Species Common Name Growth Height Width Type

Enneapogon Limestone
Fast 0.1-0.4m 0.2m Grasses
polyphyllus Bottlewashers
Digitaria brownii Cotton Panic Grass Fast 0.1-0.6m 0.3m Grasses

Amphipogon caricinus Greybeard Grass Fast 0.2-0.6m 0.3m Grasses

Slow to
Triodia species Spinifex 0.2-0.6m 0.2-1m Grasses
Medium
Sporobolus
Katoora Fast 0.3-0.4m 0.2m Grasses
actinocladus
Triraphis mollis Purple Plume Grass Fast 0.3-0.6m 0.2m Grasses
Panicum
Native Millet Fast 0.3-0.8m 0.4m Grasses
decompositum

Dichanthium sericeum Queensland Bluegrass Fast 0.3-0.8m 0.3m Grasses

Cymbopogon
Lemon-scented Grass Fast 0.3-0.8m 0.4m Grasses
ambiguus
Astrebla lappacea Curly Mitchell Grass Fast 0.3-0.9m 0.3m Grasses
Bothriochloa
Desert Bluegrass Fast 0.3-0.9m 0.3m Grasses
ewartiana
Cymbopogon
Silky-heads Fast 0.3-0.9m 0.4m Grasses
obtectus

Enteropogon acicularis Curly Windmill Grass Fast 0.4-0.9m 0.3m Grasses

Eulalia aurea Silky Browntop Fast 0.4-1.2m 0.5m Grasses

Chrysopogon fallax Golden Beard Grass Fast 0.5-1m 0.4m Grasses

Aristida inaequiglumis Curly Wiregrass Fast 0.5-1m 0.5m Grasses

Themeda triandra = T.
Kangaroo Grass Fast 0.6-1.3m 0.4m Grasses
australis
Othonna gregorii =
Annual Yellow Top Fast 0.1-0.3m 0.1m Ground Cover
Senecio gregorii
Minuria leptophylla Minnie Daisy Fast 0.1-0.3m 0.3m Ground Cover

Rhodanthe floribunda
= Helipterum White Paper-daisy Fast 0.1-0.4m 0.2m Ground Cover
floribundum

Chrysocephalum
apiculatum =
Common Everlasting Fast 0.1-0.6m 0.3-1m Ground Cover
Helichrysum
apiculatum
Macgregoria
Desert Snow Fast 0.15m 0.15m Ground Cover
racemigera
Mimulus prostratus Monkey Face Fast 0.1m 0.4m Ground Cover
Boerhavia coccinea Tar Vine Fast 0.1m 1-2m Ground Cover
Cucumis melo ssp.
Native Cucumber Fast 0.1m 1-3m Ground Cover
agrestis
Convolvulus
Australian Bindweed Fast 0.1m 0.5-2m Ground Cover
erubescens
Schoenia cassiniana =
Helichrysum Pink Everlasting Fast 0.1m 0.1m Ground Cover
cassinianum
Wahlenbergia
Native Bluebell Fast 0.2-0.3m 0.2m Ground Cover
tumidifructa
Halgania cyanea Blue Halgania Medium 0.2-0.4m 0.5-1m Ground Cover
Scaevola collaris Fan-flower Fast 0.2-0.4m 0.5m Ground Cover

Scaevola depauperata Fan-flower Fast 0.2-0.4m 0.5m Ground Cover

Scaevola humilis Fan-flower Fast 0.2-0.4m 0.5m Ground Cover

Scaevola glabrata
Fan-flower Fast 0.2-0.4m 0.5m Ground Cover
Carolin
Solanum ellipticum Potato Bush Medium 0.2-0.4m 0.3-1m Ground Cover
Brachyscome ciliaris Variable Daisy Fast 0.2-0.4m 0.3m Ground Cover

Polycalymma stuartii =
Poached Egg Daisy Fast 0.2-0.4m 0.3m Ground Cover
Myriocephalus stuartii

Swainsona formosa =
Sturt's Desert Pea Fast 0.2-0.4m 0.5-4m Ground Cover
Clianthus formosus

