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Crows Nest Community Nursery
The Crows Nest Community Nursery helps to support native wildlife by propagating indigenous trees, shrubs and ground cover plants that occur naturally within, and beyond, our regional boundaries. If you want to encourage birds, bees and butterflies to visit your garden, property or re-vegetation site, we have lots of plants for you to choose from to attract them. Our local native plants are essential for the survival and well-being of our native animals who rely on them for food and shelter.
Open hours
The Crows Nest Community Nursery is open weekly on Thursday between 8.30am and 1pm with two open days also held each year - one in spring and the other in autumn.
Location
The nursery is located on Depot Road, Crows Nest.
Contact details
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Volunteering opportunities
The nursery welcomes volunteers to join the team. Read more about volunteer opportunities here.
Botanical Name: Allocasuarina littoralis
Common Name: Black She-Oak
Description: A small, fast growing tree with dark fissured bark. Capable of reaching 8 metres, the species is an excellent windbreak or screen option. It's frost resistant and drought hardy and is available as male and female varieties. The female trees offer a great seed source for black cockatoos.
Photo source - Glen Leiper
An extensive variety of plants and trees stocked at the Crows Nest Community Nursery are available for purchase on Thursdays between 8.30am -1pm. For customers unable to attend the nursery, plant pick-ups in Toowoomba can be arranged through the nursery team leader.
Please note: Stock numbers and species will vary throughout the year. To check the availability of the following stock, contact the nursery team leader.
The plant list below is organised alphabetically by botanical name. Click on the relevant letter below to skip quickly through the list.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T V X
Botanical name |
Common name |
| A | |
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Acacia complanata |
Wattle, donkeys ears |
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Acacia concurrens |
Curracabah |
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Acacia conferta |
Crowded leaf wattle |
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Acacia deanii |
Wattle, deane’s |
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Acacia decora |
Wattle, pretty |
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Acacia falcata |
Wattle, silver sickle |
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Acacia fimbriata |
Wattle, brisbane |
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Acacia granitica |
Wattle, granite |
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Acacia hispidula |
Wattle, rough leafed |
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Acacia implexa |
Lightwood |
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Acacia irrorata |
Wattle, green |
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Acacia jucunda |
Wattle, yetman |
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Acacia maidenii |
Wattle, maiden's |
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Acacia pendula |
Myall, weeping (wattle) |
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Acacia podalyriifolia |
Wattle, queensland silver |
|
Acacia salicina |
Wattle, black sally |
|
Acacia semilunata |
Wattle, half moon |
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Acacia sertiformis |
Wattle, golden wreath |
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Acacia stenophylla |
River cooba |
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Acacia venulosa |
Wattle, veiny |
|
Acmena smithii (Syzygium smithii) |
Lillypilly, common |
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Acronychia laevis |
Acronychia, glossy |
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Acronychia oblongifolia |
Aspen, white |
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Actinotis helianthi |
Flannel flower |
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Adiantum hispidulum |
Maidenhair, rough |
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Alchornea ilicifolia |
Dovewood, holly |
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Alectryon connatus |
Birds' eye, common |
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Alectryon diversifolius |
Boonaree, scrub |
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Alectryon subdentatus |
Birds eye, holly leafed |
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Allocasuarina inophloia |
She oak, thready bark |
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Allocasuarina littoralis |
She oak, black |
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Allocasuarina luehmannii |
Bull oak |
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Alphitonia excelsa |
Ash, soap |
|
Alpinia caerulea |
Native ginger |
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Alyxia ruscifolia |
Chain fruit |
|
Aphananthe philippensis |
Native elm |
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Araucaria bidwillii |
Pine, bunya |
|
Araucaria cunninghamii |
Pine, hoop |
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Archontophoenix cunninghamiana |
Palm, piccabeen |
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Aristolochia meridionalis |
Cressida butterfly vine |
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Atalaya salicifolia |
Whitewood, brush |
|
Auranticarpa rhombifolia |
Hollywood, golden |
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Austrostipa ramosissima |
Grass, stout bamboo |
| B | |
|
Banksia integrifolia |
Banksia, tree |
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Banksia oblongifolia |
Banksia, fern leafed |
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Banksia spinulosa var. Collina |
