Wildlife habitat plants of the Wolli Valley area
Abbreviations
Abbreviations used in the tables of habitat plants are:

Bird   

N = provides nectar

 

FR = provides fleshy fruit

 

S = provides seed

 

I = attracts prey insects

 

FL = provides flowers 

 

Sh/ N = provides shelter and nesting sites (consider any prickly or very dense shrub for this use) or nesting material.

Insect B/fly, Moth  = food plants for the larvae (caterpillars) of native butterflies and/ or moths or a nectar source for adult butterflies.
  Bee = provides nectar, pollen or nest sites for native bees (not European Honeybees).
  Beetle, Cicada, Bug = food or habitat plants for adults or juveniles
  Insects = attracts native insects often for pollination (bees, flies, wasps, gnats, ants, beetles).
  Ant = pollinated or seed dispersed by ants
Mammal GHFF = Grey-headed Flying-fox (N/ P = provides nectar and pollen, FR = provides fruit)
  LRFF = Little Red Flying-fox (N/ P = provides nectar and pollen)
  RTP = Common Ringtail Possum (N = provides nectar, Sh/ N = provides shelter and nest sites)
  Possum = provides food, shelter, nest sites and/or travel routes for large possums (Common Ringtail Possum, Common Brushtail Possum) and any small possums (eg Sugar Glider) which may still inhabit the area.
  Bandicoot = Long-nosed Bandicoot (Sh = provides shelter when grown in thick clumps).
  Native rats = provides fruit or vegetation eaten by native rats.
  Wombat = provides stalks, leaves and seed heads eaten by Common Wombats
  Koala = provides major staple or occasional browse for Koalas
  Gliders = provides food, shelter or nest sites for Yellow-bellied Glider, Sugar Glider and Feathertail Glider
Other Rep - FR = fruit eaten by reptiles
  Skinks - Sh = provides shelter for skinks
  Frog - Sh = provides shelter for frogs
  Mycorrhiza = known association with mycorrhizal fungi
Soil S = suitable for planting in sandy soils
  C = suitable for planting in clayey soils
  G = suitable for planting in gullies or shady places
  W = suitable for wet or temporarily waterlogged soils
  P = suitable for wetlands or ponds
  F = suitable for foreshore planting, (P&F = estuaries)
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