Indigenous Flora of Chiltern Mt Pilot National Park
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*Orobanche minor Lesser Broomrape Photo N Blair A parasitic and leafless plant. Often mistaken for an orchid. Weed. -
*Orobanche minor Lesser Broomrape Photo N Blair Flower bud. -
*Orobanche minor Lesser Broomrape group Photo J McDonald Native to Europe. Parasitic on a wide range of plants. -
Acacia genistifolia Spreading Wattle Photo E Collins A showy winter flowering wattle. -
Acacia genistifolia Spreading Wattle Photo E Collins A winter flowering wattle -
Acacia gunnii Photo M Webster A low growing wattle, reasonably common in the park. Often over looked unless in flower. Self protected from herbivore grazing by its sharp leaves. July- September -
Acacia gunnii Ploughshare Wattle Photo E Collins Leaf resembles a ploughshare. -
Acacia lanigera Woolly Wattle Photo E Collins August 2005 Uncommon. Photographed on Mt Pilot post the 2003 fires.An attractive compact shrub with hairy branchlets. Other name : Hairy wattle -
Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle Photo J Birckhead Flowering in late June and providing early colour to the bush -
Acacia pycnantha with Hardenbergia violaceae Photo E Collins -
Acacia verniciflua Varnish Wattle Photo E Collins -
Acacia verniciflua Varnish Wattle Photo N Bartlett The shiny "varnished" leaves give this plant its common name -
After40mm rainMay 07 Valley1Dam Photo E Collins. After the 2006/7 drought Valley No 1 Dam dried out. following the first rains small plants appeared in the cracks. -
Ajuga australis Austral Bugle Photo E Collins Attractive perennial herb which brightens the forest floor in October. -
Amyema miquelli Box Mistletoe Photo E Collins Common mistletoe in the ironbark section of the park. -
Amyema miraculosa ssp boormanii Fleshy Mistletoe Photo E Collins This beautiful mistletoe is parasitic on Box Mistletoe, A miquelli. -
Arthopodium strictum Chocolate-lily Photo E Collins At their best in mid-spring and especially good in sites where the understorey has been reduced after a fuel reduction burn. -
Brachyscome basaltica var gracilis Photo N Blair. -
Brachyscome basaltica var gracilis Photo N Blair This photo shows the leaves. -
Brachyscome gracilis Dookie Daisy Photo E Collins Found in dry rocky habitat. This is a vulnerable species. -
Brachyscome gracilis Dookie Daisy Photo E Collins This small daisy is a vulnerable species. Sept-Oct. -
Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion Photo E Collins Colour varies with age and soil -
Brunonia australis Blue pincushion Photo E Collins Colours vary from blues to mauves -
Brunonia australis group Blue Pincushions Photo E Collins Best in late spring -
Bulbine bulbosa Bulbine Lily Photo E Collins -
Burchardia umbellata Milkmaids Photo E Collins Tiny Sedge Moths taking nectar -
Carex appressa Tall Sedge Photo E Collins Common in the wetter gullies. Leaves are razor sharp. -
Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Green Rock Fern Photo E Collins -
Cheiranthera cyanea Blue Finger-flower Photo E Collins -
Cheiranthera cyanea Finger-flower Photo E Collins The five yellow stamens are held like five fingers. hence the common name. -
Cheiranthera cyanea Blue Finger-flower Photo E Collins The five yellow stamens give this flower its common name, Finger-flower -
Convolvulus erubescens Pink Bindweed Photo E Collins -
cracks_filling_may07 Photo E Collins Water plants in filling cracks post 2006/7 drought -
Cymbonotus preissianus Austral Bear's Ears Photo E Collins Often mistaken for Capeweed -
Cymbonotus preissianus Austral Bear's'-ears Photo E Collins. The underside of the leaves are pale and furry to touch. -
Daviesia genistifolia Broom Bitter-pea Photo E Collins Low-growing spiny plant flowering in late winter. Regionally rare common in the park -
Daviesia genistifolia Broom Bitter-pea Photo E Collins Daviesia sp have triangular shaped pods. This plant is very attractive when pods are fresh -
Daviesia leptophylla Narrow-leaf Bitter-pea Photo E Collins -
Dianella longifolia fruits Pale Flax-lily Photo E Collins -
Dillwyinia phylicoides Small-leaf Parrot-pea Photo E Collins -
Dillwynia phylicoides Small-leaf Parrot-pea Photo E Collins -
Dillwynia phyllicoides Cream and pink form Photo E Collins An unusual and attractive form of this pea. -
