Authors Mary Titcumb Sally Mann
License CC-BY-4.0
Wildflowers
Orchids, Ferns & Sedges Grasses Grasses VictorianDaisies
Volcanic Plain
of the Plains and Low Hills of Northeastern Victoria
This brochure shows a selection of wildflowers from the plains and low hills in the
Goulburn-Broken and Northeast catchments (see map at back). The photos may assist
in identifying some of the more common groundlayer species. The bioregion colour
Wildflowers
codes and the distribution map will help you with your identification. Bioregion
descriptions can be found at the Department of Environment, Land Water and
of the Plains and Low Hills
Planning (DELWP) website listed below. The symbol ~ indicates that no other species
in that genus are likely to be encountered. Photos show plants in flower, however
of Northeastern Victoria
Wildflowers
some colours may vary depending on location.
This brochure provides a good starting point, but many species can look very similar.
See the references below for accurate species identification.
Also refer to the guide for the Wildflowers of the Foothills and Mountains in
Northeastern Victoria – some of those species are also found here. Aquatic, alpine Rigid Panic ~ Common Wheat-grass ~ Warrego Summer-grass
Wax-lip Orchid ~ Dwarf Greenhood Pink Fingers Brush Wire-grass Windmill Grass Spider Grass ~ Walwhalleya proluta Elymus scaber Paspalidium jubiflorum Variable Daisy Yam Daisy ~ Smooth Minuria
and annual plants are generally excluded from this guide.
Glossodia major Pterostylis nana Caladenia carnea Aristida behriana Chloris truncata Enteropogon acicularis Brachyscome ciliaris Microseris scapigera spp. agg. Minuria integerrima
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To help to conserve places where wildflowers persist, you can:
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• Join a local Field Naturalists, Environment, Friends of, or Landcare group.
• Ask your Shire to include any wildflower areas you know of in their roadside
of the Plains and Low Hills of Northeastern Victoria
conservation plan.
If you own or manage land:
• Avoid any kind of earthworks in areas with wildflowers and native grasses.
• Avoid the application of herbicides and fertilizers.
• Talk to DELWP Biodiversity Officers about ecological burns and kangaroo
grazing management.
• Talk to CMA officers about fencing and grazing management.
• Control rabbits.
• Identify and remove perennial weeds. Kangaroo Grass ~ Common Swamp Wallaby-grass Weeping Grass ~
• Talk to Trust for Nature Victoria about Conservation Covenants. Themeda triandra Amphibromus nervosus Microlaena stipoides
For more information: Leopard Orchid Narrow Rock-fern Common Nardoo Common Wallaby-grass Flower CSU Seed on 5mm grid CSU ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ IM ■ MT ■ ■ ■ ■ MT Scaly Buttons Blue Burr-daisy Woolly New Holland Daisy
Diuris pardina Cheilanthes sieberi Marsilea drummondii Austrodanthonia caespitosa Leptorhynchos squamatus Calotis cuneifolia Vittadinia gracilis
Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Authority There are 19 Wallaby Grasses in region
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North East Catchment Management Authority
(02) 6043 7600 www.necma.vic.gov.au
Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning (DELWP)
Benalla (03) 5761 1611 or Wodonga (02) 6043 7900
www.delwp.vic.gov.au
OTHER REFERENCES
Calder, M., Calder, J. & McCann, I. 2002.
Victoria’s Box-ironbark Country; a Field Guide
Costermans, L., 1992. Native Trees and Shrubs of South-eastern Australia
Cunningham, G., Mulham, W., Milthorpe, P. & Leigh, J., 1981.
Plants of Western New South Wales
Curtis, H. & Curtis, P., 2008. Floodplain Woodland Plants of Northeastern Victoria
Department of Primary Industries, 2007.
Native Vegetation in the Shepparton Irrigation Region
Lunt, I., Barlow, T. & Ross, J., 1998. Plains Wandering Joint-leaf Rush Common Spike-sedge Knob Sedge Rough Spear-grass Flower CSU Seed on 5mm grid CSU Cotton Fireweed Shiny Everlasting Lemon Beauty-heads ~
Viridans, 2007. Wild Plants of Victoria (CD) Juncus holoschoenus Eleocharis acuta Carex inversa Austrostipa scabra Yellow Twin-heads ~ Tufted Burr-daisy Woodland Swamp-daisy Senecio quadridentatus Xerochrysum viscosum Calocephalus citreus
Walsh, N.G. & Entwistle, T.J., 1999. Flora of Victoria There are 25 Spear Grasses in region Eclipta platyglossa Calotis scapigera Brachyscome basaltica var. gracilis
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: ■ IH ■ ■ ■ MT ■ ■ ■ BC
Thanks to those who provided comments on this guide.
Map produced by Phi-R Pty Ltd
Compiled by Mary Titcumb for Department of Environment, Land Water and
Planning, and Sally Mann.
Published by GBCMA © Copyright of content owned by GBCMA, 2009.
Citation: Titcumb, M. (DELWP) & Mann, S. (2009) Wildflowers of the Plains and Low Hills
of Northeastern Victoria, Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority, Shepparton.
