Invasive plants can do serious ecological damage to native plants, insects, marine life and wildlife. Invasive plants, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Natural Resources (DCNR) can be trees, shrubs, vines and grasses, which aggressively dominate the landscape. They are…
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Members of the pittosporum genus are found in Africa, southern and eastern Asia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and Australia. The foliage is usually glossy. The small 5 petalled flowers are cup-shaped or reflexed and may appear as solitary…
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Representatives of the Drosera genus can be found on every continent bar Antarctica. All belong to the sundew (Droseraceae) family and about half of the 100 plus species are endemic to Australia. They appear in a diverse range of environments…
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The genus Dendrobium belongs to the family Orchidaceae and consists of around 900 species. They are found in the Pacific Islands, Australia, New Guinea and Southeast Asia. There are 50 to 60 species native to Australia with a huge variety…
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Australia has about 22 of the 40 odd species of the genus Gahnia (saw-sedge). Gahnia is part of the sedge (Cyperaceae) family. Generally Gahnias are found in wet and boggy environments in the Pacific Islands, Australia, the Malay Archipelago and…
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Poaceae is commonly known as the Grass Family. It is peculiar of its genera having the familiar grass-like appearance. It belongs to the Class Monocotyledonae and is represents by around 620 genera and about 10,000 species. It falls under the…
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Family Brassicaceae members date back to over 3000 years ago and are commonly called members of the Mustard family. They are also known as Crucifers as they have four petals which are arranged in a cross-like appearance. They form a…
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The genus Hardenbergia is a member of the legume (Fabaceae) family. The genus was named after Countess von Franziska Hardenberg. Hardenbergia consists of only three species all native to Australia. They are evergreen climbing shrubs or trailers and highly adaptable….
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The genus Rhodanthe belongs in the daisy (Asteraceae) family. The nomenclature was revised in the 1990s and this genus is now considered exclusively Australian. Plants now in this genus were once classified as ‘Helichrysum’ or ‘Helipterum’. It has the common…
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The beautiful Melaleuca has the common name of honey-myrtle. Some are known as paper-barks due to their paper-like bark which peels off in layers. There are over 200 species in the Melaleuca genus which belongs to the myrtle (Myrtaceae) family….
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