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Acacia aculeatissima (Snake Wattle)
Open, sprawling sub-shrub, branchlets ribbed, covered in short, stiff hairs. Narrow prickly phyllodes 5-12mm x 0.5-1mm, often bent downwards, 4-veined.
One to 3 stalked, ball-shaped yellow flowerheads in leaf axils along branches. Flowering occurs August to September.
Acacia brownii (Heath Wattle)
Small spreading or semi-prostrate, prickly shrub to 1m tall. Narrow, stiff phyllodes with sharp point and prominent midrib, 8-25mm long.
Yellow ball-shaped flowerheads arranged singly along branches. Flowers appear from August to November.
Acacia mucronata var. longifolia (Narrow-leaf Wattle)
Spreading or erect shrub, ranging from 2-5m in height. Leaves narrow and up to 20cm in length. Creamy to yellow flowers in spikes appearing from August to October.
Found in moist, well-drained areas mostly on the eastern slopes of Chandlers Hill.
Acacia myrtifolia (Myrtle Wattle)
Rounded or erect shrub, 1-3m in height. Yellow flowers appear from August to October.
This wattle can be found colonising hillsides in large numbers after a fire.
Acacia paradoxa (Hedge Wattle)
Dense and spreading shrub covered with thorns, 2-4m in height. Leaves have wavy edges. Abundant golden yellow flowers appear from August to November.
Can be found on the northern flank of Chandlers Hill.
Acacia stictophylla (Dandenong Ranges Cinnamon Wattle)
Medium shrub or small tree with weeping habit, 3-4m in height. Narrow phyllodes from 30-150mm long, up to 25mm wide.
Scented lemon yellow flowers appear from August to November.
Fairly common wattle, found in damp, well-drained areas.
Acacia stricta (Hop Wattle)
Open upright shrub, 2-5m in height. Dull green phyllodes up to 15cm long.
Pale yellow flowers appear from July to October.
Found on the drier, grassy woodland areas of Chandlers Hill.
Acacia ulicifolia (Juniper Wattle)
Erect, straggly-looking shrub 1-2m tall, with prickly phyllodes. Phyllodes up to 1.5cm long and 1-2mm wide, with prominent midvein and sharp needle point. Creamy flowers appear from April to October.
Distinguishable from Acacia verticillata because phyllodes are not whorled.
Acacia verticillata ssp. verticillata (Prickly Moses)
Variable, open shrub, 1-3m in height. Whorled narrow, prickly phyllodes to 20mm long.
Flowers in pale yellow or bright yellow spikes appearing from July to December.
Mostly found in the wetter areas on the eastern and southern slopes of Chandlers Hill.
Allocasuarina paludosa (Swamp Sheoak)
Open shrub up to 2m tall. Branchlets grey-green, downy, with a groove down the centre of each ridge. Leaves are tooth-like, tiny, arranged in rings of 5-8.
Red or brown flowers appear from March to October. Both male and female flowers may appear on the same plant.
Banksia marginata (Silver Banksia)
Variable small shrub to open tree, 1-6m in height. Stiff linear leaves to 100mm long. Pale to bright yellow flower spikes appear usually from February to June.
Prefers well-drained soils, tolerating dryness in Summer.
Found on the northern slopes of Chandlers Hill.
Bedfordia arborescens (Blanket Leaf)
Tall shrub or small, spreading open tree, 3-6m in height. Leaves are dark green above, soft woolly white below. Small yellow daisy flowerheads appear from October to January.
Usually found in wet sheltered areas and gullies.
Bursaria spinosa var. spinosa (Sweet Bursaria)
Slender to rounded shrub or small tree, with long thorns along the branches, 2-5m in height. Fragrant white flowers appear from December to March. Flowers are located terminally. Bronze-coloured seed capsules appear after flowering.
Can be found in grassy, open forested areas.
Cassinia aculeata (Common Cassinia, Dogwood)
Widespread upright shrub to 4m in height. Dark green narrow leaves to 40mm long. Crowded heads of small, tube-like white flowers appear from November to March. Buds are often pink, as in the picture on the left.
Cassinia arcuata (Drooping Cassinia)
Open rounded shrub, 1-3m in height. Drooping linear leaves to 10mm long. Long, pendulous plumes of red or brown flowerheads appear from December to April.
Found in dry and valley sclerophyll forests, disturbed ground, grassy low open forests.
Cassinia longifolia (Long-leaf Cassinia, Shiny Cassinia)
Medium to large shrub, 2-4m high. Lanceolate leaves are up to 80mm long. New leaves are sticky and hairy below. Dense terminal clusters of small white flowers appear from November to March.