Harnieria kempeana =
Medium 0.2-0.6m 0.4m Ground Cover
Sarojusticia kempeana

Pterocaulon
Apple Bush Fast 0.2-0.7m 0.4m Ground Cover
sphacelatum
Ptilotus nobilis var. Medium
Yellow Tails 0.2-0.7m 0.3m Ground Cover
nobilis to fast

Trachymene glaucifolia Wild Parsnip Fast 0.2-0.7m 0.2m Ground Cover

Glycine canescens Silky Glycine Fast 0.2-1m 0.3m Ground Cover

Sida species Sida Fast 0.2-1m 0.4m Ground Cover
Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion Medium 0.2m 0.2m Ground Cover
Brachyscome
Swan River Daisy Fast 0.2m 0.2m Ground Cover
iberidifolia
Vigna lanceolata Pencil Yam Fast 0.2m 1-2m Ground Cover
Ipomoea costata Bush Potato Fast 0.2m 1-4m Ground Cover
Portulaca oleracea Munyeroo Fast 0.2m 0.3m Ground Cover
Hibbertia glaberrima Desert Buttercup Medium 0.3-0.6m 0.7m Ground Cover
Medium
Teucrium racemosum Grey Germander 0.3-0.6m 0.4m Ground Cover
to fast
Olearia stuartii Rock Daisy-bush Fast 0.3-0.6m 0.3m Ground Cover
Xerochrysum
bracteatum =
Bracteantha bracteata Golden Everlasting Fast 0.3-0.7m 0.3m Ground Cover
= Helichrysum
bracteatum
Stemodia viscosa Sticky Bue-rod Fast 0.3-0.7m 0.4m Ground Cover
Medium
Wedelia stirlingii Sunflower Daisy 0.3-1m 1-3m Ground Cover
to fast

Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby Saltbush Fast 0.3-1m 0.5-2m Ground Cover

Crinum flaccidum Darling Lily Fast 0.3-1m 0.5m Ground Cover

Frankenia serpyllifolia Bristly Sea-heath Medium 0.3m 0.4m Ground Cover
Mentha australis Native Mint Fast 0.3m 0.3-1m Ground Cover
Purple-flowered Pea
Kennedia prorepens Fast 0.3m 1-2m Ground Cover
Vine
Isotoma petraea Rock Isotome Fast 0.3m 0.3m Ground Cover
Medium
Ptilotus exaltatus Pink Mulla Mulla 0.4-0.7m 0.5m Ground Cover
to fast

Abutilon leucopetalum Desert Lantern-bush Fast 0.4-1m 0.4m Ground Cover

Trichodesma Medium
Cattle Bush 0.4-1m 0.5m Ground Cover
zeylanicum to fast
Carex fascicularis Tassel Sedge Fast 0.5-1m 0.6m Ground Cover
Petalostylis cassioides Butterfly Bush Fast 0.5-2m 1-3m Ground Cover
Indigofera georgei George's Indigo Medium 0.5m 1m Ground Cover
Medium
Marsdenia australis Bush Banana 1-3m 1-2m Ground Cover
to fast
Eucalyptus
Red-bud Mallee Medium 1.5-4m 3-5m Large Shrubs
pachyphylla
Medium
Santalum lanceolatum Plumbush 1.5-4m 1-3m Large Shrubs
to fast
Acacia ligulata Umbrella Bush Fast 1.5-5m 3-7m Large Shrubs

Acacia tetragonophylla Dead Finish Medium 1.5-5m 1.5-4m Large Shrubs

Grevillea wickhamii
Holly-leaf Grevillea Medium 1.5-5m 1.5-4m Large Shrubs
ssp. aprica

