What Plant Is That?
Flame Heath
Astroloma conostephioides
Erect much-branched shrub to waist high. Widespread in drier forests or in mallee. Flowers autumn to spring.
More common north of Adelaide.
Epacridaceae
Pink Ground-berry
Acrotriche fasciculiflora
Rigid branched shrub to waist high. Grows in stringybark forests.
Not common. Flowers winter and spring.
Common Heath
Epacris impressa
Erect shrub to knee high. Widespread in forest or scrub.
Flowers autumn and winter
Goodeniaceae
Blue Pincushion
Brunonia australis
Herb with rosette of leaves. Grows in forests, woodlands and on sand dunes.
Flowers in spring.
Bent Goodenia
Goodenia geniculata
Herb to ankle high. widespread. Grows in groups in forests and woodlands.
Flowers much of the year but mainly in spring.
Fabaceae
Smooth Parrot Pea
Dillwynia glaberrima
Spreading wiry shrub to 2 metres high. Grows in sandy heaths and open forests.
Flowers in spring.
Bat's Wing Coral Tree, Bean Tree
Erythrina vespertilio
Small, straggly tree, 6 - 10 m high, with thorns on the trunk and branches. Grows in northern S.A and north to the sea.
Flowers in August to September.
Photo: Keith Townsend
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Gramineae
Kangaroo Grass
Themeda triandra
To 90cm tall. Grows in all states, Africa and Asia.
Reed, bent grass
Deyeuxia quadriseta
To 1 metre tall.
Wallaby Grass
Danthonia sp.
Peach Heath
Lissanthe strigosa
Much branched shrub to knee high. Grows in heath in sandy soil and limestone.
Flowers in spring.
Lance Bearded Heath
Leucopogon lanceolatus
Shrub to head high. Grows in damp gullies or swamp ground.
Flowers late winter to spring.
Weeping Rice Grass
Microlaena stipoides
To 60cm tall.
Photo Nita Clifton
Photo Nita Clifton
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Common reed
Phragmites australis
1 to 3 metres tall.
Brush wire grass
Aristida behriana
24 - 40 cm tall.
Mat grass
Hemarthria uncinata
20 -80 cm tall.
Native cranberry
Astroloma humifusum
Ground-hugging shrub forming mat. Grows in forest and mallee.
Flowers most of the year.
Pink swamp heath
Sprengnlia incarnata
Prickly shrub to knee high. Grows in swamps with teatrees or heath. Rare.
Flowers winter to summer.
Coastal bearded heath
Leucopogon parviflorus
Shrub to head high. Grows along the coast.
Flowers most of the year.
Velvet Dampiera
Dampiera marifolia
Erect shrub to knee high. Grows in mallee or near the coast in sandy soil.
Flowers in spring.
Geraniaceae
Australian Cranes Bill
Geranium solanderi
Similar to Common Cranes Bill but a bigger coarser plant. Grows in woodland.
Flowers in spring.
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
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http://www.anbg.gov.au
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Scented Grass
Cymbopogon ambiguus
30-200cm tall, infl 20-25 cm long.
Photo J Wamsley
Silky Blue-grass
Dichanthium sericeum
30-80cm tall, infl 2.5-7 cm long.
Photo J Wamsley
Windmill Grass
Chloris truncata
16-45cm tall, infl 9-13 cm long.
Photo J Wamsley
Rolling Spinifex
Spinifex sericeus
30-60cm tall
Hairy Panic
Panicum effusum
20-50cm tall, infl 10-20 cm long.
A Blown Grass
Agrostis aemula
25-60cm tall infl 15-30cm
A Blown Grass
Agrostis avenacea
20-70cm tall infl 5-30cm
Tufted Hair Grass
Deschampsia caespitosa
30-100cm tall 15-25cm long
A Poa
Poa clelandii
To 75cm tall, infl1-12cm long
A Lyne
A Tussock Grass
Poa labillardieri
30-120cm tall, infl10-25cm long
D Greig
A Poa
Poa crassicaudex
To 90cm tall, inflto 20cm long
J Wamsley
A Tussock Grass
Poa poiformis
20-90cm tall, infl 8-30cm long
M Fagg
A Poa
Poa umbricola
30-50cm tall, infl 2.5-9cm long
A Spear Grass.
Stipa curticoma
To 1.2m high, infl to 50cm long.
