Category: Natural environment

Platylobium obtusangulum, commonly known as Holly Flat-Pea, is located in the Fleurieu highlands (Mount Lofty) extending to Kangaroo Island, most of south eastern South Australia, extending to southern Victoria and eastern Tasmania with some distribution in New South Wales.

Olearia ramulosa, commonly known as Twiggy Daisy-Bush or Grampians Daisy-Bush, is widespread across south east Australia. Its coverage is from Ceduna in western Eyre Peninsula, across Kangaroo Island, the Fleurieu highlands (Mount Lofty), most of Victoria and Tasmania through to New South Wales and just inside southern Queensland.

Leptospermum myrsinoides, commonly known as Heath Tea-Tree or Silky Tea-tree, grows across south eastern Australia covering Kangaroo Island, the Fleurieu highlands (Mount Lofty), most of southern Victoria with small pockets of distribution in New South Wales. Since 2023, the scientific name for the Heath (Silky) Tea-Tree has been transferred from the Leptospermum genus to Gaudium…

Ixodia achilleoides ssp. alata commonly known as Hills Daisy, Ixodia or Fire Daisy is found throughout lower Eyre, lower Yorke, and Fleurieu peninsulas as well as through the south east of South Australia and through western Victoria, with sparser distribution in eastern Victoria.

Hibbertia riparia commonly known as Bristly Guinea-Flower or Erect Guinea-flower is found throughout the Eyre, Yorke, and Fleurieu peninsulas as well as through the south east of South Australia and throughout Victoria, and across Eastern New South Wales and into southern Queensland.

Hibbertia exutiacies, commonly known as Prickly Guinea-Flower or Spiky Guinea-flower is found mostly along the Mount Lofty and Flinders Ranges in South Australia and in Central Victoria, but does occur in limited distribution in New South Wales and Queensland.

Grevillea lavandulacea, commonly known as the Lavender Grevillea grows predominantly in South East South Australia northward along the Mount Lofty as well as in Western Victoria.

Epacris impressa, commonly known as the Common Heath is widely distributed in South Eastern South Australia, Victoria, south eastern NSW as well as high distribution in Tasmania.

Dillwynia hispida, commonly known as the Red Parrot-Pea is widely distributed in South Eastern South Australia and Western Victoria with some distribution in New South Wales.(ALA, Dillwynia hispida)

Daviesia leptophylla, commonly known as the Prickly Bitter-Pea or Gorse bitter-pea is widely distributed in Australia, where it grows in open forest in all six states, but not the Northern Territory.