Buninyong Region: Treee Shrubs and Plants
(Within a 10 mile radius of Buninyong)
Genus Species Common Name Aboriginal Use R T U W   page No
Acacia aculeatissima Thin-leaf or Snake Wattle x w v 142
Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle axes,food,drink,gum x
Acacia gunnii  Ploughshare Wattle x x w v 144
Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle medicine,food x x x
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood weapons,rheumatism x x x x
Acacia paradoxia Hedge Wattle x x w v 145
Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle B w v 146
Acacia retinoides Wirilda Leigh L.C. g f      18
Acacia stricta Hop Wattle x w v 147
Acacia ulicifolia Juniper Wattle x
Acacia verticilliata Prickly Moses string/fishing x x w v 148
Acaena agnipla Hairy Sheep's Burr
Acaena enchinata Sheep's Burr x x   x n m      1
Acaena novae-zealandae Bidgee-Widgee x x w v  201
Acrotriche prostrata Trailing Ground Berry nectar/fruits x x w v   71
Acrotriche serrulata Honey pots nectar/fruits x x x w v   71
Adiantum aethiopicum Common Maiden-hair Fern x x
Agropyran avenucea Common Blown Grass x x x x
Agrostis venusta Bent Agrostis? x x x
Agrostis scabrum Common Wheat Grass x
Ajuga australis Austral Bugle infusion:sores,boils x x w v  121
Allocasuarina littoralis Black She-oak stems,cones x
Alternanthera denticulata Lesser Joyweed x x w v   3
Amphibromus neesi Southern Swamp Wallaby Grass B
Amyema pendulum Drooping Mistletoe fever:steeped water x x w v  137
Anogramma leptophylla Annual Fern x
Aotus ericoides Common Aotus x w v  83
Aphanes australiana Australian Piert B
Apium prostratum s. p. v p Sea Celery x w v   4
Arthropodium milleflorum Pale Vanilla-lily tuber x w v 128
Arthropodium strictum Chocolate Lily tuber x x w v  128
Asperula conferta Common Woodruff x x x n m      14
Asperula scoparia Prickley Woodruff x x x
Asplenium flabellifolium Necklace Fern x x
Astroloma humifusum Cranberry  Heath Fruits x x w v   71
Banksia marginata Silver Banksia nectar/fruits x w v  183
Batrachium trichopyllum Water Fennel x
Baumea articulata Jointed Twig-rush x
Billardeiera scandens v scandens Common Apple-berry fruits x x w v  174
Blechnum nudum Fishbone Water Fern x
Blechnum patersonii Strap Water Fern x
Bolboschoenus medianus Marsh Club Sedge Leigh L.C.
Bossiaea foliosa Leafy Bossiaea x w v   85
Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea x w v   85
Brachyloma ciliatum Fringed Brachyloma small drupes x
Brachyscome cardiocarpa Swamp Daisy  x w v   13
Genus Species Common Name Aboriginal Use R T U W   page No
Brachyscome diversifolia Tall Daisy x w v   14
Brachyscome debilis Daisy? x w v   13
Brachyscome multifida Cut-leaf Daisy x w v   14
Buronia australis Blue Pincushion x x w v  47
Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily Corme food x w v  129
Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids roots x x w v  129
Bursaria spinosa Sweet Bursaria x x x x w v  175
Bursaria spinosa v. spinescens Sweet Bursaria Leigh L.C.
Caesia calliantha Blue Grass-lily tuber x w v   130
Caladenia carnea v. carnea Pink Fingers tuber x w v  165
Caladenia congesta Black-tongued Caladenia tuber x
Caladenia gracilis Musky Caladena tuber x
Caladenia pattersonii Yellow-flowered Spider Orchid tuber x
Caleana major Large Duck Orchid x w v  165
Callistemon sieberi River bottlebrush Leigh L.C. w v  155
Calochilus robertsonii? Purplish Beard Orchid x
Calystegia marginata Forest Bindweed x
Cardamine hirsuta Common Bitter-cress leaves eaten x
Carex appressa Tall Sedge Leigh L.C.
