This list of Noongar plant names was provided by John Horsfall, co-author of Hansen, V and J Horsfall. (2016): Noongar Bush Medicine: Medicinal Plants of the South-west of Western Australia. Perth: UWA Publishing.
Scientific name | Common name | Noongar names |
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Acacia cyclops | Coastal or red-eyed wattle | Woolya or Wilyawa |
Acacia lasiocarpa | Panjang | Panjang or Pajang |
Acacia saligna | Orange wattle | Coojong or Cujong, Kalyung, Kileyung, and Biytch |
Agonis flexuosa | Weeping peppermint | Wanil, Wanill, Wannow, Wonong, Wannung, and Warndilyy |
Calothamnus quadrifidus | One-sided bottlebrush | Kwowdjard and Quietjat |
Carpobrutus virescens | Coastal pigface | Bain, Kolbolgo, Kolboje and Metjarak (Toodyay only) |
Clematis linearifolia | Slender clematis | Taaruk |
Dianella revoluta | Native flax dianella | Mangard and Mangarel |
Dryandra lindleyana | Honeypot dyandra | Bullgalla |
Dryandra sessilis | Parrot bush | Pulgart, Budjan and Pudjak |
Eucalyptus gomphocephala | Tuart | Morrol, Duart, Mooarn, Moorun, Mouarn, Tuart and Tooart |
Exocarpus sparteus | Broom Ballart | Djuk, Chuck, Djiyag, and Dtulya |
Ficinia nodosa | Knotted club-rush | Yangjet |
Hakea prostrata | Harsh harkea | Pulgar, Doolgur and Janda |
Lepidosperma gladiatum | Coast sword-sedge | Kerbein |
Melaleuca lanceolata | Rottnest Island tea-tree | Moonah |
Myoporum insulare | Blueberry tree | Boobiala |
Santalum acuminatum | Sweet quandong | Dumbari, Jawirli, Walku, Wanga, Wayanu, Wongil, Candang, Wong, Wonyill and Wolgol |