User:Eug/Species in metropolitan Sydney

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Here are some living things I've been able to identify in Sydney - excluding those in zoos, the aquarium the Botanical Gardens, ...

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  • Gymnosperms
  • Cycads

[edit] Garden Plants

Common name Order Family Scientific name Location
Arums Alismatales Araceae Anthurium sp. Randwick
Agave Asparagales Agavaceae Agave sp.
African Lily Asparagales Alliaceae Agapanthus africanus common
Clivia Asparagales Amaryllidaceae Clivia miniata + sp. common
African Iris Asparagales Iridaceae Dietes grandiflora
Royal cape Caryophyllales Plumbaginaceae Plumbago x auriculata Fences
Spiderwort Commelinales Commelinaceae Tradescantia pallida common
Coral Tree Fabales Fabaceae Erythrina sp. Arcadia Street, Coogee
Oleander Gentianales Apocynaceae Nerium oleander Many places..
Frangipani Gentianales Apocynaceae Plumeria alba Gardens
Trumpet vine Laminales Bignoniaceae Campsis radicans Fences
Crown of Thorns Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia milli Gardens
Poinsettia Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pulcherrima Mainly gardens
Fuchsia Myrtales Onagraceae Fuchsia sp. Garden
Rose Rosales Rosaceae Rosa sp. Gardens
Canna Zingiberales Cannaceae Canna sp. Gardens
Bird of Paradise Flower Zingiberales Strelitziaceae Strelitzia reginae Gardens

[edit] Coastal Plants

Common name Family Scientific name Location
Golden guinea vine Dilleniaceae Hibbertia scandens Gordons Bay
Coastal Rosemary Lamiaceae Westringia fruticosa Coogee
Coast Wattle Mimosaceae Acacia longifolia var. sophorae Coogee
Costal Tea-tree Myrtaceae Leptospermum laevigatum Coogee cliff face
Bracelet Honeymyrtle Myrtaceae Melaleuca armillaris Coogee
Coastla Banksia Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia Coogee
Dagger Hakea Proteaceae Hakea teretifolia Gordons Bay
Mirror Bush Rubiaceae Coprosma repens Coogee cliff faces
Pig Face Aizoaceae Carpobrotus glaucescens Coogee cliff faces

[edit] Street Plants

Common name Order Family Scientific name Location
Purple orchid tree Fabales Fabaceae Bauhinia variegata Chatswood
Jacaranda Lamiales Bignoniaceae Jacaranda mimosifolia Everywhere!
Crape Myrtle Myrtales Lythraceae Lagerstroemia sp. Street tree
Brush Box Myrtales Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus City streets
River Gum Myrtales Myrtaceae Tristaniopsis laurina Streets
Silver Princess Myrtales Myrtaceae Eucalyptus caesia 'Silver Princess' Middle Cove
Sydney Blue Gum Myrtales Myrtaceae Eucalyptus saligna Common everywhere
London Plane Proteales Platanaceae Platanus x acerifolia City streets

[edit] Various

Common name Family Scientific name Location
Christmas Bush Cunoniaceae Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Gymea Lily Doryanthaceae Doryanthes excelsa UNSW
Kangaroo Paw Haemodoraceae Anigozanthos sp. UNSW
Spiny-headed Mat-rush Lomandraceae Lomandra longifolia UNSW
Budjur Myrtaceae Melaleuca linariifolia Chatswood Public School
Illawarra Flame Tree Malvaceae Brachychiton acerifolius Carss Bush Park
Black Wattle Fabaceae Acacia mearnsii Chatswood
Parramatta Wattle Fabaceae Acacia parramattensis Garigal National Park

[edit] Lane Cove National Park

Common name Family Scientific name Location
Swamp Oak Casuarinaceae Casuarina glauca
Sunshine Wattle Fabaceae Acacia botrycephala
Egg-and-bacon Pea Fabaceae Dillwynia elegans
Scribbly Gum Myrtaceae Eucalyptus haemastoma
Pink tea tree Myrtaceae Leptospermum squarrosum
Sydney Red Gum Myrtaceae Angophora costata
Sweet Pittosporum Pittosporaceae Pittosporum undulatum
Willow-leaved Hakea Proteaceae Hakea salicifolia Lady Game Drive
Sydney Boronia Rutaceae Boronia ledifolia
Bracken Fern Hypolepidaceae Pteridium esculentum

[edit] "Weedy"

Common name Family Scientific name Location
Spear Thistle Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare Garigal National Park
Periwinkle Apocynaceae Vinca major Lane Cove National Park
Lantana Verbenaceae Lantana camara

[edit] Large Groups

[edit] Rough idea

[edit] Birds

Common name Order Family Scientific name
Masked Lapwing Charadriiformes Charadriidae Vanellus miles
Silver Gull Charadriiformes Laridae Larus novaehollandiae
Australian White Ibis Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae Threskiornis molucca
Rock Pigeon Columbiformes Columbidae Columba livia
Crested Pigeon Columbiformes Columbidae Ocyphaps lophotes
Galah Psittaciformes Cacatuidae Eolophus roseicapilla
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Psittaciformes Cacatuidae Cacatua galerita
Rainbow Lorikeet Psittaciformes Psittacidae Trichoglossus haematodus
Australian Magpie Passeriformes Artamidae Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong Passeriformes Artamidae Strepera graculina
Eastern Whipbird Passeriformes Cinclosomatidae Psophodes olivaceus
Magpie-lark Passeriformes Dicruridae Grallina cyanoleuca
Noisy Miner Passeriformes Meliphagidae Manorina melanocephala
Indian Myna Passeriformes Sturnidae Acridotheres tristis