Last updated on September 28th, 2025 at 02:19 am
The Brown Stringybark woodland appears in south eastern Australia including in the Fleurieu peninsula of South Australia. The tree storey is dominated by Eucalyptus Baxteri, commonly known as Brown Stringybark.
The list below is sourced from the the short list fact sheet: Brown Stringy Bark (Eucalypus baxteri) +/- Pink Gum E. fasciculosa +/- Cup Gum (E. cosmophylla) Low Woodland provided by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Government of South Australia. The list is divided into woodland canopy: trees and tree shrubs, and types of understorey: shrubs, sedges and rushes, grasses, herbs, ground cover, and climbers. Each entry lists the scientific name first and common name second. The long list fact sheet contains a complete inventory of plant species found in the Brown Stringy Bark Low Woodland.
Trees
- Acacia pycnantha | Golden Wattle
- Allocasuarina verticillata | Drooping Sheoak
- Banksia marginata | Silver Banksia
- Eucalyptus baxteri | Brown Stringybark
- Eucalyptus fasciculosa | Pink Gum
- Eucalyptus obliqua | Messmate Stringybark
- Exocarpos cupressiformis | Native Cherry; Wild Cherry; Cherry Ballart
- Eucalyptus cosmophylla | Cup Gum (Referred to as a tree/shrub because of its growth habit)
Shrubs
- Acacia myrtifolia | Narrow-leaf Myrtle Wattle
- Acacia paradoxa | Kangaroo Thorn
- Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana | Common Oak-Bush; Bull Oak
- Allocasuarina striata | Small Bull-Oak
- Bursaria spinosa | Bursaria; Sweet Native Blackthorn
- Calytrix tetragona | Common Fringe-Myrtle
- Daviesia brevifolia | Leafless Bitter-Pea
- Daviesia leptophyla | Narrow-Leaf Bitter-Pea
- Daviesia ulicifolia | Prickly Bitter-Pea
- Dillwynia hispida | Red Parrot-Pea
- Epacris impressa | Common Heath
- Grevillea lavandulacea ssp. lavandulacea | Lavender Grevillea
- Hibbertia exutiacies | Prickly Guinea-Flower
- Hibbertia riparia | Bristly Guinea-Flower
- Ixodia achilleoides ssp. alata | Hills Daisy; Ixodia
- Leptospermum myrsinoides (Gaudium myrsinoides) | Heath Tea-Tree
- Olearia ramulosa | Twiggy Daisy-Bush
- Olearia tubuliflora | Rayless Daisy-Bush
- Pimelea stricta | Erect Riceflower
- Platylobium obtusangulum | Holly Flat-Pea
- Pultenaea acerosa | Bristly Bush-Pea
- Pultenaea daphnoides | Large-leaf Bush Pea
- Pultenaea pedunculata | Matted Bush-Pea
- Tetratheca pilosa ssp. pilosa | Hairy Pink-Bells
- Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. semiplana | Yacca
Sedges and Rushes
Grasses
Herbs
- Arthropodium strictum | Common Vanilla-Lily
- Burchardia umbellata | Milkmaids
- Chrysocephalum apiculatum | Common Everlasting
- Daucus glochidiatus | Native Carrot
- Dianella revoluta var. revoluta | Black-Anther Flax-Lily
- Geranium solanderi var. solanderi | Austral Geranium; Austral Crane’s-Bill
- Goodenia blackiana | Native Primrose
- Helichrysum scorpioides; Accepted name: Coronidium scorpioides | Button Everlasting
- Lobelia gibbosa | Tall Lobelia
- Pelargonium littorale | Native Pelargonium
- Ranunculus lappaceus | Native Buttercup
- Thysanotus patersonii | Twining Fringe-Lily
- Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta | Tall Bluebell
Ground covers
- Bossiaea prostrata | Creeping Bossiaea
- Dichondra repens | Kidney Weed
- Kennedia prostrata | Scarlet Runner
- Scaevola albida | Pale Fanflower; Small-fruit fan-flower
Climbers
- Billardiera cymosa | Sweet Apple-Berry
- Clematis microphylla | Old Man’s Beard; Small-Leaved Clematis
- Hardenbergia violacea | Native Lilac
- Lysiana exocarpi ssp. exocarpi | Harlequin Mistletoe
Pre-European Plant communities in Mount compass area
In the Fleurieu peninsula of South Australia, one of the locations the brown stringybark woodland existed was in the area where the community of Mount Compass now resides.
brown stringybark woodland surrounding Mount Compass
This image was produced using NatureMaps, a free online tool provided by the Department of Environment and Water of the Government of South Australia.
Woodland north of Mount Compass
Woodland north of Mount Compass running from Pages Flat near Munetta Rd west to Proctor Rd.
Highlands south of Mount Compass
This is the Brown Stringy Bark Woodland south of Mount Compass below Woodcone Rd stretching along highlands on both sides of Victor Harbor Rd and south east along Cleland Gully Rd.
Nangkita highlands
This is the Brown Stringybark woodland east of Mount Compass below Nangkita Rd and above Cleland Gully Rd.
Highlands bounded by Hindmarsh Tiers and Victor Harbor road
This woodland occupies an area between Hindmarsh Tiers and Victor Harbor roads and is intersected by Pambula road.