One way to find the right name for the plant that you are looking at is to compare it with the photographs in this Plant Guide shown below.
Another way is to use a key which is based on the characteristics of the leaves (such as whether they are opposite or alternate, simple or compound). These keys are based on leaves, because leaves are more readily available in a rainforest than flowers or fruit.
If you are uncertain of the plant name, CLICK the index or key below.

Trees & Shrubs
- Black OliveberryElaeocarpus holopetalus
- Black plumDiospyros australis
- BlackwoodAcacia melanoxylon
- Brown BarrelEucalyptus fastigata
- Brown BeechPennantia cunninghamii
- Brush MuttonwoodMyrsine howittiana
- Cabbage Tree PalmLivistona australis
- Coachwood/LeatherjacketCeratopetalum apetalum
- FeatherwoodPolyosma cunninghamii
- Kangaroo AppleSolanum aviculare
- Lilly PillySyzygium smithii
- Mountain Water GumTristaniopsis collina
- Musk Daisy BushOlearia argophylla
- Native LaurelCryptocarya glaucescens
- Native MulberryHedycarya angustifolia
- Native QuinceAlectryon subcinereus
- Orange ThornPittosporum multiflorum
- Pencil CedarPolyscias murrayi
- Pepper BushTasmannia insipida
- PinkwoodEucryphia moorei
- PossumwoodQuintinia sieberi
- Prickly CoprosmaCoprosma quadrifida
- SassafrasDoryphora sassafras
- Scentless RosewoodSambucus australasica
- Scrub BeefwoodStenocarpus salignus
- Smooth HeliciaHelicia glabriflora
- Sweet PittosporumPittosporum undulatum
- Tree VioletMelicytus dentatus
- Veined Mock OliveNotelaea venosa
- Victorian Christmas BushPolyscias murrayi
- Yellow ElderberrySambucus australasica
Vines & Scramblers
- Anchor VinePalmeria scandens
- Austral SarsaparillaSmilax australis
- Bearded TylophoraTylophora barbata
- Broad-leaf BrambleRubus moluccanus var. trilobus
- Climbing Guinea FlowerHibbertia scandens
- Common Milk VineMarsdenia rostrata
- Common SilkpodParsonsia straminea
- FieldiaFieldia australis
- Five-leaf Water VineCissus hypoglauca
- Forest ClematisClematis glycinoides
- Green-leaf BrambleRubus nebulosus
- Gum VineAphanopetalum resinosum
- Mountain SilkpodParsonsia brownii
- Native PassionfruitPassiflora herbertiana subsp. herbertiana
- Pearl VineSarcopetalum harveyanum
- Rose-leaf BrambleRubus rosifolius
- Scrambling LilyGeitonoplesium cymosum
- Staff VineCelastrus australis
- Sweet MorindaGynochthodes jasminoides
- Toothed ClematisClematis aristata
- White SupplejackRipogonum album
- Wombat BerryEustrephus latifolius
- Wonga VinePandorea pandorana subsp. pandorana
Ferns
- Austral Lady-fernDiplazium australe
- Climbing Fishbone FernArthropteris tenella
- Creeping Shield FernParapolystichum microsorum
- Fragrant FernMicrosorum scandens
- Kangaroo FernMicrosorum pustulatum
- Necklace FernAsplenium flabellifolium
- Rock Felt FernPellaea falcata
- Rough Tree FernCyathea australis
- Shiny Shield FernParapolystichum acuminatum
- Sickle FernPellaea falcata
- Soft Tree FernDicksonia antarctica
- Sweet PittosporumPittosporum undulatum
Weeds
- Banana PassionfruitPassiflora tarminiana
- Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus
- English HollyIlex aquifolium
- English IvyHedera helix
- Ginger LilyHedychium gardnerianum
- HoneysuckleLonicera japonica
- Large-leaved PrivetLigustrum lucidum
- Small-leaved PrivetLigustrum sinense
- Wandering Sailor/TradTradescantia fluminensis