This plant can be found in dry sclerophyll forests and grassy open woodland.
Cassinia longifolia can be distinguished from Ozothamnus ferrugineus because the latter have white flowers with distinct petals.
Coprosma hirtella (Rough Coprosma)
Slender small shrub, 1-2m tall. Leaves feel rough to the touch, rounded to 70mm long, with pointed tips. Insignificant clusters of small, greenish, unisexual flowers appear from October to November. Reddish-orange fruit follows flowering.
This species can be found on the slopes of Chandlers Hill in sheltered, damp areas.
Coprosma quadrifida (Prickly Currant-bush)
Open, upright spiny shrub, 2-4m tall. Inconspicuous greenish flowers, appearing from September to November. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants.
Small, edible red fruits appear in January to March.
Correa alba var. alba (White Correa)
Dense spreading shrub to 2m tall and 3m wide. Dull green oval leaves, rough above and softer and paler below; 1.5-4cm long, 0.6-2.5cm wide. White flowers appear in spring and summer.
Correa reflexa var. reflexa (Common Correa, Native Fuchsia)
Open upright to spreading shrub, 0.3-2m tall. Dull green hairy leaves. Light green bell-like flowers appear from April to September. A form producing red flowers with yellow tips is occasionally seen.
Daviesia latifolia (Hop Bitter-pea)
Open spreading shrub, 1-3m tall. Dull blue-green leaves to 100mm long. Dense racemes of yellow and brown pea flowers appear from September to December.
This plant is quite rare on Chandlers Hill.
Daviesia leptophylla (Narrow Leaf or Slender Bitter-pea)
Open, erect shrub 1-2m high. Stiff dull green leaves to 100mm long. Racemes of yellow and crimson pea flowers appear from September to November.
Daviesia ulicifolia ssp. ulicifolia (Gorse Bitter-pea)
An erect, straggly shrub growing to 1.5m, with prickly leaves. Leaves are dark green, dagger-like with a sharp point and a prominent mid-rib. Yellow-brown pea flowers appear from September to November. Grows in fairly exposed areas.
Derwentia derwentiana ssp. derwentiana (Derwent Speedwell)
Upright to straggly perennial 0.6-1m tall. Dark green leaves with toothed edges. Terminal clusters of white flowers appear from November to January. Plants may die back in summer.
Dillwynia cinerascens (Grey Parrot-pea)
Open, erect or spreading shrub 0.6-1.4m tall. Narrow leaves to 20mm long. Terminal clusters of yellow and orange pea flowers appear from September to November.
Epacris impressa (Common Heath)
Open, wiry shrub 0.8-2m tall. Prickly tapering leaves. Masses of white, pink or red flowers appear from March to November. The white coloured form is predominant on Chandlers Hill, but very rare in Romsey.
This is the floral emblem of Victoria.
Exocarpos strictus (Dwarf Cherry)
An erect spindly shrub to 3m, with numerous thin, light green branches. Leaves are very tiny, 1-3mm. Tiny clusters of yellow-green flowers (with tinges of red) appear all year round.
Small dark fruits with bulbous, fleshy red to pale mauve stalks usually appear in spring.
Goodenia ovata (Hop Goodenia)
Widespread small to medium open shrub, 0.6-2m tall. Light green leaves have toothed edges. Sprays of yellow flowers appear from September to January.
Goodia lotifolia (Golden Tip, Clover Tree)
Small to medium size shrub 1-4m tall. Trifoliate leaves with bluish-green leaflets. Masses of yellow and red pea flowers appear terminally from September to December.
Grevillea alpina (Mountain Grevillea)
Dense hairy shrub, 1-2m tall. Hairy, thick oblong leaves, paler below, margins slightly recurved and wavy, 8-20mm x 5-10mm. Terminal and axillary groups of hairy flowers, red with cream tips, inner surface of floral tube also hairy. Nectary prominent. Flowers appear from August to December.
Hakea decurrens ssp. physocarpa (Bushy Needlewood)
Erect open to dense shrub, 2-4m tall. Leaves are stiff prickly needles to 40mm long. Masses of fragrant, hairy white flowers appear from June to September. Prominent rough fruit has a double-pointed beak.
Hakea nodosa (Yellow Hakea)
An erect dense to open shrub 1-3m tall. Flexible blue-green needle leaves 0.8-5cm long, 0.7-2.5mm wide. Axillary clusters of 2-7 fragrant yellow flowers, appearing from April to August. Round to oval, densely warty fruit, 25mm long.
