Kelcey Tier is the perfect breeding ground for a diverse range of native flora.
Whilst bush walking or cycling through the Tier be sure that your footprints allow the native plants to grow healthy and strong.
Below is a compilation of the Kelcey Tier Flora List prior to the Bioblitz (previous records of Philip Milner) and the 20-21 October 2023 Bioblitz Observations contributed by Phil Collier and Katya Bandow.
Includes;
- Observations within the Kelcey Tier Greenbelt Reserve and adjacent areas and some private properties.
Threatened Species highlighted and noted. - Significant weeds highlighted
- Plants marked “?” require confirmation
Trees
| Eucalyptus amygdalina | Black Peppermint | northern greenbelt |
| Eucalyptus obliqua | Stringybark | |
| Eucalyptus ovata | Black Gum or Swamp Gum | |
| Eucalyptus viminalis | White Gum | |
Secondary Trees
| Acacia melanoxylon | Blackwood |
| Acacia dealbata | Silver Wattle |
Understorey Trees & Large Shrubs
| Acacia mucronata | Variable Sallow Wattle | |
| Acacia verticillata | Prickly Moses | |
| Allocasuarina littoralis | Black or Forest Sheoak | |
| Banksia marginata | Silver Banksia | |
| Bedfordia salicina | Blanket Leaf | |
| Bursaria spinosa | Prickly Box | |
| Exocarpos cupressiformis | Native Cherry | |
| Melaleuca ericifolia | Swamp Paperbark | |
| Melaleuca pallida syn. Callistemon pallidus | Lemon Bottlebrush | south of the greenbelt res. |
| Melaleuca squarrosa | Scented Paperbark | |
| Notelaea ligustrina | Native Olive | |
| Olearia argophylla | Musk | |
| Ozothamnus ferrugineus | Tree Everlasting Bush | |
| Pomaderris apetala | Common Dogwood |
Medium Shrubs
| Acacia stricta | Hop Wattle | |
| Acacia terminalis | Sunshine Wattle | |
| Cassinia aculeata | Dolly Bush | |
| Coprosma hirtella | Coffeeberry | |
| Coprosma quadrifida | Native Currant | |
| Exocarpos strictus | Pearly Native-cherry | |
| Goodia lotifolia | Goldentip | |
| Goodenia ovata | Hop Native-primrose | |
| Leptomeria drupacea | Erect Currantbush | |
| Leptospermum scoparium | Manuka Teatree | |
| Monotoca glauca | Goldeywood | |
| Olearia lirata | Forest Daisybush | |
| Olearia phlogopappa | Dusty Daisybush | |
| Persoonia juniperina | Prickly Geebung | |
| Phyllanthus gunnii | Shrubby Spurge | |
| Pimelea drupacea | Cherry Riceflower | |
| Pimelea ligustrina | Tall Riceflower | one record, north area |
| Pomaderris paniculosa? | Shining Dogwood | |
| Pomaderris elliptica | Yellow Dogwood | |
| Pultenaa daphnoides | Heartleaf Bushpea | |
| Pultenaea juniperina | Prickly Beauty | |
| Solanum laciniatum | Kangaroo Apple | |
| Solanum vescum | Gunyang | |
| Ziera arborescens | Stinkwood |
Small Shrubs
| Acacia myrtifolia | Red-stem Wattle | |
| Amperea xiphoclada | Broom Spurge | |
| Astroloma humifusa syn. Styphelia humifusa | Cranberry Heath | |
| Astrotriche serrulata | Ant’s Delight | |
| Bossiaea cordigera | Wiry Bossia | |
| Bossiaea prostrata | Creeping Bossia | |
| Davesia ulicina | Spiky Bitterpea | |
| Epacris impressa | Common Heath | |
| Euromyrtus parviflora | Small flowered Heath-myrtle | |
| Euromyrtus ramoisissima | Creeping Heath-myrtle | |
| Gonocarpus tetragynus | Common Raspwort | |
| Gonocarpus teucrioides | Forest Raspwort | |
| Goodenia lanata | Trailing Native-primrose | |
| Indigofera ausralis | Native Indigo | |
| Leucopogon australis | Spike Beardheath | |
