Granite or Traprock
Which native plants grow where?
These tables may give you some idea of the Granite or Traprock habitats our local native plants like to grow in. They are intended for use as a guide only.
Drought
BIGNONIACEAE
Pandorea pandorana
Wonga vine
Widespread on sandy soils
T
M
FABACEAE
Glycine clandestina
Twining glycine
Widespread
T
M
Hardenbergia violacea
False sarsaparilla vine
Widespread
T
M
Hibbertia scandens
Kennedia rubicunda
Twining guinea flower
Dusky coral pea
On granite sands
On granite sands and loams
T
T
S
M
T
T
M
M
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Buttercups
RANUNCULACEAE
Clematis glycinoides
Clematis microphylla
Headache vine
Small-leaved clematis
Widespread
Widespread
Asparagus
Daisies
ASPARAGACEAE
ASTERACEAE
Bulbine bulbosa
Brachyscome spp.
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Bulbine lily
Forest daisies
Golden everlasting
Wetter loams
Widespread on shallow sands
Widespread and common
.2
.5
1
S
S
S
S
S
S
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Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Leucochrysum albicans
Wurmbea biglandulosa
Geranium solanderi
Everlasting daisy
Everlasting daisy
Early Nancy
Wild geranium
Widespread and common
On well-drained soils
In wetter soils and swamps
Widespread on thin soils
.4
.45
.2
.2
T
S
S
S
M
M
S
S
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•
•
•
•
Pelargonium australe
Goodenia hederacea
Stypandra glauca
Thelionema grande
Pelargonium
Ivy-leaved goodenia
Nodding blue lily
Large nodding blue lily
Usually in woodland
Widespread in open forests
Shallow sands on rock
Elevated rock outcrops
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.1
1
1.5
T
S
T
T
M
S
M
R
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•
•
•
•
•
Patersonia glabrata
Patersonia sericea
Plectranthus suaveolens
Lomandra longifolia
Wild iris
Wild iris
Cockspur flower
Long-leaved matrush
On sandy soils in open forest
On sandy soils in open forest
On exposed rock ledges
Widespread on sandy soils
.3
.3
1
1
M
M
S
R
M
M
S
R
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•
•
Geraniums
COLCHICACEAE
GERANIACEAE
•
•
•
•
GOODENIACEAE
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
Irises
IRIDACEAE
Mints
Cabbage
trees
LAMIACEAE
LAXMANNIACEAE
Buttercups
RANUNCULACEAE
Thysanotus tuberosus
Ranunculus inundatus
Ranunculus lappaceus
Fringed lily
River buttercup
Common buttercup
Widespread in woodland
Near creeks or in water
Common in damper areas
.3
.3
.7
T
S
S
M
S
S
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•
•
CAESLPINIACEAE
PROTEACEAE
RUTACEAE
Senna odorata
Persoonia tenuifolia
Boronia polygalifolia
Senna
Geebung
Dwarf boronia
In sandy soils on rock
Widespread on sandy loams
On swampy flats
.3
.3
.2
S
T
S
S
R
S
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•
•
•
Proteads
Citrus
Daisies
ASTERACEAE
Ozothamnus diosmifolius
Ozothamnus obcordatus
White/Pink rice flower
Grey everlasting
Widespread
Widespread
1.5
1.5
T
T
R
R
•
•
•
•
Hibbertias
DILLENACEAE
FABACEAE
Star flower
Hibbertia
Hibbertia
Mirbelia
Stanthorpe pea
Widespread and common
Widespread on sandy soils
Wallangarra district
On granite sands
On granite sands and loams
1
1
1.5
.5
1
T
M
T
T
T
M
M
M
M
M
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•
•
•
Peas
Olearia microphylla
Hibbertia stricta
Hibbertia elata
Mirbelia rubiifolia
Pultenaea hartmannii
Blue dampiera
Wallangarra district
Widespread on rocky hillsides
1.5
1
T
T
M
M
On granite outcrops
On sandy granite loams
On traprock soils
On granite outcrops
On sandy traprock soils
On wetter sandyloams
Thin granite-derived soils
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
M
R
R
V
M
R
M
M
R
R
V
R
R
R
Fringe myrtle
Mouseplant
New England tea tree
On swampy flats
On granite outcrops
On rocky outcrops
On granite outcrops
1
1.5
1
1.5
T
T
T
R
S
M
M
R
Thyme honey myrtle
New England banksia
On sandy flats
On swampy flats
1
2
R
T
R
S
Smokebush
Drumsticks
In sandy soils and heath
On granite sands
1.5
.5
T
M
M
V
Conesticks
Pepper and salt
Small-leaved boronia
Waxflower
Waxflower
On granite sands and loams
On granite sands and heaths
On sandy granite soils
Loams
Heaths
Shallow granite sands
Shallow granite sands
2.5
2
1
1.5
.5
1
1
M
T
T
T
T
M
M
V
R
R
M
M
R
R
Goodenias
GOODENIACEAE
Mints
