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The file below contains a list of medicinal and edible native plants known to have grown in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. This initial listing will be updated as new information becomes available. Eventually, each plant will have a dedicated page with information regarding sustainability, medicinal uses, cultivation and propagation, etc. Click here for a printable list Indigenous plants for health list.

Botanical name	Common Name	Medicinal	Food	Topical	Aromatic	Bees	Other
Persoonia spp.	Geebung	*	*	*
Dodonaea viscosa	Hop bush	*		*
Melaleuca spp. M. linariifolia M. ericifolia M. alternifolia M. quinquenervia	Paperbarks	*		*	*	*
Leptospermum thymifolia L. petersonii L. liversidgii	Tea trees			*	*	*	Mosquito repellants
Leptospermum polygalifolium	Tantoon				*	*
Syzygium spp.	Lillipilli	*	*		*
Tasmannia spp.	Native peppers	*	*		*
Eucalyptus spp. E. melliodora E. robusta	Eucalypts	*		*	*	*
Smilax glycyphilla	Sarsaparilla	*	*
Alphitonia excelsa	Red ash	*		*			Soap
Kunzea ambigua	Tick bush	*		*	*
Melia azedarach	White cedar	*					Insecticide
Austromyrtis dulcis	midgenberry		*

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