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Woolshed Thurgoona Landcare Group

Hairy Bluebush

Maireana pentagona (Hairy Bluebush) Common Names Hairy Bluebush, Cotton Bush, Blue Bush, Slender Fissure-plant, Slender Fissure-weed Plant Details Family Chenopodiaceae. Genus Maireana. Rainfall 200mm. Growth Rate Moderate. Growth Height Up...

Hairy Bursaria

Hairy Bursaria

Bursaria lasiophylla (Hairy Bursaria) Common Names Hairy Bursaria, Native Blackthorn, Castanet Bush, Christmas Bush Plant Details Family Pittosporaceae. Genus Bursaria. Name Origin Bursaria, from Latin bursa, a purse, referring to...

Hairy Geebung

Hairy Geebung

Persoonia rigida, Persoonia spathulata (Hairy Geebung) Common Names Hairy Geebung, Stiff Geebung, Rigid Geebung Plant Details Family Proteaceae. Genus Persoonia. Name Origin Persoonia, after Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1755-1837), French mycologist....

Hakea Wattle

Hakea Wattle

Acacia hakeoides (Hakea Wattle) Common Names Hakea Wattle, Western Black Wattle, Hakea-leaved Wattle, Black Wattle, Hakea Acacia, Hakea Leaf Wattle Plant Details Family Mimosaceae. Genus Acacia. Name Origin Refers to...

Handsome Flat-pea

Handsome Flat-pea

Platylobium formosum (Handsome Flat-pea) Common Names Handsome Flat-pea, Flat Pea, Handsome Flat-pea Plant Details Family Fabaceae. Genus Platylobium. Name Origin Platylobium, from Greek platys, flat, and lobos, pod, referring to...

Hard-headed Daisy

Hard-headed Daisy

Brachyscome lineariloba, Brachycome lineariloba (Hard-headed Daisy) Common Names Hard-headed Daisy, Dwarf Brachycome, Dwarf Daisy, Hard Headed Daisy Plant Details Family Asteraceae. Genus Brachyscome. Presence in Australia Various Brachycome species are...

Hazel Pomaderris

Hazel Pomaderris

Pomaderris aspera (Hazel Pomaderris) Common Names Hazel Pomaderris, Dogwood, Native Hazel Plant Details Family Rhamnaceae. Genus Pomaderris. Name Origin Pomaderris, from Greek poma, lid, and derris, skin/ fur/ leather covering,...

Heath-myrtle

Heath-myrtle

Micromyrtus ciliata (Heath-myrtle) Common Names Heath-myrtle, Fringed Heath-myrtle, Feather-bush, Fringed Heath-myrtle. Plant Details Family Myrtaceae. Genus Micromyrtus. Rainfall 400-900mm. Growth Height 0.3-1.2m. Presence in Australia Noted on Great Yambla Ridge...

Heathy Bush-pea

Heathy Bush-pea

Pultenaea procumbens (Heathy Bush-pea) Common Names Heathy Bush-pea Plant Details Family Fabaceae. Genus Pultenaea. Name Origin Pultenaea, after Richard Pulteney (1730-1801), English botanist. Rainfall 400mm. Growth Rate Slow. Growth Height...

Hempbush

Hempbush

Gynatrix pulchella, Plagianthus pulchellus, Plagianthus pulchellus var. tomentosus (Hempbush) Common Names Hempbush, Common Hempbush, Eastern Bitter-bush, Fragrant Hempbush, Hemp Bush Plant Details Family Malvaceae. Genus Gynatrix. Name Origin Pulchella, from...

Hickory Wattle

Hickory Wattle

Acacia implexa (Hickory Wattle) Common Names Hickory Wattle, Lightwood, Broad-leaf Wattle, Bastard Myall, Black Wattle, Broad Leaf Wattle, Broad-leaved Wattle, Fish Wattle, Hickory, Weetjellan (d”harawal), Lignum Vitae, Sally Wattle, Screw...

Woolshed Thurgoona Landcare Group

Hill Wallaby Grass

Danthonia eriantha (Hill Wallaby Grass) Common Names Hill Wallaby Grass, Wallaby Grass Plant Details Family Poaceae. Genus Danthonia. Presence in Australia Widespread and common throughout region. This specie has been...

Hooked Needlewood

Hooked Needlewood

Hakea tephrosperma (Hooked Needlewood) Common Names Hooked Needlewood, Striped Hakea, Needlewood Plant Details Family Proteaceae. Genus Hakea. Name Origin Tephrosperma, from Greek tephro, ash grey and sperma, seed, referring to...

Hop Bitter-pea

Hop Bitter-pea

Daviesia latifolia (Hop Bitter-pea) Common Names Hop Bitter-pea, Bitter-leaf, Broad-leaved Bitter Pea, Hop Bitter Pea Plant Details Family Fabaceae. Genus Daviesia. Name Origin Daviesia, after botanist the Rev. Hugh Davies...

Hop Goodenia

Hop Goodenia

Goodenia ovata (Hop Goodenia) Common Names Hop Goodenia, Hungerweed, Parrot”s Food Plant Details Family Goodeniaceae. Genus Goodenia. Name Origin Goodenia, after the Rev. Dr Goodenough, Bishop of Carlisle, botanist. Ovata,...

Kangaroo Grass

Kangaroo Grass

Themeda triandra, Themeda australis (Kangaroo Grass) Common Names Kangaroo Grass, Themeda Grassland Plant Details Family Poaceae. Genus Themeda. Growth Height Up to 1.2m. Presence in Australia Widespread throughout region. This...

Kangaroo Thorn

Kangaroo Thorn

Acacia paradoxa, Acacia armata (Kangaroo Thorn) Common Names Kangaroo Thorn, Hedge Wattle, Prickly Acacia, Wild Irishman, Acacia Hedge, Hedge Acacia, Kangaroo Acacia, Paradoxa Wattle, Prickly Moses, Prickly Shrub Wattle, Prickly...

Knob Sedge

Knob Sedge

Carex inversa (Knob Sedge) Common Names Knob Sedge, Sedge, Dwarf Sedge Plant Details Family Cyperaceae. Genus Carex. Presence in Australia Widespread and common throughout region. This specie has been identified...