Pointed swamp Wallaby Grass.
Amphibromus archeri
To 30cm high, stems to 1.5m high
Tufted perennial grass.
Desert Spear Grass.
Stipa eremophila
To 85cm high, infl to 15-30cm long.
Cottony Spear Grass.
Stipa drummondii
To 1m high, infl to 40cm long.
Elegant Spear Grass.
Stipa elegantissima
To 2m high, infl to 15-30cm long.
M Fagg
Coast Spear Grass.
Stipa flavescens
To 1.2m high, infl to 10-40cm long.
Wiry Spear Grass.
Stipa muelleri
To 90cm high, infl to 2-3.5cm long.
A Spear Grass.
Stipa nodosa
To 1m high, infl to 15-50cm long.
Elegant Spear Grass.
Stipa scabra
To 50cm high, infl to 30cm long.
M Fagg
Fibrous Spear Grass.
Stipa semibarbata
To 1m high, infl to 30cm long.
Soft Spear Grass.
Stipa mollis
To 1m high, infl to 10-30cm long.
Corkscrew Grass.
Stipa setacea
To 80cm high, infl to 10-20cm long.
Reed Bent Grass.
Deyeuxia quadriseta
To 1m high, infl to 5-15cm long.
J Wamsley
Long-hair Plume Grass
Dichelachne longiseta
To 1.2m high, infl to 20cm long.
J Wamsley
Silky Blue-grass
Dichanthium serecium
Tufted perennial or rarely annual to 1 m high.
J Wamsley
Short-hair Plume Grass
Dichelachne micrantha
To 1.1m high, infl to 19cm long.
J Wamsley
Common Love Grass
Eragrostis benthamii
11-60cm high, infl to 8-30cm long.
J Wamsley
Knotty Butt Paspalidium
Paspalidium constrictum
5-80cm high, infl to 6-11cm long.
Australian Sweet Grass
Glyceria australis
40-100cm high, infl to 5-30cm long.
Bristly Wallaby Grass
Danthonia setacea
10-60cm tall. Infl 3-5cm long.
Wallaby Grass
Danthonia racemosa
20-75cm tall. Infl 5-15cm long.
White Top
Danthonia caespitosa
20-90cm tall. Infl 2-12cm long.
Kneed Wallaby Grass
Danthonia geniculata
10-45cm tall. Infl 1.5-5cm long.
Velvet Wallaby Grass
Danthonia pilosa
To 90cm tall. Infl 4-7cm long.
J Wamsley
Wallaby Grass
Danthonia tenuior
10-90cm tall. Infl 5-10cm long.
J Wamsley
Lobed Wallaby Grass
Danthonia auricilata
15-50cm tall. Infl 2-5cm long.
Common Reed
Phragmites australis
1-3m tall. Infl 12-40cm long.
J Wamsley
Grey-Beard Grass
Amphipogon strictus
To 50cm tall. Infl to 2cm long.
J Wamsley
Rough Bearded Grass
Echinopogon ovatus
15-70cm tall. Infl 2-4cm long.
Emu Grass
Distichlis distichophylla
10-30cm tall. Infl 2-5cm long.
Black Heads
Enneapogon nigricans
30-40cm tall. Infl 3-7cm long.
Australian Salt Marsh Grass
Puccinellia stricta
15-60cm tall. Infl 5-15cm long.
Salt Couch
Sporobolus virginicus
7-50cm tall. Infl 1-6cm long.
Dampiera
Dampiera lanceolata
Erect shrubwith few stems. Grows in sandy scrub along the coast. Rare.
Flowers in spring to early summer.
Dampiera
Dampiera leptoclada
Stems three angled. Probably now extinct in the Adelaide Hills and plains.
Flowers in spring to early summer.
M Fagg
Rosemary Dampiera
Dampiera rosmarinifolia
Small shrub to knee high. Grows in mallee and scrub in sandy soils.
Flowers in spring.
Dampiera
Dampiera dysantha
Twiggy shrub with few leaves. Grows on sand and loam soils in forest and woodland. Widespread.
Flowers in spring.
Fanflower, Hand Flower
Scaevola albida
Ground plant forming mat around dinner plate size. Grows in a variety of sites.
Flowers in spring to summer.
J Wamsley
White Goodenia
Goodenia albiflora
Sprawling herb to knee high. Grows on stony slopes of foothills and in woodland. Uncommon.
