Jackass Flat Nature Conservation Reserve is a reserve, located in Jackass Flat, a northern suburb of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia. The reserve was established in 1980 and is managed by

Parks Victoria Parks Victoria is a government agency of the state of Victoria, Australia. Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The ''Parks Victoria Ac ...

. The dominant tree species within the reserve are ironbark (''

Eucalyptus tricarpa ''Eucalyptus tricarpa'', commonly known as red ironbark or mugga ironbark, is a species of tree that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has thick, rough ironbark on the trunk and branches, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower buds usually i ...

''), red box ''(

Eucalyptus polyanthemos ''Eucalyptus polyanthemos'', commonly known as red box, is a species of small to medium-sized tree, that is native to eastern Australia but has been introduced into other countries. It has fibrous bark on the trunk and larger branches, smooth gr ...

'') and grey box (''

Eucalyptus microcarpa ''Eucalyptus microcarpa'', commonly known as grey box, is a species of tree that is endemic to southeastern continental Australia. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the trunk, smooth whitish bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, flower bu ...

''). Flowering shrub species include totem poles (''

Melaleuca decussata ''Melaleuca decussata'', commonly known as cross-leaf honey-myrtle or totem poles, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae native to South Australia and both native and naturalised in Victoria. It is an adaptable shrub, grown in many parts of ...

''), violet honey-myrtle (''

Melaleuca wilsonii ''Melaleuca wilsonii'', commonly known as Wilson's honey-myrtle or violet honey-myrtle, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, native to parts of South Australia and Victoria. It is a shrub with narrow, pointed leaves and heads of purplish-p ...

''), common fringe-myrtle (''

Calytrix tetragona ''Calytrix tetragona'' is an Australian shrub in the myrtle family. Common names include common fringe-myrtle. Description It is a widespread plant growing in many parts of southern Australia. It ranges from high rainfall areas to semi-arid zo ...

''), sticky boronia, (''

Boronia anemonifolia ''Cyanothamnus anemonifolius'', commonly known as narrow-leaved boronia or sticky boronia, is a flowering plant that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a shrub with mostly pinnate leaves, with white to pale pink four- petalled flowers ...

''), fairy wax-flower ''(

Philotheca verrucosa ''Philotheca verrucosa'', commonly known as fairy wax-flower or Bendigo wax-flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It is a small shrub with prominently glandular-warty branch ...

)'', goldfields grevillea (''

Grevillea dryophylla ''Grevillea dryophylla'', also known as Goldfields grevillea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to Victoria, Australia. It is a spreading to erect shrub with hairy branchlets, lobed leaves, and green to bro ...

''), shrub violet (''

Hybanthus floribundus ''Hybanthus floribundus'' ( shrub violet) is a plant in the Violaceae family, found in southern Western Australia, southern South Australia, Victoria and southern New South Wales. ''Hybanthus floribundus'' was first described as ''Pigea flori ...

'') and the rare star hair (''

Astrotricha linearis ''Astrotricha linearis'', commonly known as the narrow-leaf star-hair, is a plant species in the family Araliaceae. The species is endemic to south-east Australia. Plants grow to 1.5 metres high and have linear leaves that are 20 to 65 mm lo ...

''). Other plant species include golden pennants ('' Glischrocaryon behrii'') as well as numerous

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

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