| Lissanthe strigose? | Peach Heath | |
| Lomatia tinctoria | Guitarplant | |
| Olearia ramulosa | Twiggy Daisy-bush | |
| Pimelea curviflora | Curved Riceflower | Threatened Species |
| Pimelea linifolia | Slender Riceflower | |
| Pimelea nivea | Bushmans Bootlace | Endemic species |
| Rubus parvifolius | Native Raspberry | |
| Tetratheca pilosa | Lilac Bells | |
Image: 2023 Kelcey Tier Pimelea curviflora var. gracilis
Image Credit: Philip Milner
Ferns & Fern Allies
| Asplenium flabellifolium | Necklace Fern | |
| Blechnum minus | Soft Waterfern | |
| Blechnum nudum | Fishbone Waterfern | |
| Blechnum wattsii | Hard Waterfern | |
| Calachlaena dubia | Rainbowfern | |
| Pteridium esculentum | Bracken | |
| Cyathea australis | Rough Treefern | |
| Dicksonia antarctica | Soft Treefern | |
| Hypolepis muelleri ? | Groundfern | |
| Polystichum proliferum | Mother Shieldfern | |
| Pteridium esculentum | Bracken |
Environmental Weeds
| Aira cupaniona | ||
| Agrostis capillaris | Browntop Bentgrass | |
| Aira caryophyllea | ||
| Alchemilla arvensis | Parsley Piert | |
| Aponogeton distachyos | Cape Pondweed | |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | Sweet Vernalgrass | |
| Arum italicum | Italian Arum | |
| Acetosella vulgaris | Sorrel | |
| Bellardia viscosa | Lineseed | |
| Briza minor | Lesser Quaking-grass | |
| Carduus cycnoceplalus | Slender Thistle | |
| Centaurium erythrea | Common Centaury | |
| Cerastium glomeratum | Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed | |
| Cicendia filiformis | Slender Cicendia | |
| Cirsium arvensis | Creeping Thistle | |
| Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle | |
| Conium maculatum | Hemlock | |
| Cortaderia selloana | Pampas-grass | |
| Cotoneaster sp. | A Berry Bush | |
| Cytisus scoparius | English Broom | |
| Dactylis glomerata | Cocksfoot | |
| Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | |
| Erica lusitanica | Spanish Heath | |
| Erigeron bonariensis | Fleabane | |
| Euphorbia lathyrism | Caper Spurge | |
| Euphorbia peplus | Petty Spurge | |
| Festuca bromoides | RatsTail Fescue | |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel | |
| Galium divaricatum | Slender Bedstraw | |
| Galium murale | Small Bedstraw | |
| Helleborus sp. | Winter Rose | |
| Hypericum perforatum | Perforated StJohns Wort | |
| Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire Fog-grass | |
| Hypochaeris glabra | Smooth Catsear | |
| Hypochaeris radicata | Rough Catsear | |
| Ilex aquifolium | Holly | |
| Juncus capitatus | Capitate Rush | |
| Kunzea ericoides | Burgan | |
| Lepidium latifolium | Perennial Peppercress | |
| Lysmachia arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel | |
| Moenchia erecta | A Chickweed | |
| Pinus radiata | Radiata Pine | |
| Pittosporum undulatum | Sweet Pittosporum | |
| Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain | |
| Polycarpon tetraphyllum | Allseed | |
| Rosa rubiginosa | Sweet Briar | |
| Rubus fruticosus | Blackberry | |
| Sagina maritima | Sea Pearlwort | |
| Senecio jacobaea | Ragwort | |
| Silybum marianum | Variegated Thistle | |
| Sonchus asper | Prickly Sowthistle | |
| Trifolium subterraneum | Subterranean Clover | |
| Verbascum thapsus | Great Mullein | |
| Veronica arvensis | Wall Speedwell | |
| Ulex europaeus | Gorse | |
| Vinca major | Periwinkle | |