Flowers in spring to summer.
J Wamsley
Swamp Weed
Selliera radicans
Small, ground running plant. Grows in swampy sites.
Flowers mostly summer and autumn.
Native Primrose
Goodenia blackiana
Small herb to ankle high. Grows in groups in forests and woodlands. Widespread.
Flowers in spring and early summer.
J Wamsley
Hop Goodenia
Goodenia ovata
Several slender stems growing upright from a common base to waist or shoulder high. Grows in creeklines.
Flowers most of the year.
J Wamsley
Silver Goodenia
Goodenia affinis
Small herb to ankle high. Grows in drier parts of the hills mainly in sand.
Flowers in spring.
M Fagg
Clasping Goodenia
Goodenia amplexans
Spreading shrub to about waist high. Grows in woodlands and the foothills.
Flowers in spring and summer.
M Fagg
Swamp Goodenia
Goodenia humilis
Small herb to ankle high. Grows in swamps and wet ground. Extremely rare.
Flowers in summer.
M Fagg
Cut-leaf Goodenia
Goodenia pinnatifida
Herb with flowers stems to shin high. Grows in open woodland. Not common.
Flowers in spring and early summer.
M Fagg
Woolly Goodenia
Goodenia robusta
Herb to shin high. Grows in mallee and woodland.
Flowers in spring.
M Fagg
Sticky Goodenia
Goodenia varia
Spreading or erect shrub to waist high. Grows in mallee and coastal areas.
Flowers much of the year.
M Fagg
Spur Velleia
Velleia arguta
Herb with flower stems to shin high. Grows especially in rocky sites and mallee.
Flowers much of the year.
Spur Velleia
Velleia paradoxa
Similar to V arguta but hairy along stem and flower petals are shorter. Grows mainly in native grassland but becoming increasingly rare.
Flowers spring and early summer.
M Fagg
Small Flowered Goodenia
Goodenia pusilliflora
Small herb to ankle high. Grows on Adelaide plains and mallee. Rare.
Flowers winter and spring.
Fanflower
Scaevola angustata
Spreading plant to head high. Grows on coastal dunes along the south coast. Rare.
Flowers in spring to early summer.
Rough Fanflower
Scaevola linearis
Upright bushy shrub to knee high. Grows in mallee or near the coast.
Flowers in spring.
Fairy Fanflower
Scaevola aemula
Ground plant with upright stems. Almost extinct in Adelaide Hills and plains.
Flowers in spring.
M Fagg
Cushion Fanflower
Scaevola crassifolia
Spreading robust shrub sometimes up to head high but mostly prostrate.Grows on coastal cliffs and dunes.
Flowers in to early summer.
M Fagg
Gleicheniaceae
Scrambling Coral Fern
Gleichnia microphylla
Fronds sprawling, repeatedly forked, to 2m long. Occurs in swamps or along streams.

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Native Stork's Bill
Pelargonium australe
Robust herb to shin high. Grows in sand dunes and granite outcrops.
Flowers late spring and summer.
M Fagg
Crane's Bill
Geranium potentilloides
Herb to ankle high. Grows in woodland.
Flowers autumn to spring.
M Fagg
Common Crane's Bill
Geranium retrorsum
Herb to ankle high. Grows in woodland.
Flowers winter to summer.
M Fagg
Stork's Bill
Pelargonium littorale
Delicate herb to shin high with soft spreading hairs. Grows in woodland.
Flowers in spring and summer.
Blue Stork's Bill
Erodium crinitum
Herb with weak stems to 50cm tall.
Frankeniaceae
Common Sea Rush
Frankenia pauciflora
Sprawling plant to shin high. Grows along the coast on flat ground or cliffs.
Flowers in spring to autumn.
M Fagg
Euphorbiaceae
Pale Turpentine Bush
Beyeria lechenaultii
Bushy, leafy shrub to waist high. Grows along coast in heath or mallee.
Flowers in spring.
M Fagg
Eyebright
Euphrasia collina
Upright herb to shin high. Grows in woodland and very rare in South Australia.
Flowers in spring.
M Fagg
Small Leaved Poranthera
Poranthera microphylla
Tiny herb to ankle high. Grows in scrub.
Flowers in spring, summer and autumn.
D Kelly
Pointed Spurge
Phyllanthus australis
Small herb to shin high. Grows along coast. Not common.
