Native Plants Found Growing In
the Saunders Gorge Sanctuary:-
Total recorded 170 Plant Species
ADIANTACEAE
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia annual rock-fern
Cheilanthes distans bristly cloak-fern
AMARANTHACEAE
Ptilotus spathulatus forma spathulatus pussy-tails
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Calostemma purpureum pink garland-lily
ASPLENIACEAE
Pleurosorus rutifolius blanket fern
CAMPANULACEAE
Lobelia alata angled lobelia
Wahlenbergia litticola coast bluebell
Wahlenbergia luteola yellow-wash bluebell
Wahlenbergia stricta ssp. stricta tall bluebell
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Scleranthus pungens prickly knawel
CASUARINACEAE
Allocasuarina verticillata drooping sheoak
CHENOPODIACEAE
Atriplex semibaccata
Sclerolaena uniflora
Chenopodium cristatum crested goosefoot
Einadia nutans climbing saltbush
Enchylaena tomentosa var. tomentosa ruby saltbush
Maireana brevifolia short-leaf bluebush
Maireana enchylaenoides wingless fissure-plant
Maireana rohrlachii Rohrlach's bluebush
Maireana trichoptera hairy-fruit bluebush
Salsola kali buckbush
COMPOSITAE
Asteridea athrixioides forma athrixioides wirewort
Brachycome ciliaris variable daisy
Calotis hispidula hairy burr-daisy
Cassinia laevis
Chrysocephalum semipapposum clustered everlasting
Cotula australis common cotula
Craspedia glauca billy-buttons
Elachanthus pusillus elachanth
Helichrysum leucopsideum satin everlasting
Hyalosperma glutinosum ssp. glutinosum golden sunray
Hyalosperma semisterile orange sunray
Isoetopsis graminifolia grass cushion
Leptorhynchos squamatus scaly buttons
Leptorhynchos tetrachaetus little buttons
Microseris lanceolata yam daisy
Millotia myosotidifolia broad-leaf millotia
Podolepis tepperi delicate copper-wire daisy
Pogonolepis muelleriana stiff cup-flower
Rhodanthe pygmaea pigmy daisy
Senecio glossanthus annual groundsel
Senecio lautus
Senecio odoratus var. odoratus scented groundsel
Senecio quadridentatus
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus small yellow-heads
Vittadinia cuneata fuzzy New Holland daisy
Vittadinia gracilis woolly New Holland dais
Vittadinia megacephala giant New Holland daisy
CONVOLVULACEAE
Convolvulus erubescens Australian bindweed
Convolvulus remotus grassy bindweed
CRASSULACEAE
Crassula colorata var. acuminata dense crassula
Crassula decumbens var. decumbens spreading crassula
Crassula sieberiana ssp. tetramera Australian stonecrop
CUPRESSACEAE
Callitris preissii southern cypress pine
CYPERACEAE
Baumea juncea bare twig-rush
Cyperus gymnocaulos spiny flat-sedge
Gahnia lanigera black grass saw-sedge
Lepidosperma viscidum sticky sword-sedge
Schoenoplectus pungens spiky club-rusf
EPACRIDACEAE
Acrotriche patula prickly ground-berry
EUPHORBIACEAE
Beyeria lechenaultii pale turpentine bush
Euphorbia drummondii caustic weed
Euphorbia tannensis ssp. eremophila desert spurge
Phyllanthus saxosus rock spurge
GERANIACEAE
Erodium crinitum blue heron's-bill
Geranium retrorsum grassland geranium
GOODENIACEAE
Goodenia albiflora white goodenia
Goodenia pinnatifida cut-leaf goodenia
Goodenia pusilliflora small-flower goodenia
Velleia arguta toothed velleia
GRAMINEAE
Amphipogon caricinus var. caricinus long grey-beard
grass
Aristida behriana brush wire-grass
Aristida contorta curly wire-grass
Cymbopogon ambiguus lemon-grass
Danthonia caespitosa common wallaby-grass
Danthonia eriantha hill wallaby-grass
Danthonia racemosa var. racemosa slender wallaby-grass
Danthonia setacea var. setacea small-flower wallaby-gr
Distichlis distichophylla emu-grass
Enneapogon nigricans black-head grass
Neurachne alopecuroidea fox-tail mulga-grass
Panicum effusum var. effusum hairy panic