Wattles
LAMIACEAE
MIMOSACEAE
Myrtles
Proteads
Buckthorns
Citrus
MYRTACEAE
PROTEACEAE
RHAMNACEAE
RUTACEAE
Prostanthera nivea
Acacia brunioides
Acacia decora
Acacia granitica
Acacia montana
Acacia myrtifolia
Kardomia densifolia
Melaleuca pityoides
Calytrix tetragona
Homoranthus papillatus
Leptospermum novaeangliae
Melaleuca thymifolia
Banksia spinulosa var. neoanglica
Conospermum taxifolium
Isopogon petiolaris
Petrophile canescens
Spyridium scortechinii
Boronia microphylla
Philotheca conduplicatus
Philotheca epilosa
Zieria compacta
Zieria laevigata
Snowy mint bush
Brown wattle
Pretty wattle
Granite wattle
Wattle
Myrtle wattle
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•
•
•
•
Goodenias
Daylilies
Pultenaea polifolia
Dampiera purpurea
Bird Attracting
Frost
Vines and Creepers
Forbs (non-Woody Plants)
Dwarf
Shrubs
Low Shrubs
Trumpet
creepers
Peas
Hedge
Habitat
Trellis
Common
name
Rock Garden
Scientific
name
Groundcover
Family
Height (m)
Family
group
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Frost and drought resistance: V = very resistant, R = resistant, M = moderately resistant, T = tender when young, S = susceptible at all ages
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2.5
R
R
Sandy or stony soils
10
Quandongs
ELAEOCARPACEAE
Elaeocarpus reticulatus
Blueberry ash
Sandy grantie soils on hills
5
M
M
Southern heaths
Peas
ERICACEAE
FABACEAE
Leucopogon lanceolatus
Hovea longifolia
Lance beard heath
Long-leaved hovea
Granite sands on hillsides
Granite sands
3
2
T
R
M
R
•
Hovea graniticola
Granite hovea
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LAMIACEAE
Thin sands on granite rock
2
R
R
On elevated granite sands
3
T
M
Pultenaea flexilis
Prefers deeper sandy loams
4
T
S
Prostanthera petraea
On wetter granite soils
3
T
R
Victorian Christmas bush
Granite soils
On granite soils
3
1.5
T
T
M
M
Prostanthera lasianthos
Prostanthera saxicola
Wattles
Myrtles
MIMOSACEAE
MYRTACEAE
Olives
OLEACEAE
Proteads
PROTEACEAE
RHAMNACEAE
Citrus
RUTACEAE
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•
•
•
•
•
•
•
On higher slopes on granite
5
R
R
•
Sandy granite soils
4
R
R
•
•
Acacia cultriformis
Knife-leaf wattle
Sandy traprock soils
4
M
R
•
•
Acacia deanei
Green wattle
Sandy traprock soils
6
R
R
•
•
Acacia filicifolia
Fern-leaf wattle
Sandy granite soils
6
T
R
•
•
•
Acacia fimbriata
Brisbane golden wattle
On hillsides and along creeks
6
T
T
•
Acacia floribunda
Sally wattle
Along creeks and rivers
8
V
S
•
•
Acacia irrorata
Green wattle
On flats and along creeks
10
T
M
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•
Acacia neriifolia
Oleander wattle
Throughout on sandy soils
9
M
R
•
•
Acacia rubida
Acacia venulosa
Melaleuca pallida
Melaleuca linearis
Red-stemmed wattle
Swamp wattle
Lemon bottlebrush
Wyberba red bottlebrush
On granite sands and loams
Thin granite soils
Stanthorpe-Wallangarra area
Stathorpe-Wallangarra area
4
3
3
3
V
M
T
T
V
M
M
M
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•
•
•
•
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Melaleuca viminalis
Kunzea bracteolata
Bottlebrush
White kunzea
Along western creeks
Thin granite soils
10
3
T
M
M
R
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•
•
•
Kunzea obovata
Leptospermum brachyandrum
Leptospermum brevipes
Leptospermum polygalifolium
Pink kunzea
Weeping tea tree
Slender/Grey tea tree
Common tea tree
Thin granite soils
Along creeks and rivers
Widespread
On sandy soils and creek banks
3
4
4
3
R
M
R
R
R
S
R
R
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•
•
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Leptospermum minutifolium
Leptospermum trinervium
Notelaea microcarpa
Small-leaved tea tree
Paperbark tea tree
Small fruited olive
Deeper, wetter granite loams
Stony or sandy granite soils
Widespread on traprock soils
2
6
10
M
V
T
R
R
M
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•
•
•
•
Banksia spinulosa var. neo-anglica
Hakea dactyloides
Hakea eriantha
Pomaderris argyrophylla
New England banksia
Finger/Broad-leaved hakea
Tree hakea
Hazel
On swampy flats
Granite sands and loams
On granite sandy loams
On traprock soils
2
4
4-5
5
T
R
R
T
S
R
R
R
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•
•
•
Pomaderris lanigera
Boronia amabilis
Correa reflexa
Phebalium squamulosum subsp.
