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Landcare Broken Hill
To assist in the identification of vegetation in the Broken Hill bioregion, a photo catalogue of plants is currently being compiled.

The plants in the catalogue are set out in seven different groups;

1. Grasses and reeds
2. Ground covers, forbs and low shrubs (<1m)
3. Medium shrubs (1-2m)
4. Tall shrubs and trees (>2m)
5. Ferns
6. Mistletoes
7. Introduced species

Within each group the plants are arranged alphabetically by their scientific name which is followed by their common name.
1. Grasses and reeds
Cymbopogon obtectus (Silky Heads)
Cymbopogon obtectus (Silky Heads)
Dactyloctenium radulans (Button Grass)
Thyridolepis mitchelliana (Mulga Grass)

2. Ground covers, forbs and low shrubs (<1m)
Actinobole uliginosum (Flannel Cudweed)
Actinobole uliginosum (Flannel Cudweed)
Alternanthera denticulata (Lesser Joyweed)
Atriplex eardleyae (Small Saltbush)
Atriplex holocarpa (Pop Saltbush)
Calandrinia eremaea (Small Purslane)
Calandrinia eremaea (Small Purslane)
Calotis hispidula (Bogan Flea)
Centipeda cunninghamii (Common sneezeweed)
Centipeda cunninghamii (Common sneezeweed)
Dissocarpus paradoxus (Cannon-ball)
Dissocarpus paradoxus (Cannon-ball)
Dysphania melanocarpa (Black Crumbweed)
Dysphania pumilio (Small Crumbweed)
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush)
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush)
Enchylaena tomentosa (Ruby Saltbush)
Euphorbia drummondii (Caustic Weed)
Euphorbia drummondii (Caustic Weed)
Glinus lotoides (Hairy Carpet-weed)
Glinus lotoides (Hairy Carpet-weed)
Gnephosis arachnoidea
Gnephosis archnoidea
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs)
Goodenia pinnatifida (Scrambled Eggs)
Harmsiodoxa blennodioides (Hairy-pod Cress)
Heliotropium curassavicum (Smooth Heliotrope)
Hypertelis cerviana (Wire-stem chickweed)
Hypertelis cerviana (Wire-stem chickweed)
Isotoma petraea (Rock Isotome)
Leiocarpa semicalva ssp semicalva (Hill Everlasting)
Lemooria burkitti (Wires-and-wool)
Maireana georgei (Satiny Bluebush)
Maireana lobiflora (Lobed Bluebush)
Maireana sclerolaenoides (Woolly-fruit Copperburr)
Maireana sclerolaenoides (Woolly-fruit Copperburr)
Maireana triptera (Three-winged Bluebush)
Osteocarpum acropterum var. acropterum (Water weed)
Osteocarpum acropterum var. acropterum (Water weed)
Pimelea trichostachya (Spiked Rice-flower)
Polygonum plebeium (Small Knotweed)
Polycalymma stuartii (Poached eggs)
Ptilotus obovatus (Silver-tails)
Ptilotus obovatus (Silver-tails)
Rhodanthe floribunda (Common White Sunray)
Rhodanthe microglossa
Rhodanthe moschata (Musk Sunray)
Rhodanthe moschata (Musk Sunray)
Rhodanthe pygmaea (Pigmy Sunray)
Rhodanthe pygmaea (Pigmy Sunray)
Rhodanthe uniflora (Woolly Sunray)
Sarcozona praecox (Sarcozona)
Stemodia florulenta (Blue-rod)
Solanum ellipticum (Velvet Potato-bush)
Sclerolaena divaricata (Pale poverty-bush)
Sclerolaena divaricata (Pale poverty-bush)
Sclerolaena lanicuspis (Woolly Copperburr)
Sclerolaena lanicuspis (Woolly Copperburr)
Swainsona fissimontana (Broken Hill Pea)
Swainsona formosa (Sturt's Desert Pea)
Teucrium racemosum (Grey Germander)
Teucrium racemosum (Grey Germander)
Trianthema triquetrum (Red Spinach or Small Hogweed)
Wahlenbergia sp (native bluebell)
Wurmbea dioica (Early Nancy)
Zaleya galericulata (Hogweed)
Zygophyllum eremaeum (Climbing Twinleaf)
Zaleya galericulata (Hogweed)

3. Medium shrubs (1-2m)
Cassinia laevis (Cough Bush)
Chenopodium nitrariaceum (Nitre Goosefoot)
Chenopodium nitrariaceum (Nitre Goosefoot)
Glycine clandestina (Twining glycine)
Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose)
Jasminum lineare (Desert Jasmine)
Maireana sedifolia (Pearl Bluebush)
Maireana sedifolia (Pearl Bluebush)
Maireana brevifolia (Yanga Bush)
Maireana brevifolia (Yanga Bush)
Marsdenia australis (Native pear or Bush banana)
Olearia pimeleoides (Showy Daisy Bush)
Olearia pimeleoides (Showy Daisy Bush)
Pimelea microcephala (Shrubby Rice-flower)
Pimelea microcephala (Shrubby Rice-flower)
Scaevola spinescens (Spiny Fan Flower)
Scaevola spinescens (Spiny Fan Flower)
Senecio lanibracteus (Shrubby Groundsel)
Senecio lanibracteus (Shrubby Groundsel)
Senna artemisioides subsp. filifolia (Silver Cassia)
Senna artemisioides subsp. filifolia (Silver Cassia)
Solanum sturtianum (Thargomindah Nightshade)

4. Tall shrubs and trees (>2m)
Acacia aneura (Mulga)
Acacia notabilis (Notable Wattle)
Acacia tetragonophylla (Dead Finish)
Eremophila alternifolia (Narrow-leaf Fuschia Bush)
Eremophila alternifolia (Narrow-leaf Fuschia Bush)
Eremophila duttonii (Harlequin Fuschia Bush)
Eremophila duttonii (Harlequin Fuschia Bush)
Eucalyptus gillii (Curly Mallee)
Eucalyptus gillii (Curly Mallee)
Eucalyptus gillii (Curly Mallee)
Myoporum montanum (Western Boobialla)
Myoporum montanum (Western Boobialla)
Santalum acuminatum (Quandong)
Santalum acuminatum (Quandong)
Eremophila longifolia (Emubush)
Eremophila longifolia (Emubush)
Hakea leucoptera (Needlewood)
Hakea leucoptera (Needlewood)

5. Ferns
Cheilanthes lasiophylla (Woolly Cloak Fern)
Cheilanthes tenuifolia (Rock Fern)
Ophioglossum lusitanicum ssp coriaceum (Adder's Tongue)
Pleurosorus rutifolius (Blanket Fern)

6. Mistletoes
Amyema maidenii subsp. maidenii (Pale-leaf Mistletoe)
Amyema maidenii subsp. maidenii (Pale-leaf Mistletoe)
Lysiana exocarpi subsp. exocarpi (Harlequin Mistletoe)

7. Introduced species
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