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- Aboriginal Hemp
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Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef.
- Anoda Weed
-
Anoda cristata (L.) Schltdl. [1]
- Australian Hollyhock
-
Malva australiana [2]
- Bastard Oak
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Ungeria floribunda Schott & Endl.
- Bastard Marshmallow
-
Abutilon malvifolium (Benth.) J.M.Black [1]
- big jack
-
Sida rhombifolia L.
- Black Booyong
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Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin [3]
- Black Kurrajong
-
Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br.
- Black Tulip Oak
-
Argyrodendron polyandrum L.S.Smith [3]
- Blackfellows Hemp
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Commersonia fraseri J.Gay [2]
- Blackjack
-
Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin [3]
- Blue Hibiscus
-
Alyogyne huegelii (Endl). P.A. Fryxell
- Blue Howittia
-
Howittia trilocularis F.Muell.
- Blush Tulip Oak
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Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin [3]
- Boab
-
Adansonia gregori F.Muell. [1]
- Booyong
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Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin [3]
-
Argyrodendron polyandrum L.S.Smith [3]
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
-
Argyrodendron
- Bottletree
-
Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br.
- Brittle-leaved Rulingia
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Rulingia craurophylla F.Muell. [1]
- Brown Booyong
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Brown Kurrajong
-
Commersonia bartramia (L.) Merrill [2]
- Brown Oak
-
Argyrodendron polyandrum L.S.Smith [3]
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Brown Crowsfoot Elm
-
Argyrodendron polyandrum L.S.Smith [3]
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Brown Tulip Oak
-
Argyrodendron polyandrum L.S.Smith [3]
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Brush Kurrajong
-
Brachychiton discolor F.Muell.
-
Brachychiton velutinosus Kosterm.
-
Commersonia fraseri J.Gay [2]
- Bush Hibiscus
-
Radyera farragei (F.Muell.) Fryx. & Hashmi [2]
- Cabbage Crowsfoot
-
Franciscodendron laurifolium (F.Muell.) B.P.M.Hyland & C.G.G.J.van Steenis
- candle saltmallow
-
Lawrencia spicata Hook. [4]
- Carolina Mallow
-
Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don
- Chorisia
-
Ceiba speciosa (A.St.-Hil.) Ravenna [2]
- Coast Hollyhock
-
Malva australiana
- coast velvetbush
-
Lasiopetalum discolor Hook. [4]
- Coastal Hibiscus
-
Alyogyne cuneiformis (DC.) Lewton [1]
- Common Firebush
-
Keraudrenia integrifolia Steud. [1]
- common sida
-
Sida rhombifolia L. [5]
- Congo Jute
-
Urena lobata L [2]
- Cottonwood Hibiscus
-
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell [2]
- Cow Itch Tree
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- Creeping Mallow
-
Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don
- Cretan Hollyhock
-
Malva linnaei M.F.Ray [2]
- Crimson Mallow
-
Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don
- Crisped Leaf Commersonia
-
Commersonia crispa Turcz. [1]
- Crowsfoot Elm
-
Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin [3]
-
Argyrodendron polyandrum L.S.Smith [3]
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Cunningham's Jute
-
Corchorus cunninghamii F.Muell. [5]
- Currajong
-
Asterotrichion discolor (Hook.) Melville
- Desert Kurrajong
-
Brachychiton gregorii F.Muell. [1]
- Desert Rose
-
Alyogyne hakeifolia (Giord.) Alefeld
- Desert Rose Mallow
-
Radyera farragei (F.Muell.) Fryx. & Hashmi [2]
- Desert Chinese Lantern
-
Abutilon leucopetalum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. [1]
-
Abutilon otocarpum F.Muell. [1]
- Desert Lantern
-
Abutilon otocarpum F.Muell. [2]
- dog's balls
-
Grewia retusifolia Kurz [1]
- Drummond's Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus drummondii Turcz. [1]
- Dunna Dunna
-
Lawrencia helmsii (F.Muell.& Tate) Lander [1]
- Dwarf Kerrawang
-
Rulingia prostrata Maiden & Betche [2]
- Dwarf Lantern-flower
-
Abutilon fraseri (Hook.) Walp. [2]
- Dysentery Plant
-
Grewia latifolia F.Muell. ex Benth. [5]
- false Commersonia
-
Trichospermum pleiostigma (F.Muell.) Kosterm.
