Franklin Forest - Tasmanian Flora Gallery
Explorations of the flora found within 9.5 acres of tall, wet eucalyptus forest in Franklin, Huon Valley, Tasmania.
The 3.8 ha (9 acres) of forest may be described as mixed/Wet eucalypt forest, as it is dominated by Eucalyptus obliqua and/or E. regnans with an understorey that commonly includes Pomaderris apetala, Dicksonia antarctica, Nothofagus cunninghamii, Acacia dealbata, Zieria arborescens, Bedfordia salicina and Olearia argophylla. (Laffan & McIntosh 2005).
Flora Species: (work in progress)
Silver Wattle - Acacia dealbata
Blackwood - Acacia melanoxylon
Rice's Wattle - Acacia riceana (Tasmanian endemic)
Prickly mimosa - Acacia verticillata
Native laurel - Anopterus glandulosus (Tasmanian endemic)
Sassafras - Atherosperma moschatum
Heartberry - Aristotelia peduncularis (Tasmanian endemic)
Blanket leaf - Bedfordia salicina (Tasmanian endemic)
Purple Appleberry - Billardiera longflora (Tasmanian endemic)
Hard Waterfern - Blechnum wattsii
Dolly Bush - Cassinia aculeata
Australian or Wild Clematis - Clematis aristata
Blue Love Creeper - Comesperma volubile
Mountain Currant Bush - Coprosma nitida
Turquoise Berry - Drymophila cyanocarpa
Forest Flaxlily - Dianella tasmanica
Man Fern - Dicksonia antarctica
Stringybark, Brown-top, Messmate - Eucalyptus obliqua
Swamp gum - Eucalyptus regnans
Tasmanian Yellow Gum - Eucalyptus johnstonii
Leatherwood - Eucryphia lucida (Tasmanian endemic)
Tasmanian Snowberry - Gaultheria hispida (Tasmanian endemic)
Cutting Grass - Gahnia grandis
Common Fingerfern - Grammitis billardieri
Shiny Filmyfern - Hymenophyllum flabellatum
Pale Rush - Juncus pallidus
Mountain Pinkberry - Leptecophylla parvifolia
Manuka - Leptospermum scoparia
Woolly tea tree - Leptospermum lanigerum
Myrtle - Nothofagus cunninghamii
Musk - Olearia argophylla
Forest Daisybush - Olearia lirata
Sawleaf Daisybush - Olearia stellulata
Tree Everlastingbush - Ozothamnus ferrugineus
Cascade everlasting - Ozothamnus thyrsoideus
Cherry Riceflower - Pimelea drupacea
Slender Riceflower - Pimelea linifolia
Cheesewood - Pittosporum bicolor
Mother Shieldfern - Polystichum proliferum
Dogwood, Native hazel - Pomaderris apetala
Native Cranberry - Styphelia humifusa
Mountain pepper - Tasmannia lanceolata
Fairy Lantern - Thismia rodwayi (Schedule 5 (Rare) of the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.
Stinkwood - Zieria arborescens
Artificial Plantings of Tasmanian Native Species around House
Honeysuckle, Banksia - Banksia marginata
Lemon bottle-brush - Callistemon pallidus
Small-leafed Melaleuca - Melaleuca gibbosa
Sagg - Lomandra longifolia