Plants along the La Gerche Trail

As you walk along the La Gerche Trail you will notice many interesting plants. Spring is the best time to see the widest array as many will be flowering. Some of the plants are not local to the area and have been planted over the years. Others are classed as weeds, plants growing where they are not wanted.

In late Autumn and Winter you may see a wide range of fungi and keen mycologists and photographers head to the trail for just for these species.

The photos below are labelled to let you know which plants are recognised widely as weeds and which ones have been planted (introduced). The introduced plants come from overseas and other parts of Australia. Many of the photos show the plants that are indigenous (local) and grow naturally along the walk.

Our next project will be to include photos of some of the birds and animals that may be observed along the walk. If you take a great photo and are happy for us to use it please let us know. At this stage we do not have photos of every plant you will see.

The photos are grouped with eucalypts and then wattles, next are the shrubs, then lower plants and ground covers. Ferns, orchids and grass and grass-like plants are next, then introduced plants and last are the weeds.

A current list of species found along the trail area is available if you choose to download one from the Atlas of Living Australia.

: Eucalyptus dives Broad-leaf Peppermint

: Eucalyptus dives Broad-leaf Peppermint

: Eucalyptus dives Broad-leaf Peppermint

: Eucalyptus viminalis Manna gum

: Acacia aculeatissima Thin-leaf Wattle

: Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle

: Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle (close up)

: Acacia genistifolia Spreading Wattle

: Acacia gunnii Ploughshare Wattle

: Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood

: Acacia implexa Lightwood

: Acacia implexa Lightwood

: Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle

: Acacia stricta Hop Wattle

: Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses

: Amyema preissii Mistletoe

: Banksia marginata Silver Banksia

: Amyema pendulum Mistletoe

: Bursaria spinosa subsp, spinosa Sweet Bursaria

: Bursaria spinosa subsp, spinosa Sweet Bursaria – seed heads

: Cassinia arcuata Drooping Cassinia

: Comesperma volubile Love Creeper

: Coprosma quadrifida Native Currant – fruit

: Coprosma quadrifida Native Currant

: Cassinia aculeata Common Cassinea

: Dillwynia hispida Red Parrot-pea

: Dillwynia sericea Showy parrot-pea

: Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia

: Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia

: Leptospermum continentale Prickly Tea-tree

: Leptospermum lanigerum Woolly Tea-tree

: Ozothamnus obcordatus Grey Everlasting

: Pultenaea daphnoides Large-leaf bush-pea

: Alisma plantago-aquatica water Plaintain

: Gompholobium huegelii Common Wedge-pea

: Lissanthe strigosa subsp. subulata Peach Heath

: Chrysocephalum semipapposum Clustered Everlasting

: Hovea heterophylla Common Hovea

: Podolobium procumbens Trailing Shaggy-pea

: Tetratheca ciliata Pink Bells

: Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral-pea

: Persoonia chamaepeuce Dwarf Geebung

: Acaena novae-zelandiae Bidgee-widgee

: Acrotriche prostrata Trailing Ground-berry

: Acrotriche serrulata Honey-pots

: Alternanthera denticulata Lesser Joyweed

: Bossiaea buxifolia Matted Bossiaea

: Bossiaea prostrata Creeping bossiaea – flowers

: Bossaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea

: Boronia nana

: Brunonia australia Blue Pincushion

: Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids

: Caesia calliantha Blue Grass-lily

: Calocephalus lacteus Milky Beautyheads

: Cassytha glabella Slender Dodder-laurel

: Centipeda cunninghammii Common Sneezeweed

: Chamaescilla corymbosa var. corymbosa Blue Stars

: Chrysocephalum apiculatum Common Everlasting

: Coronidium scorpoides Button Everlasting

: Cotula sp.

: Crassula sp.

: Drosera aberrans Scented Sundew

: Drosera peltata Pale Sundew

: Epilobium sp. Willow- herb

: Eryngium vesiculosum Prickfoot

: Eryngium vesiculosum Prickfoot

: Eryngium ovinum Blue Devil

: Gonocarpus tetragynus Common Raspwort

: Goodenia lanata Trailing Goodenia

: Hypoxis spp. Yellow Star

: Hypoxis spp. Yellow Star

: Euchiton involucratus Star Cudweed

: Euchiton involucratus Star Cudweed

: Glycine sp.