squamulosum
Leionema rotundifolium
Hazel
Wyberba boronia
Native fuchsia
Forest phebalium
On thin granite sands
Thin granite soils
Thin granite soils
On elevated granite outcrops
3
3
1.5
2
T
M
T
T
R
M
M
R
Round-leaved phebalium
Thin granite soils
2
T
R
Deeper granite sandy loams
5
T
S
Hop bush
On drier western soils
5
M
R
Casuarinas
CASUARINACEAE
Casuarina cunninghamiana
Allocasuarina luehmanii
River oak
Bull oak
On banks of creeks and rivers
On deeper traprock soils
15
20
M
R
M
R
Allocasuarina rupicola
Allocasuarina torulosa
Callitris columellaris
Callitris endlicheri
Angophora floribunda
Shrubby she-oak
Forest oak
White cypress pine
Black cypress pine
Rough barked apple
Thin granite soils
Deeper soils on hillsides
Thin soils on hillsides
Thin granite soils on ridges
Throughout on lower hillsides
5
20
20
20
20
R
M
R
R
R
V
M
R
R
R
Eucalyptus albens
Eucalyptus andrewsii
White box
New England blackbutt
Traprock and granite hillsides
Granite soils
20
20
R
M
R
M
Eucalyptus prava
Eucalyptus biturbinata
Mountain orange gum
Grey gum
Thin granite soils
Lower hillsides and flats
9
30
V
T
V
M
Eucalyptus blakelyi
Eucalyptus bridgesiana
Eucalyptus deanei
Eucalyptus caleyi
Eucalyptus caliginosa
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Eucalyptus conica
Blakely’s red gum
Apple box
Round-leaved gum
Caley’s ironbark
Broad-leaved gum
River red gum
Fuzzy box
Deeper clay soils
Deeper clay soils
Lower slopes of fertile valleys
Thin stony soils on hillsides
Granite-derived soils
Sandy traprock along creeks
Sandy traprock flats
20
20
50
30
25
36
20
R
R
R
R
T
R
R
R
R
R
V
R
R
R
Eucalyptus dalrympleana
Eucalyptus dealbata
Mountain gum
Tumbledown gum
34
15
M
V
R
V
Eucalyptus melanophloia
Eucalyptus melliodora
Eucalyptus nova-anglica
Eucalyptus scoparia
Eucalyptus sideroxylon
Silver-leaved ironbark
Yellow box
New England peppermint
Wallangarra white gum
Red ironbark, Mugga
Swampy flats of granite country
Drier western granite and
traprock on stony rises
Along the Severn River and west
Sands, loams and sandy loams
Lower hillsides and wet soils
Thin sandy granite soils
Sandy gravelly traprock soils
20
30
20
12
30
R
R
R
V
R
V
R
M
V
V
Eucalyptus subtilior
Kunzea ericoides
Melaleuca alternifolia
Red stringybark
Burgan
Snow in summer
Throughout on thin soils
Thin granite soils
Throughout along streams
20
6
7
R
R
R
V
R
R
Trees
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•
Wallangarra wattle
Dodonaea falcata
MYRTACEAE
•
•
Red-tipped wattle
SAPINDACEAE
Myrtles
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•
Acacia adunca
Hop bushes
CUPRESSACEAE
•
Acacia betchei
Zieria arborescens
Cypresses
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M
Oxylobium arborescens
Koala Food Tree
Throughout on sands and loams
Black she-oak
Bird Attracting
Dead finish
Allocasuarina littoralis
Shade Tree
Cassinia quinquefaria
Ornamental Shrub
ASTERACEAE
CASUARINACEAE
Hedge
Daisies
Trellis
Rock Garden
Groundcover
Habitat
Casuarinas
Mints
Tall Shrubs
Common
name
Drought
Scientific name
Frost
Family
Height (m)
Family
group
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Proteads
Buckthorns
PROTEACEAE
RHAMNACEAE
Melaleuca bracteata
Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar
Alphitonia excelsa
River tea tree
Coast banksia
Red ash
Along western streams
Granite sands or loam
Traprock sands
15
20
18
R
M
T
R
M
R
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Kurrajongs
STERCULIACEAE
Brachychiton populneus
Kurrajong
Lower hillsides and flats
20
R
V
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