| Watsonia meriana | Watsonia | |
| Zantedeschia aethiopica | Arum Lily | |
Fungi
| Amanita xanthocephala | Yellow-Headed Amanita | |
| Austropaxillus muelleri | ||
| Calocera guepinioides | ||
| Cantharellus concinus | Smooth Chanterelle | |
| Clavulina subrugosa | ||
| Cortinarius austrovenetus | ||
| Cortinarius submagellanicus | ||
| Dacrymyces cf. stillatus | ||
| Dictyopanus pusillus | ||
| Heterotextus miltinus | ||
| Hydnangium carneum | ||
| Hydnum repandum | Hedgehog Mushroom | |
| Hypholoma fasciculare | Sulphur Tuft | |
| Laccaria sp. | ||
| Macrolepiota clelandii | ||
| Marasmiellus affixus | ||
| Mycena albidofusca | ||
| Mycena carmeliana | ||
| Mycena interrupta | ||
| Phellodon niger | Black Tooth | |
| Scleroderma sepa | Earthball Mushroom |
Climbing Plants
| Billardiera mutabilis | Green Apple-berry | |
| Cassytha melantha | Large Dodder-laurel | |
| Clematis aristata | Southern Clematis | |
| Comesperma volubile | Blue Love Creeper | |
| Thysanotus patersonii | Twining Fringe-lily |
Herbs & Herb-like Plants
| Acaena echinata | Sheeps Burr | |
| Acaena novae-zelandiae | Buzzy | |
| Brachyscome sp. | A Daisy | |
| Crassula decumbens | Spreading Stonecrop | |
| Crassula sieberiana | Rock Stonecrop | |
| Daucus glochidiata | Native Carrot | |
| Dichondra repens | Kidneyweed | |
| Drosera auriculata | Tall Sundew | |
| Drosera planchonii | Climbing Sundew | |
| Epilobium pallidiflorum | Showy Willowherb | |
| Galium australe | Tangled Bedstraw | |
| Geranium potentillioides | Mountain Cranesbill | |
| Geranium solanderi | Southern Cranesbill | |
| Hydrocotyle foveolata | Yellow Pennywort | |
| Hydrocotyle hirta | Hairy Pennywort | |
| Hypericum gramineum | Small StJohns Wort | |
| Lagenophora stipitata | Bluebottle Daisy | |
| Linum marginale | Native Flax | |
| Oxalis perennans | Grassland Woodsorrel | |
| Pelargonium australe | Southern Storksbill | |
| Plantago varia | Variable Plantain | |
| Poranthera microphylla | Small Poranthera | |
| Ranunculus lappaceus | Woodland Buttercup | |
| Ranunculus sessiliflorus?? | Rockplate Buttercup | |
| Sebaea ovata | Yellow Sebaea | |
| Senecio linearifolius | Fireweed | |
| Senecio quadridentatus | Cotton Fireweed | |
| Stackhousia monogyna | Forest Candles | |
| Stellaria pungens | Prickly Starwort | |
| Stylidium armeria | Coastal Triggerplant | |
| Stylidium graminifolium | Narrowleaf Triggerplant | |
| Veronica derwentiana | Derwent Speedwell | |
| Viola hederaceae | Ivy-leafed Violet | |
| Wahlenbergia gracilis | Sprawling Native Bluebell |
Orchids
| Acianthus caudatus | Mayflower Orchid | |
| Acianthus pusillus | Small Mosquito Orchid | |
| Chiloglottis sp. | A Bird Orchid | |
| Corybas aconitiflorus | Spurred Helmet Orchid | |
| Corybas fimbriatus | Fringed Helmet Orchid | |
| Cyrtostylis reniformis | Small Gnat-orchid | |
| Dipodium roseum | Rosy Hyacinth-orchid | |
| Diuris pardina | Leopard Orchid | |
| Microtis arenaria? | Notched Onion-orchid | |
| Microtis unifolia | Common Onion-orchid | |
| Pterostylis melagramma ? | Black-lipped Greenhood | |
| Pterostylis nutans | Nodding Greenhood | |
| Pterostylis pedunculata | Maroonhood | |
| Thelymitra sp. | A Sun Orchid |
Grasses and Graminoids
| Carex breviculmis | Shortstem Sedge | |
| Centrolepis strigosa | Hairy Bristlewort | |
| Dianella tasmanica | Tasman Flaxlily | |