Banksia, hair pin |
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Brachychiton acerifolius |
Flame tree |
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Brachychiton bidwillii |
Kurrajong, rusty |
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Brachychiton discolor |
Lacebark |
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Brachychiton populneus |
Kurrajong |
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Brachychiton rupestris |
Bottle tree |
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Breynia oblongifolia |
Breynia |
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Bridelia exaltata |
Ironbark, brush |
|
Bursaria spinosa |
Bursaria, sweet |
| C | |
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Callerya megasperma (may not be a local native) |
Native wisteria |
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Callicarpa pedunculata |
Velvet beauty berry |
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Callitris baileyi |
Cypress, bailey's |
|
Calostemma luteum PINK |
Daffodil, native |
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Calostemma luteum YELLOW |
Daffodil, native |
|
Calotis cuneifolia |
White burr daisy |
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Capparis arborea |
Caper tree, rainforest |
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Capparis canescens (not local, native to areas west and north of TRC area |
Caper bush, dryland |
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Carissa ovata |
Kunkerberry |
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Cassinia laevis |
Cough bush |
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Castanospermum australe |
Bean, black |
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Casuarina cristata |
Belah |
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Casuarina cunninghamiana |
She oak, river |
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Cissus antarctica |
Vine, kangaroo |
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Citrus australis |
Round lime |
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Claoxylon australe |
Brittlewood |
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Clematis aristata |
Travellers' joy |
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Clematis glycinoides |
Old man's beard |
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Clerodendrum tomentosum |
Hairy lolly bush |
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Cordyline petiolaris |
Palm lily, large leafed |
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Corymbia gummifera |
Bloodwood, red |
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Corymbia intermedia |
Bloodwood, pink |
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Crotalaria mitchellii |
Mitchell's rattlepod |
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Cryptocarya glaucescens |
Jackwood |
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Cryptocarya microneura |
Murrogun |
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Cupaniopsis parvifolia |
Tuckeroo, small leaf |
| D | |
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Deeringia amaranthoides |
Deeringia |
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Denhamia bilocularis (was Maytenus bilocularis) |
Orangebark, hedge |
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Denhamia pittosporoides |
Denhamia, veiny |
|
Dianella brevipedunculata |
Flax lily, short stemmed |
|
Dianella caerulea var assera |
Flax lily |
|
Dioscorea transversa |
Yam, long |
|
Diospyros australis |
Plum ebony |
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Dodonaea sinuolata |
Hopbush, thready- leafed |
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Dodonaea tenuifolia |
Hopbush, fern leafed |
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Dodonaea triangularis |
Hopbush, triangle leafed |
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Dodonaea viscosa subsp angustifolia |
Hopbush, narrow leafed |
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Doryanthes palmeri |
Lily, spear |
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Drypetes deplanchei |
Tulipwood, yellow |
|
Dysoxylum fraserianum |
Rosewood |
| E | |
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Ehretia acuminata |
Koda |
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Einadia hastata |
Saltbush, red berry |
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Einadia nutans (yellow-fruited) |
Saltbush, nodding |
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Elaeodendron australe var. Integrifolium |
Olive plum, red fruited narrow-leafed variety |
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Elaeocarpus kirtonii |
Whitewood, mowbullan |
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Elattostachys xylocarpa |
White beetroot tree |
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Eremophila debilis |
Devil's marbles |
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Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
Gum, river red |
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Eucalyptus eugenioides |
Stringybark, thin leafed |
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Eucalyptus infera |
Mallee, durikai |
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Eucalyptus melliodora |
Box, yellow |
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Eucalyptus moluccana |
Box, gum topped |
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Eucalyptus orgadophila |
Coolibah, mountain |
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Eucalyptus saligna |
Gum, sydney blue |
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Eucalyptus tereticornis |
Gum, forest red |
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Eucalyptus tessellaris |
Carbeen |
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Eustrephus latifolius |
