Flora of Australia
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Australian flora, in order to cope with the extreme conditions present in much of Australia, has evolved to cope with a common set of conditions, namely the ubiquitous presence of fire; soils low in nutrients (due to a lack of recent — geologically speaking — volcanic and glacial activity); and a lack of water. Many plants adapted special features to cope with these extreme conditions. Symbiosis and sclerophylly are very common, as are plants with sunken stomata and large root stock. The plants are very hardy, and are generally able to quickly establish themselves so as not to miss available nutrients.
Australia is the home of more than 40 per cent of the world's carnivorous plants.
These are some Australian native trees and shrubs.
- acacia (wattle)
- banksia
- blackboy
- boronia (plant)
- callistemon (bottlebrush)
- casuarina
- correa
- dryandra
- eucalyptus ('gum' trees)
- grevillea
- hakea
- Horizontal scrub
- Huon Pine
- Dicksonia antarctica, Tasmanian Tree Fern, or Manfern
- Cyathea cooperi, Australian Tree Fern, or Lacy Tree Fern
- melaleuca
- Moreton Bay Fig
- Native cherry
- Nothofagus cunninghamii, or "myrtle beech"
- pink heath
- proteacea
- Tasmanian tree heath or Pandani
- Black or Tasmanian sassafras
- she-oak
 Australian bushland, Victoria |
 Australian bushland, Victoria |
 The Pincushion Hakea is a native of Western Australia |