Species rare in Melbourne area

Westgate Biodiversity: Bili Nursery & Landcare has revegetated Westgate Park with 320 native plant species that once existed within 5km of Melbourne’s  CBD – the Sandbelt Region.

Though not listed as threatened in Victoria, many have all but disappeared from inner Melbourne. (Ref Flora of Melbourne) This makes Westgate Park important in protecting this diversity.

Actites megalocarpus – very rare in the Melbourne area
Brachyscome basaltica var. gracilis – locally rare
Brachyscome multifida – locally rare
Centipeda cunninghamii – becoming rarer in Melbourne
Isotoma fluviatilis ssp. australis – restricted to very few sites
Lasiopetalum baueri – close to extinction locally
Leucochrysum albicans var. albicans – severely depleted locally
Lotus australis var. australis – rare in Melbourne, possibly Vic
Lythrum salicaria – locally rare
Malva preissiana – locally rare for Port Phillip Bay
Mentha australis – Locally rare
Microseris lanceolata – once prevalent in Melbourne, rarer now
Podolepis jaceoides – becoming rarer in Melbourne
Pultinaea tenuifolia– possibly extinct in Melbourne
Swainsonia lessertifolia – endangered in the Melbourne area.
Viminaria juncea – becoming more rare in Melbourne.
Vittardinia cuneata var. cuneata – becoming rare throughout its range

Engage with us

Bili Nursery  – 525 Williamstown Road, Port Melbourne, open 9-4 pm Mon-Fri. Sat 10-3 pm (retail closed over summer). Volunteer Tue 9-4pm and by arrangement. 0492 972 652 bilinursery@westgatebiodiversity.org.au

Bili Landcare - Todd Road, Port Melbourne. We volunteer in the Park on Mondays and Wednesdays. contact@westgatebiodiversity.org.au

OUR CORPORATE SPONSORS: 15 Trees | NBN | Viva Energy | Transurban | National Australia Bank | Vtech | MUFG Bank | IQVIA | KPMG | Illion | Dentsu | Core Logic | Adobe | AGL | H&H Group | Ionoptics - AusNet | Future Leadership | Kawasaki | Deutsche Bank | PWC | Specialized

OUR PARTNERS: ACF Macnamara | Parks Victoria | Port Phillip EcoCentre | Landcare Australia | Conservation Volunteers Australia | City of Port Phillip | City of Melbourne  |  The Heart Gardening Project

We acknowledge Elders and members of the Yalukit Wilam clan of the Boon Wurrung language group, custodians of the land on which we work and meet. We value our ongoing relationship with the Boon Wurrung Foundation. We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart and The Voice.

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