Plants of Ash Island – complied by Elizabeth Burton
Select the catagories below or scroll down to view:-
Trees – Shrubs – Scramblers – Creepers, climbers and twiners – Ferns – Parasites – Mangroves – Rushes, sedges and reeds – Wetland herbs – Woodland herbs
Habitat key
RF = rainforest — W = woodland — FW = freshwater wetland — SW = saltwater wetland — M = mangrove
Trees
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Acmena smithii | Lillypilly, Coochin-Coochin* | Small bushy tree, cream flowers, white or purple round fruit. | RF |
| Acronychia oblongifolia | Lemon Aspen, Baurella* | Small tree, oblong leaves, white flowers, white fruit | RF |
| Alectryon subcinereus | Birdseye, Wild Quince | Small tree, green capsules splitting to reveal a black seed covered with a bright red aril. | RF |
| Alphitonia excelsa | Red Ash, Coraming* | Small to medium tree, black globular fruit | RF |
| Callistemon salignus | White Bottlebrush, Bood-Jong* | Medium tree, white bottlebrush flowers, pink new growth. | RF,W |
| Capparis arborea | Native Caper, Douguru* | Small tree, large white fragrant flowers. | RF |
| Cassine australis | Red Olive Plum | Small tree, bright orange or red ovoid fruit. | RF |
| Casuarina glauca | Swamp Oak, Karakanbr** | Large tree with rough bark and needle-like foliage. | RF, W |
| Clerodendrum tomentosum | Hairy Clerodendrum, Thurkoo* | Small to medium tree, white flowers, bright red sepals | RF |
| Cupaniopsis anacardioides | Tuckeroo, Yoworro* | Small to medium spreading tree, orange-yellow three-lobed capsule | RF |
| Diospyros australis | Black Plum, Bowra* | Shrub or small tree, shiny black elliptic fruit | RF |
| Dysoxylum fraserianum | Rosewood, Moncondie* | Small to medium tree, cream flowers, round pinkish fruit | RF |
| Elaeocarpus obovatus | Blueberry Ash, Hard Quandong, Woolah* | Tall tree, small blue round fruit. | RF |
| Eucalyptus robusta | Swamp Mahogany, Burrooma** | Dark green large leaves, fibrous bark, cream flowers. | W |
| Ficus coronata | Creek Sandpaper Fig, Wallamba** | Small tree, sandpapery leaves. | RF |
| Ficus fraseri | Sandpaper Fig, Djaribat** | Small tree, large shiny sandpapery leaves. | RF |
| Ficus rubiginosa | Rusty Fig, Port Jackson Fig, Warrauka* | Large tree, large shiny leaves. | RF |
| Geijera latifolia | Broad-leafed Scrub Wilga | Erect tree with bushy crown | RF |
| Geijera salicifolia | Narrow-leafed Scrub Wilga, Koka* | Medium tree | RF |
| Glochidion fredinandi | Cheese Tree | Densely bushy tree, green turning reddish capsules resembling a cheese wheel. | RF |
| Hymenosporum flavum | Native Frangipanni, Wollum-Wollum** | A showy tree, fragrant cream flowers turning yellow. | RF |
| Melaleuca styphelioides | Prickly Tea Tree, Bellbourie** | Large shrub or tree, prickly leaves, white flowers. | RF,W |
| Melia azedarach | White Cedar, Korrabakh** | Large deciduous tree, purple flowers, yellow fruit in bunches. | RF |
| Melicope micrococca | Doughwood | Small tree, clusters of cream flowers, brown capsules. | RF |
| Notolaea longifolia | Large Mock Olive, Bulgarn* | Medium tree, yellow flowers, bluish-black egg-shaped fruit.. | RF |
| Pararchidendron pruinosum var. pruinosum | Snow-wood | Small tree, white flowers aging to orange, orange twisted seed pods. | RF |
| Pittosporum undulatum | Sweet Pittosporum, Mock Orange, Dinjin* | Large tree, white fragrant flowers, orange-yellow round fruit. | RF |
| Planchonella australis | Black Apple | Large tree, blue-black plum-like fruit, large dark-green leaves. | RF |
| Podocarpus elatus | Plum Pine, Brown Pine, Gurra-Warra* | Large tree, bluish plum-like stalk with a seed at the top. | RF |
| Polyscias elegans | Celery Wood, Undambie* | Tall tree with umbrella-shaped crown, purple fruit in large clusters at the tree-top. | RF |
| Rhysotoechia bifoliolata | Two-leafed Tuckeroo | Medium tree, smooth yellow three-lobed capsules. | RF |
| Scolopia braunii | Flintwood | Medium tree, berry dark red turning black, | RF |
| Streblus brunonianus | Whalebone, Laguebie* | Small tree, small round yellow fruit. | RF |
| Toona ciliata | Red Cedar, Woodgie* | Large deciduous tree with a wide spreading crown. | RF |
Shrubs
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Citriobatus pauciflora | Orange Thorn | Small prickly shrub with round orange berries. | RF |
| Croton verreauxii | Green Native Cascarilla | Cream flowers in spikes, bright orange old leaves. | RF |
| Indigofera australis | Australian Indigo | Spindly, soft leaves of leaflets, pink pea flowers | W |
| Omalanthus nutans | Bleeding Heart | Shrub to small tree, heart-shaped leaves, purple capsules. | RF |
| Melaleuca ericifolia | Swamp Paperbark, Piyerbang* | Shrub with fine leaves and white flowers in spring. | W |
| Melaleuca nodosa | Prickly-leaved Paperbark, Yuppee** | Large shrub, sharp pointed narrow leaves, cream ball flowers. | W |
