The Native Plants in the Strzeleckis

The following lists are plants identified in the Strzelecki Ranges Bioregion.

Main sources are:

Gippsland RFA Biodiversity report

Biosis - Strzelecki Ranges Biodiversity Review

Ken Harris - Morwell National Park plant lists

Draft native Vegetation Plan for West Gippsland

Bill Peel - Rainforest Plant Lists

In addition to listing the plants, this list attempts to show the distribution of plant species for the 7 main Strzelecki forest types (EVCs):

Cool Temperate Rainforest - CTR

WarmTemperate Rainforest - WTR

Wet Forest - Wet

Damp Forest - Damp

Lowland Forest Forest - Low

Shrubby Foothill Forest - Sh

Herb Rich Foothill Forest - Hr

Click here for some background information about Bioregions and EVCs

The list is not complete and species are bound to occur in more EVCs than indicated at present.

Where a space is left blank, it means either "possibly not" or "dont know". It does not necessarily mean that that species does not belong in that particular EVC.

The list is intended as a guide for observing existing vegetation as well as a guide to planting native vegetation in keeping with the 7 main EVCs that existed over the majority of the bioregion.

Additional Symbols:

† We've seen this species in this EVC, but not verified in books.

* Endangered

# not certain

The Lists

Acacias

Blackwood	Acacia melanoxylon	CTR	WTR;	Wet	Damp	Low	Sh	Hr
Black Wattle	Acacia mearnsii
Hop Wattle	A. stricta				D#	Low		H#
Narrow Leaf Wattle (Variable Sallow Wattle)	A. mucronata	#CTR		Wet	Damp	Low	Sh
Prickly Moses	A. verticillata	CTR	WTR	Wet†	Damp	Low	Sh
Silver Wattle	Acacia dealbata	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	Low	Sh	Hr
Sticky Wattle	A. howittii*				Damp			Hr
Wattle, Varnish	Acacia verniciflua	CTR#			Damp	Low		Hr
Mountain Hickory Wattle	A. obliquinervia						Sh

Eucalypts

Bog Gum (Gippsland Mallee)	Euc. kitsoniana*					Low#	Sh#
But But, Apple box	Eucalyptus bridgesiana					Low
Gippsland Blue Gum	E. globulus pseudoglobulus		WTR	Wet				Hr
Manna Gum	Eucalyptus viminalis			Wet	Damp
Manna Gum, Coast
Messmate	Eucalyptus obliqa	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	Low	Sh	HR
Mountain Ash	Eucalyptus regnans	CTR		Wet
Mountain Grey Gum	Eucalyptus cypellocarpa	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	Low	Sh	Hr
Narrow leaf Peppermint	E. radiata			Wet	Damp	Low	Sh	Hr
Silver-top	Euc. sieberi				Damp	Low	Sh	Hr
Southern Blue Gum	E. globulus ssp. globulus*		WTR	Wet	Damp			Hr
Strzelecki Gum	Eucalyptus strzeleckii*			Wet
Swamp Gum	E. Ovata				Damp	Low
Yellow Stringy Bark	Eucalyptus muellerana		WTR		Damp	Low	Sh	Hr
Yertchuck	Euc. consideniana					Low

Pittosporums

Banyalla	Pittosporum bicolour	CTR		Wet
Sweet Pittosporum	Pittosporum undulatum		WTR	Wet	Damp	L†	Sh#	Hr

Cassinias

Three Veined Cassinia	Cassinia trinerva	CTR	WTR	Wet
Common Cassinia (Dogwood)	Cassinia aculeata	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	Low	Sh	Hr
Shiny Cassinia	Cassinia longifolia	CTR		Wet		Low	Sh	Hr
Drooping Cassinia	Cassinia arcuata

Daisy Bushes

Dusty Daisy Bush	Olearia phlogopappa	CTR			Damp	Low	S#
Musk Daisy bush	Olearia argophylla	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp		S†
Silky Daisy Bush	Olearia myrsinoides
Snow Daisy Bush	Olearia lirata	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	Low	Sh	Hr

Tea Trees and Paperbarks

Scented Paperbark	Melaleuca squarrosa	CTR	Wet#	Dmp#	Lw#	S#	H#
Swamp Paperbark	Melalueuca ericfolia
Tea-tree, Prickly	Leptospermum continentale			Damp	Low		Hr
Tea-tree, Wooly	Leptospermum lanigerum	CTR	Wet#	Dmp#	Lw#	S#	H#

Other Trees

Austral Mulberry	Hedycarya augustifolia	CTR	WTR	Wet
Banksia, Hairpin	B. spinulosa var. cunninghamii					Low
Banksia, Saw	Bankisa, serrata					Low
Banksia, Silver	Banksia marginata					Low
Blanket Leaf	Bedfordia aborescens	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp
Bursaria, Sweet	Bursaria spinosa
Cherry Ballart	Exocarpos cupressiformis	CTR		Wet†	Damp		Sh
Christmas Bush	Prostanthera lasianthos	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp
Elderberry Panax	Polyscias sambucifolia	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp
Hazel Pomaderris	Pomaderris aspera	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	L†	Sh
Mountain Correa	Correa lawrenciana	CTR	WTR
Mountain Pepper	Tasmannia Lanceolata	CTR		Wet
Muttonwood	Rapanea howittiana	CTR	WTR
Myrtle Beech	Nothofagus cunninghamii	CTR
Sassafras, southern	Atherosperma moschatum	CTR
She-oak, Black	Casuarina littoralis
Stinkwood	Ziera arborescens	CTR		Wet