Carex breviculmis Short Stem Sedge x x
Carex fascicularis Tassell Sedge Leigh L.C. w v    61
Carex gaudichaudiana Tufted Sedge Leigh L.C. w v   61
Carex inversa Common Sedge x x x
Carex inyx Sedge Leigh L.C.
Cassinia arculeata Common Cassinia x
Cassinia arcuata Drooping C. or Chinese  Shrub x w v   17
Cassinia longifola Shiny Cassinia x w v  18
Cassinia uncata Sticky Cassinia Leigh L.C w v   18
Cassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurel sticky fruit & fever x w v  126
Cassytha pubescens Downey Dodder-laurel sticky fruit  x w v  126
Centarium spicatum Spike Century x
Centipeda minima Spreading Sneezeweed x
Centipeda cunninghami Commom Sneezeweed curative plant x
Centrolepis aristata Pointed Centrolepis B n m    30
Centrolepis strigosa sp strigosa Hairy Centrolepis B w v  54
Chamaescilla corymbosa Blue Stars tuberous roots x w v  131
Cheilanthes austrotenufolia Rock Fern x n m    33
Chenapodium pumilio Clammy Goosefoot x
Chiloglottis valida Comon Bird-orchid x x w v  167
Chionochola pallida Silver-top Wallaby Grass x
Chrysosephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting x w v   19
Chrysosephalum semmipapposum Clustered Everlasting x w v   19
Clematis aristata Mountain Clematis x w v  192
Comesperma ericinum Heath Milkwort x x x w v  179
Comesperma volubile Love Creeper x w v  180
Convolvulus angustissimus Pink Bindweed B w v   58
Coprosma hirtella Rough copromosa MT B Plan
Coprosma quadrifida Prickly Current Bush berries x x
Corybas diemenicus Veined Helmet Orchid x
Cotoneaster spp x
Cotula australis Common Cotula x
Genus Species Common Name Aboriginal Use R T U W
Craspedia variabilis ?Billy Buttons x w v  21
Crassula decumbens Spreading Crassula B w v  59
Crassula helmsii Swamp Crassula x w v   60
Crassula sieberiana Sieber's C. /Aust. Stonecrop x x x w v  59
Cullen microcephalum Dusky Scurf-pea B w v   86
Cyathea australis Rough Tree-fern heart/stem food x
Cyathea cunninghami Slender Tree-fern heart/stem food
Cymbonotus preissianus Austral Bear's Ears x x x x n m    42
Cynoglossum suaveolens Sweet Hound's-tongue x w v  45
Danthonia caespitosa Common Wallaby-grass x x x n m   44
Danthonia eriantha Reddish Wallaby-grass x
Danthonia geniculata Kneed Wallby-grass x x
Danthonia laevis Smooth Wallaby-grass x
Danthonia pilosa Velvet Wallaby-grass x x x
Danthonia procera Wallaby-grass? x
Danthonia semiannularis Heath Wallaby-grass x
Daucus glochidiatus Austral Carrot x x n m    47
Daviesia latifolia Hop Bitter-pea x w v   87
Daviesia leptophylla Slender Bitter-pea x x
Derwentia derwentiana Derwent Speedwell x w v  218
Deyeuxia quadrisetia Reed bent-grass x
Dianella longifola Pale Flax-lily String x n m     48
Dianella revoluta Black-anther Flax-lily string x w v  131
Dianella tasmanica Tasman Flax-lily String x x w v   131
Dichelachne crinata Long-hair Plume-grass x x n m      51
Dichelachne micrantha Short-hair Plume-grass x x
Dichelachne sieberiana Plume-grass x
Dichrondra repens Kidney-weed x x w v  59
Dicksonia antartica Soft Tree-fern x
Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea x x w v   89
Dillwynia ramosissima Bushy Parrot-pea w v   90
Dillwynia sericea Showy parrot-pea x x w v   90
Dipodium roseum Hyacinth Orchid roots x x w v  167
Disphyma crassifolium s. clavellatum Rounded Noon-flower x w v    1
Diuris orientis Wallflower Orchid x w v  168
Diuris lanceolata Snake Orchid x n m     53
Diuris palustris Swamp Diuris x w v  168
Diuris pardina Leopard Orchard x w v  168
Dodonaea viscosa Sticky Hop-bush Leigh L C w v  217
Doodia caudata Small Rasp-fern x n m     56
