Tag: native-bee-friendly
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Terminalia arenicola
(Brown Damson, Beach Almond)Height: Tree to 11M, deciduous, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: Flower petals absent, 5 sepals white or cream, unpleasantly scented Fruit: Red to purple or black drupe fruit 25-40mm […]
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Terminalia microcarpa
(Sovereignwood, Damson Plum)Height: Tree to 40M, deciduous, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: Flower petals absent, cream, white, green or yellow sepals, unpleasantly scented Fruit: Pink, red, blue or purple drupe fruit, […]
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Thespesia populnea
(Northern Cottonwood)Height: Shrub or tree to 10M Leaves & Flowers: Yellow flowers, 5 petals, with dark red or purplish bases, old flowers becoming completely red Fruit: Green to brown nut, 20-33mm […]
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Wodyetia bifurcata
(Foxtail Palm)Height: Palm to 15M, solitary Leaves & Flowers: Green or yellow-green flowers, 25-30mm diameter Fruit: Orange to red drupe fruit 47-65mm long x 27-53mm wide Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2910952
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Xanthostemon chrysanthus
(Golden Penda)Height: Tree to 25M, may be buttressed Leaves & Flowers: Cream, yellow or greenish flowers Fruit: Green to brown, woody capsule fruit about 10-14mm long Learn more: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2920567
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Xanthorrhoea johnsonii
(Grass Tree)Height: Grass tree to 4M Leaves & Flowers: White flowers opening progressively up the spike Fauna: Trunks grow 1M per 100 years, flower spike can grow 30mm in a day, […]
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Rhodomyrtus trineura
(Rusty Ironwood)Height: Tree or shrub to 6M Leaves & Flowers: White, cream or pink flowers Fruit: Cream, pink or brown berry fruit 10-13mm long x 10-13mm wide Fauna: Fruit eaten by […]
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Rhus taitensis
(Sumac)Height: Tree to 30M, buttressed Leaves & Flowers: White or cream flowers, 5 petals, about 2mm long Fruit: Drupe fruit ripening from yellow to black, 6-8mm long x 4-8mm wide […]
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Scaevola taccada
(Sea Lettuce Tree, Cardwell Cabbage)Height: Shrub to 4M Leaves & Flowers: White or cream flowers, often with purple veins Fruit: White drupe fruit 7-18mm long x 7-16mm wide Fauna: Fruit eaten by Cassowaries and […]
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Heptapleurum actinophyllum
(Umbrella Tree)Height: Shrub or tree to 24M, often epiphytic Leaves & Flowers: Flowers may be fragrant, pink or red on the outside, white or cream inside Fruit: Dark red to black […]