Local species suitable for foreshore revegetation

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Revegetation of foreshore areas along waterways in the catchment is best done using species native to the area. The species listed in the table below are found in remnant vegetation in the area, and so are suitable for revegetation projects.

 Species   Common name  Height

(metres)

  Recommended conditions:   Recommended sites: 
 Very wet   Salt   Fringe   Channel   Adjoining bush 
Trees
Agonis juniperina Warren River cedar 8 yes   yes    
Agonis flexuosa Peppermint tree 6     yes   yes
Allocasuarina fraseriana Sheoak 8         yes
Banksia grandis Bull banksia 8         yes
Banksia littoralis Swamp banksia 10 yes       yes
Callistachys lanceolata Swamp willow 4 yes   yes   yes
Eucalpytus calophylla Marri 10         yes
Eucalyptus marginata Jarrah 10         yes
Eucalyptus patens Blackbutt 6 yes   yes   yes
Melaleuca cuticularis Saltwater paperbark 4 yes yes yes yes  
Melaleuca preissiana Freshwater paperbark 6 yes   yes    
Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Swamp paperbark 6 yes yes yes    
Shrubs
Acacia myrtifolia Western myrtle wattle 2     yes   yes
Agonis linearifolia   3 yes   yes   yes
Agonis parviceps Fine teatree 3     yes   yes
Astartea fascicularis Dainty astartea 2 yes   yes   yes
Bossiaea linophylla Egg and bacon 1.5     yes   yes
Callistemon speciosus Albany bottlebrush 2 yes       yes
Hakea amplexicaulis Stem clasping hakea 2     yes   yes
Hakea oleifolia Olive leafed hakea 2     yes   yes
Sedges and rushes
Baumea juncea Bare twig rush 1 yes yes yes yes  
Isolepsis nodosa Knotted club rush 0.5 yes yes yes yes  
Juncus kraussii Shore rush 1 yes yes yes yes  
Juncus pallidus Pale rush 1 yes   yes yes  
Juncus pauciflorus Loose flower rush 1.2 yes   yes yes  
Lepidosperma effusum Spreading sword sedge 1.5 yes   yes    
Lepidosperma gladiatum Coastal sword sedge 1.5 yes   yes yes  
Patersonia occidentalis Native iris 0.75     yes