Jackass Flat Nature Conservation Reserve is a reserve, located in

Jackass Flat Jackass Flat is a suburb of the city of Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. Jackass Flat is in the City of Greater Bendigo The City of Greater Bendigo is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the ...

, 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. The ''Parks Victoria Act 2018'' updates ...

. 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 in ...

''), 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 Endemism, endemic to southeastern continental Australia. It has rough, fibrous or flaky bark on the trunk, smooth whitish bark above, lance-shaped adult leaves, ...

''). Flowering shrub species include totem poles ('' Melaleuca decussata''), violet honey-myrtle ('' Melaleuca wilsonii''), common fringe-myrtle (''

Calytrix tetragona ''Calytrix tetragona'', commonly known as common fringe-myrtle is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to all states of Australia. It is an erect or spreading shrub with linear to narrowly egg-shaped leave ...

''), sticky boronia, ('' Boronia anemonifolia''), 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''), shrub violet ('' Hybanthus floribundus'') and the rare star hair ('' Astrotricha linearis''). Other plant species include golden pennants (''

Glischrocaryon behrii ''Glischrocaryon behrii'', or golden pennants, is a perennial herb, native to southeastern Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (conti ...

'') 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. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

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