Drosera peltarta sub Peltata Pale Sundew x
Drosera peltarta sub auriculata Tall Sundew x x
Drosera whittakeri Scented Sundew x x w v  69
Echinopogon ovatus Hedge-hog Grass x x
Einadia nutans Nodding Saltbush x w v  55
Eleocharis acuta Common Spike-rush x w v  62
Elymus scabris Common Wheat-grass x n m   59
Epacris impressa Common Heath x x w v   73
Epilobium billardierainum Variable Willow Herb x x   x
Epilobium billardierainum s cinereum Grey Willow herb
Eriochilus cucullatus Parson's bands x
Genus Species Common Name Aboriginal Use R T U W
Erodium crinitum Blue Herron's-bill x w v  107
Eragrastus brownii Common Love-grass n m      62
Eryngium versiculosum Prickfoot x w v   5
Eucalyptus aromaphloia Scent Bark(Apple Jack) x
Eucalyptus camaldulensis River Red Gum canoes/burns x
Eucalyptus dives Broad-leafed Peppermint x x
Eucalyptus globulus Southern Blue Gum
Eucalyptus leucoxylon Yellow Gum shield/club x x
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha Red Stringybark  
Eucalyptus melliodora Yellow Box x
Eucalyptus obliqua Messmate tinder bags & nets x x x x
Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum x
Eucalyptus pauciflora Snow Gum x
Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leafed Peppermint x
Eucalyptus rubida Candlebark
Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum food/shelter/medicine
Eucalyptus viminalis ssp cygnetensis Rough Bark Manna Gum Leigh L.C
Eucalyptus yarraensis Yarra Gum
Euchiton gymnocephalus Creeping Cudweed x
Euchiton involucratus Common Cudweed x w v   22
Euphrasia collina Purple Eyebright x w v  219
Excocarpus cupressiformis Cherry Ballart fruits x x x w v  214
Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge x w v  63
Gahnia sieberiana Red-fruit Saw-sedge x w v  63
Gastrodia sesamoides Cinnamon Bells roots for food x x
Genoplesium despectans Sharp Midge-orchid x
Geranium potentilloides Soft Crane's Bill tuber   x x w v  107
Geranium retrosum Grassland Cranesbill tuber x n m     69
Geranium solanderi Austral Cranesbill tuber x x x x
Gleichenia microphylla Scrambling Coral-fern x
Glossodia major Wax-lip Orchid x x w v  168
Glyceria australis Austral Sweet-grass x
Glycine clandestina Twining Glycine x x x x w v   91
Glycine latrobeana Clover Glycine x w v   92
Gnaphallum indutum Tiny Cudweed x x
Gompholobium huegelii Common Wedge Pea x x w v   92
Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort x x n m     73
Gonocarpus teucrioides Germander Raspwort x w v  115
Goodenia lanata Trailing Goodenia x x
Goodenia geniculata Bent Goodenia B x w v  110
Goodenia humilis Swamp Goodenia Leigh L.C
Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia x   x   w v  111
Goodia lotifolia v. lotifolia Golden-tip x x x x w v   92
Gratiola peruviana Austral Brooklime x x x w v  220
Gynatrix putchella Hemp Bush bark/string x
Gypsephila australis Austral Chalkwort x
Haloragis heterophylla Variable Raspwort x n m    77
Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral-pea x x w v   93
Helichrysum scorpioides Button Everlasting x x w v  23
Hemarthria uncinata Mat Grass x
Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea Flower w v   67
Genus Species Common Name Aboriginal Use R T U W
Hovea linearis Common Hovea x x w v   93
Hyalosperma demirrum x
Hydrocotyle hirta Hairy pennywory x x x x
Hydrocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort x w v   6
Hydrocotyle verticillata Shield Pennywort x x
Hymenanthera dentata Tree Violet x w v  235
Hypericum gramineum Small St. John's Wort x x n m      83
Hypericum japonicum Matted St. John's Wort x w v  58
