| Red Five Corners | Styphelia tubiflora | Black-eyed Susan | Tetratheca neglecta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small shrub with pointed leaves and conspicuous red tubular flowers. Plateau and slopes. |  |
A small shrub with whorled leaves; flowers pink with 4 petals and a dark centre. On the plateau near the lookout but uncommon. |  |
| Needle Bush | Hakea sericea | Finger Orchid | Petalochilus pictus |
| A medium shrub with needle-like leaves and abundant white flowers. Found chiefly on the plateau |  |
Formerly called Caladenia. Ground orchid to 30cm tall with white to pink flowers. Plateau and slopes. |  |
| Sunshine Wattle |
Acacia terminalis |
Sweet-scented wattle |
Acacia suaveolens |
| Shrub to 2 m tall with bipinnate leaves and yellow flower balls. One of the earliest wattles to flower. Common and often dominant along roadsides. |  |
A Slender shrub, with narrow phyllodes and pale yellow flower balls. |  |
| Queensland Silver Wattle | Acacia podalyriifolia | Green Five Corners | Styphelia laeta |
| Although not a local native, a couple of trees make a brilliant show of yellow near the picnic ground |  |
Two small shrubs covered with lime-green tubular flowers along Lime Kiln Service Track |  |
| Coast Banksia | Banksia integrifolia | Pink Spider Flower | Grevillea sericea |
| A medium tree along shoreline |  |
Small shrub with pink spider-like flowers. Widespread and common. |  |
| Green Spider Flower | Grevillea mucronulata |
Pine Heath | Astroloma pinifolius |
| Small shrub. Flowers green with a pink style. Leaves roundish. |  |
Low shrub with crowded needle-like leaves. Flowers tubular, red with a yellow-green tip. |  |
For More information on the Flora of Oatley Park and Sydney Region check out the publications below:
- Native Plants of Oatley Park Compiled by Alan Fairley, copies available at Oatley Flora and Fauna monthly meetings.
- Native Plants of the Sydney District an identification guide, Alan Fairley & Philip Moore, available in book shops.
Dear enthusiasts,
Last weekend (27-8 August) I photographed a small flowering plant that looks very much like Ricinocarpus except that it has 8 petals. While I was able to identify the other plants, this one left me stumped.
A search of Oatley Bush Park’s listed plants and flowering plants this month yielded no results and I wonder if I can send a photo for identification.
Kind Regards, Debra
Debra
That’s very interesting. Could you send the photo to off@oatleypark.com and we’ll see if we can identify it.