Ozothamnus ferrugineus – Tree Everlasting

To 2.5M. Erect shrub or small tree. Broad, dense terminal clusters of tiny white flower heads. Long and short narrow dark green leaves, glistening above, cottony greyish or yellow-green below. Broad, dense terminal clusters of tiny white flower heads Dec-Mar.

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Ozothamnus turbinatus – Coast Everlasting

To 2M. Dense spreading shrub. Stiff, narrow grey-green leaves, densely woolly white below, tinged yellow at base. Dense hemispherical clusters of 20-40 cream to yellowish tubular flower heads. Flowers Jan-Mar.

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Villarsia (prev. ornduffia) reniformis – Running Marsh Flower

Tufted semi-aquatic wildflower. Shiny round or kidney-shaped leaves, paler or purplish below, floating, erect in mud or water. Bright yellow flowers, usually 5-petalled, near the top of erect stems up to 1.3m high. Flowers Oct-Mar.

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Myriophyllum simulans

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Myriophyllum crispatum – Water Milfoil

To 60CM. Vigorous, erect aquatic or marsh herb. Whorls of fine leaves along stem, larger out of the water. Single, cream to reddish brown flowers Oct to April. Tiny cubic yellow-brown to deep red fruit.

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Myoporum petiolatum – Sticky Boobialla

To 2M. Small dense shrub. Thin, dark green, sticky, finely toothed leaves, paler below. Clusters of 2-7 tiny white flowers, usually purple to mauve spotted. Flowering Jun to Dec. Tiny, edible, round, yellowish fruit, tinged red or brown.

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Myoporum insulare – Common Boobialla, Coast Boobialla

To 6M. Dense, rounded large shrub or small tree. Thick, smooth lanceolate bright green leaves, coastal plants succulent. Axillary clusters of tiny fragrant white flowers with purple spots. Fruit attractive to birds. Flowers Sept to Dec. Tiny edible, round purp...

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Mimulus repens – Creeping Monkey-flower

To 20CM. Prostrate, suckering perennial herb. Stems erect when plant submerged. Useful for planting near water. Flowers Sept to Apr.

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Microlaena stipoides – Weeping Grass

To 60CM. Tufted perennial grass with gracefully arching stems. Spreading to semi-erect, smooth to rough flat leaves. Narrow weeping racemes on slender stems.

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Mentha australis – River Mint

To 80CM. Soft sprawling or erect herb, stems often tinged with purple. Narrow lanceolate aromatic fresh green leaves. Dense clusters of small tubular white to pale mauve flowers. Flowers Feb to Oct.

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