Hypoxis glabella Tiny Star corms x n m   84
Hypoxis vaginata Yellow Star tubers x   w v  132
Indigofera australis Austral Indigo x x w v   95
Isolepis indundata Swamp Club-sedge
Isolepis habra Wispy Club-sedge x
Isotoma fluviatilis Swamp Isotome x w v  49
Joycea pallida Silvertop Wallaby-grass w v  177
Juncus acutus Sharp Rush baskets/string x
Juncus bufonius Toad Rush baskets/string x
Juncus caespiticius Grassy Rush baskets/string x
Juncus holoschoenus Joint-leaf Rush baskets/string x n m    86
Juncus pallidus Pale Rush baskets/string x x w v  119
Juncus pauaciflorus Loose Flower Rush baskets/string x x
Juncus planifolius Broad-leaf Rush baskets/string x
Juncus procerus Tall Rush baskets/string
Juncus subsecundus Finger Rush baskets/string x
Juncus visitatus Tussock Grass string x x x
Kennedia prostrata Running Postman nectar,ties x w v   95
Langenifera stipitata Blue Bottle-daisy x x x x
Lemna disperma Common Duck-weed x w v  127
Lepidosperma laterale Variable Saw-sedge x n m     91
Leptoceras menzieii Hare Orchid tubers x w v  169
Leptorhyncos elongatus Lanky Buttons x
Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea Tree x w v  157
Leptospermum lanigerum Wooly tea-tree wood-spear x
Leptospermum myrsinoides Silky Tea-tree x x w v  158
Leucochrysum albicans Hoary Sunray x w v  26
Leucopogon virgatus v. virgatus Common Beard Heath drupes x x w v   76
Linum marginale Native Flax seeds x w v   135
Lissanthe strigosa    Peach Heath drupes x w v   76
Lobelia anceps Angled Lobelia x w v   49
Lobelia gibbosa Tall Lobelia x w v  49
Lobelia pratoides Poison Lobelia x n m     99
Lomandra filiformais Wattle Mat-rush baskets x x n m    101
Lomandra longifolia Spiny-headed Mat-rush baskets x x x w v  238
Lomandra multiflora Many-flowered Mat-rush baskets+ x w v  239
Luzula meridionalis v flaccida Common Wood-rush x x x
Lythrum hyssopifolia Small Loosestrife x x
Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife x w v  138
Marsilea hirsuta Short-fruit Nardoo spore capsules x
Mentha australis River Mint cooking,colds x
Mentha diemenica (gracilis) Slender Mint line earth oven x
Mentha laxiflora Forest Mint x x x
Genus Species Common Name Aboriginal Use R T U W
Microlaena stipoides Weeping-grass x n m   109
Microseris lanceolata Yam Daisy  ( 3 species) tubers x w v  27
Microtis unifolia Common onion orchid x n m   111
Millotia tenuifolia Soft Millotia x w v  28
Mitrasacme paradoxia Wiry Mitrewort x
Muehlenbeckia flerulenta Tangled Lignum stem for spear x
Myosotis australis Austral Forget-me-not x x
Myosotis suaveolens Sweet Forget-me-not x x
Myriophyllum integrifolium Water Milfoil x
Myriophyllum varifolium Varied Water-milfoil x
Olearia argophylla Musk Daisy-bush    
Olearia myrsinoides Silk Daisy-bush x x
Olearia glandulosa Swamp Daisy-bush x
Olearia erubescens Moth Daisy-bush
Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy-bush w v  33
Opercularia ovata Broad-leaf Stinkweed x x w v  203
Opercularia variabilis Variable Stinkweed x
Oxalis corniculata Yellow Wood-sorrel leaves  x x x
Oxalis exilis Pale Wood-sorrel x
Oxalis perennans Grassland Wood-sorrel tap root x x n m   116
Ozothamnus obcordatus Grey Everlasting x x w v  35
Ozothamnus ferrugineus Tree Everlasting x w v  35
Pachymitus cardamincides Sand Cress x
Parahebe derwentiana Derwent Speedwell x x
Pelargonium australe Austral Stork's-bill tubers x x x x w v  107
Pelargonium rodneyanum Magenta Stork's-bill x w  v 108
Pellaea falcata Sickle-fern
Parisicaria hydropiper Water Pepper roast stem x
Perisicaria decipens Slender Knotweed Leigh L.C.
