| Common name | Red-stemmed Wattle, Myrtle Wattle |
Scientific name | Acacia myrtifolia |
Family | Fabaceae |
Relatives | Other wattles |
Habitat | Open forest and heath |
Local examples | Nullica, Big Jack Mountain |
Notes | A distinctive wattle with small leathery phyllodes, red stems and only 2-4 flowers per globular head. |
| Common name | Hop Goodenia |
Scientific name | Goodenia ovata |
Family | Goodeniaceae |
Relatives | Other Goodenias, Dampieras, Scaevolas (Fan Flowers) |
Habitat | Common and widespread in wet and dry eucalypt forest and heath |
Local example | Nullica |
Notes | An Aboriginal medicinal plant: the crushed leaves were inhaled as a sedative, and made into an infusion for diabetes. |
| Common name | Furry Grevillea |
Scientific name | Grevillea irrasa |
Family | Proteaceae |
Relatives | Banksias, Geebungs, Macadamia, Hakeas |
Habitat | Open forest |
Local example | Nullica |
Notes | Recently split from the G. victoriae complex. The subspecies irrasa is confined to the Nullica area. Another subspecies is confined to a small area inland of Moruya. |
| Common name | Bushy Needlewood |
Scientific name | Hakea decurrens ssp physocarpa |
Family | Proteaceae |
Relatives | Banksias, Geebungs, Macadamia, Grevilleas |
Habitat | Open forest and heath |
Local example | Nullica |
Notes | Occurs alongside H. macraeana at Nullica (see below). This subspecies is at its northern limit here. It has been confused in the past with the very similar H. sericea, which ranges north from Merimbula. |
| Common name | Macrae's Hakea |
Scientific name | Hakea macraeana |
Family | Proteaceae |
Relatives | Banksias, Geebungs, Macadamia, Grevilleas |
Habitat | Open forest |
Local examples | Nullica, Burragate |
Notes | Can be distinguished from other spiky Hakeas in the region by its flexible leaves frequently more than 8cm long. |
| Common name | White Paper Daisy |
Scientific name | Helichrysum elatum |
Family | Asteraceae |
Relatives | Daisies, artichoke, sunflower |
Habitat | Coastal and escarpment ranges |
Local examples | Nullica, Letts Mountain |
Notes | A tall and showy paper daisy, especially common along forest roadsides. |
| Common name | Twining Guinea Flower |
Scientific name | Hibbertia dentata |
Family | Dilleniaceae |
Relatives | Other Guinea Flowers, Dillenias |
Habitat | Moister open forest on the coast and ranges |
Local examples | Nullica, Coolangubra |
Notes | The only climbing guinea flower in the valley. |
| Common name | Scented Holy Grass |
Scientific name | Hierochloe rariflora |
Family | Poaceae |
Relatives | Other grasses |
Habitat | Open forest on the ranges, especially rocky slopes. |
Local examples | Nullica, Pheasants Peak |
Notes | Hierochloe is sweetly coumarin-scented; its relatives in Europe were draped near church doors for their aroma (hence the common name). |
| Common name | Violet Daisy Bush |
Scientific name | Olearia iodochroa |
Family | Asteraceae |
Relatives | Daisies, artichoke, sunflower |
Habitat | Rocky outcrops and screes |
Local example | Nullica |
Notes | The flowers are often purple, but a showy white form grows on rocks at Nullica. |
| Common name | Grey Everlasting |
Scientific name | Ozothamnus obcordatus ssp major |
Family | Asteraceae |
Relatives | Daisies, artichoke, sunflower |
Habitat | Heath and forest |
Local example | Nullica |
Notes | Locally common shrub along forest roadsides. |
| Common name | Wonga Vine |
Scientific name | Pandorea pandorana |
Family | Bignoniaceae |
Relatives | Jacaranda, Cat's Claw Creeper, Flame Vine |
Habitat | Moist open forest and rainforest |
Local examples | Nullica, Coolangubra |
Notes | A common vine which can grow very large in rainforest. The juvenile leaves are markedly different to the adult, with smaller toothed leaflets. |
| Common name | Tasmanian Wax Flower |
Scientific name | Philotheca virgata (syn. Eriostemon virgatus) |
Family | Rutaceae |
Relatives | Boronia, Eriostemon, Crowea, Phebalium, Correa, Citrus, Rue |
Habitat | Open forest and heath |
Local example | Nullica |
Notes | Mainly a Tasmanian species, and uncommon in this region. Recorded from Nullica and Mt Imlay. It breaks the rules for Philothecas with only 4 petals (which is usually the prerogative of Zieria and Boronia spp.). |
| Common name | Sweet Pittosporum |
Scientific name | Pittosporum undulatum |
Family | Pittosporaceae |
Relatives | Apple Berry, other Pittosporums |
Habitat | Moist eucalypt forest and rainforest |
Local example | Nullica |
Notes | In the absence of fire it can be a pioneer for rainforest species colonising wet sclerophyll forest and gullies. The dense shade under Pittosporums suppresses the seedlings of eucalypts and other open forest species. |
| Common name | Prickly Shaggy Pea |
Scientific name | Podolobium ilicifolium |
Family | Fabaceae |
Relatives | Peas |
Habitat | Dry forest |
Local examples | Nullica, Coolangubra |
Notes | Bears an egg and bacon type flower. This plant often seems to be targeted by browsing wallabies, despite its prickly defences. |
| Common name | Leafless Pink-bells |
Scientific name | Tetratheca subaphylla |
Family | Tremandraceae |
Relatives | Black-eyed Susan |
Habitat | open forest |
Local example | Nullica |
Notes | This species is rare throughout its distribution and is at its northern limit at Nullica. It has also been recorded from Big Jack Mountain and Mount Imlay. Refer also T. thymifolia in October flowers. |
| Common name | |
Scientific name | Westringia davidii |
Family | Lamiaceae |
Relatives | Prostanthera, Rosemary, Lavender, Oregano, Mints |
Habitat | Rock scrub, shrubland |
Local example | Nullica |
Notes | This species is one of the 'rhyolite endemics', confined to several small outcrops of volcanic rhyolite at Nullica. It is a threatened species listed as vulnerable in the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. |
