December

                                      December

The months of November, December and January also have a wide variety of plants flowering – look for some of the orchid species such as Microtis, Orthoceras and Dipodium.

Scientific Name

Common Name

Acacia linifolia Flax-leaved Wattle
Acacia longissima Long-leaved Wattle
Acacia parramattensis Parramatta Green Wattle
Acacia ulicifolia Prickly Moses
Actinotus helianthi Flannel flower
Actinotus minor Flannel flower
Angophora costata Red Gum
Angophora crassifolia Narrow-leaved apple
Angophora hispida Dwarf Apple
Baeckea diosmifolia Heath-myrtle
Baeckea imbricata Heath-myrtle
Banksia aemula Wallum Banksia
Banksia oblongifolia Rusty Banksia
Banksia robur Swamp Banksia
Banksia serrata Old Man Banksia
Bauera rubioides River rose
Billardiera scandens Apple Berry, Dumplings
Blandfordia nobilis Christmas Bells
Brunoniella pumilio Blue trumpet
Caesia parviflora Pale Grass Lily
Caleana major Large Duck Orchid
Calytrix tetragona Common Fringe Myrtle
Cassytha pubescens Common Devil’s Twine
Cayratia clematidea Slender Grape
Centaurium sp. Centaury plant
Ceratopetalum apetalum Coachwood
Ceratopetalum gummiferum NSW Christmas Bush
Cissus hypoglauca Water Vine, Native Grape
Comesperma ericinum Pink matchheads, Heath Milkwort
Comesperma sphaerocarpum Comesperma
Conospermum ericifolium Cone seed, Smoke Bush
Conospermum longifolium ssp. longifolium Cone seed, Smoke Bush
Crowea saligna Crowea
Dampiera purpurea Purple Dampiera
Dampiera stricta Blue Dampiera
Dipodium variegatum Hyacinth orchid
Epacris longiflora Native Fuchsia
Epacris obtusifolia Blunt-leaf Heath
Epacris pulchella NSW Coral Heath (Wallum Heath)
Eucalyptus camfieldii Heart-leaved stringy bark
Eupomatia laurina Bolwarra, Native guava
Glycine sp. Love Creeper
Goodenia bellidifolia ssp. bellidifolia Daisy-leaved Goodenia
Goodenia heterophylla Variable-leaved Goodenia
Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia
Grevillea buxifolia ssp. buxifolia Grey spider flower
Grevillea linearifolia White Spider Flower
Grevillea sericea Pink Spider flower
Grevillea speciosa Red Spider flower
Haemodorum corymbosum sp. Blood Root
Haemodorum planifolium Blood Root
Hakea dactyloides Finger Hakea, Broad-leaved hakea
Hemigenia purpurea Narrow-leaved Hemigenia
Hibbertia bracteata Blue Mts Guinea flower
Hibbertia empetrifolia ssp. empetrifolia Trailing Guinea Flower
Hibbertia scandens Golden Guinea Flower
Kunzea ambigua White Kunzea
Lambertia formosa Mountain Devil
Leptomeria acida Acid Drops
Leptospermum arachnoides Spidery Tea Tree
Leptospermum polygalifolium ssp. polygalifolium Lemon-scented Tea-tree
Leptospermum trinervium Paperbark tea-tree
Leucopogon appressus Bearded Heath
Leucopogon microphyllus Bearded Heath
Lobelia dentata Lobelia
Lomandra obliqua Fish Bones
Lomatia silaifolia Crinkle Bush
Lycopodium deuterodensum Mountain Clubmoss
Marsdenia rostrata Common Milk Vine
Melaleuca hypericifolia Paperbark
Melaleuca linariifolia Snow in Summer
Melaleuca styphelioides Prickly-leaved paperbark
Mirbelia rubifolia Mirbelia
Mitrasacme polymorpha Mitre Weed
Orthoceras strictum Bird’s Mouth Orchid, Horned Orchid
Parsonsia straminea Monkey Rope, Common Silkpod
Passiflora sp. Passion flowers, Passionfruits
Patersonia sericea Silky purple flag, Native Iris
Persoonia levis Broad-leaf Geebung
Persoonia pinifolia Pine-leaf Geebung
Petrophile pulchella Cone sticks
Philotheca salsolifolia Philotheca
Philydrum lanuginosum Woolly Frogmouth
Pimelea linifolia ssp.linifolia Rice Flower
Platysace lanceolata Native Parsnip
Podocarpus spinulosus Plum Pine
Polymeria calycina Swamp Bindweed
Polyscias sambucifolia Elderberry Panax
Poranthera corymbosa Poranthera
Poranthera microphylla Poranthera
Pratia purpurascens White Root
Pseuderanthemum variabile Pastel Flower
Pultenaea tuberculata Bush Pea
Samolus repens Creeping Brookweed
Scaevola ramosissima Snake Flower
Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple, Nightshade
Smilax glyciphylla Native Sarsaparilla, Sweet Tea
Stackhousia viminea Slender Stackhousia
Stephania japonica var. discolor Stephania, Snake vine
Stylidium lineare Trigger plant
Stylidium productum Trigger plant
Tetragonia tetragonioides NZ Spinach, Warrigal Cabbage
Tetratheca ericifolia Black-eyed Susan
Tetratheca thymifolia Thyme Pink-bells, Black-eyed Susan
Themeda triandra Kangaroo grass
Thysanotus sp. Fringe Lily
Trema tomentosa var. viridis Native Peach, Poison Peach
Tricoryne elatier Yellow Rush-lily
Tristania neriifolia Water Gum (opposite leaves)
Tristaniopsis collina Mountain Water Gum, Hill Kanuka
Tristaniopsis laurina Water Gum, Kanooka, Wallaya
Utricularia uniflora Fairies Aprons, Purple Bladderwort
Velleia lyrata Velleia
Viola hederacea Native Violet
Westringia fruticosa Coastal Rosemary
Wikstroemia indica Bootlace Bush, Tie Bush
Woollsia pungens Snow  Wreath
Xyris sp. Yellow Eye
Zieria pilosa Hairy Zieria

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