| Pittosporum revolutum | Rough Pittosporum | Small shrub, yellow rough fruit opening to reveal red sticky seeds. | RF |
| Trema aspera | Poison Peach, Dinjin* | Small shrub, small finely-toothed leaves, small shiny round black fruit. | RF |
Scamblers
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Celastrus subspicata | Large-leaved Staff Vine | Climbing shrub, orange fruit. | RF |
| Cissus antarctica | Water Vine, Careunga* | Vigorous climber with blue-black berries. | RF |
| Jasminum volubile | Stiff Jasmine, Boggy-Boggy* | Climbing shrub with fragrant white flowers and shiny black berries. | RF |
| Maclura cochinchinensis | Cockspur Thorn | Vigorous scrambler, thorns, and orange fleshy fruit. | RF |
Creepers, climbers and twiners
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Calystegia marginata | Dainty twiner with white flowers | RF | |
| Cassytha glabella | Devil’s Twine, Natcha* | Semi-parasitic twiner, yellowish-green | RF |
| Cayratia clematidea | Slender Grape, Mor-Bir** | Climber with tendrils and black round berries. | RF |
| Clematis aristata | Old Man’s Beard, Traveller’s Joy, Minamberang* | Woody climber with white flowers in spring | RF |
| Cynanchum elegans | White Cynanchum, Thooromia* | Twiner with dainty white flowers, oblong green seed-pods. | RF |
| Eustrephus latifolius | Wombat Berry, Wambaj* | Understorey twiner with yellow berries. | RF |
| Geitenoplesium cymosum | Scrambling Lily | Understorey twiner with pale pink flowers and black berries. | RF |
| Hardenbergia violacea | Purple Coral Pea, Waraburra* | Climber with purple pea flowers | RF |
| Kennedia rubicunda | Dusky Coral Pea | Vigorous climber with dark red pea flowers. | RF |
| Pandorea pandorana | Wonga Vine | Vigorous climber, clusters of small cream tubular flowers. | RF |
| Parsonsia straminea | Common Silkpod | Woody vine, cream hairy tubular flowers, long seed pod. | RF |
Ferns
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Azolla filiculoides | Pacific Azolla | Fern on water surface. | FW |
| Marsilea drummondii | Common Nardoo | Wetland fern with four leaflets | FW |
| Pellaea falcata | Sickle Fern | Erect fronds with 10 to 40 pairs of leaflets. | W |
| Platycerium bifurcatum | Elkhorn, Cowar* | Epiphyte, pendulous forked leaves | RF |
Parasites
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Amyena cambagei | Needle Mistletoe | Long thin rounded leaves, deep pink flowers. | RF, W |
| Amyena congener | Mistletoe, Bhangeary* | Oblong rounded leaves, yellow and red flowers. | RF |
| Lysiana exocarpi var. tenuis | Mistletoe | Long slender leaves, red and green flowers. | W |
Mangroves
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Aegiceras corniculatum | River Mangrove | Small and multi-stemmed | M |
| Avicennia marina ssp. australisica | Grey Mangrove, Goe-On** | Large single-trunked tree with pneumataphores. | M |
Rushes, sedges and reeds
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Juncus krausii ssp. australiensis | Sea Rush, Bittrow* | Tussock-forming rush | FW |
| Juncus usitatus | Pale Sedge, Dullwarrina* | Medium sedge | FW |
| Typha orientalis | Broad-leaf Cumbungi, Maranda* | Tall rush, brown velvet seed heads. | FW |
Wetland herbs
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Mimulus repens | Creeping Monkey-flower | Mat-forming with purple and yellow flowers. | FW |
| Sarcorconia quinqueflora | Glasswort, Samphire | Fleshy blue-green or reddish segmented stems. | SW |
| Suaeda australis | Seablite | Fleshy bright-green clumps. | SW |
| Tetragonia tetragonoides | Warrigal Cabbage, Birira* | Prostrate, broad leaves. | SW |
| Triglochin procera | Water Ribbons, Wanna* | Ribbon-like leaves, flower spike. | FW |
| Triglochin striatum | Streaked Arrowgrass, Anamum* | Tufted grass-like, flower spike. | SW |
Woodland herbs
| Species | Common Name | Description | Habitat |
| Commelina cyanea | Scurvy Weed | Bright blue flowers. | W,RF |
| Crinum pedunculatum | Spider Lily, Warrkarr* | Broad strap-like leaves and large white flowers.. | W,RF |
| Dichondra repens | Kidney Weed | Mat-forming, with greenish-white flowers. | W,RF |
| Geranium homeanum | Geranium | Pale pink flowers. | W,RF |
| Peperomia leptostachya | Pepper Plant, Mao-Warang* | Succulent low-growing herb. | W,RF |
| Pratia purpurascens | Whiteroot | Dark green leaves, white fan-shaped flowers | W,RF |
| Pseuderanthemum variabile | Pastel Flower | Dark green leaves, mauve or white flowers with purple spots. | W,RF |
| Ranunculus sessiflorus | Buttercup | Fine leaves, bright yellow flowers | W,RF |
| Viola hederaceae | Native Violet | Dark green kidney-shaped leaves, purple and white flowers | W,RF |
* Aboriginal names provided by Carol Ridgeway-Bissett of the Maaiangal Aboriginal Heritage Inc.
* Names in the Katang language except for those marked ** which are in the Worimi language.