Flowers of a Yellow Box eucalyptus

Australian bushland, Victoria

Australian bushland, Victoria

Australian flora, in order to cope with the extreme conditions present in much of Australia, has evolved to cope with a common set of conditions, namely the ubiquitous presence of fire; soils low in nutrients (due to a lack of recent — geologically speaking — volcanic activity); and a lack of water. Download high resolution version (1024x720, 208 KB)Eucalyptus melliodora flowers Taken by fir0002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1024x720, 208 KB)Eucalyptus melliodora flowers Taken by fir0002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1072, 801 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1072, 801 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 755 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 755 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A large bonfire Fire is a form of combustion. ... This article is about volcanoes in geology. ...

Many plants have special features to combat the forces of nature. Symbiosis is very common, as are plants with sunken stomata and large root stock. The plants are very hardy, and are generally able to quickly establish themselves so as not to miss available nutrients. Common Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in their magnificent sea anemone (Heteractis magnifica) home. ... This is not about surgically created bowel openings; see stoma (medicine) In botany, a stoma (also stomate; plural stomata) is a tiny opening or pore, found mostly on the undersurface of a plant leaf, and used for gas exchange. ...

A common form of forest is sclerophyll forest, found in many parts of Australia, especially the coastal regions. Forest - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Arid, largely treeless areas aside, most Australian bushland is sclerophyll forest. ...

A log embedded in a White box tree

These are some of the most common Australian native trees and shrubs. Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 409 KB)A log embedded in a whitebox tree. ... Download high resolution version (1600x1067, 409 KB)A log embedded in a whitebox tree. ...

• acacia (wattle)
  • Cootamundra wattle
  • Golden wattle
  • Silver wattle
• banksia
• blackboy
• boronia (plant)
• callistemon (bottlebrush)
• casuarina
• correa
• dryandra
• eucalyptus ('gum' trees)
  • eucalyptus
    • Mountain Ash
    • Blue gum
    • Snowgum
    • Stringy bark
  • Corymbia
    • Corymbia ficifolia
  • Angophora
• grevillea
• hakea
• Horizontal scrub
• Huon Pine
• Dicksonia antarctica, Tasmanian Tree Fern, or Manfern
• Cyathea cooperi, Australian Tree Fern, or Lacy Tree Fern
• melaleuca
• Moreton Bay Fig
• Native cherry
• Nothofagus cunninghamii, or "myrtle beech"
• pink heath
• proteacea
• Tasmanian tree heath
• Black or Tasmanian sassafras
• she-oak

Species ~1,300; See List of Acacia species Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees of Gondwanian origin belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the Pea Family Fabaceae, first described from Africa by Linnaeus in 1773. ... Wattle has several meanings: In engineering terms, originally wattle referred collectively to the flexible rods, branches or twigs from various plants woven together to make fences, walls and roofs (see wattle-and-daub). ... Binominal name Acacia baileyana The Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia baileyana) is a shrub or tree in the Australia. ... Banksia is a genus of the Proteaceae, named after the great English botanist Sir Joseph Banks, of the Cook expedition in Australia, growing in the form of shrubs and trees (they are also known as Australian Honeysuckle Trees). ... Boronia is a genus of about 90-100 species of evergreen shrubs in the family Rutaceae, native to Australia. ... Species About 34 species including:   Callistemon brachyandrus   Callistemon citrinus   Callistemon formosus   Callistemon linearifolius   Callistemon linearis   Callistemon pachyphyllus   Callistemon pallidus   Callistemon phoeniceus   Callistemon pinifolius   Callistemon pityoides   Callistemon rigidus   Callistemon rugulosus   Callistemon salignus   Callistemon speciosus   Callistemon subulatus   Callistemon viminalis   Callistemon viridiflorus Bottlebrush (Callistemon) is a genus with 34 species from the family... Selected species Casuarina cunninghamiana Casuarina equisetifolia Casuarina glauca Casuarina is a genus of shrubs and trees in the Casuarinaceae family, native to Australia and islands of the Pacific. ... Correa is an Australian plant with distinctive white-tipped red bell-shaped flowers. ... Species About 600, see text Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of trees (rarely shrubs), the members of which dominate the tree flora of Australia. ... Species About 600, see text Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of trees (rarely shrubs), the members of which dominate the tree flora of Australia. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus regnans The Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) of southern Australia is the tallest of all flowering plants, and perhaps the tallest of all plants, period - although the tallest specimens have all been destroyed by humans. ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Corymbia ficifolia Corymbia ficifolia or the Red Flowering Gum (previously known as Eucalyptus ficifolia) is one of the most commonly planted ornamental trees in the broader eucalyptus family. ... Species See text The genus Angophora includes about 10 species of tree native to eastern Australia, belonging to the Myrtle family (Myrtaceae). ... Species See text Grevillea is a genus of the Proteaceae. ... Binomial name Lagarostrobos franklinii The species Lagarostrobos franklinii, known as Huon Pine or Macquarie Pine, is a species of conifer growing mainly in the wetter southeastern corner of Tasmania, Australia. ... Binomial name Dicksonia antarctica Tasmanian Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica) is an evergreen tree fern native to parts of Australia, namely New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria. ... Binomial name Cyathea cooperi Australian Tree Fern (Cyathea cooperi), also known as the Lacy Tree Fern, is a medium-to-large, fast growing tree fern native to Australia. ... The plant genus Melaleuca is part of the Myrtle family (Myrtaceae) and presently contains about 170 species. ... Categories: Plant stubs | Australian plants | Magnoliopsida ... Species   Nothofagus alpina - Rauli Beech   Nothofagus antarctica - Antarctic Beech   Nothofagus betuloides - Magallanes Beech   Nothofagus cunninghamii - Myrtle Beech   Nothofagus dombeyi - Coigüe Beech   Nothofagus fusca - Red Beech   Nothofagus gunnii - Tanglefoot Beech   Nothofagus menziesii - Silver Beech   Nothofagus moorei - Negrohead Beech   Nothofagus obliqua - Roble Beech   Nothofagus pumilio - Lenga Beech   Nothofagus solanderi - Black Beech... A typical pink heath in flower Pink heath (Epacris impressa or the common heath) is the official state flower of Victoria. ... Genera See text The Proteaceae are a large family of flowering plants of about 80 genera and 1500 species, included in the order Proteales. ... Species List of Allocasuarina species Allocasuarina is a genus in the flowering plant family Casuarinaceae, found primarily in southern Australia. ...

External link

• What's its name? A searchable database for the Australian Plant Name Index  (http://www.anbg.gov.au/win/)