The Blue Mountains of New South Wales
is a treasure trove of stunning wildflowers.
It is estimated that there are over 1,000 species of flowering plants in the park. This website has barely a tenth of these.
Historically the Blue Mountains area was "saved" from farming, grazing and settlement by its rugged terrain.
The Blue Mountains National Park covers 250,000 hectares and is located 60km from Sydney.
In November 2000, the Greater Blue Mountains (including the Blue Mountains National Park) was listed as a World Heritage Area. It covers over one million hectares.
I am indebted to -
- Les Robinson's Field Guide To the Native Plants of Sydney (Kangaroo Press, 2003),
- Margaret Baker & Robin Corringham's Native Plants of the Blue Mountains (A Three Sisters Publication,1995), and
- Royal Botanic Gardens' PlantNET website.
These reference sources have greatly assisted me in identifying the Park's wildflowers.
A full index of web pages and their images follows.
Blue Mountains National Park -
Acacias & Myrtles web page
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images include -
- Lunate-leaved Acacia
- Prickly Moses
- Rush-leaved Wattle
- Sunshine Wattle
- Sweet-scented Wattle
- Sydney Golden Wattle
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- Common Fringe Myrtle
- Darwinia taxifolia
- Pink Buttons
- Pink Tea-tree
- Scribbly Gum
- Silver-top Ash
- Small Leaf Tea-tree
- Tantoon
- Woolly Tea-tree
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Blue Mountains National Park -
Banksias, Grevilleas, Drumsticks & Conesticks web page
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images include -
- Hairpin Banksia
- Heath Banksia
- Old Man Banksia
- Silver Banksia
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- Bog Grevillea
- Juniper Grevillea
- Laurel-leaf Grevillea
- Pink Spider Flower
- Rosemary Grevillea
- Broad-leaf Drumsticks
- Conesticks
- Stalked Conesticks
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- Dagger Hakea
- Finger Hakea
- Mountain Devil
- Mountain Geebung
- Mountain Symphionema
- NSW Waratah
- Sprawling Smoke-bush
- Variable Smoke-bush
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Blue Mountains National Park -
Pea Flowers, Orchids, Lillies & Irises web page
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images include -
- Clustered Bitter-pea
- Common Hovea
- Dainty Wedge Pea
- Dense Phyllota
- Dillwynia brunioides
- Gorse Bitter Pea
- Halo Bush-pea
- Heathy Mirbelia
- Large Wedge Pea
- Large-flowered Mirbelia
- Leafless Globe-pea
- Mirbelia baueri
- Rough Bush-pea
- Sword Bossiaea
- Variable Bossiaea
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- Large Dark Orchid
- Large Tongue Orchid
- Native Potato
- Pink Fingers
- Slender Sun Orchid
- Small Waxlip Orchid
- Spotted Sun Orchid
- Tall Leek Orchid
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- Common Fringe Lily
- Golden Weather-grass
- Rush Lily
- Dwarf Purple Flag
- Leafy Purple Flag
- Silky Purple Flag
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Blue Mountains National Park -
Boronias, Guinea Flowers & Heath web page
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images include -
- Sydney Boronia
- Small Leaved Boronia
- Alpine Phebalium
- Rough Wax Plant
- Wax Flower
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- Brown Guinea Flower
- Erect Guinea Flower
- Thyme Guinea Flower
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- Blunt-leaf Heath
- Coral Heath
- Fuchsia Heath
- NSW Coral Heath
- Pink Swamp Heath
- Snow Wreath
- Daphne Heath
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Blue Mountains National Park -
Smaller Families web page
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images include -
- Angel Sword
- Bitter Cryptandra
- Black-eyed Susan
- Blue Dampiera
- Carrot Tops
- Daisy-leaved Goodenia
- Fairies' Aprons
- Fish Bones
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- Forked Comb Fern
- Forked Sundew
- Heath-leaved Poranthera
- Lesser Flannel Flower
- Matchheads
- Mistletoe
- Native Parsnip
- Old Man’s Beard
- Pink Flannel Flower
- Purple Dampiera
- Purple Eyebright
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- Rice-flower Pseudanthus
- Slender Rice Flower
- Small St. John's Wort
- Snake Flower
- Spade Flower
- Spiny-headed Mat-rush
- Sydney Flannel Flower
- Thyme Spurge
- Trigger Plant
- White Marianth
- White Root
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