Paspalidium constrictum knotty-butt paspalidium
Paspalidium jubiflorum Warrego summer-grass
Phragmites australis common reed
Poa crassicaudex thick-stem tussock-grass
Sporobolus virginicus salt couch
Stipa blackii crested spear-grass
Stipa drummondii cottony spear-grass
Stipa elegantissima feather spear-grass
Stipa eremophila rusty spear-grass
Stipa flavescens coast spear-grass
Stipa nitida Balcarra spear-grass
Stipa nodosa tall spear-grass
Stipa pilata prickly spear-grass
Stipa platychaeta flat-awn spear-grass
Stipa semibarbata fibrous spear-grass
Stipa setacea corkscrew spear-grass
Stipa trichophylla
Triodia scariosa ssp. scariosa Spinifex
Themeda triandra
HALORAGACEAE
Gonocarpus elatus hill raspwort
HYPOXIDACEAE
Hypoxis glabella var. glabella tiny star
JUNCACEAE
Juncus kraussii sea rush
LABIATAE
Prostanthera aspalathoides scarlet mintbush
Teucrium corumbosum
LEGUMINOSAE
Acacia argyrophylla silver mulga-bush
Acacia calamifolia
Acacia ligulata umbrella bush
Acacia nysophylla
Acacia retinodes var. retinodes (hill form) wirilda
Cullen australasicus
Eutaxia microphylla var. microphylla common eutaxia
Glycine clandestina var. sericea twining glycine
Hardenbergia violacea native lilac
Senna artemisioides nothossp. coriacea broad-leaf
desert senna
Senna artemisioides ssp. filifolia fine-leaf desert
senna
Senna artemisioides ssp. petiolaris flat-stalk
senna
Swainsona tephrotricha ashy-haired swainson-pea
LILIACEAE
Arthropodium minus small vanilla-lily
Arthropodium strictum common vanilla-lily
Bulbine bulbosa bulbine-lily
Caesia calliantha blue grass-lily
Dianella revoluta var. revoluta black-anther flax-lily
Lomandra collina sand mat-rush
Lomandra densiflora soft tussock mat-rush
Lomandra effusa scented mat-rush
Lomandra multiflora ssp. dura hard mat-rush
Thysanotus baueri mallee fringe-lily
Wurmbea dioica ssp. dioica early Nancy
Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata rock grass-tree
LOGANIACEAE
Lognania saxatilus
LORANTHACEAE
Lysiana exocarpi ssp. exocarpi harlequin mistletoe
LORANTACAE
Amyema miquelii
LYTHRACEAE
Lythrum hyssopifolia lesser loosestrife
MALVACEAE
Sida petrophila rock sida
MYOPORACEAE
Eremophila alternifolia narrow-leaf emubush
Eremophila longifolia weeping emubush
MYRTACEAE
Eucalyptus camaldulensis var. camaldulensis river
red gum
Eucalyptus gracilis yorrell
Eucalyptus socialis beaked red mallee
Melaleuca brevifolia short-leaf honey-myrtle
Melaleuca lanceolata ssp. lanceolata dryland tea-tree
NYCTAGINACEAE
Boerhavia dominii tar-vine
ORCHIDACEAE
Pterostylis biseta two-bristle greenhood
OXALIDACEAE
Oxalis perennans native sorrel
PITTOSPORACEAE
Bursaria lasiophylla var. albicoma downy bursaria
Pittosporum phylliraeoides var. microcarpa native
apricot
POLYGALACEAE
Comesperma volubile love creeper
POLYGONACEAE
Rumex brownii slender dock
PORTULACACEAE
Calandrinia eremaea dryland purslane
Calandrinia volubilis twining purslane
PRIMULACEAE
Samolus repens creeping brookweed
RANUNCULACEAE
Clematis microphylla old man's beard
RHAMNACEAE
Pomaderris paniculosa ssp. paniculosa mallee pomaderris
Trymalium wayae grey trymalium
RUBIACEAE
Galium gaudichaudii rough bedstraw
RUTACEAE
Correa schlechtendalii mallee correa
SAPINDACEAE
Alectryon oleifolius ssp. canescens bullock bush
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. spatulata sticky hop-bush
SANTALACEAE
Santalum acuminatum
SOLANACEAE
Nicotiana maritima coast tobacco
STACKHOUSIACEAE
Stackhousia monogyna creamy candles
TYPHACEAE
Typha domingensis narrow-leaf bulrush
UMBELLIFERAE
Daucus glochidiatus native carrot
URTICACEAE
Parietaria cardiostegia mallee smooth-nettle
Parietaria debilis smooth-nettle
ZYGOPHYLLACEAE
Zygophyllum confluens forked twinleaf
Zygophyllum crenatumnotched twinleaf