Dipsacus fullonum * Wild Teazel Photo N Blair A rather attractive introduced plant. Is listed as an environmental weed in Victoria. Can grow to two metres tall and has a large basal rosette which shades out other ground dwelling plants. -
Drosera glanduligera Scarlet Sundew Photo E Collins Found in open stony areas An exquisite little plant. -
Dsyphania glomulifera Pigweed Photo E Collins. -
Dysphania glomulifera Pigweed Photo E Collins -
Glossodia major Waxlip Orchid Photo E Collins The white, waxy labellum gives this orchid its common name. One of the earliest spring orchids. -
Gompholobium huegelii Wedge-pea Photo E Collins Also called Karalla -
Gompholobium huegelii Common Wedge-pea Photo E Collins Also called Karalla -
Goodenia hederacea Ivy Goodenia Photo E Collins -
Hardenbergia violaceae Purple Coral-pea Photo E Collins White-flowered plants occur occasionally. -
Hardenbergia violaceae Purple Coral-pea Photo E Collins Also called Happy Wanderer -
Hardenbergia violaceae Purple Coral-pea Photo E Collins -
Hibbertia riparia Erect Guinea-flower Photo E Collins -
Hovea linearis Common Hovea Photo E Collins Flowering in mid to late winter -
Hyrdocotyle laxiflora Stinking Pennywort Photo E Collins The aroma of this ground ground cover pervades the bush in early summer. -
Indigofera australis Austral Indigo Photo E Collins -
Isoetes pusilla Small Quillwort Photo N Blair This small grass-like aquatic grows in the rock pools on granite outcrops and is restricted to Chiltern and Beechworth. Rare. -
Isotome axillaris Rock Isotome Photo E Collins The delightful plant grows among the granite rocks on Mt Pilot. -
Kennedia rubicunda Running Postman Photo E Collins Confined to the Mt Pilot section of the park where it is uncommon. -
Leucochrysum albicans Hoary Sunray Photo E Collins -
Leucochrysum albicans Hoary Sunray Photo E Collins Foliage grey -
Leucopogon virgatus Common Beard-heath Photo E Collins A magnifying glass will help reveal the beauty of this flower. -
Leucopogon virgatus Beard-heath Photo E Collins A delicate flower the beauty of which can be appreciated through a magnifying glass. Oct-Nov -
Leucopogon virgatus Common Beard-heath Photo E Collins -
Levenhookia dubia Hairy Stylewort Photo E Collins -
Lobelia gibbosa Tall Lobelia Photo E Collins -
Lomandra multiflora Many-flowered Mat-rush Photo E Collins Common and quite striking when in flower. -
Lomandra multiflora Many-flowered Mat-rush Photo E Collins -
Lotus australis Austral trefoil Photo by Eileen Collins Uncommon plant in Chiltern. -
Lotus australis Austral trefoil Photo E Collins Uncommon -
Melichrus urceolatus Urn Heath Photo E Collins Winter flowering -
Micromyrtus ciliatus Fringed Heath-myrtle Photo N Bartlett The spring display on the summit of Mt Pilot is specatacular -
Persoonia rigida Hairy Geebung Photo E Collins When not in flower is often mistaken for Grevillea alpina -
Pimelia linifolia Slender Rice-flower Photo E Collins -
Platylobium formosum Handsome Flat-pea Photo E Collins -
Platylobium formosum Handsome Flat-pea Photo E Collins -
Pleurosorus rutifilous Photo N Blair -
Podolepis jaceoides Showy Podolepis Photo E Collins -
Poranthera microphylla Small Poranthera Photo E Collins -
Profusion of peas Ironbark track Photo E Collins The pea species of Chiltern are spectacular in spring. -
Pultenaea laxiflora Loose-flower Bush-pea Photo E Collins -
Stylidium graminifolium Grass Trigger-plant Photo E Collins -
Swainsona procumbens Broughton Pea Photo E Collins Plant of seasonally wet areas mostly N of the park. -
Thysanotus tuberosus Common Fringe-lily Photo E Collins Autumn flowering -
Triglochin procerum Water- ribbons Photo E Collins Uncommon -
Triptilodiscus pygmaeus Pygmy Sunray Photo E Collins Small groundcover plant -
Utricularia dichotoma Fairies' Aprons Photo E Collins Delicate plant of the soak areas. Sometimes flower are white.Also called Purple Bladderwort. -
Velleia pardoxa Spur Velleia Photo E Collins -
Vellieia paradoxa Spur Velleia Photo E Collins -
Wahlenbergia sp Bluebell Photo E Collins -
Wurmbea dioica Early Nancy female flower Photo E Collins -
Xanthorrhoea glauca ssp angustifolia Grey GrassTree Photo E Collins Formerly X australis but now described as a new sp. Restricted to Chiltern and the Warby Ranges -
Xerochrysum viscosum Golden Everlasting. Photo E Collins Bartley's Block in late spring
