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1 Vegetation Identification Contents Plant Pages Native trees 2 6 Native shrubs 7-9 Introduced plants Version 1 1

2 Casuarina glauca Casuarinaceae Swamp Oak A slender tree, usually growing to 20m high, with drooping, blue-grey foliage. Branchlets grow to14cm long and cones are warty and 15-33mm in length. Grows in brackish situations along coastal streams and inland along major river valleys. 2

3 Eucalyptus crebra Myrtaceae Narrow-leaved Ironbark Tree growing to 35m high. The bark is deeply furrowed and grey-black. Leaves are narrow and 7cm- 15cm long and grow alternately along the stem. Widespread and abundant in grassy or sclerophyll woodland or forest. 3

4 Eucalyptus moluccana Myrtaceae Grey Box Tree growing to 30m high. Bark is smooth, shedding to pink, grey and cream. Leaves are alternate and greygreen, 9-17cm long and 2-3.5cm wide. Found on poor sandstone soils of the Sydney region, often growing from rock crevices. 4

5 Eucalyptus tereticornis Myrtaceae Forest Red Gum A tree growing to 50m high with white or grey smooth bark, which is shed in large flakes. Leaves are alternate along the stem, dull green, 10-20cm long and 1-3cm wide. Widespread in grassy, wet or dry forests or woodlands. 5

6 Melaleuca decora Myrtaceae Paper Bark A shrub or small tree growing to 7m high with fibrous papery bark. Leaves are alternate, 8-18mm long and 1-2mm wide. Grows in swamps on clay soils mainly in coastal sites. 6

7 Acacia binervia Fabaceae/Mimosoideae Coast Myall An erect or spreading tree or shrub growing to 16m high. Grows in sclerophyll forest on rocky slopes, often near streams. 7

8 Acacia parramattensis Fabaceae/Mimosoideae Parramatta Wattle An erect tree or shrub growing 2-15m high. The bark is smooth or fissured and dark brown to black in colour. The leaves are bipinnate, dark green, with very fine blunt leaflets. Commonly found in the Blue Mountains and the Hawkesbury areas. It usually grows in dry sclerophyll forests on shale soils. 8

9 Bursaria spinosa Pittosporaceae Native Blackthorn A medium to large shrub or small tree, growing to 5 10 metres high. It is often multistemmed and has a rhizomatous root system. The branches are usually spiny. The leaves are small (1 5 cm long), obovate and often clustered on the branches. In spring to summer it produces numerous small (1 cm across) white to cream flowers. This species grows from coastal to subalpine areas of eastern and south-eastern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. 9

10 Rubus bellobatus (Introduced) Rosaceae Blackberry A large semideciduous shrub with angular canes and prickles. Leaves are oval shaped and 2-10cm long and 2-6cm wide. Blackberry is most prevalent in south-eastern NSW. Because of its genetic variability, the weed thrives in a wide range of habitats, invading both grazing lands as well as natural ecosystems. 10

11 Ligustrum sinense (Introduced) Oleaceae Small Leaved Privet A shrub growing to 3m high. Leaves are 2-5cm long and cm wide. This is an introduced species often invading woodlands and forests. 11

12 Gibasis pelludica (Introduced) Commelinaceae Tahitian Bridal Veil A trailing herb growing to 10cm high. Found in sclerophyll forest in higher rainfall areas where it is spreading from initial plants and disposal of garden waste. 12

13 Opuncta stricta (Introduced) Cactaceae Prickly Pear A bushy clumped plant with distinctive trunk. They usually grow to less than 1.5m high with segments less than 20cm long. The cactus-like plant is generally a dull bluish-green. Prickly pear has covered large areas of NSW in pest proportions but is now kept under control by the Cactoblastis insects. 13

14 Salvinia molesta (Introduced) Salviniaceae Salvinia A free-floating aquatic fern, 5-20cm long. Fronds are circular to oval shaped, 1-4cm long. Often floating on ponds and dams along the NSW coast and Riverina. 14

15 Araujia sericifera (Introduced) Apocynaceae Moth Vine A climber with twining stems growing to 5m high. The stem exudes milky latex when cut. Leaves are triangular or oval shaped, 3-11cm long and 1.5-6cm wide. Declared a noxious weed. Widespread in NSW forests and woodlands. Native of Peru. 15

16 Lantana camara (Introduced) Verbenaceae Lantana A shrub growing up to 3m high often forming dense thickets. Branches are long with prickles and hairs. Leaves are oval shaped, 2.5-8cm long and cm wide. Widespread along the NSW coast in sclerophyll forest and disturbed rainforest. Declared a noxious weed. 16

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