To 70CM. Wiry sprawling perennial herb. Small basal grass-like leaves, not obvious.2-10 flowered umbels of bright yellow star-shaped flowers held above foliage. Segments twist spirally after flowering Sept to Feb.
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Themeda triandra – Kangaroo Grass
To 1M. Tufted perennial grass. Limp flat or channelled green to bluish leaves.Interrupted golden brown panicles, pendant or arching Oct to Mar.
Solanum aviculare – Kangaroo Apple
To 3M. Erect rounded large shrub. Long dark green leaves, often lobed.3-10 deep bluish to purple flowers, often appearing frilled, with prominent yellow stamens Sept to Feb. Yellow to orange-yellow fruit when ripe. When immature the fruit can be toxic.
Rytidosperma bipartitum – Leafy Wallaby Grass
To 50CM. Tufted perennial grass. Leaves firm, rough or channelled.Loose, narrow panicle with fluffy, crowded, pale green flowered spikelets Nov to Feb.
Rodanthe anthemoides – Chamomile Sunray
To 30CM.Compact perennial herb. Glabrous blunt narrow or lanceolate green to blueish-green leaves. Single papery daisy flowerheads Sept to Feb.
Ranunculus lappaceus – Common or Australian Buttercup
To 60CM. Soft, tufted perennial herb. Basal leaves ovate to triangular, three lobed leaflets, toothed or further lobed. Long spreading hairs on lower stem.Glossy golden flowers, 5 petals, stalks longer than leaves Aug to Nov.
Pycnoporus globosus – Drumsticks
To 1M. Erect, clumping perennial wildflower. Basal leaves few, linear stem leaves erect, silvery-white to greyish on both sides. Few unbranched stems, densely white-woolly, at least near baseSingle globular, compound bright yellow heads held above foliage Aug ...
Pycnosorus chrysanthes – Golden Billy Buttons
To 60CM. Erect tufted wildflower. Few slender basal leaves, stem leaves olive green above, paler white-woolly below. Many unbranched, densely white-woolly stems.Solitary globular, compound bright yellow heads held above foliage Aug to Jan.Nectar source for but...
Pultenae tenuifolia – Slender Bush-pea
To 1M. Spreading, trailing or matting shrub. Hairy, crowded, very narrow grey-green leaves.Single or paired pale yellow flowers at the ends of short branchlets surrounded by clusters of leaves Sept to Nov..
Pultenae scabra – Rough Bush-pea
To 3M. Erect or spreading shrub. Dark green wedge shaped leaves, notched at the end, paler below.Masses of orange-yellow pea flowers with red in centre, in loose clusters.