Native plants of Australia
These 30 plants belong to Australia. They were here before the gardens were: they know the weather, live on the rain that falls, and feed the insects and birds that grew up alongside them. Plant a few and your yard starts to fit its place.
Signature plant: Bunya pine, native here and in no other world region on this list.
Fruit trees (3)
- Desert lime · zones 8–11
- Quandong (desert peach) · zones 9–11
- Sandpaper fig · zones 9–11
Berries and small fruit (4)
- Atherton raspberry · zones 10–11
- Lilly pilly · zones 9–11
- Midyim · zones 9–11
- Muntries · zones 8–10
Nut trees (2)
- Bunya pine · zones 9–11
- Macadamia · zones 10–11
Tropical and subtropical food plants (6)
- Davidson's plum · zones 10–11
- Finger lime · zones 9–11
- Illawarra plum · zones 9–11
- Kakadu plum (gubinge) · zones 11–12
- Lemon aspen · zones 10–12
- Native ginger · zones 10–11
Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (10)
- Anise myrtle · zones 9–11
- Brahmi (water hyssop) · zones 9–12
- Bush tomato (kutjera) · zones 9–11
- Gotu kola · zones 8–12
- Lemon myrtle · zones 9–11
- Mountain pepper (pepperberry) · zones 7–10
- Murnong (yam daisy) · zones 7–10
- River mint · zones 7–11
- Sea celery (tūtae kōau) · zones 8–11
- Warrigal greens · zones 8–11
Native and wild plants (4)
- Apple berry · zones 9–11
- Kurrajong · zones 8–11
- Mānuka · zones 7–11
- Native sarsaparilla (happy wanderer) · zones 9–11
Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (1)
- Wattleseed (prickly wattle) · zones 9–11
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General guidance, not professional advice. Conditions vary by yard and year; for local specifics ask your county extension office. Never eat a wild plant you cannot identify with certainty. Traditional uses are shared as history, not medical advice. © 2026 Sean Priest · Irie Orchard. Terms & credits · Privacy · Home