User:Eug/Species in metropolitan Sydney

Here are some living things I've been able to identify in Sydney - excluding those in zoos, the aquarium the Botanical Gardens, ...

Missing

• Gymnosperms
• Cycads

Garden Plants

Common name	Order	Family	Scientific name	Location
Arums	Alismatales	Araceae	Anthurium sp.	Randwick
Agave	Asparagales	Agavaceae	Agave sp.
African Lily	Asparagales	Alliaceae	Agapanthus africanus	common
Clivia	Asparagales	Amaryllidaceae	Clivia miniata + sp.	common
African Iris	Asparagales	Iridaceae	Dietes grandiflora
Royal cape	Caryophyllales	Plumbaginaceae	Plumbago x auriculata	Fences
Spiderwort	Commelinales	Commelinaceae	Tradescantia pallida	common
Coral Tree	Fabales	Fabaceae	Erythrina sp.	Arcadia Street, Coogee
Oleander	Gentianales	Apocynaceae	Nerium oleander	Many places..
Frangipani	Gentianales	Apocynaceae	Plumeria alba	Gardens
Trumpet vine	Laminales	Bignoniaceae	Campsis radicans	Fences
Crown of Thorns	Malpighiales	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia milli	Gardens
Poinsettia	Malpighiales	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbia pulcherrima	Mainly gardens
Fuchsia	Myrtales	Onagraceae	Fuchsia sp.	Garden
Rose	Rosales	Rosaceae	Rosa sp.	Gardens
Canna	Zingiberales	Cannaceae	Canna sp.	Gardens
Bird of Paradise Flower	Zingiberales	Strelitziaceae	Strelitzia reginae	Gardens

Coastal Plants

Common name	Family	Scientific name	Location
Golden guinea vine	Dilleniaceae	Hibbertia scandens	Gordons Bay
Coastal Rosemary	Lamiaceae	Westringia fruticosa	Coogee
Coast Wattle	Mimosaceae	Acacia longifolia var. sophorae	Coogee
Costal Tea-tree	Myrtaceae	Leptospermum laevigatum	Coogee cliff face
Bracelet Honeymyrtle	Myrtaceae	Melaleuca armillaris	Coogee
Coastla Banksia	Proteaceae	Banksia integrifolia	Coogee
Dagger Hakea	Proteaceae	Hakea teretifolia	Gordons Bay
Mirror Bush	Rubiaceae	Coprosma repens	Coogee cliff faces
Pig Face	Aizoaceae	Carpobrotus glaucescens	Coogee cliff faces

Street Plants

Common name	Order	Family	Scientific name	Location
Purple orchid tree	Fabales	Fabaceae	Bauhinia variegata	Chatswood
Golden Tip	Fabales	Fabaceae	Goodia lotifolia	Chatswood
Austral Indigo	Fabales	Fabaceae	Indigofera australis	Chatswood
Jacaranda	Lamiales	Bignoniaceae	Jacaranda mimosifolia	Everywhere!
Crape Myrtle	Myrtales	Lythraceae	Lagerstroemia sp.	Street tree
Brush Box	Myrtales	Myrtaceae	Lophostemon confertus	City streets
River Gum	Myrtales	Myrtaceae	Tristaniopsis laurina	Streets
Silver Princess	Myrtales	Myrtaceae	Eucalyptus caesia 'Silver Princess'	Middle Cove
Sydney Blue Gum	Myrtales	Myrtaceae	Eucalyptus saligna	Common everywhere
London Plane	Proteales	Platanaceae	Platanus x acerifolia	City street
Grey spider flower	Proteales	Proteaceae	Grevillea buxifolia	Chatswood
Grey spider flower	Proteales	Proteaceae	Grevillea linearifolia	Chatswood

Various

Common name	Family	Scientific name	Location
Christmas Bush	Cunoniaceae	Ceratopetalum gummiferum
Gymea Lily	Doryanthaceae	Doryanthes excelsa	UNSW
Kangaroo Paw	Haemodoraceae	Anigozanthos sp.	UNSW
Spiny-headed Mat-rush	Lomandraceae	Lomandra longifolia	UNSW
Budjur	Myrtaceae	Melaleuca linariifolia	Chatswood Public School
Illawarra Flame Tree	Malvaceae	Brachychiton acerifolius	Carss Bush Park
Black Wattle	Fabaceae	Acacia mearnsii	Chatswood
Parramatta Wattle	Fabaceae	Acacia parramattensis	Garigal National Park

Lane Cove National Park

Common name	Family	Scientific name	Location
Swamp Oak	Casuarinaceae	Casuarina glauca
Sunshine Wattle	Fabaceae	Acacia botrycephala
Egg-and-bacon Pea	Fabaceae	Dillwynia elegans
Scribbly Gum	Myrtaceae	Eucalyptus haemastoma
Pink tea tree	Myrtaceae	Leptospermum squarrosum
Sydney Red Gum	Myrtaceae	Angophora costata
Sweet Pittosporum	Pittosporaceae	Pittosporum undulatum
Willow-leaved Hakea	Proteaceae	Hakea salicifolia	Lady Game Drive
Sydney Boronia	Rutaceae	Boronia ledifolia
Bracken Fern	Hypolepidaceae	Pteridium esculentum

"Weedy"

Common name	Family	Scientific name	Location
Spear Thistle	Asteraceae	Cirsium vulgare	Garigal National Park
Periwinkle	Apocynaceae	Vinca major	Lane Cove National Park
Lantana	Verbenaceae	Lantana camara

Large Groups

• acacias
• banksias
• eucalypts
• grevilleas
• melaleucas
• callistemons

Rough idea

• bromeliads
• geranium
• quercus (oak) at Moore Park Golf course
• marigold
• jasmine (or Trachelospermum)

Birds

Common name	Order	Family	Scientific name
Masked Lapwing	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Vanellus miles
Silver Gull	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Larus novaehollandiae
Australian White Ibis	Ciconiiformes	Threskiornithidae	Threskiornis molucca
Rock Pigeon	Columbiformes	Columbidae	Columba livia
Crested Pigeon	Columbiformes	Columbidae	Ocyphaps lophotes
Galah	Psittaciformes	Cacatuidae	Eolophus roseicapilla
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo	Psittaciformes	Cacatuidae	Cacatua galerita
Rainbow Lorikeet	Psittaciformes	Psittacidae	Trichoglossus haematodus
Australian Magpie	Passeriformes	Artamidae	Gymnorhina tibicen
Pied Currawong	Passeriformes	Artamidae	Strepera graculina
Eastern Whipbird	Passeriformes	Cinclosomatidae	Psophodes olivaceus
Magpie-lark	Passeriformes	Dicruridae	Grallina cyanoleuca
Noisy Miner	Passeriformes	Meliphagidae	Manorina melanocephala
Indian Myna	Passeriformes	Sturnidae	Acridotheres tristis