FLORA STUDIES

Flora studies are an initiative by the Urban Sustainable Ecology Restoration Society – USERS. The aims of our flora studies are to educate people on Australia native plants. USERS are encouraged to participate and engage in research and experimentation to increase our community’s knowledge of native plants in our urban environment while making an online resource.

Open FLORA STUDY
Scientific Name: Dodonaea triquetra
Common Name/s: Common Hop Bush
Family: 
Subfamily: Dodonaea
Botanic Observation: Characteristics
Leaf structure
Flower structure: 
Seed pods:
Stem:
Roots:
Height: Glabrous shrub to 3m tall
 
Habitat: Open forest (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Natural Distribution: Common oncoast less so in ranges (e.g. Blackheath, hill top, Bundanoon). Also North Coast, South Coast, Northern Tablelands, North Western Slopes, Queensland and Victoria. (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Conservation Significance:
Flowering Period: July - Oct (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Propagation:
Cultivation: A short lived species, regenerating from seed and often abundant after bushfires. (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Aesthetic Description:
Garden Design Suggestions:
Associated Life Forms:
Contributing Members: Jonathan Vencore
 
References
Photo: Sydney Olympic Park NSW 7.11.2011 Photographer: Jonathan Vencore
Fairley A. & Moore P. (ed) 2010. Native Plants of the Sydney Region, 3rd Edn. Allen & Unwin: Sydney. 
Open FLORA STUDY
Scientific Name: Melaleuca erubescens
Common Name/s: Blush Honey-myrtle, Rosy Paperbark
Family: 
Subfamily: Melaleuca
Botanic Observation: Characteristics
Leaf structure:
Flower structure: pink flowers
Seed pods:
Stem:
Roots:
Height: Shrub 1-2m tall (Fairley & Moore 2010)
 
Habitat: open forest near watercourses or periodically waterlogged land, on clay soils (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Natural Distribution: coast (Picnic Point, Rookwood, Wilton, Castlereagh Nature Reserve, Newnes). Also slopes and plans, Queensland. (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Conservation Significance:
Flowering Period: November – April (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Aesthetic Description:
Garden Design Suggestions:
Associated Life Forms:
Contributing Members: Jonathan Vencore
 
References
Photo: Mason Park NSW 4.11.2011 Photographer: Jonathan Vencore
Fairley A. & Moore P. (ed) 2010. Native Plants of the Sydney Region, 3rd Edn. Allen & Unwin: Sydney. 
Open FLORA STUDY 
Scientific Name: Melaleuca thymifolia  
Common Name/s: Thyme Honey-myrtle 
Family:  MYRTACEAE
Subfamily: Melaleuca
Botanic Observation: Characteristics
Leaf structure
Flower structure: mauve-pink occasionallywhite flowers
Seed pods
Stem
Roots
Height: 1-1.5 Metre
 
Habitat: damp sandy soils in forest and heath(Fairley & Moore 2010)
Natural Distribution: coast and ranges. From south coast to Queensland also central western slopes (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Conservation Significance:
Flowering Period: October - January some flowers in autumn (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Propagation:
Cultivation:
Aesthetic Description:
Garden Design Suggestions:
Associated Life Forms:
Contributing Members: Jonathan Vencore
References
Photo: Sydney Olympic Park 07.11.2011 Photographer: Jonathan Vencore
Fairley A. & Moore P. (ed) 2010. Native Plants of the Sydney Region, 3rd Edn. Allen & Unwin: Sydney. 
http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/gnp4/melaleuca-thymifolia.html
Open Hakea teretifolia 
Dagger Hakea
White flowers in early November 
References
Photo: Sydney Olympic Park 4.11.2011 Photographer: Jonathan Vencore
Open Hakea teretifolia 
Dagger Hakea
White flowers in early November 
References
Photo: Sydney Olympic Park 4.11.2011 Photographer: Jonathan Vencore
Open Hakea teretifolia 
Dagger Hakea
White flowers in early November 

References
Photo: Sydney Olympic Park 4.11.2011 Photographer: Jonathan Vencore
Open FLORA STUDY
Scientific Name: Hakea teretifolia 
Common Name/s: Dagger Hakea
Family: PROTEACEAE
Subfamily: Hakea
Botanic Observation: Characteristics
Leaf structure
Flower structure: white flowers
Seed pods
Stem
Roots
Height : Bushy shrub to 3m tall (Fairley & Moore 2010)

Habitat: wet heath and woodland (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Natural Distribution: coast and ranges. North Coast, south coast, southern tablelands, Victoria and Tasmania. (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Conservation Significance:
Flowering Period: January to April (Fairley & Moore 2010)
Propagation:
Cultivation: Often form dense thickets after fire(Fairley & Moore 2010)
Aesthetic Description:
Garden Design Suggestions: 
Associated Life Forms:
Contributing Members: Jonathan Vencore
References
Photo: Sydney Olympic Park 19.10.2011 Photographer: Jonathan Vencore
Fairley A. & Moore P. (ed) 2010. Native Plants of the Sydney Region, 3rd Edn. Allen & Unwin: Sydney.