| Dianella revoluta | Spreading Flaxlily | |
| Dichelachne rara | Common Plumegrass | |
| Diplarrena morea | White-flag | |
| Drymophila cyanocarpa | Turquoise Berry | |
| Gahnia grandis | Cutting Grass | |
| Ficinia marginata | Little Clubsedge | |
| Juncus astreptus | Rigid Rush | |
| Juncus procerus | Tall Rush | |
| Juncus pallidus | Pale Rush | |
| Juncus pauciflorus | Gentle Rush | |
| Lepidosperma concavum | Sand Swordsedge | |
| Lepidosperma elatius | Tall swordsedge | |
| Lepidosperma ensiforme | Arching Swordsedge | |
| Lepidosperma laterale | Variable Swordsedge | |
| Lomandra longifolia | Matrush | |
| Luzula flaccida | Pale Woodrush | |
| Microlaena stipoides | Coast Speargrass | |
| Poa labillardierei | Silver Tussockgrass | |
| Poa tenera | Scrambling Tussockgrass | |
| Rytidospermum pilosum | Velvet Wallabygrass | |
| Schoenus apogon | Common Bogsedge |
Myxomycete
| Trichia botrytis |
Environmental Weeds
| Aira cupaniona | ||
| Agrostis capillaris | Browntop Bentgrass | |
| Aira caryophyllea | ||
| Alchemilla arvensis | Parsley Piert | |
| Aponogeton distachyos | ||
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | ||
| Arum italicum | Italian Arum | |
| Acetosella vulgaris | Sorrel | |
| Bellardia viscosa | Lineseed | |
| Briza minor | Lesser Quaking-grass | |
| Carduus cycnoceplalus | ||
| Centaurium erythrea | Common Centaury | |
| Cerastium glomeratum | ||
| Cicendia filiformis | Slender Cicendia | |
| Cirsium arvensis | Creeping Thistle | |
| Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle | |
| Conium maculatum | Hemlock | |
| Cortaderia selloana | Pampas-grass | |
| Cotoneaster sp. | A Berry Bush | |
| Cytisus scoparius | English Broom | |
| Dactylis glomerata | Cocksfoot | |
| Digitalis purpurea | Foxglove | |
| Erica lusitanica | Spanish Heath | |
| Erigeron bonariensis | Fleabane | |
| Euphorbia lathyrism | Caper Spurge | |
| Euphorbia peplus | Petty Spurge | |
| Festuca bromoides | RatsTail Fescue | |
| Foeniculum vulgare | Fennel | |
| Galium divaricatum | Slender Bedstraw | |
| Galium murale | Small Bedstraw | |
| Helleborus sp. | Winter Rose | |
| Hypericum perforatum | Perforated StJohns Wort | |
| Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire Fog-grass | |
| Hypochaeris glabra | Smooth Catsear | |
| Hypochaeris radicata | Rough Catsear | |
| Ilex aquifolium | Holly | |
| Juncus capitatus | Capitate Rush | |
| Kunzea ericoides | Burgan | |
| Lepidium latifolium | Perennial Peppercress | |
| Lysmachia arvensis | Scarlet Pimpernel | |
| Moenchia erecta | A Chickweed | |
| Pinus radiata | Radiata Pine | |
| Pittosporum undulatum | Sweet Pittosporum | |
| Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain | |
| Polycarpon tetraphyllum | Allseed | |
| Rosa rubiginosa | Sweet Briar | |
| Rubus fruticosus | Blackberry | |
| Sagina maritima | Sea Pearlwort | |
| Senecio jacobaea | Ragwort | |
| Silybum marianum | Variegated Thistle | |
| Sonchus asper | Prickly Sowthistle | |
| Trifolium subterraneum | ||
| Verbascum thapsus | Great Mullein | |
| Veronica arvensis | Wall Speedwell | |
| Ulex europaeus | Gorse | |
| Vinca major | Periwinkle | |
| Watsonia meriana | Watsonia | |
| Zantedeschia aethiopica | Arum Lily |
Related Resources
- Extinction Matters Kelcey Tier BioBlitz [1]
- iNaturalist [2]
- Kelcey Tier Wildlife [3]
- Kelcey Tier Master Plan July 2019 [4]