Plants of the Eastern Highlands (Australia): Trees, Shrubs & Groundcovers

The Eastern Highlands (Great Dividing Range) span Queensland, NSW, Victoria — diverse elevation, rainfall, and geology. Here's a curated species list by growth form.

Trees (Dominant Eucalypts + Associates)

• Eucalyptus delegatensis — Alpine Ash (subalpine)
• E. globulus — Blue Gum / Tasmanian Blue Gum (ssp. bicostata)
• E. obliqua — Messmate / Tasmanian Oak
• E. radiata — Narrow-leaf Peppermint
• E. viminalis — Ribbon Gum / Manna Gum
• E. camaldulensis — River Red Gum (riparian)
• E. pauciflora — Snow Gum (subalpine, twisted)
• E. baxteri — Brown Stringybark
• E. melliodora — Yellow Box
• E. microcarpa — Grey Box
• E. tereticornis — Forest Red Gum
• E. fasciata — Pink Gum
• E. rubida — Candlebark
• Allocasuarina luehmannii — Bull Oak
• A. verticillata — Drooping She-Oak
• Callitris endlicheri — Black Cypress Pine
• Acacia dealbata — Silver Wattle
• Angophora floribunda — Rough-barked Apple

Shrubs (Diverse Families)

• Acacia spp. — Wattle (dozens)
• Banksia spp. — Proteaceae, bird-pollinated
• Correa spp. — Native fuchsia
• Grevillea spp. — Spider flowers
• Hakea spp. — Needlebush
• Helichrysum spp. — Everlasting daisies
• Leptospermum spp. — Tea-tree
• Melaleuca spp. — Paperbark / honey-myrtle
• Ozothamnus spp. — Dogwood / everlasting
• Prostanthera spp. — Mint bush
• Telopea spp. — Waratah (NSW/Vic emblem)

Groundcovers / Herbs / Ferns / Grasses

• Adiantum spp. — Maidenhair fern
• Blechnum spp. — Water fern
• Cassinia spp. — Dogwood (shrubby groundcover)
• Coprosma spp. — Mirror bush
• Dianella spp. — Flax lily
• Geranium spp. — Native geranium
• Gleichenia spp. — Coral fern
• Lomandra spp. — Mat rush
• Luzula spp. — Woodrush
• Microlaena spp. — Weeping grass
• Oxalis spp. — Wood sorrel
• Poa spp. — Tussock grass
• Pteridium esculentum — Bracken fern
• Rubus spp. — Native raspberry / blackberry
• Viola spp. — Native violet

Ecological Note

Fire-adapted, nutrient-poor soils, altitudinal zonation (montane → subalpine → alpine). Many endemics. Climate change pushing snow-gum line upslope.