Perisicaria prostrata Creeping Knotweed x
Phragmites australis Common Reed rhizome/young stem Leigh L.C.
Pimelea axiflora v axiflora Bootlace Bush fibre x x x w v  229
Pimelea curviflora Curved Rice-flower x w v  230
Pimelea glauca Smooth Rice-flower w v  230
Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower x w v  231
Pimelea linifolia Slender Rice-flower x w v  231
Pittosporum undulatium Sweet Pittosporum x x
Pentapogon quadrifida Five-awned Spear-grass x n m    118
Plantago varia Variable Plantain x x x x
Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea w v   96
Platylobium triangulare Ivy Flat-pea x
Pleuresorus rutifolius Blanket-fern x
Poa labillardiaeri Tussock-grass nets,bags,baskets x x x n m   122
Poa morrisii Soft Tussock-grass nets,bags,baskets
Poa sieberiana Common Tussock-grass nets,bags,baskets x x x n m    124
Podolobium procumbens Trailing Shaggy-pea x w v   97
Polystichum proliferum Mother Shield-fern x
Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera x x x x w v   82
Potamogeton ochreatus Blunt Pondweed x
Potamogeton tricarinatus Floating Pondweed x
Prasophyllum patens Broad-lip Leek-orchid x
Genus Species Common Name Aboriginal Use R T U W
Prunella vulgaris Self-heal Insect repellant x x x
Pseudognaphalium luteo-album Jersey Cudweed leaf infusion x x
Psoralea adscendens Mountain Psoralea x
Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken underground stems x x x x
Pterostylis furcata Sickle Greenhood tubers x
Pterostylis melagramma Tall Greenhood tubers x x w v  169
Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood tubers x x w v  170
Pterostylis parviflora Tiny Greenhood tubers x
Pterostylis plumosa Bearded Greenhood tubers x w v  170
Pterus tremula Tender Bracken x
Ptilotus spathulatus Pussy tails x n m   131
Pultenaea daphnoides Large-leaf Bush-pea x x x w v   98
Pultenaea gunnii sub gunnii Golden Bush Pea x w v   99  
Pultenaea hispidula Rusty Bush Pea x w v    99
Ranunculus amphitrichus Small River Buttercup x
Ranunculus lappaceus Austral (Common)Buttercup x w v  194
Ranunculus glabrifolius Shining Buttercup
Ranunculus plebeius Forest Buttercup x
Ranunculus sessiliflorus Aust. Small-flower Buttercup x
Rubus parvifolius Small-leaf Bramble Berry x x x w v  201
Rumex brownii Slender Dock x x x x n m   136
Saebia ovata Yellow Saebia x x
Sambucus gaudichaudiana White Elderberry drupes x w v  51
Samolus repens Creeping Brook-weed x
Schoenus apogon Common Bog-rush x w v   65
Scutellaria humilis Dwarf Scullcap x
Senecio biserratus Jagged Fireweed x
Senecio minimus Shrubby Fireweed x x
Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed x x x
Senecio gaudichaudiana Cotton Fireweed x x x
Senecio variabilis Variable Groundsel x
Senecio odoratus Scented Groundsel x w v  41
Senecio pinnatifolius Variable Groundsel w v  42
Senecio quadridentatus Cottony Fireweed x x x x w v  42
Senecio linearifolius Fireweed Groundsel x x x w v  41
Senecio sp aff tenuflorius Beaked Fireweed
Solanum aviculare Kangaroo Apple x x w v  224
Solanum laciniatum Large Kangaroo Apple w v  224
Solenogyne dominii Smooth Solengyne n m   146