Eucalyptus minniritchi Slow to

Round-leaved Mallee 1.5-6m 2-5m Large Shrubs
= E. orbifolia Medium

Medium
Eremophila polyclada Flowering Lignum 1-2.5m 1.5-3m Large Shrubs
to fast
Senna artemisioides
ssp. filifolia = Cassia Desert Cassia Fast 1-3m 1-2m Large Shrubs
nemophila
Acacia maitlandii Spiny-leaved Wattle Medium 1-3m 1-3m Large Shrubs
Eucalyptus lucens Shiny-leaved Mallee Medium 1-3m 1-3m Large Shrubs
Acacia dictyophleba Sandhill Wattle Medium 1-4m 1-4m Large Shrubs
Acacia stowardii Desert Witchetty Medium 2-3m 2-4m Large Shrubs
Medium
Acacia cowleana Halls Creek Wattle 2-4m 1.5-2m Large Shrubs
to fast
Myoporum
Boobialla Fast 2-4m 2-3m Large Shrubs
acuminatum
Xanthorrhoea species Grasstree, Yacka Slow 0.5-2m 0.7m Small Shrubs
Acacia latzii Latz's Wattle Slow 2-5m 2-7m Large Shrubs
Acacia kempeana Witchetty Bush Medium 2-5m 2-4m Large Shrubs
Clerodendrum Medium
Smooth Spider-bush 2-5m 1-3m Large Shrubs
floribundum to fast
Acacia sessiliceps Curly-pod Wattle Slow 2-5m 2-4m Large Shrubs
Acacia victoriae Acacia Bush Fast 2-5m 2-8m Large Shrubs
Grevillea juncifolia ssp. Medium
Honey Grevillea 2-5m 1.5-4m Large Shrubs
juncifolia to fast
Medium
Grevillea stenobotrya Rattlepod Grevillea 2-6m 2-4m Large Shrubs
to fast
Eremophila longifolia Weeping Emu Bush Fast 2-6m 1.5-4m Large Shrubs
Slow to
Santalum acuminatum Quandong 2-6m 1.5-4m Large Shrubs
Medium
Callistemon Medium
Desert Bottlebrush 2-6m 1.5-4m Large Shrubs
pauciflorus to fast
Eremophila
Creek Wilga Fast 2-6m 1.5-4m Large Shrubs
bignoniiflora
Hakea leucoptera ssp.
Needlewood Slow 2-6m 3-4m Large Shrubs
leucoptera
Pittosporum
angustifolium = P.
Native Apricot Medium 2-8m 2-4m Large Shrubs
phylliraeoides var.
microcarpa
Ficus brachypoda = F.
Native Fig Slow 2-8m 2-12m Large Shrubs
platypoda
Hakea lorea ssp. lorea
Long-leaf Corkwood Slow 3-8m 3-4m Large Shrubs
= H. suberea
Slow to
Solanum centrale Desert Raisin 0.2-0.5m 0.4m Small Shrubs
Medium
Leschenaultia Medium
Tangled Leschenaultia 0.3-0.6m 0.4m Small Shrubs
divaricata to fast
Dipteracanthus
Desert Petunia Medium 0.3-0.6m 0.3m Small Shrubs
australasicus
Hibiscus sturtii Sturt's Hibiscus Medium 0.3-0.8m 0.6m Small Shrubs
Krichauff Ranges Medium
Eremophila ovata 0.3-0.8m 0.3-2m Small Shrubs
Fuchsia to fast
Slow to
Maireana species Bluebush 0.3-1.2m 0.4-2m Small Shrubs
Medium
Rhagodia spinescens Thorny Saltbush Medium 0.3-1.5m 1.5-3m Small Shrubs
Medium
Einadia nutans Climbing Saltbush 0.3-1m 1-3m Small Shrubs
to fast
Ptilotus obovatus Silver Tails Medium 0.4-1.2m 0.4-1m Small Shrubs
Pluchea rubellifora Pink Plains Bush Medium 0.4-1m 0.4m Small Shrubs
Eremophila maculata Medium
Lipstick Bush 0.5-1.3m 1-1.2m Small Shrubs
var. brevifolia to fast
Keraudrenia
Medium 0.5-1.5m 0.7m Small Shrubs
integrifolia
Cynanchum
Native Pear Medium 0.5-1m 1-2m Small Shrubs
floribundum

