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Acacia Wattle 1 October 2008
(Photographer: Viki Alonso)

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What happened to Annandale's Local Provenance Plants

During the 18th and 19th Centuries, the Turpentine-Ironbark Forests which covered the Inner West, of Sydney, were cut down for their valuable timber. The remaining local provenance vegetation would have been eliminated by farming and subsequently by residential development.

Species List

This list of Local Provenance Plant Species, that is plants that would have been endemic in the area, is based on a list compiled by Catherine Rowland.

Sourcing Local Provenance Plants

While the Rozelle Bay Nursery does not sell plants, you can buy local provenance species at from Cornucopia Nursery, Marrickville Community Nursery and Strathfield Council Native Nursery.

Local Provenance Plants for Sydney's Inner West

Reintroduction of Local Provenance Vegetation to Annandale

Local Provenance Plants are those that have naturally evolved to suit the climatic, light and soil conditions of an area.

The Rozelle Bay Community Native Nursery collects seeds and cuttings from the closest remaining bushland, to propagate and reintroduce Local Provenance Plants to the area. The reintroduction of Local Provenance Plants has been extremely sucessful. As you walk around Annandale's public spaces, you will notice a diverse range of plants thriving and providing habitat to butterflies, dragonflies, birds, lizards and frogs.

Acacia (Wattle) Seed Pods and Flowers

More information: WattleWeb - A web guide to the wattles of New South Wales | Things to do on Wattle Day (September 1)

acacia terminalis seed pod
Acacia terminalis (Wattle) 1 October 2008
(Photographer: Viki Alonso)

acacia terminalis in bloom - yellow fluffy flowers and fernlike leaves on a sparce bush
Acacia terminalis (Wattle) 6 April 2009
(Photographer: Marghanita da Cruz)

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Acacia falcata (Wattle) 1 October 2008
(Photographer: Viki Alonso)

Acacia Stricta Seed Pod 23 October 2009 Acacia Stricta Flowers
Thought to be Acacia stricta
(Hop Wattle)
Pods - 3 December 2008, Open Pods 23 October 2009
Flowers - 10 July 2009
Photographer: Marghanita da Cruz

Sydney Wattle Seed Pod Sydney Wattle about to bloom in July 2009
Acacia longifolia (Sydney Wattle), Starting to Bloom, July 2009
Photographer: Marghanita da Cruz

Acacia Suaveolens in Flower (green sparse spiky leaves and pale yellow puff ball flowers
Acacia sueaveolens in Flower, July 2009
Photographer: Marghanita da Cruz