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Australian flora, in order to cope with the extreme conditions present in much of Australia, has evolved to cope with a common set of conditions, namely the ubiquitous presence of fire; soils low in nutrients (due to a lack of recent - geologically speaking - volcanic activity); and a lack of water.Many plants have special features to combat the forces of nature. Symbiosis is very common, as are plants with sunken stomata and large root stock. The plants are very hardy, and are generally able to quickly establish themselves so as not to miss available nutrients.
A common form of forest is sclerophyll forest, found in many parts of Australia, especially the coastal regions.
These are some of the most common Australian native trees and shrubs.
- acacia ( wattle)
- banksia
- blackboy
- boronia (plant)
- callistemon (bottlebrush)
- casuarina
- correa
- dryandra
- eucalyptus ('gum' trees)
- eucalyptus
- CorymbiaCorymbia : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Magnoliopsida : Myrtales : Myrtaceae Corymbia The genus Corymbia includes about 113 species of tree that were classified as eucalypts until the mid-1990s, including the bloodwoods and the ghost gums . The bloodwoods ha
- Corymbia ficifoliaCorymbia ficifolia Corymbia ficifolia or the Red Flowering Gum (previously known as Eucalyptus ficifolia is one of the most commonly planted ornamental trees in the broader eucalyptus family. It is native to a very small area of coastal Western Australia
- AngophoraSee text The genus Angophora includes about 10 species of tree native to eastern Australia, belonging to the Myrtle family ( Myrtaceae). Angophora is closely related to Corymbia and Eucalyptus and all three are often referred to as "eucalypts". The differ
- grevilleaSee text Grevillea is a genus of the Proteaceae. Species Grevillea acanthifolia A. Grevillea alpina Lindl. Grevillea aspleniifolia Knight Grevillea australis R. Grevillea baileyana McGill. Grevillea banksii R. Grevillea barklyana F. Grevillea bipinnatifid
- hakea
- Horizontal scrub
- Huon Pine
- Dicksonia antarctica, or manfernTree Fern refers to any fern that grows with a trunk elevating the fronds above ground level. Most tree ferns compose a group of large ferns belonging to the families Dicksoniaceae and Cyatheaceae in the order Cyatheales . Tree ferns are found growing in
- melaleucaMelaleucas Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae Genus Melaleuca The plant genus Melaleuca is part of the Myrtle family Myrtaceae and presently contains about 170 species.
- Moreton Bay FigThe Moreton Bay Fig Ficus macrophylla is a large evergreen tree. Named after Moreton Bay in Queensland, Australia, it is a native of most of the eastern coast, from the Atherton Tableland in the north to the Illawarra in New South Wales. The Moreton Bay F
- Native cherry
- Nothofagus cunninghamii, or "myrtle beech"
- pink heath
- proteacea
- Tasmanian tree heath
- Black or Tasmanian sassafras
- she-oak
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