Acacia spondylophylla Curry Wattle Medium 0.5-1m 1-2m Small Shrubs

Eremophila Medium
Splendid Fuchsia 0.5-1m 0.5-1m Small Shrubs
macdonnellii to fast
Crotalaria eremaea Desert Rattlepod Fast 0.5-1m 0.5-1m Small Shrubs
Crotalaria
Parrot Pea Fast 0.5-2m 0.5-1m Small Shrubs
cunninghamii

Cullen australasicum =
Tall Verbine Fast 0.5-2m 0.5-1m Small Shrubs
Psoralea australasica
Gossypium sturtianum Sturt's Desert Rose Fast 0.5-2m 1-2m Small Shrubs

Calytrix carinata Desert Fringe-myrtle Medium 0.5-2m 1-2m Small Shrubs

Rhagodia eremaea Tall Saltbush Medium 0.5-2m 1-2m Small Shrubs
Eremophila Medium
Dolomite Fuchsia Bush 0.5-2m 0.5-1m Small Shrubs
christophori to fast
Slow to
Pandorea doratoxylon Spearwood 0.5-3m 1-3m Small Shrubs
Medium

Eremophila
macdonnellii (Simpson Desert Fuchsia Medium 0.5m 1m Small Shrubs
Desert form)

Senna notabilis Cockroach Bush Fast 0.6-1.5m 1-2m Small Shrubs

Prostanthera
Striped Mint-bush Medium 0.7-1.5m 1-2m Small Shrubs
striatiflora
Dodonaea viscosa ssp. Narrow-leaved Hop
Fast 1.5-3m 2-3m Small Shrubs
angustissima Bush
Radyera farragei Bush Hibiscus Fast 1.5-3m 2-3m Small Shrubs
Medium
Atriplex nummularia Old Man Saltbush 1-2.5m 2-4m Small Shrubs
to fast
Eremophila freelingii Rock Fuchsia Bush Medium 1-2.5m 1-3m Small Shrubs
Capparis spinosa var.
Wild Passionfruit Medium 1-2m 1-4m Small Shrubs
nummularia
Macrozamia MacDonnell Ranges
Slow 1-2m 1.5-3m Small Shrubs
macdonnellii Cycad
Senna artemisioides
Medium
nssp. sturtii = Cassia Dense Cassia 1-2m 1-1.5m Small Shrubs
to fast
desolata
Senna artemisioides
Medium
ssp. helmsii = Cassia Blunt-leaf Cassia 1-2m 1m Small Shrubs
to fast
helmsii
Eremophila maculata Medium
Spotted Emu Bush 1-2m 1-2m Small Shrubs
var. maculata to fast
Medium
Eremophila sturtii Turpentine Bush 1-2m 1-2m Small Shrubs
to fast
Senna artemisioides
nssp artemisioides = Silver Cassia Fast 1-2m 1-1.5m Small Shrubs
Cassia artemisioides
Medium
Eremophila glabra Tar Bush 1-2m 1-2m Small Shrubs
to fast
Gossypium australe Native Cotton Fast 1-2m 1-2m Small Shrubs
Chenopodium
Northern Bluebush Medium 1-2m 0.7m Small Shrubs
auricomum