- Few Flowered Thomasia
-
Thomasia pauciflora Lindl. [1]
- Flannel Weed
-
Corchorus sidoides F.Muell. [1]
-
Sida cordifolia L. [5]
- Flannelweed
-
Abutilon oxycarpum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. [1]
- Flood Mallow
-
Malva australiana
- fragrant hempbush
-
Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef. [4]
- Free Flowering Lasiopetalum
-
Lasiopetalum floribundum Benth. [1]
- Gippsland Hemp Bush
-
Gynatrix macrophylla N.G.Walsh
- golden-spike
-
Lawrencia densiflora (Baker f.) Melvilla
- grey fanleaf
-
Lawrencia squamata Miq.
- Handsome Thomasia
-
Thomasia formosa Paust
- Hat Tree
-
Brachychiton discolor F.Muell.
- Hazel-leaved Rulingia
-
Rulingia corylifolia Graham [1]
- Helena Velvet Bush
-
Lasiopetalum bracteatum (Endl.) Benth. [1]
- Hemp Bush
-
Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef. [2]
- Hickory
-
Argyrodendron polyandrum L.S.Smith [3]
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- High Sida
-
Sida trichopoda F.Muell.
- Highroot
-
Argyrodendron polyandrum L.S.Smith [3]
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Hill Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus sturtii Hook. [2]
- Hill Thomasia
-
Thomasia montana Steud. [1]
- Hollyhock Tree
-
Hibiscus splendens Fras. ex. Grah. [2]
- Illawarra Flame Tree
-
Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Macarthur & C.Moore [2]
- Indian Lantern Flower
-
Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet [1]
- Itch Tree
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- Itchy Pod Tree
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- jelly leaf
-
Sida rhombifolia L.
- Johnstone River Red Beech
-
Argyrodendron peralatum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin ex J.H.Boas [3]
- Kapok Tree
-
Bombax ceiba L. [1]
- Kerrawang
-
Rulingia dasyphylla (Andrews) Sweet [2]
- Knobby Hibiscus
-
Radyera farragei (F.Muell.) Fryx. & Hashmi
- Kurrajong
-
Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br. [2]
- Laba
-
Thespesia populneoides (Roxb.) Kostel. [1]
- Lace Kurrajong
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Brachychiton discolor F.Muell.
- Lace Tree
-
Brachychiton discolor F.Muell. [2]
- Lacebark Tree
-
Brachychiton discolor F.Muell. [2]
- Lacewood
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Firmiana papuana Mildbr.
-
Sterculia shillinglawii F.Muell.
- Lacewood Tree
-
Brachychiton discolor F.Muell.
- Lake Buchanan blue bush
-
Lawrencia buchananensis Lander
- Lantern Bush
-
Abutilon fraseri (Hook.) Walp. [1]
-
Abutilon oxycarpum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. [2]
- Large Flowered Thomasia
-
Thomasia grandiflora Lindl. [1]
- Large Fruited Thomasia
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Thomasia macrocarpa Endl. [1]
- Large-flowered Guichenotia
-
Guichenotia macrantha Turcz. [1]
- Lifesaver Burr
-
Sida platycalyx F.Muell. ex Benth. [2]
- Lilac Hibiscus
-
Alyogyne huegelii (Endl). P.A. Fryxell [1]
- Limestone Sida
-
Sida spodochroma F.Muell.
- Little Kurrajong
-
Brachychiton bidwillii Hook.
- little jack
-
Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Gurche
- Low Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus brachysiphonius F.Muell. [2]
- Mackay Tulip Oak
-
Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin [3]
- Mallow of Nice
-
Malva nicaeensis All. [2]
- Marshmallow
-
Malva parviflora L. [6]
- Merauke Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus meraukensis Hochr. [1]
- Monkeynut Tree
-
Sterculia quadrifida R.Br.
- Mt. Holland Thomasia
-
Thomasia gardneri Paust [1]
- Narrow-leaved Bottletree
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Brachychiton rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) K.Schum.
- Narrow-leaved Lasiopetalum
-
Lasiopetalum angustifolium W.Fitzg. [1]
- Narrow-leaved Thomasia
-
Thomasia angustifolia Steud. [1]
- Native Cotton
-
Gossypium australe F.Muell.
