Common name

height



Native

or not

Ground

cover


Silt

control

Nutrient

use

edible

shelter

flowers

Water

quality

Wildlife

habitat

Fish

habitat

Water

depth

in cms

Botanical

name

Native Bacopa

To 10cm

native








-80cm

Bacopa Monniera

Jointed twig rush

To 1.5m

native










-50cm

Baumea Articulata

Bare twig rush

To 40cm

native










-15 cm

Baumea Juncea

Marsh club rush

To 2 m

native










-15cm

Bulboschoenus fluviatilis

Tussock sedge

To 1m

native










Wet soil

Carex Appressa

Yellow buttons

To 20cm

native










Wet soil

Cotula Coronopifolia

Swamp lily

To 2m

native










- 5cm

Crinum Pedunculatum

Stone crop

To 10cm

native










-10cm

Crassula Helmsii

Waterchestnut

To 1m

native










-50cm

Eleocharis Dulcis

Tall spike rush

To 1.5m

native










-1m

Eleocharis Sphacelata

Swamp goodenia

To10cm

native










Wet soil

Goodenia Dimorpha

Swamp hibiscus

To 2m

native










moist

Hibiscus diversifolius

Cigar rush

To 2m

native










-10cm

Lepiroma articulata

Purple loosestrife

To 1.5 m

native










-10 cm

Lythrum salicaria

Rainbow nardoo

To 10cm

native










-1m

Marsilea Mutica

Water milfoil

To 10cm

native










-50cm

Myriophyllum propinqum

Lotus species and hybrids

To 1m

Native &

exotic










-1.5m

Nelumbo species &

hybrids

Waterlillies

On surface

exotic










-to 1.5m

Nymphaea cultivars

Water fringes

On surface

native










-50cm

Nympoides species