Hakea ulicina (Furze Hakea)
Rigid upright shrub 1-2.5m tall. Narrow pointed leaves to 20cm long. Small clusters of white to cream flowers appear from August to November.
Hibbertia riparia (Erect Guinea-flower)
Small open to erect shrub, 30-60cm tall. Sessile yellow flowers occur from August to November.
Usually found on the sunny northern slopes of Chandlers Hill.
Indigofera australis (Austral Indigo)
Open, spreading to erect shrub 0.8-2m tall. Pinnate blue-green leaves. Sprays of purple pea flowers bloom from September to December.
Abundance of this plant increase after a fire.
Kunzea leptospermoides (Yarra Burgan)
Dense to open weeping shrub, 2-4m tall. Generally long dark green leaves up to 25mm long. Masses of white flowers along stems from November to January.
Makes a good screening plant - responds well to pruning. Very drought-tolerant.
Leptospermum continentale (Prickly Tea-tree)
Upright dense or straggly shrub 1-3m high. Leaves (5-13mm long, 1-3.5mm wide) rigid, prickly and concave. Masses of white flowers appear from October to March.
Can withstand periods of dryness.
Leptospermum obovatum (River Tea-tree)
An erect shrub 2-4m tall, bark close and firm, younger stems covered with soft hairs. Aromatic leaves are thick with blunt tips and smooth margins, narrow oblanceolate to broad obovate, 8-20mm long, 2-8mm wide. Solitary (or occasionally in pairs) white flowers appear from November to January. Flowers are hairless. Stamens 2-2.5mm long. Persistent hemispherical fruits are 5-8mm wide, with the valves eventually opening wider than the base.
Lomatia myricoides (Long-leaf Lomatia)
Slow-growing open shrub or small tree 2-5m tall. New growth rusty coloured. Leaf margins with distant teeth. Short axillary racemes of white, fragrant flowers appear from December to February.
Melaleuca squarrosa (Scented Paperbark)
Erect, open shrub to 5m in height. Bark papery and rough. Leaves dark green, 5-7 veined, ovate to triangular. Spikes of cream to yellow flowers appear from September to February. Prefers moist to wet soils, in full sun or semi-shade.
Melicytus dentatus (Tree Violet)
Spreading, often spiny shrub 2-4m tall. Plant is lush in lightly shaded gullies but become stunted and spiny in exposed rocky areas. Green narrow-obovate leaves 12-40mm x 3-9mm, paler below; teeth small and irregular, more prominent in juvenile leaves.
Single or paired fragrant, bell-shaped creamy yellow flowers hang from branches; appear from July-December. Fruit is a pale greenish-gray berry.
Olearia argophylla (Musk Daisy-bush)
Tall shrub or small tree 3-7m high. Large shiny dark green slightly toothed leaves to 15cm long, silvery below. Large terminal clusters of small white flowers from October to December.
Olearia erubescens (Moth Daisy-bush)
A small plant from 0.5-1.5m high. Leaves (12-40mm long) are oblong with prickly margins, dark green above and covered with velvety hairs beneath.
Found in drier locations.
Olearia lirata (Snowy Daisy-bush)
Soft open shrub 2-4m in height. Dark green leaves are whitish below. Masses of small flowerheads located at or near the ends of branches appear from September to December.
Prefers shady areas.
Olearia myrsinoides (Silky Daisy-bush)
Small, open spreading shrub 0.3-1.5m high. Shiny dark green leaves to 20mm long, whitish below, with serrated margins. Tight clusters of flowerheads with yellow centres and 3 white ray florets appear from November to January.
Can be found in the shady forests near the summit of Chandlers Hill.
Olearia ramulosa var. ramulosa (Twiggy Daisy-bush)
An often sprawling shrub with many branchlets, 0.5-2.5m tall. Branchlets covered with cottony hairs. Leaves with recurved margins, cottony below; 3-8mm long, 0.8-1.7mm wide. Rows of blunt bracts below florets of flowerhead.
Ozothamnus ferrugineus (Tree Everlasting)
Open rounded shrub or small tree, 2-4m tall. Narrow, dark green leaves up to 7cm long, whitish below. Broad clusters of white flowerheads at the end of branches. Flowering from November to February.
The yellow-green bracts which surround the buds before they open help to distinguish this plant from Cassinia species. Moreover, flowers of this plant show distinct petals.
Ozothamnus obcordatus (Grey Everlasting)
Rarely seen shrub to 1.5m high. Branches greyish woolly when young. Yellow tube-like flowers appear from October to December.
Can survive dry conditions in the right location.