Cover Photo by Sue Berwick
© The State of Victoria Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition that you credit the State of Victoria as author. The
licence does not apply to any images, photographs or branding, including the Victorian Coat of Arms, the Victorian Government logo and the
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Disclaimer :This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its employees do not guarantee that the publication is
without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other Poong'ort Hollow Rush Finger Rush Grey Tussock-grass Flower CSU Seed on 5mm grid CSU Drumsticks Smooth Solenogyne Common Everlasting Austral Bear's-ear ~ Jersey Cudweed ~ Showy Podolepis ~
consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication. Carex tereticaulis Juncus amabilis Juncus subsecundus Poa sieberiana Pycnosorus globosus Solenogyne dominii Chrysocephalum apiculatum Cymbonotus preissianus Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Podolepis jaceoides
There are 12 native species of Poa in the region and 7 introduced species
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Other Herbs Other Herbs Other Herbs Other Herbs Lilies Bioregions of the Plains and Low Hills, Northeastern Victoria
Tocumwal
Cobram
Corowa
Yarrawonga
Nathalia Albury
Numurkah
Chiltern
Wodonga Tallangatta Corryong
Wangaratta
Shepparton
Poison Pratia Lesser Joyweed Slender Knotweed Dwarf Bluebush Blue Heron's-bill ~ Rough Raspwort Narrow Plantain Variable Glycine Cut-leaf Goodenia Trailing Speedwell Nodding Chocolate-lily Small Vanilla-lily
Lobelia concolor Alternanthera denticulata Persicaria decipiens Maireana humillima Erodium crinitum Haloragis aspera Plantago gaudichaudii Glycine tabacina Goodenia pinnatifida Veronica plebeia Arthropodium fimbriatum Arthropodium minus Glenrowan
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Mitta Mitta
Murchison
Bright Mount Beauty
Euroa
Nagambie
Seymour Mansfield
Omeo
Common Woodruff Australian Sheep's Burr Swamp Isotome Grey Germander ~ Berry Saltbush Mulla Mulla Slender Tick-trefoil Pink Bindweed ~ Grassland Crane's-bill Small-leaf Goosefoot Wattle Mat-rush Black-anther Flax-lily Alexandra
Asperula conferta Acaena ovina Isotoma fluviatilis Teucrium racemosum Atriplex semibaccata Ptilotus exaltatus Desmodium varians Convolvulus erubescens Geranium retrorsum Chenopodium desertorum ssp. microphyllum Lomandra filiformis ssp. filiformis Dianella admixta Broadford Yea
Eildon
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Snobs Creek
Location Map
Narbethong
WEBSITES
Biodiversity Information Resources and Data (BIRD) www.bird.net.au
CSU Herbarium www.csu.edu.au/herbarium
Broughton Pea Quena Slender Goodenia Variable Sida Black Roly-poly Black Cotton-bush Native Flax ~ Tufted Bluebell Common Rice-flower Wingless Bluebush Late-flower Flax-lily Yellow Rush-lily ~ Environment Australia www.ea.gov.au
Swainsona procumbens Solanum esuriale Goodenia gracilis Sida corrugata Sclerolaena muricata Maireana decalvans Linum marginale Wahlenbergia communis Pimelea humilis Maireana enchylaenoides Dianella tarda Tricoryne elatior FloraOnline Search: Flora Online NSW
Greening Australia www.greeningaustralia.org.au
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Land for Wildlife Search: Land for Wildlife Victoria
National Herbarium of Victoria Search: National Herbarium of Victoria Legend
Nature Web www.natureweb.org.au
North East SWIFFT www.swifft.net.au Victorian Riverina
VicVeg Online www.vicveg.net.au
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Murray Fans
All photographs shown here (apart from Paul Gullan/Viridans Images) have Goldfields
been donated. The initials of the photographer/organisation are listed below
each image. BC Brad Costin, BT Ben Thomas, CA Craig Allen, CF Chris Findlay, Northern Inland Slopes
CSU Charles Sturt University Herbarium, DK David Kleinert, EC Eileen Collins,
ET Environment Team DELWP Tatura, GJ Glen Johnson, IH Ian Higgins, IM Ian Streambanks and Wetlands
McCann courtesy of The State of Victoria, Department of Environment, Land
Water and Planning collection, JP Joel Pike, KH Kate Hill, KW Karen Wales, LR See "Wildflowers of the Foothills and
Lyndall Rowley, MT Mary Titcumb, PC Dr Peter Curtis, PG Paul Gullan/Viridans Mountains of Northeastern Victoria"
Blue Devil Wiry Dock Tah-vine ~ Ruby Saltbush ~ Pussy Tails Grassland Wood-sorrel Kidney Weed ~ Leafy Templetonia ~ Stinking Pennywort Saloop Tiny Star Bulbine Lily Images, RZ Reto Zollinger, SM Sally Mann, TD Tim D’Ombrain.
Eryngium ovinum Rumex dumosus Boerhavia dominii Enchylaena tomentosa Ptilotus spathulatus Oxalis perennans Dichondra repens Templetonia stenophylla Hydrocotyle laxiflora Einadia hastata Hypoxis glabella var. glabella Bulbine bulbosa
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