Stackhousia monogyna Creamy Candles x w v  225
Stellaria pugens Prickly Starwort x x x w v  52
Stipa putunoides x
Stipa rudis Viened Spear-grass x
Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger Plant (species 2) x x w v  229
Tetrarrhena distichophylla Hairy Rice-grass x
Tetrarrhena juniea Forest Wire-grass x
Tetratheca ciliata Pink Bells x x w v  232
Thelymitra aristata Great Sun-orchid
Thelymitra megacalyptra Scented Sun-orchid tuber x x w v  172
Thelymitra antennifera Rabbit-ears tuber x w v  171
Thelymitra carnea    Pink Sun-orchid tuber x
Genus Species Common Name Aboriginal Use R T U W
Thelymitra flxuosa Twisted Sun-orchid tuber x
Thelymitra ixioides Dotted Sun-orchid tuber x g f     94
Thelymitra nuda Plain Sun-orchid tuber x
Thelymitra pauciflora Slender Sun-orchid n m    158
Themeda triandra Kangaroo-grass string nets x x x w v  178
Thysanotus patersonii Twining Fringe-lily tuber x w v  134
Thysanotus tuberosus Common Fringe-lily tubers x
Tricoryne elatior Yellow Rush Lily x w v  135
Triglochin mucronatum Prickly Arrow-grass x
Triglochin procerum Water Ribbons tubers x w v  120
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus Common Sunray x w v  43
Typha domingensis Cumbungi rhizome/shoots Leigh L.C. w v  233
Veronoca calycina Hairy Speedwell x x x
Veronoca gracilis Slender Speedwell x x
Villarsia reniformis Running Marsh-flower x
Viola betonicifolia Showy Violet x x x w v  235
Viola hederacea Ivy-leaved Violet x x x x w v  236
Vittadina australasica Woolly New Holland Daisy x w v    46
Wahlenbergia gracilis Sprawling Bluebell x x n m    164
Wahlenbergia stricta Tall Bluebell   x x x n m    169
Wilsonia bachousii Narrow-leaf Wilsonia x
Wurmbea dioica Early Nancy tubers x x w v  135
Xanthorrhoea australis Austral Grass-tree resin/nectar x w v  239
Xanthorrhoea minor Small Grass-tree resin/nectar x x w v  239
Xanthosia pusilla Heath Xanthosia x
Page Numbers Refers to colour photographs
g f = A Field Guide to Grampians Flora,  Elliot, Roger Algona Publications Northcote 1984
w v  = Wildflowers of Victoria, Corrick, Margaret G.  Fuhrer, Bruce A. No date
Blooming Books,  Hawthorn
n m Wildflowers of Western Victoria,  Marriott, Neil  ?
Sources
R = H.M.R. Rupp Census of Native Plants Buninyong     1896
T = Roger Thomas Plants of Mount Buninyong
U= Union Jack Reserve   Westbrook, M.; Gibson M.;Hadden S.; M., Hadden S. 1994
University of ballarat
W = J.H. Willis Report on Natural Vegetation Mt Buninyong
Leigh L.C. Leigh land Care Plant List
B = Wild Plants of Ballarat,  CD ROM
Fungi
Agaricus campestris Field Mushroom
Amanita muscaria Fly Agric (introduced)
Lacterius aff piperatus
Polyperous eucalyptorium (New name)
Jafneedelpus ferrugineus Common Jelly Fungi
Coprinus comatus Lawyer's Wig
Agaricus arvensis Horse Mushroom
Boletus spp
Cortinarius archeri
Conocybe lactea
There are at  least  10 species of fungi on my  property, 950sq meters in Buninyong.
Not  all  have  been  indentified
Prepared By  Neil McCracken
Email: jenneil@netconnect.com.au
Other plants  within  the area may no be  identified as  yet