Reserve Entrance Gates Glenbrook Native Plant Reserve - Banksia Trail

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Banksia Trail


The Banksia Trail starts below the pond in front of the Information Centre and runs close to Knapsack Gully till it meets the Heath Walk.

Starting from the sign below the pond the following plants are labelled:

Side of path Botanical Name Common Name
Right Eucalyptus sclerophylla Hard leaf Scribbly
Left Banksia oblongifolia
Right Persoonia pinifolia

Persoonia pinifolia
Persoonia pinifolia with its yellow flowers can be seen at the top right of this photo.

Side of path Botanical Name Common Name
Right Hibbertia dentata a guinea flower
Left Cordyline rubra Palm Lily
Right Xylomelum pyriforme Woody Pear
Right Clematis aristata Old Man’s Beard
Right Eucalyptus piperita Sydney Peppermint
Right Boronia fraseri Fraser's Boronia
Right Hibbertia dentata a guinea flower
Left Lambertia formosa Mountain Devil
Right Dampiera purpurea Purple Dampiera

Banksia spinulosa
Banksia spinulosa near the junction of the Banksia Trail with the old bridge on the Mintbush Trail.

Side of path Botanical Name Common Name
Left Zieria cytisoides Downy Zieria
Left Toona ciliata Red Cedar (Toona australis)
Right Cryptostylis subulata Large Tongue Orchid
Left Morinda jasminoides Morinda
Left Pittosporum undulatum Sweet Pittosporum
Right Hibbertia diffusa a guinea flower
Left Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia Rock Fern
Left Grevillea "Poorinda Firebird" a planted hybrid"

End of banksia Trail
At its end the Banksia Trail meets the Heath Walk.


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