A Quick Pictorial Guide to Plants for Food and Habitat.  

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If you're planting a garden that you'd like to make friendly for birds and native wildlife, the information below might be helpful

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KNOWN TOXIC PLANTS.

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TOXIC - Leguminous plants eg. pea-like flower and seeds in pod
e.g. Pea, Bean, Sweet Pea, Cassia, Lupin

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TOXIC Lupin

TOXIC Sweet Pea

TOXIC Cassia

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TOXIC - Kangaroo Apple

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TOXIC -  Nightshades

TOXIC - White Cedar

TOXIC - Pepper Tree

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TOXIC - Illawarra Flame Tree

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TOXIC - Privet

TOXIC - Tomato plants

TOXIC - Morning Glory

TOXIC - Frangipani

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TOXIC - Hibiscus

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TOXIC - Azalea

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TOXIC - Green Cestrum

Flowers & new seeds

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(small yellow trumpet shaped flowers) Top/Index

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TOXIC - Hop bush

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TOXIC - Oleander - Common large street bush.

Flowers pinks, reds, white.
(Note typical white flowers in inset)

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TOXIC - new growth with red colouring in stems in Eucalyptus.

Top/Index

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TOXIC - Hydrangea

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TOXIC - Avocado

TOXIC - Camphor Laurel

FLORA SUITABLE TO USE FOR WILDLIFE

ACACIA ( WATTLE) Many varieties.

Bush to small tree.  Seeds (similar to legumes) in pods
Seed-eating birds. Possums (sparingly with other flora)

ACMENA or SYZYGIUM ( LILLI PILLI).

Medium to large tree.
Fruit-eating birds. Possums.

BANKSIA  Many varieties.

Small to large tree
Nectivorous birds. Possums. Flying foxes

CALLISTEMON ( BOTTLE BRUSH)

Many varieties. Bush to medium tree.
Nectivorous birds. Possums. Flying foxes.

CASUARINA ( SHE-OAK, SWAMP OAK) Medium to large tree

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Seed-eating birds. Possums. Good habitat foliage.

EUCALYPTUS (GUM) Medium to large tree

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Nectivorous birds. Possums. Flying foxes. Koalas.

FICUS (FIG)  Medium to large tree

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Fruit eating birds. Possums. Flying foxes.

GREVILLEA  Most are bushes. 'Robusta' is a tree.

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Nectivorous birds. Possums ( prefer the red flowers)

KUNZEA (TICK BUSH) Scrubby bush

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Insectivorous birds. Possums (also good for drey building).

LEPTOSPERMUM (TEA-TREE) Bush to small tree.

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Nectivorous, Insectivorous & Seed-eating birds. Possums.                      

MELALEUCA (PAPER BARK) Large tree

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Nectivorous birds. Possums. Flying foxes.

             
         

SYNCARPIA ( TURPENTINE) Large tree

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Possums

TRISTANIOPSIS ( WATER GUM) Large tree, yellow flowers.

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Possums.

PLUMBAGO Non-Native. Garden bush, blue or white flowers.

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Possums.

LIQUIDAMBAR Non Native. Large tree. Deciduous.

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Seed-eating birds. Possums. (Note green seed pods in lower picture)

NEW ZEALAND CHRISTMAS BUSH  Small to medium tree.

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Nectivorous birds. Possums.

CREPE MYRTLE  

Non-Native garden bush to medium tree with flowers.
Possums.

JACARANDA  

Non-Native mauve flowering  medium tree.
Possums.

PHOTINEA

Non-Native garden bush, red tipped leaves.
Possums.

PURPLE FLOWERING PLUM

(Prunus) Non-Native small tree. Purple leaves. Deciduous.
Possums.

WISTERIA  Non-Native climbing garden vine.

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Possums.

COTONEASTER  Non-Native spreading garden bush, with red berries.

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Possums (leaves only)