Plants

Species to be planted in Hancock Street Microforest

Stage 1

A description of the plants can be obtained by emailing:  secretaryFEP@gmail.com

CANOPY TREES:

        Corymbia Intermedia - Pink Bloodwood

UNDERSTORY TREES: 

Acacia fimbriata - Fringed Wattle  

Acacia madenii - Maiden’s Wattle  

Acacia melanoxylyn - Blackwood

Acacia nerifolia - Oleander Leaf Wattle

Alphitonia excelsa - Soap Ash 
        
Allocasuarina torulosa - Forest She-oak

        Angrophora floribunda - Rough Barked Apple

Auranticarpa rhombifolia - Golden Hollywood  

Brachychiton populneus - Kurrajong 

        Clerodendrum tomentosum - Hairy Lolly Bush
        
        Cupaniopsis parvifolia - Small Leaf Tuckeroo

        Trema tomentosa - Poison Peach


Acacia fimbriata 


UNDERSTORY SHRUBS: 

Breynia oblongifolia - Breynia 

Cassinia laevis - Cough Bush

        Wikstroema indica - Bushman's Bootlace



Cassinia laevis


  VINES: 

        Eustrephus latifolius - Wombat berry 

Hardenbergia violacea - Hardenbergia

Pandorea pandorana - Wonga Vine 


  Eustrephus latifolius


HERBS OR GROUND FLORA: 

Dianella caerulea - Blue Flax Lily 

Dichondra repens - Kidney Weed

Einadia hastata – Red Berry Saltbush 

Chrysocephalum apiculatum - Yellow Buttons 

        Commelina difusa


Dianella caerulea


GRASSES: 

       Austrostipa ramosissima - Stout Bamboo grass  

       Themeda triandra - Kangaroo grass


 Themeda triandra






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