Plant community No. 25
This ‘shrubland’ is dominated by Common Boobialla (Myoporum insulare), Flat-sedges (Cyperus spp.), Knobby Club-rush (Isolepis nodosa), Bulrushes (Typha spp.), and Salt Club-rush (Bolboschoenus caldwellii). It is found on black, cracking, deep soils with high salt content on coastal estuaries.
Caterpillar food plants in this community
Grasses
- Short-Stem Flax-Lily (Dianella brevicaulis)
Sedges
- Stiff Flat-Sedge (Cyperus vaginatus)
Shrubs and Mistletoess
- Coastal Wattle (Acacia longifolia ssp. sophorae)
- Melaleuca Mistletoe (Amyema melaleucae) [on Black Tea Tree (Melaleuca lanceolata)]
- Seaberry Saltbush (Rhagodia candolleana ssp. candolleana)
Trees and Mistletoess
- Box Mistletoe (Amyema miquelli) [on Mallee Box (Eucalyptus porosa)]
- Fleshy Mistletoe (Amyema miraculosa) [on Boobialla (Myoporum insulare)]
- Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)
See also
Butterfly nectar plants of the Adelaide region
Plants information
Butterflies of this plant community
Saltbush Blue
Theclinesthes serpentata
Common around saltbushes on which its caterpillars feed.
Southern Grass-dart
Oxybadistes walkeri
Reasonably common; especially the eastern side of the city, its caterpillars feed on native and introduced grasses.
Tailed Emperor
Polyura sempronius
Not common. This butterfly is a recent (1973) immigrant from the eastern states. Caterpillars feed on eastern states trees such as Kurrajong.
Two-spotted Line-blue
Nacaduba biocellata biocellata
Common in fringe urban areas on the plains; rare in the hills. Has a very small caterpillar that eats Acacia (wattle) buds.
Wattle Blue
Theclinesthes miskini miskini
Usually seen congregating on the tops of hills. Caterpillars eat the leaves of Acacia (wattles).
