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Blueberry Ash in blossom October 2006
Elaeocarpus reticulatis (Blueberry Ash) Photographer: Marghanita da Cruz, 28 October 2006

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Trees (< 5m)
Shrubs (0.5 - 2m)
Grasses
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Ferns
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Blue-Pink Flowers
White Cream Flowers
Yellow Flowers
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Banksia marginata
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Eco-Annandale 2009
Eco-Annandale 2010

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.

Small Trees (< 5m)
Latin Name	Common Name	Family	Height	Uses	Flower Type
See also: Flowering Months, Soil, Water & Light Requirements, Propagation Methods for these Small Trees
Acacia falcata	Sickle Wattle	Mimosaceae	3	screen	cream
Acacia floribunda	White Sally; Gossamer Wattle	Mimosaceae	4	shelter; avenue; screen	many scented cream
Acacia linifolia	Flax-leaved Wattle	Mimosaceae	3	shelter; avenue	many cream
Acacia stricta	Straight Wattle	Mimosaceae	3	shelter	yellow
Acacia ulicifolia	Prickly Moses	Mimosaceae	3	screen	cream
Avicennia marina var. australasica	Mangrove	Avicenniaceae	5		golden yellow
Bursaria spinosa	Australian Blackthorn	Pittosporaceae	4	birds	scented white
Callistemon linearis	Narrow-leafed Bottlebrush	Myrtaceae	3	birds; container	red
Clerodendrum tormentosum	Hairy Clerodendrum	Verbenaceae	4		white
Elaeocarpus reticulatis	Blueberry Ash	Elaeocarpaceae	4	birds; screen avenue	many white or pink
Exocarpus cupressiformis	Cherry Ballart	Santalaceae	4	birds; screen	small white
Hakea salicifolia	Willow-leafed Hakea	Proteaceae	5	birds; avenue	many cream
Leptospermum attenuatum	Slender Tea-tree	Myrtaceae	4	screen shelter	white or pink
Leptospermum flavescens	Yellow Tea-tree	Myrtaceae	4	screen shelter	white
Leptospermum polygalifolium	Lemon-scented Tea Tree	Myrtaceae	3		white
Melaleuca armillaris	Bracelet Honeymyrtle	Myrtaceae	5	street; birds	cream
Melaleuca nodosa	A Paperbark	Myrtaceae	3	birds; screen	cream
Melaleuca nodosa	Ball Honeymyrtle	Myrtaceae	5
Notolea longifolia	Mock Olive	Oleaceae	3		yellow cream
Omolanthus populifolius	Bleeding Heart Tree	Euphorbiaceae	4	screen; birds; container	small cream
Persoonia levis	Broad-leafed Geebung	Proteaceae	4	screen	yellow
Persoonia linearis	Narrow-leafed Geebung	Proteaceae	4	screen	yellow
Pittosporum revolutum	Yellow Pittosporum	Pittosporaceae	3	screen container	yellow
Pittosporum undulatum	Sweet Pittosporum; Mock Orange	Pittosporaceae	5	screen; birds; container	scented cream
Rapanaea variabilis	Mutton Wood	Myrsinaceae	3		small green
Xylomelum pyriforme	Woody Pear	Proteaceae	4	avenue; birds	pink