Resources for Choosing and Growing Australian Native Plants

Choosing the right species starts with understanding your site: your region, soil, rainfall, and what you're trying to achieve, whether that's a garden bed, a windbreak, or a full revegetation project.

The resources below can help you get there. Use the regional flora databases to see what grows naturally in your area, the identification tools to confirm a species you've spotted, and the seed science guides to understand germination and viability before you buy.

• Atlas of Living Australia
  Open access to Australia’s biodiversity data

• FloraBase – The Western Australian Flora
  The definitive resource for identifying and researching Western Australian native plants.

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
  A comprehensive reference for scientific names and plant taxonomy.

• PlantNET – NSW Flora Online
  Information on native and naturalised plants of New South Wales.

• World Wide Wattle
  A dedicated identification database for Australia's Acacia species.

• EUCLID Eucalypts of Australia
  An interactive key for identifying Australia's eucalypts.

• Flora of South Australia
  An online flora treatment covering South Australia's native plant species.

• VICFLORA – Flora of Victoria
  A searchable database of Victoria's native and naturalised flora.

• Australian Native Plants Society Australia (ANPSA)
  The national body connecting Australia's native plant societies and enthusiasts.

• Australian National Herbarium – Growing Native Plants
  Species profiles and cultivation guidance for growing Australian native plants.

• Wildflower Society of Western Australia
  Information and resources on identifying and conserving WA's wildflowers.
• Native Plants Canberra
  A community resource for identifying and growing native plants in the Canberra region.
• Top End Native Plants (Northern Territory)
  A guide to native plants of the Northern Territory's Top End.
• Native Plants Queensland
  Resources for identifying and cultivating Queensland's native flora.
• Australian Plants Society South Australia
  Information and events focused on South Australia's native plants.
• Australian Plants Society Tasmania
  A community resource for Tasmania's native flora and cultivation.
• Australian Plants Society Victoria
  A community resource for identifying and growing Victoria's native plants.

• Greening Australia
  National not-for-profit focused on large-scale environmental restoration projects using native plants and seeds.
• RIAWA – Revegetation Industry Association of WA
  The peak industry body supporting revegetation practice in Western Australia.
• Gondwana Link
  A landscape-scale initiative restoring ecological connectivity across south-western Australia.
• Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC)
  Practical information on seed collection, storage, germination, and ecological restoration techniques.
• Society for Ecological Restoration Australasia (SERA)
  Professional standards and resources for ecological restoration practitioners.

• Australian Seed Bank Partnership
  National network supporting the conservation and research of native seed.
• Kew’s Seed Information Database (SID)
  International database with germination and treatment data for thousands of plant species.
• Florabank
  Guidelines and resources on native seed collection, storage, and germination.