- Native Hollyhock
-
Malva australiana [2]
- Native Jute
-
Corchorus trilocularis L. [6]
- Native Rosella
-
Abelmoschus ficulneus (L.) Wight & Arn. [6]
-
Hibiscus heterophyllus Vent. [2]
-
Hibiscus splendens Fras. ex. Grah. [5]
- Northern Kurrajong
-
Brachychiton diversifolius R.Br. [1]
-
Brachychiton populneus (Schott & Endl.) R.Br.
-
Franciscodendron laurifolium (F.Muell.) B.P.M.Hyland & C.G.G.J.van Steenis
- Northern Buttercup
-
Corchorus aff walcottii
- Northern Peanut Tree
-
Sterculia shillinglawii F.Muell.
- Oak Leaved Thomasia
-
Thomasia quercifolia (Andrews) Gay [1]
- Orange Hibiscus
-
Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don [2]
- Paddy's Lucerne
-
Sida rhombifolia L. [2]
- Paper Flower
-
Thomasia petalocalyx F.Muell. [1]
- Peanut Tree
-
Sterculia quadrifida R.Br. [2]
- Phillip Island Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus insularis Endl.
- Pin Sida
-
Sida fibulifera Lindl. in Mitchell [2]
- Pink Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus splendens Fras. ex. Grah. [2]
- Pink Velvet Bush
-
Lasiopetalum behrii F.Muell. [2]
- Pink Sterculia
-
Brachychiton discolor F.Muell.
- Pink-flowered Chinese Burr
-
Urena lobata L [5]
- Prickly Malvastrum
-
Malvastrum coromandelianum (L.) Gurche [2]
- Prison tree
-
Adansonia gregori F.Muell. [7]
- Purple Hibiscus
-
Alyogyne huegelii (Endl). P.A. Fryxell
- Pyramid Tree
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- Queensland Bottletree
-
Brachychiton rupestris (T.Mitch. ex Lindl.) K.Schum.
- Queensland Lacebark
-
Brachychiton discolor F.Muell.
- Queensland Pyramid Tree
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- Red Booyong
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Red Crowsfoot
-
Argyrodendron peralatum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin ex J.H.Boas [3]
- Red Crowsfoot Elm
-
Argyrodendron peralatum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin ex J.H.Boas [3]
- red rusty petals
-
Lasiopetalum rufum R.Br. ex Benth.
- Red Tulip Oak
-
Argyrodendron peralatum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin ex J.H.Boas [3]
- Red-centred Hibiscus
-
Alyogyne hakeifolia (Giord.) Alefeld
- Red-flowered Mallow
-
Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don [2]
- Red-flowered Kurrajong
-
Brachychiton paradoxus Schott & Endl.
- Red-fruited Kurrajong
-
Sterculia quadrifida R.Br. [2]
- redflower mallow
-
Modiola caroliniana (L.) G.Don [4]
- Ribbonwood
-
Euroschinus falcata (not Malvaceae)
-
Ideospermum australiense (not Malvaceae)
- River Hibiscus
-
Radyera farragei (F.Muell.) Fryx. & Hashmi
- Rose of Sharon
-
Hibiscus mutabilis L.
- Round-leaved Rulingia
-
Rulingia rotundifolia Turcz. [1]
- Sally Wood
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- Salt Lawrencia
-
Lawrencia spicata Hook.
- Sand Hibiscus
-
Alyogyne pinoniana (C. Gaudichaud-Beaupré) Fryxell [1]
- Sand Sida
-
Sida ammophila F.Muell. ex J.H. Willis [2]
- Scrub Bottle Tree
-
Brachychiton discolor F.Muell. [2]
- Showy Lawrencia
-
Lawrencia berthae (F.Muell.) Melville
- Shrub Sida
-
Sida rohlenae Domin
- shrubby velvetbush
-
Lasiopetalum macrophyllum Graham [4]
- Silky Elm
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Silver Sida
-
Sida fibulifera Lindl. in Mitchell [1]
- slender velvetbush
-
Lasiopetalum baueri [4]
- small golden-spike
-
Lawrencia glomerata Hook.
- Small-flowered Mallow
-
Malva parviflora L. [2]
- Small-flowered Rulingia
-
Rulingia parviflora Endl. [1]
- Small-flowered Guichenotia
-
Guichenotia micrantha (Steetz) Benth. [1]
- Soft-leaved Lasiopetalum
-
Lasiopetalum molle Benth.
