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.