Pimelea axiflora ssp. axiflora (Bootlace Bush)
Widespread erect or arching small shrub, 1-2m high. Clusters of 2-4 white flowers located at leaf axils appear from September to November. Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants.
Polyscias sambucifolia (Elderberry Panax)
Very variable slender shrub or small tree, 1-4m high. Variable dark green pinnate leaves; leaflets narrow to lanceolate, up to 100mm long. Clusters of very small yellow-green flowers appear from November to January.
Succulent, edible pale blue berries appear in summer.
This plant is usually found in sheltered areas which are damp and well-drained.
Prostanthera lasianthos var. lasianthos (Victorian Christmas Bush)
An erect small tree to 10m. Leaves (6-9cm long, 2-3cm wide) have toothed margins. White flowers with pink or purplish centres appear from November to January. Prefers moist soils, and usually found in gullies.
Pultenaea daphnoides (Large-leaf Bush-pea)
Erect branching shrub 1-3m tall. Wedge-shaped leaves.
Pultenaea forsythiana (Prickly Bush-pea)
Open erect shrub 1-3m tall. Stiff, narrow prickly blue-green leaves with incurved margins. Clusters of bright yellow and red flowers appear from September to November.
Pultenaea gunnii ssp. gunnii (Golden Bush-pea)
Wiry erect or straggling shrub, 0.5-1.3m high. Terminal clusters of bright yellow-orange and red pea flowers appear from September to October.
Pultenaea hispidula (Rusty Bush-pea)
Hairy, much-branched shrub with arching branchlets; 0.5-1.2m high. Crowded concave leaves to 9mm long. Masses of pea flowers sprout from leaf axils or are terminal on short branchlets. Flowers appear from September to December.
Pultenaea scabra (Rough Bush-pea)
Hairy erect or rounded shrub, reaching 1-2m in height. Triangular leaves are dark green and hairy below, up to 15mm long. Masses of yellow-orange and red flowers in loose terminal clusters of 2-5. Flowering time is from September to November.
Rubus parvifolius (Native Raspberry)
Rambling small shrub to trailing plant covered with hooked thorns, 0.6-1m high. Lobed to deeply toothed pinnate leaves with the terminal leaflet being the largest. Small deep pink flowers (up to 15mm wide) appear from November to December.
Usually found in damp gullies and shaded forests around Chandlers Hill.
Sambucus gaudichaudiana (Native or White Elderberry)
Upright herbaceous perennial herb to 2m in height. Pairs of light green leaves divided into 5-9 toothed ovate leaflets each 80-150mm long. Terminal clusters of stalkless, waxy white fragrant flowers, November to December.
Grows in gullies and wet, damp sclerophyll forests.
Solanum aviculare (Kangaroo Apple)
Erect, soft woody shrub, 1-3m high. Dark green narrow leaves may be lobed. Axillary clusters of violet flowers 25-40cm wide appear from October to January.
Fruits are orange to scarlet when ripe. Grows in moist, sheltered areas.
Solanum laciniatum (Large Kangaroo Apple)
A rounded, open shrub, 1-3m high. Purple flowers have indistinct lobes with wavy margins; up to 50mm wide. Flowers appear from November to March. Dark bluish-green leaves can have 1-7 lobes; to 100mm long. Fruit is yellow to orange-yellow when ripe. Grows in moist, sheltered areas.
Solanum prinophyllum (Forest Nightshade)
A sprawling annual or short-lived perennial, reaching 50cm in height. Lilac blue flowers have distinct lobes with prominent veins; flowers 10 to 15mm wide. Flowers can appear at any time of the year.
Dark bluish-green leaves have wavy margins and lots of vicious-looking prickles. Long prickles cover most of the plant, too. Fruit is 15-20mm in diameter and can be drab green or purple when ripe.
Spyridium parvifolium (Australian Dusty Miller)
Wiry upright shrub 1-2m high. Dark green oval leaves are paler and hairy below. Small white flower clusters are surrounded by dusty-white floral leaves. Flowering occurs from August to November.
Tetratheca ciliata (Pink Bells, Black-eyed Susan)
An erect or spreading clumping shrub, 30-50cm high. Small oval leaves distinctly fringed with hairs. Mauve pink or magenta flowers hang profusely from short hairy stalks. Petals spread as they age. Flowering occurs from September to December.
Commonly seen beside walking tracks in the national park.
Viminaria juncea (Native Broom)
Slender, leafless shrub up to 5m tall. Branches and branchlets needle-like and pendulous. Sprays of yellow pea flowers appear from Oct to Feb.
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