Marigolds Reserve

The reserve comprises natural bushland as well as open space and a playground. It is 8.2 acres, with 3.8 acres dedicated to natural conservation zones. The reserve is home to some remnant river red gums and many wildflowers. Banyule’s Bushland Management Unit maintains the reserve.

Flora and fauna

The vegetation community includes plains grassy woodland and exposed plain-slope, and is considered regionally threatened.

There are many flora species within the conservation area, including the rare and threatened matted flax lily. Other regionally significant species include the blushing bindweed and varied raspwort.

The reserve has many significantly aged river red gums, many of which have well-formed habitat hollows.

Fauna

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Common name	Scientific name
Brushtail possum	Trichosurus vulpecula
Common ringtail possum	Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Eastern blue tongue lizard	Tiliqua scincoides
Laughing kookaburra	Dacelo novaeguineae
Rainbow lorikeet	Trichoglossus moluccanus
Sulfur-crested cockatoo	Cacatua galerita
Sugar glider	Petaurus breviceps
Tawny frogmouth	Podargus strigoides

Flora

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Scientific name	Common name
Convolvulus angustissimus	Blushing bindweed
Haloragis hetrophylla	Varied raspwort
Dianella amoena	Matted flax lily
Acacia implexa	lightwood
Acacia melanoxylon	blackwood
Arthropodium strictum	Chocolate lily
Bossiaea prostrata	Creeping bossieae
Bursaria spinosa	Sweet bursaria
Goodenia ovata	Hop goodenia
Eucalyptus camaldulensis	River red gum
Rytidosperma sp.	Wallaby grass
Themeda triandra	Kangaroo grass
Tricoryne elatior	Yellow rush lily

Location

20 Marigolds Road, Yallambie 3085  View Map

-37.728657, 145.083126

20 Marigolds Road , Yallambie 3085

20 Marigolds Road , Yallambie 3085

Marigolds Reserve