Eremophila alternifolia Native Honeysuckle Medium 1-3m 1-3m Small Shrubs

Eremophila latrobei Native Fuchsia Medium 1-3m 1-2.5m Small Shrubs

Slow to
Carissa lanceolata Conkerberry 1-3m 1.5-4m Small Shrubs
Medium
Duboisia hopwoodii Pituri Fast 2-3m 2m Small Shrubs
Capparis mitchellii Native Orange Slow 1.5-4m 1.5-3m Trees
Codonocarpus
Desert Poplar Fast 2-10m 2-4m Trees
cotinifolius
Eucalyptus sessilis Finke River Mallee Medium 2-4m 3-5m Trees
Medium
Melaleuca dissitiflora Creek Tea-tree 2-5m 2-4m Trees
to fast
Eucalyptus oxymitra Sharp-capped Mallee Medium 2-5m 2-5m Trees
Slow to
Acacia oswaldii Umbrella Wattle 2-5m 2-7m Trees
Medium
Melaleuca glomerata Inland Tea-tree Fast 2-5m 3-5m Trees
Acacia
Hill Mulga Medium 2-5m 2-4m Trees
macdonnelliensis
Acacia jennerae Coonavittra Wattle Fast 2-5m 2-4m Trees
Medium
Melaleuca bracteata Black Tea-tree 2-7m 2-5m Trees
to fast
Acacia murrayana Colony Wattle Fast 2-7m 1.5-5m Trees
Acacia holosericea Candelabra Wattle Fast 2-8m 3-4m Trees
Slow to
Callitris glaucophylla White Cypress Pine 3-10m 3-8m Trees
Medium
Slow to
Acacia coriacea Dogwood 3-10m 3-5m Trees
Medium
Acacia cyperophylla Red Mulga Medium 3-12m 2-8m Trees
Eucalyptus eucentrica Medium
Red Mallee 3-12m 4-8m Trees
= E. socialis to fast
Slow to
Acacia maconochieana Salt Wattle 3-5m 2-4m Trees
Medium
Medium
Eucalyptus trivalvis Victoria Spring Mallee 3-6m 3-4m Trees
to fast
Medium
Acacia undoolyana Undoolya Wattle 3-6m 2-5m Trees
to fast
Eucalyptus gillenii Mallee Red Gum Medium 3-7m 2-6m Trees

Eucalyptus gamophylla Blue Mallee Fast 3-8m 4-6m Trees

Alectryon oleifolius =
Slow to
Heterodendrum Bullock Bush 3-8m 3-6m Trees
Medium
oleifolium
Atalaya hemiglauca Whitewood Medium 3-9m 1.5-4m Trees
Slow to
Acacia pruinocarpa Black Gidgee 4-10m 2-6m Trees
Medium
Ventilago viminalis Supplejack Slow 4-10m 4-6m Trees
Acacia salicina Cooba Fast 4-12m 3-7m Trees
Medium
Acacia stenophylla River Cooba 4-15m 3-5m Trees
to fast
Erythrina vespertilio Bat's Wing Coral Tree Slow 4-15m 3-8m Trees
Slow to
Acacia aneura Mulga 4-15m 3-9m Trees
Medium
Livistona mariae ssp.
Palm Valley Palm Slow 4-20m 3-6m Trees
mariae
Acacia desmondii Des Nelson Wattle Medium 4-5m 2-3m Trees

Hakea divaricata Fork-leaved Corkwood Slow 4-7m 2-4m Trees

Slow to
Owenia acidula Emu Apple 4-8m 4-7m Trees
Medium
Medium
Brachychiton gregorii Desert Kurrajong 4-8m 2-4m Trees
to fast
Slow to
Acacia cambagei Gidgee 5-12m 4-7m Trees
Medium
Corymbia opaca = Slow to
Bloodwood 5-12m 2-6m Trees
Eucalyptus opaca Medium
Allocasuarina
Desert Oak Slow 5-15m 3-8m Trees
decaisneana
Acacia peuce Waddy Wood Slow 5-15m 2-5m Trees
Eucalyptus Medium
Marble Gum 5-15m 3-9m Trees
gongylocarpa to fast
Acacia estrophiolata Ironwood Slow 5-16m 5-10m Trees
Slow to
Grevillea striata Beefwood 6-10m 3-5m Trees
Medium
Eucalyptus coolabah Medium
Coolibah 6-15m 5-10m Trees
ssp. arida to fast

Corymbia aparrerinja Slow to

Ghost Gum 6-18m 4-10m Trees
= Eucalyptus papuana Medium

Eucalyptus intertexta Bastard Coolibah Fast 6-18m 5-12m Trees

 Slow to
Eucalyptus thozetiana Thozet's Box 7-20m 4-10m Trees
Medium
Eucalyptus
camaldulensis River Red Gum Fast 8-30m 5-12m Trees
var.obtusa