: Kennedia prostrata Running Postman

: Leptorhynchos spp. Scaly Buttons

: Pelargonium rodneyanum Magenta Stork’s-bill

: Pelargonium australe Austral Stork’s-bill

: Pimelea curviflora Curved Rice-flower

: Pimelea humilis Common Rice-flower

: Plantago varia Variable Plaintain

: Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat-pea

: Podolepis jaceoides Showy Podolepis

: Stellaria pungens Prickly Starwort

: Senecio glomeratus Annual Fireweed

: Senecio quadridentatus Cotton Fireweed

: Siloxerus multiflorus Small Wrinklewort

: Solenogyne gunnii Hairy Solenogyne

: Stuartina muelleri Spoon Cudweed

: Urtica incisa Scrub Nettle

: Triplodiscus pygmaeus Common Sunray

: Veronica gracilis Slender Speedwell

: Viola hederacea Ivy-leaf Violet

: Wurmbea dioica Early Nancy

: Xerochrysum viscosum Sticky Everlasting

: Adiantum aethiopicum Common Maidenhair

: Blechnum nudum Fishbone Water Fern

: Gleichenia microphylla Coral Fern

: Lindsaea linearis Screw Fern

: Pteridium esculentum Austral Bracken

: Caladenia carnea Pink Fingers

: Purplish Beard-orchid Calochilus robertsonii

: Diuris lanceolata Golden Moths

: Chiloglottus valida Bird Orchid

: Eriochilus cucullata Parson’s-bands

: Glossodia major Wax-lip Orchid

: Microtis uniflora Common Onion Orchid

: Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood

: Austrostipa spp. Spear Grass

: Carex fascicularis Tassel Sedge

: Carex inversa Knob Sedge

: Cyperus lucidus Leafy Flat-sedge

: Dianella admixta Black-anther Flax-lily

: Eleaocharis spp. Spike Sedge

: Gahnia radula Thatch Saw-sedge

: Juncus sp. Rush

: Lachnogrostis spp. Blown Grass

: Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush

: Lomandra filiformis Wattle Mat-rush

: Lomandra longiflora Spiny-headed Mat-rush

: Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides Weeping Grass

: Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides Weeping Grass

: Luzula meridionalis Common Woodrush

: Poa labillardierei Common Tussock-grass

: Rytidosperma sp. Wallaby Grass

: Themeda triandra Kangaroo Grass

: Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea Small Grass-tree

: Acacia baileyana Cootamundra Wattle (introduced)

: Acacia baileyana Cootamundra Wattle (introduced)

: Acacia boormanni Snowy river Wattle (introduced)

: Acacia decurrens Early Black Wattle (introduced)

: Acacia decurrens Early Black Wattle (introduced)

: Acacia elata Cedar Wattle (introduced)

: Acacia pravissima Ovens Wattle (introduced)

: Acacia provincialis (introduced)

: Araucaria bidwillii Bunya Bunya Pine (introduced)

: Cordyline australis Cabbage Tree (introduced)

: Cupressus goveniana Gowan Cypress (introduced)

: Cupressus goveniana Gowan Cypress (introduced)

: Eucalyptus botryoides Mahogany Gum (introduced)

: Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus Blue Gum (introduced)

: Fraxinus sp. Ash (introduced)

: Kunzea ericifoila Burgan (introduced)

: Pinus radiata Radiata Pine (introduced)

: Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine (introduced)

: Pinus pinaster Cluster Pine (introduced)

: Pinus nigra Black Pine (introduced)

: Pinus canariensis Canary Island Pine (introduced)

: Quercus suber Cork Oak (introduced)

: Quercus suber Cork Oak (introduced)

: Quercus sp. Oak (introduced)

: Populus sp. Poplar (introduced)

: Agapanthus seed heads (weed)

: Agapanthus flower head (weed)

: Arbutus udeo Irish Strawberry Tree (introduced)

: Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass (weed)

: Borago officinalis Borage (weed)

: Briza maxima Large Quaking Grass (weed)

: Centaurium erythraea Common Centaury (weed)

: Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle (weed)

: Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle (weed)

: Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn (weed)

: Cyperus eragrostis Drain Flat-Sedge (weed)

: Conium maculatum Hemlock (weed)

: Conium maculatum Hemlock (weed) flowers

: Cytisus scoparius English Broom (weed)

: Erica lusitanica Spanish Heath (weed)

: Erica lusitanica Spanish Heath (weed)

: Galium aparine Cleavers Weed (weed)

: Galium aparine Cleavers Weed seed (weed)

: Genista monspessulana Montpellier or Cape Broom (weed)

: Hedera helix Ivy (weed)

: Gladioli sp. (weed)

: Holcus lanatus Yorkshire Fog Grass (weed)

: Hypochoeris radicata Flatweed (weed)

: Ilex aquifolium Holly (weed)

: Ilex aquifolium Holly (introduced)

: Malus sp. Apple (introduced)

: Plantago lanceolata Ribwort (weed)

: Silybum marianum Variegated Thistle (weed)

: Poa bulbosa Bulbous Meadow-grass (weed)

: Rubus fruticosa Blackberry (weed)

: Ulex europaeus Gorse (weed)

: Vinca major Blue Periwinckle (weed)