List of Australian plants termed "native"

This is a list of Australian plants which have had a common name prefixed with the adjective "native".

Early European settlers in Australia were confronted with a large variety of unaccustomed animals and plants, and in many cases gave them familiar names qualified with the adjective "native", based on some fancied resemblance, so what is now a koala was called a "native bear" and the dingo a "native dog". Many of these terms are of historic interest only.

Name Old binomial name Modern synonym Notes Native apple → Apple berry Billardiera scandens bush food → Black apple Achras australis Pouteria australis orPlanchonella australis brush apple, wild plum → Emu apple Owenia acidula mooley apple → Logan apple Acronychia acidia Acronychia imperforata Fraser Island apple → Mulga apple Acacia aneura the "apple" is an edible insect gall → Oak apple Casuarina stricta Allocasuarina verticillata young cones may be chewed → Rose apple Owenia cerasifera Owenia acidula var. sweet plum Native arbutus Gaultheria hispida snowberry, chucky chucky; edible Native banana Musa banksiiMusa hilliiMusa fitzalani Musa banksii varieties ? Native banyan Ficus rubiginosa rusty fig, Port Jackson fig Native beech Callicoma serratifolia black wattle, wild quince Native blackberry Rubus moluccanusRubus parvifoliusRubus rosifolius Molucca brambleJapanese brambleMauritius raspberry Native borage Pollichia zeylanica Trichodesma zeylanicum Northern bluebell, camel bush, horse bush Native box Bursaria spinosa boxthorn, native olive Native bread Polyporus mylitta Laccocephalum mylittae edible, though not tasty, fungus Native broom Viminaria denudata Native burnet Acaena ovina Acaena agnipolax Acaena echinata Australian Sheep's Burr Native cabbage Nasturtium palustre Rorippa palustris not endemic to Australia Native carrot Daucus brachiatus Daucus glochidiatus not endemic to Australia Native cascarilla Croton verreauxii green native cascarilla Native celery Apium australeApium prostratum not endemic to AustraliaTasmanian species Native centaury Erythraea australis Schenkia australis Native cherry Exocarpus cupressiformis Native cranberry Pernettya tasmanica Gaultheria tasmanica native to Tasmania Native cranberry Styphelia sapida Lissanthe sapida Native cranberry Styphelia humifusa Astroloma humifusum Native cumquat Atalantia glauca Eremocitrus glauca desert lemon, desert lime Native currant Coprosma billardieri Coprosma quadrifida Native currant Leucopogon richei Native currant Myoporum serratum Myoporum insulare blueberry tree, native juniper Native daisy Brachycome decipiens Brachyscome decipiens Native damson Nageia spinulosa Podocarpus spinulosus native plum Native dandelion Podolepis acuminata Podolepis robusta mountain lettuce Native daphne Myoporum viscorum Myoporum viscosum dogwood, waterbush Native date Capparis canescens Native deal Nageia elata Podocarpus elatus Native elderNative elderberry Sambucus xanthocarpaSambucus gaudichaudiana Sambucus australasicaSambucus gaudichaudiana white elderberry; edible Native flax Linum marginale Native fuchsia Correa speciosa Correa reflexa var. speciosa eastern correa Native fuchsia Eremophila maculata spotted fuchsia-bush Native furze Hakea ulicina furze hakea Native ginger Alpinia caerulea Australian ginger; edible Native grape Vitis hypoglauca Cissus hypoglauca Gippsland grape; edible Native hickory Acacia leprosa cinnamon wattle Native holly Coprosma hirtella Tasmania Native holly Lomatia ilicifolia Native hops Dodonaea spp. various Native hops Daviesia latifolia hop bitter-pea Native hyacinth Thelymitra longifolia Native indigo Swainsonia spp. Native indigo Indigofera australis Tasmania Native ivy Muehlenbeckia adpressa Macquarie Harbour vine Native jasmine Ricinocarpos pinifolius wedding bush Native juniper Myoporum serratum Myoporum insulare blueberry tree, native currant Native kumquat Atalantia glauca Eremocitrus glauca desert lemon, desert lemon Native laburnum Goodenia lotifolia Goodenia Native laburnum Cassia marksiana Native laurel Pittosporum undulatum mock orange Native laurel Panax elegans light sycamore Native lavender Styphelia australis Leucopogon australis spiked beard-heath Native leek Bulbine bulbosa native onion; poisonous Native lilac Melia composita not endemic Native lilac Prostanthera rotundifolia round-leaf mint bush Native lime Citrus australasicaCitrus australis finger limenative orange Native lucerne Sida rhombifolia Queensland hemp; not endemic Native mangrove Rhizophorea mucronata Rhizophora mucronata Native mangrove Avicennia officinalis Native mangrove Acacia longifolia Tasmanian name for Boobialla Native mignonette Stackhousia linariaefolia Stackhousia monogyna creamy candles Native millet Panicum decompositum Native mint Mentha australis river mint, native peppermint Native mistletoe Loranthus spp. Native mulberry Hedycarya cunninghami Hedycarya angustifolia smooth holly Native mulberry Pipturus propinquus Pipturus argenteus Queensland grasscloth plant Native mulberry Litsaea ferruginea Litsea spp. pigeonberry tree Native myrtle Myoporum serratum Myoporum insulare native currant, native juniper, blueberry tree Native nectarine Owenia acidula emu apple Native oak Casuarina spp. Native olive Bursaria spinosa boxthorn, native box Native onion Bulbine bulbosa native leek; poisonous Native orange Citrus australis native lime, finger lime Native orange Capparis mitchellii native pomegranate Native passionflower Passiflora spp. some are indigenous Native peach Santalum acuminatumElaeocarpus grandis quandong Native pear Hakea acicularis Hakea sericea bushy needlewood Native pennyroyal Mentha gracilis Mentha satureioides creeping mint Native pepper Piper novae-hollandiae Native plantain Plantago varia Plantago spp. Native plum Nageia spinulosa Podocarpus spinulosus native damson Native pomegranate Capparis nobilisCapparis mitchelli Capparis arboreaCapparis canescensCapparis mitchellii caper treewild orangenative orange Native potato Gastrodia sesamoides Native quince Owenia acidula emu apple Native quince Petalostigma quadriloculare Petalostigma crab-tree, quinine tree Native raspberry Rubus gunnianusRubus rosaefolius Tasmaniamainland Australia Native rocket Epacris lanuginosa Native sandalwood Santalum persicarium Santalum murrayanum see also Santalum spicatum, Santalum lanceolatum Native sandalwood Alyxia buxifolia sea box, dysentery bush Native sarsaparilla Hardenbergia monophylla Native sassafras Atherosperma moschatum Native scarlet runner Kennedya prostrata Kennedia prostrata scarlet runner Native shamrock Lotus australis Native speedwell Veronica formosa Native tamarind Diploglottis cunninghamii Native tobacco Cassinia billardieri Apalochlamys spectabilis showy cassinia, fireweed Native tobacco Duboisia hopwoodii pituri, pitchery Native tobacco Nicotiana suaveolens Native tulip Telopea oreades spp. waratah Native willow Acacia longifolia Native yam Dioscorideae hastifoliae Dioscorea hastifolia

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