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 |
* |
* |
* |
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Dodonaea viscosa |
Hop bush |
* |
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* |
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Melaleuca spp. |
Paperbarks |
* |
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* |
* |
* |
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Leptospermum thymifolia |
Tea trees |
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* |
* |
* |
Mosquito repellants |
Leptospermum polygalifolium |
Tantoon |
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* |
* |
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Syzygium spp. |
Lillipilli |
* |
* |
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* |
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Tasmannia spp. |
Native peppers |
* |
* |
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* |
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Eucalyptus spp. |
Eucalypts |
* |
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* |
* |
* |
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Smilax glycyphilla |
Sarsaparilla |
* |
* |
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Alphitonia excelsa |
Red ash |
* |
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* |
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Soap |
Kunzea ambigua |
Tick bush |
* |
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* |
* |
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Melia azedarach |
White cedar |
* |
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Insecticide |
Austromyrtis dulcis |
midgenberry |
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* |
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