Wombat berry |
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Everistia vaccinifolia |
Everistia |
| F | |
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Ficus macrophylla |
Fig, moreton bay |
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Ficus opposita |
Fig, opposite leafed sandpaper |
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Ficus rubiginosa |
Fig, scrub |
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Flindersia australis |
Ash, crows |
|
Flindersia collina |
Ash, leopard |
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Flindersia xanthoxyla |
Long jack |
| G | |
|
Geijera salicifolia |
Wilga, scrub |
|
Geitonoplesium cymosum |
Lily, scrambling |
|
Glochidion ferdinandi (Archipsocopsis fernandi) (may not be native locally) |
Cheesewood |
|
Gossia bidwillii |
Python tree |
|
Grevillea banksii (Not local native) |
Red flowering grevillea |
|
Grevillea robusta |
Oak, silky |
|
Grewia latifolia |
Dysentery bush |
|
Guioa semiglauca |
Guioa (pronounced ghee-oa) |
| H | |
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Hakea eriantha |
Hakea. Woolly flowered |
|
Hardenbergia violacea |
Purple wanderer |
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Harpullia pendula |
Tulipwood |
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Hernandia bivalvis |
Grease nut tree |
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Hibbertia scandens |
Vine, snake |
|
Hibiscus heterophyllus. PINK FLOWERS |
Hibiscus, native |
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Hovea lanceolata |
Hovea, lance leafed |
|
Hovea longipes |
Hovea, brush |
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Hovea lorata |
Hovea, small leafed |
|
Hybanthus stellarioides |
Orange spade flower |
|
Hymenosporum flavum |
Frangipani, native |
| I | |
|
Indigofera australe. White form |
Indigo, native |
|
Isotoma axillaris |
Isotome, blue |
| J | |
|
Jacksonia scoparia |
Dogwood |
|
Jagera pseudorhus |
Foambark |
|
Jasminum didymum subsp. Racemosum |
Triple leaf jasmine |
|
Jasminum simplicifolium |
Stiff jasmine |
| K | |
|
Kunzea flavescens |
Kunzea, yellow (rare) |
| L | |
|
Leiocarpa brevicompta |
Daisy, plover |
|
Leucopogon trichostylus |
Heath, daphne beard |
|
Lomandra hystrix |
Palm, cabbage |
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Lomandra longifolia |
Mat rush, creek |
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Lomatia silaifolia |
Crinkle bush |
|
Lophostemon confertus |
Box, brush |
| M | |
|
Melaleuca densispicata |
Paperbark, miles |
|
Melaleuca lanceolata |
Paperbark, dryland |
|
Melaleuca quercina (Rare) |
Oakey bottlebrush |
|
Melaleuca salicina (Callistemon salignus.) |
Willow bottlebrush. |
|
Melaleuca viminalis (Callistemon viminalis) |
Bottlebrush, weeping red |
|
Melia azedarach |
Cedar, white |
|
Melicope micrococca |
Doughwood, white |
|
Melodorum leichhardtii |
Vine, zig zag |
|
Morinda jasminoides |
Sweet morinda |
|
Murdannia graminea |
Mauve grass lily |
|
Myoporum parvifolium (Not local native) |
Creeping boobialla |
|
Myrsine variabilis (was Rapanea variabilis) |
Muttonwood |
| N | |
|
Neolitsea australiensis |
Bollygum, green |
|
Neolitsea dealbata |
Bollygum, white |
|
Notelaea microcarpa |
Small fruited mock olive |
| O | |
|
Olearia canescens |
Daisy bush, grey |
|
Owenia venosa |
Apple, rose |
| P | |
|
Pandorea jasminoides |
Wonga vine |
|
Pandorea pandorana |
Bower vine |
|
Pararchidendron pruinosum |
Snow wood |
|
Parsonsia straminea |
Monkey rope |
|
Peperomia blanda |
Hairy peperomia |
|
Petalostigma pachyphyllum |
Quiinine bush, hairy |
|
Petalostigma triloculare |
Quinine bush, smooth |
|
Pittosporum angustifolium |
Gumby gumby |
|
Pittosporum revolutum |
Pittosporum, yellow |
|
Pittosporum undulatum |
Pittosporum, sweet |
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Pittosporum viscidum |
Birds nest bush |
|
Plectranthus insularis (very rare) |
Mingimarny cockspur flower |
|
Plumbago zeylanica |
Groundcover plumbago |
|
Polyscias elegans |
Celerywood |
|
Psychotria daphnoides |
Psychotria, hedge |
|
Pultenaea villosa |
Pea, hairy bush |
| R | |
|
Rhagodia parabolica |
Saltbush, fragrant |
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Rhaponticum australe |
Austral cornflower |
|
Rhodosphaera rhodanthema |
Yellowwood, deep |
| S | |
|
Scaevola albida |
Fan flower |
|
Senna acclinis |
Senna, brush |
|
Senna aciphylla |
Senna |
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Senna artemisioides subsp. Artemisioides (Not local native) |
Senna, silver |
|
Senna barclayana |
Senna, pepperleaf |
|
Senna coronilloides |
Senna, brigalow |
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Spartothamnella juncea |
Broom, square stemmed |
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Sterculia quadrifida |
Peanut tree |
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Streblus pendulinus (was Streblus brunonianus) |
Whalebone tree |
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Swainsona queenslandica PINK |
Spreading Darling pea (pink) |
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Swainsona queenslandica RED |
Spreading Darling pea (red) |
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Syncarpia verecunda |
Turpentine, Ravensbourne (rare) |
| T | |
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Toona ciliata |
Cedar, red |
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Trema tomentosa |
Trema |
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Trochocarpa laurina |
Heath, tree |
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Turraea pubescens |
Witch hazel, native |
| V | |
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Vitex lignum- vitae |
Satinwood |
| X | |
|
Xanthorrhoea glauca |
Grass tree, blue leafed |
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Xanthorrhoea johnsonii |
Grasstree, forest |
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