Flowers winter to early summer.
J Wamsley
Photo M Fagg
Honeypots
Acrotriche serrulata
Small soft looking spreading mat shrub to shin high. Grows in forest and woodlands.
Flowers winter to early spring.
Native Currant
Acrotriche depressa
Shrub with rigid branches to waist high. Grows in forest mallee and heath.
Flowers in spring.
Coast Ground Berry
Acrotriche cordata
Branched shrub to waist high. Grows near the southern coast and south of Strathalbyn in mallee and heath.
Flowers late winter.
Shiny Ground Berry
Acrotriche patula
Rigid shrub to waist high with branches going in all directions. Grows along the coast in mallee and further inland.
Flowers in winter.
Fringed Brachyloma
Brachyloma ciliatum
Slender shrub to thigh high. Grows in open forest and woodlands.
Flowers in spring.
Brush Heath
Brachyloma ericoides
Erect shrub to knee high. Grows in heath on sandy soil.
Flowers in winter.
Common Bearded Heath
Leucopogon virgatus
Slender twiggy shrub to knee high. Widespread in sandy country.
Flowers spring and early summer.
J Wamsley
Heart Leaved Bearded Heath
Leucopogon cordifolius
Shrub to shoulder high. Grows on sand.
Flowers most of the year.
M Fagg
Twiggy Bearded Heath
Leucopogon costatus
Twiggy shrub to shin high. Grows in mallee and heath on sandy soil or ironstone rubble. Rare.
Flowers winter to summer.
M Fagg
Hairy Bearded Heath
Leucopogon hirsutus
Slender trailing shrub. Grows along swamp edges. Very rare.
Flowers in spring.
Ruddy Bearded Heath
Leucopogon rufus
Shrub to thigh high. Widespread in sandy country.
Flowers summer and autumn.
Nodding Bearded Heath
Leucopogon woodsii
Upright shrub to shin high. Grows in heath or mallee on sandy soil or ironstone rubble. Rare.
Flowers autumn to winter.
Droseraceae
Pale Sundew
Droscera peltata
Erect herb.
Grows in moist areas.
Flowers in spring.
Photo J Wamsley
Scented sundew
Drosera whittakeri
Herb with leaves in a ring on the ground. Widespread.
Flowers late autumn, winter and spring.
Tall Sundew
Drosera auriculata
Erect herb.
Grows in moist areas.
Flowers in spring.
Photo J Wamsley
Climbing Sundew
Drosera macrantha
Twining climbing herb. Grows in wet areas.
Flowers winter to spring.
Photo J Wamsley
Forked Sundew
Drosera binata
Herb with erect leaves from the base.
Grows in swamps or swampy ground.
Flowers in spring.
M Fagg
Tiny Sundew
Drosera pygmaea
Tiny herb with leaves in ring on the ground. Grows in moist areas.
Flowers in spring to summer.
R Hill
Scarlet Sundew
Drosera glanduligera
Tiny herb to ankle high. Grows in moist areas.
Flowers in spring.
Dilleniaceae
Silky Guinea flower
Hibbertia sericea
Shrub to shin high. Grows in heath, woodlands and in forests under tall stringybark trees.
Flowers in spring.
Guinea flower
Hibbertia exutiacies
Twiggy shrub to knee high.
Grows in drier country under gum trees.
Flowers winter to summer.
Photo Nita Clifton
Photo Nita Clifton
Erect Guinea Flower
Hibbertia riparia
Shrub to shin high. Grows in heath, woodlands and in forests under tall stringybark trees.
Flowers in spring.
Photo J Wamsley
Guinea flower
Hibbertia aspera
Low twiggy shrub to ankle high. Grows in damp places on the southern Fleurieu Peninsula
Flowers spring and early summer.
Photo M Fagg
Twiggy Guinea flower
Hibbertia virgata
Slender shrub to knee high. Grows in drier parts of the hills.
Flowers in winter and early spring.
Bundled Guinea flower
Hibbertia prostrata
Shrub to knee high. Grows in sandy soil.
Flowers in spring.
Dennstaedtiaceae
Bracken
Pteridium esculentum
Fronds stiff, 0.3 to 2m tall.
Photo Nita Clifton
Ruddy ground fern
Hypolepis rugosula
Fronds to 1 metre tall.
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