- Spiked Sida
-
Sida subspicata F.Muell. ex Benth. [5]
- Spiked Malvastrum
-
Malvastrum americanum (L.) Torr. [6]
- Spiny Sida
-
Sida spinosa L. [8]
- Spinyhead Sida
-
Sida acuta Burm f. [2]
- Stave Wood
-
Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin [3]
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Stavewood
-
Argyrodendron polyandrum L.S.Smith [3]
- Sticky Thomasia
-
Thomasia glutinosa Lindl. [1]
- Straggly Lantern Bush
-
Abutilon oxycarpum (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. [2]
- Sturt's Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus sturtii Hook.
- Sturt's Desert Rose
-
Gossypium sturtianum J.H.Willis [2]
- Sugar Plum Tree
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- Swamp Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus diversifolius Jacq. [2]
- Swamp Chinese Lantern
-
Abutilon theophrasti Medik. [6]
- Tall Mallow
-
Malva sylvestris L. [2]
- Tall Sida
-
Sida calyxhymenia J.Gay ex DC. [1]
- Tangled Sida
-
Sida intricata F.Muell. [1]
- Tasmanian Currajong
-
Asterotrichion discolor (Hook.) Melville [4]
- Tasmanian Hemp-bush
-
Asterotrichion discolor (Hook.) Melville
- Tasmanian velvetbush
-
Lasiopetalum micranthum Hook. f. [4]
- Thorny Lawrencia
-
Lawrencia squamata Miq.
- thorny saltmallow
-
Lawrencia squamata Miq. [4]
- Three Leaved Stavewood
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- Tiny Thomasia
-
Thomasia pygmaea (Turcz.) Benth. [1]
- Toilet Paper Bush
-
Hibiscus heterophyllus Vent. [2]
- Tulip Kurrajong
-
Franciscodendron laurifolium (F.Muell.) B.P.M.Hyland & C.G.G.J.van Steenis
- Tulip Mangrove
-
Heritiera littoralis Aiton
- Tulip Oak
-
Argyrodendron actinophyllum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin [3]
-
Argyrodendron peralatum (F.M.Bailey) Edlin ex J.H.Boas [3]
-
Argyrodendron
- Tulip Sterculia
-
Franciscodendron laurifolium (F.Muell.) B.P.M.Hyland & C.G.G.J.van Steenis
- Tulip Tree
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
-
Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex Correa
- Twiggy Sida
-
Sida intricata F.Muell. [2]
- Urena Burr
-
Urena lobata L [1]
- Velvet-leaf Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus krichauffianus F.Muell. [2]
- Western Tar-Vine
-
Gilesia biniflora [2]
- White Booyong
-
Argyrodendron trifoliolatum F.Muell. [3]
- White Crowsfoot
-
Brachychiton acerifolius (A.Cunn. ex G.Don) Macarthur & C.Moore
-
Franciscodendron laurifolium (F.Muell.) B.P.M.Hyland & C.G.G.J.van Steenis
-
Sterculia quadrifida R.Br.
- White Kurrajong
-
Brachychiton discolor F.Muell.
- White Oak
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- white tulip oak
-
Pterygota horsfieldii (R.Br.) Kosterm.
- White Wood Tree
-
Lagunaria patersonia (Andrews) G. Don
- Whitfield ash
-
Trichospermum pleiostigma (F.Muell.) Kosterm.
- Wild Cotton
-
Gossypium robinsonii F.Muell. [1]
- Woolly Corchorus
-
Corchorus walcottii F.Muell. [1]
- Wrinkled Leaf Lysiosepalum
-
Lysiosepalum rugosum Benth. [1]
- Wrinkled Leaved Thomasia
-
Thomasia rugosa Turcz. [1]
- Yellow Hibiscus
-
Hibiscus panduriformis Burm f. [1]
- Yellow Mallow
-
Abelmoschus sagittifolius (Kurz) Merrill [5]
- Yellow-flowered Rulingia
-
Rulingia luteiflora E.Pritz. [1]
References
- FloraBase (Western Australian Herbarium)
- New South Wales Flora Online
- Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
- Wapstra et al, Little Book of Common Names for Tasmanian Plants (2005)
- Vascular Flora of the Gold Coast Local Government Area
- Stephen Johnson and Susan Hazlewood, Weed Species List (2002)
- Sorting Plant Names
- Germplasm Resouces Information Network