Data sources

WattleGrow’s plant, locality and vegetation data is built from the following public datasets. Each is credited here, with its licence, rather than on every individual page — a nursery or plant listing this data appears on isn’t necessarily drawing from all three at once.

• Australian Plant Census (APC) and Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

  Plant names and taxonomy — which name is currently accepted for a species, and its scientific classification.

  Licensed under CC BY 3.0 Australia.

• Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

  The Australian Statistical Geography Standard — postcode, locality and council-area boundaries.

  Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

• Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA), Victorian Government

  Ecological Vegetation Classes and bioregions — the basis for whether a plant is indigenous to a given area.

  Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

• AusTraits (Falster, Gallagher et al. 2021)

  Growing-conditions and description data — height, width, growth habit, flower colour, flowering months and wildlife value.

  Licensed under CC BY 4.0.