spring and summer.

Slender Riceflower
Pimelea linifolia
Erect shrub to waist high. Grows in forest and heath.
Flowers in spring.

Curved Riceflower
Pimelea curviflora
Erect shrub to shin high. Grows in malleeand remnants of scrub on the Adelaide plains.
Flowers spring and early summer.

Common Riceflower
Pimelea humilis
Plant to shin high. Grows in forest and heath.
Flowers in spring.

Gaunt Riceflower
Pimelea stricta
Erect shrub to waist high. Grows on sand in mallee or woodland.
Flowers early spring.

Wooly Riceflower
Pimelea octophylla
Plant to waist high with few stems. Grows in forest and heath.
Flowers in spring.

Diosma Riceflower
Pimelea flava
Erect wiry shrub to waist highs. Grows in mallee.
Flowers in spring.

Smooth Riceflower
Pimelea glauca
Erect branched shrub to waist high. Grows in forest and grassland along the coast.
Flowers in spring.

Thyme Riceflower
Pimelea serpyllifolia
Shrub to 2 metres high. Grows in forest and damp rocky spots.
Flowers in spring.

Heath Riceflower
Pimelea phylicoides
Erect shrub to knee high. Grows in forest or heath in sandy soil.
Flowers in spring.

Hairy Stylewort
Levenhookia dubia
Delicate annual to less than ankle high. Grows on moist soils in the hills.
Flowers spring.

Grass Trigger Plant
Stylidium graminifolium
Tuft of grass like leaves to shin high and flower stem to knee high. Grows in forests and moist sites.
Flowers spring and early summer.

Midget Stylewort
Levenhookia pusilla
Delicate annual to less than ankle high. Grows on moist ground.
Flowers spring.

Book Trigger Plant
Stylidium calcaratum
Delicate annual less than ankle high. Grows in moist ground. Rare.
Flowers in spring.

Beaugleholes Trigger Plant
Stylidium beaugleholei
Delicate tiny herb less than ankle high. Grows in seasonally wet ground.
Flowers in spring and early summer.

Hundreds and Thousands.
Stylidium inundatum
Delicate tiny herb less than ankle high. Grows in wet spots.
Flowers in late spring.

Small Trigger Plant
Stylidium despectum
Tiny herb with small pink or white flowers. Grows in wet spots.
Flowers in spring.

Paper-flower
Thomasia petalocalyx
Shrub to waist high. Grows in drier forest and scrub.
Flowers in spring.

Slender Velvet-bush
Lasiopetalum bauerii
Slender shrub to knee high. Grows in drier areas. Not common.
Flowers in winter and spring.

Coast Velvet-bush
Lasiopetalum discolor
Dense shrub to waist high. Grows in Southern Coast of Fleurieu Peninsula.
Flowers in spring.

Pink Velvet-bush
Lasiopetalum behrii
Shrub to waist high. Grows in mallee on eastern side of Adelaide Hills.
Flowers in winter and spring.

Creamy Candles
Stackhousia monogyna
Single erect stem to shin high. Widespread in woodland amongst shrubs.
Flowers spring to early summer.

Candles
Stackhousia aspericocca
Similar to Creamy Candles. There are 2 extra small green floral leaves at the base of the flower. Grows in heath, woodland and forest.
Flowers spring to early summer.

Kangaroo Apple
Solanum laciniatum
Shrub to head high. Grows in wetter areas of the hills.
Flowers spring and summer

Coast tobacco
Nicotiana maritima
Herb to knee high. Grows in sand or in rocky areas near the coast.
Flowers mostly in spring.

Austral Brooklime
Gratiola peruviana
Fleshy ground-running herb to ankle high. Grows in the mud of swamps and streams.
Flowers in summer

Coast Speedwell
Veronica hillebrandii
Leaves elliptical, flowers are in groups of up to 10 on long stalks. Grows on coastal cliffs or dunes. Very rare.
Flowers in summer

Slender Speedwell
Veronica gracilis
Leaves narrow, flowers are in groups of up to 5 along the stem. Grows in damp sites. Very rare.
Flowers in spring.

Creeping Monkey-flower
Mimulus repens
Plant forms creeping mats. Grows on the open drying banks of swamps, rivers and dams.
Flowers in summer.

Sticky Hop Bush
Dodonaea viscosa
Shrub to over head high. Grows in woodland and mallee, especially in rocky areas.
Flowers spring and early summer

Small Hop-bush
Dodonaea bursariifolia
Shrub to waist high. Grows in semi arid mallee.
Flowers in spring.

