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Plants of a MannaGum Woodland

Tree Layer

WirildaAcacia retinodes var retinodes (hills form)

Tree to 3 m, drooping habit, black bark, long thin downward pointingdark green leaves, pale whitish flower ball in late summer and winter

Native cherryExocarpas cupressiformis

Looks similar to small pine tree, small red edible fruits in summer, flowersspring through to winter

South Australian blue gumEucalyptus leucoxylon

Smooth bark, medium sized bell-shaped fruit, flowers autumn to spring

River red gumEucalyptus camaldulensis

Prefers wet areas, smooth bark, small fruit with outward opening star,flowers in spring and summer

Rough barked manna gumEucalyptus viminalis ssp. cygnetensis

Eucalypt to 25 m, trunk has rough brown bark to the start of the canopy,branches often long and curved giving top-heavy appearance to tree,flowers mostly in summer

Silver banksiaBanksia marginata

Small tree, leaves dark green on top, pale green underneath, flowersgrouped in a tall cylindrical brush, fruit forms a woody cone

Drooping sheoakAllocasuarina verticillata

Weeping needle-like branchlets, small cones on female tree, flowersautumn and winter

BlackwoodAcacia melanoxylon

Erect tall tree, leaves dull green with clearly visible veins, pale yellow flowerballs grouped on branched stalks winter to spring, prefers cool damp areas

Photo: J. J. Smith

Photo: J. J. Smith

Photo: J. J. Smith

Photo: J. J. Smith

Photo: J. J. Smith

Photo: J. J. SmithPhoto: J. J. SmithAP

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Iimage sourced from Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (Eds) (1986)Fouth Edition Government Printer, Adelaide.

Floraof South Australia

Photo: J. J. SmithAP

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