Other Shrubs (some are capable of growing to ‘tree size”)

Austral Indigo	Indigofera australis	CTR		Wet	Dam#	Lo#
Balm Mint Bush	Prostanthera melissifolia	CTR		Wet
Bitter-pea , Hop	Daviesia latifolia
Bitter-pea , Gorse	Daviesia ulicifolia
Bootlace Bush	Pimelea axiflora	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	L†		S†
Burgan; Kunzea	Kunzea ericoides	CTR		Wet#	Dmp#	Low
Bush Pea, Rough	Pultenaea scabra	CTR
Bush-pea, Golden	Pultenaea gunnii					Low
Bush-pea, Prickly	Pulteneae juniperina				Damp	Low
Bushy Hakea	Hakea decurrens					Low
Coprosma, Rough	Coprosma hirtella	CTR		Wet
Dusty Miller	Spyridium parvifolium							Sh
Handsome Flat-pea	Platylobium forosum	CTR						Sh
Heath, Common	Epacris impressa				D#		Low		Hr
Heath, Cranberry	Astroloma humifusum
Heath, Prickly Broom	Monotoca scoparia						Low
Hemp Bush	Gynatrix pulchella		Wet
Kangaroo Apple	Solanum aviculare		WTR
Lomatia, Holly	Lomatia ilicifolia
Lomatia, Tree	Lomatia fraseri	CTR	†WTR	Wet	Damp
Parrot-pea, Smooth	Dillwyni glaberrima					Low
Prickly Currant Bush	Copromosa quadrifida	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	L†		Sh	Hr
Tree Everlasting	Ozothamnus ferrugineus	CTR			Damp	Low			Hr
White Elderberry	Sambucus gaudichaudiana	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	L†
Wiry Bauera	Bauera rubiodes					Low		Sh

Ferns

Tall Ferns

Austral King Fern	Todea Barbara	CTR		Wet
Rough Tree fern	Cyathea australis	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	L†	Sh#	Hr
Skirted Tree Fern	Cyathea marcescens	CTR
Slender Tree Fern	Cyathea cunninghamii*	CTR
Soft Tree Fern	Dicksonia antarctica	CTR	WTR	Wet

Small Ferns

Austral Filmy Fern	Hymenophyllum australe	CTR		Wet
Austral Lady Fern	Allantodia australis	CTR		Wet
Bat’s Wing Fern	Histiopteris incisa	CTR	WTR	Wet
Bracken (austral)	Pteridium esculentum	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp	Low	Sh	Hr
Bristly Shield Fern	Lastreopsis hispida	CTR
Bushy Clubmoss	Lycopodium deuterodensum				Damp
Common Filmy Fern	Hymenophyllum cupressiforme	CTR		Wet
Common Finger Fern	Grammitis billardieri	CTR		Wet
Common Ground Fern	Culcita dubia			Wet	Damp
Common Ground Fern	Calochlaena dubia		WTR		Damp			Hr
Common maidenhair	Adiantum aethiopicum		WTR		Damp	Low	Sh
Common Rasp-fern	Doodiamedia		WTR
Downy Ground-fern	Hypolepis glandulifera	CTR		Wet	Damp
Downy Ground-fern	Hypolepsis punctata	CTR
False Bracken	Culcita dubia			Wet	Damp
Fishbone Water Fern	Blechnum nudum	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp
Fragrant Fern	Microscorum scandens		WTR
Gipsy Fern	Ctenopteris heterophylla	CTR
Gristle Fern	Blechnum cartilagineum		WTR	Wet	Damp
Hard Water Fern	Blechnum wattsii	CTR		Wet
Harsh Ground Fern	Hypolepis Muelleri			Wet	Damp
Kangaroo fern	Microsorum pustulatum	CTR	WTR	Wet
Lacy Wedge fern	Lindsaea microphylla*
Lance Water Fern	Blechnum chambersii	CTR		Wet
Leathery Shield Fern	Rumohra adiantiformis	CTR		Wet
Long Fork Fern	Tmesipteris obliqua	CTR		Wet
Maidenhair, Filmy	Adiantum diophanum*
Mother Spleenwort	Asplenium bulbiferum sspgracilimum	CTR		Wet
Mothershield fern	Polystichum proliferum	CTR	WTR	Wet	Damp			Hr
Narrow Filmy Fern CTR;	Mecodium rarum	CTR
Necklace Fern	Asplenium flabelifolium	CTR	WTR	Wet		Low	Sh
Netted Brake	Pteris coman*s	CTR
Oval Fork Fern	Tmesipteris ovata*	CTR		Wet
Pouched Coral Fern	Gleichenia circinnata				Damp
Ray water fern	Blechnum fluviatile	CTR		Wet
Ruddy Ground-fern	Hypolepis rugosula	CTR		Wet	Damp
Scrambling Coral Fern	Gleichenia microphylla	CTR			Damp
Screw Fern	Lindsaea linearis				Damp	Low
Shiny Filmy Fern	Hymenophyllum flabellatum	CTR		Wet
Shiny Shield-Fern	Lastreopsis acuminata	CTR	WTR	Wet
Sickle Fern	Pellaea falcata		WTR	Wet	Damp
Silky Fan Fern	Sticherus teWner	CTR		Wet
Slender Fork Fern	Tmesipteris elongata sp. elongata*	CTR
Small Fork Fern	Tmesipteris parva	CTR		Wet
Soft Water Fern	Blechnum minus		WTR	Wet	Damp
Spreading fan fern	Sticherus lobatus	CTR		Wet

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