Dwarf Hop-bush
Dodonaea humilis
Small shrub to knee high. Grows in mallee and near the coast south east of the Adelaide Hills.
Flowers in summer.

Native Cherry
Exocarpos cupressiformis
A tree of many erect, dense and spreading branches that make it look a bit like a cypress tree. Widespread in wetter areas of the hills but not common in any one place.
Flowers spring through to winter

Quandong
Santalum acuminatum
Small tree, often drooping. Grows in mallee.
Flowers spring through to autumn.

Bitter Quandong
Santalum murrayanum
Small tree, often drooping. Grows in mallee and on the Adelaide Plains.
Flowers spring and summer.

Sour-bush
Choretrum glomeratum
Shrub to head high. Grows in mallee.
Flowers throughout the year.

Common Sour-bush
Choretrum chrysanthum
Shrub to over head high. Grows in mallee.
Flowers throughout the year.

Stiff Cherry
Exocarpos aphylla
Much branched stout shrub to shoulder high with thick rigid branches. Grows in mallee and heath.
Flowers in spring and early summer.

Slender Cherry
Exocarpos sparteus
An upright shrub to over head high. Grows in mallee, ie drier areas than the Native Cherry.
Flowers in spring and autumn.

Pink Zieria
Zieria veronicea
Shrub with many light green or blue green leaves. Smells of lemon when crushed. Rare. Grows in heath.
Flowers in spring.

Prickly Waxflower
Eriostemon pungens
Shrub to thigh high. Leaves very prickly. Grows in heath. Rare.
Flowers in spring.

Narrow-leaved Waxflower
Eriostemon augustifolius
Shrub to thigh high. Small leaves flat inside and warty outside. Grows in heath.
Flowers in spring.

Blue Boronia
Boronia coerulescens
Small shrub to knee high. Grows in heath and sand.
Flowers in spring.

Slender Boronia
Boronia filifolia
Slender delicate wiry shrub. Grows in heath.
Flowers in spring.

Hillebrands Phebalium
Phebalium Hillebrandii
Shrub to 60cm tall. Grows in wet gullies and forest. Rare.
Flowers in spring.

Island Boronia
Boronia edwardsii
Small wiry shrub with fine hairs. Grows in a few forest areas in high rainfall sites. Rare.
Flowers in spring.

Dwarf Boronia
Boronia nana
Dwarf spreading shrub with slender branches. Grows near swamps.
Flowers in spring.

Rock Correa
Correa glabra
Spreading shrub to head high. Grows on rocky sites. Not common.
Flowers in winter.

South Australian Green Correa
Correa calycina
Tall dense shrub to shoulder high. Grows in wet areas in South Australia.
Flowers in winter.

Hairy Correa
Correa aemula
Spreading shrub to shoulder high. Grows ion rocky sites especially near streams in forests.
Flowers in spring.

Salmon Correa
Correa pulchella
Small shrub to shin high. Grows in mallee or cliffs along the southern coast.
Flowers in autumn and winter

White Correa
Correa alba
Spreading shrub to knee or thigh high. Grows along south coast on limestone cliffs.
Rare. Flowers autumn to winter.

Common Correa
Correa reflexa
Shrub to waist high. Grows in mallee and heath in sandy soil.
Flowers in autumn and winter

Spreading Correa
Correa decumbens
Shrub to waist high. Grows in moist gullies and forests.
Flowers in spring and autumn.

Bedstraw
Galium migrans
Weak scrambling herb. Grows in woodland.
Flowers in spring.

Rough Bedstraw
Galium gaudichaudii
Small scrambling herb. Grows in rocky cracks in forest and woodland.
Flowers in spring to early summer.

Common Woodruff
Asperula conferta
Plants to shin high, often growing in patches. Grows in mallee and woodland.
Flowers in spring.

Twiggy Stinkweed
Opercularia turpis
Clumps around ankle high of densely packed upright twigs and few leaves. Grows in sand.
Flowers late winter to early summer.

Variable Stinkweed
Opercularia varia
Branched plant to ankle or shin high. Grows in forests in rocky areas.
Flowers in winter and spring.

Broad-leaved Stinkweed
Opercularia ovata
Ground covering plant. Grows in forests. Not common.
Flowers in spring.

Stalked Stinkweed
Opercularia scabrida
Small spreading plant to shin high. Grows in rocky sites in forest and woodland.
Flowers in spring.

Prostrate Blue Devil
Eryngium vesiculosum
Ground running plant with blue tinge. Grows on sandy flats including near the coast.
Flowers early summer.

Blue Devil
Eryngium rostratum
Herb to shin high. Grows mostly on clay in woodland and grassland.
Flowers early summer.