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Rare or threatened plants of Gold Coast local government area

Total number of species: 119

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia coronata V NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia longiloba V V NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Ochrosia moorei southern ochrosia E E NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia largiflorens E NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia tenuis slender silkpod V NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Vincetoxicum woollsii E E NTQ
land plants Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia praevenosa NT NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Brachyscome ascendens Binna Burra daisy V NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Olearia heterocarpa nightcap daisy bush NT NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Ozothamnus vagans V V NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Picris conyzoides V NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Podolepis monticola mountain podolepis V NTQ
land plants Blandfordiaceae Blandfordia grandiflora christmas bells E NTQ I
land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium peregrinum C E NTQ
land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia scopulicola V NTQ
land plants Corynocarpaceae Corynocarpus rupestris subsp. arborescens southern corynocarpus V NTQ
land plants Cunoniaceae Davidsonia johnsonii smooth davidsonia E E NTQ
land plants Cunoniaceae Eucryphia jinksii Springbrook leatherwood CR NTQ
land plants Cupressaceae Callitris baileyi Bailey's cypress NT NTQ
land plants Cyatheaceae Alsophila cunninghamii NT NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rupicola V NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus semifertilis V V NTQ
land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia hexandra NT NTQ
land plants Dryopteridaceae Lastreopsis silvestris V NTQ
land plants Ericaceae Gaultheria viridicarpa green waxberry E E NTQ
land plants Ericaceae Styphelia recurvisepala E NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Baloghia marmorata jointed baloghia V V NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton mamillatus Bahrs scrub croton CR CE NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Fontainea australis southern fontainea V V NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Fontainea venosa V V NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus megadontus E NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos speciosus V NTQ
land plants Gyrostemonaceae Gyrostemon osmus CR NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Coleus habrophyllus E E NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Coleus nitidus E E NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Westringia blakeana NT NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Westringia rupicola V V NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya foetida stinking cryptocarya V V NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra globosa ball-fruited walnut NT NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra hayesii rusty rose walnut V V NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra microneura NT NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Endiandra wongawallanensis E NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia attenuata V V NTQ I
land plants Leguminosae Acacia baueri subsp. baueri tiny wattle V NTQ I
land plants Leguminosae Cassia marksiana V NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Sophora fraseri brush sophora V V NTQ
land plants Lycopodiaceae Phlegmariurus varius V NTQ
land plants Maundiaceae Maundia triglochinoides V NTQ I
land plants Meliaceae Owenia cepiodora onion cedar V V NTQ
land plants Menispermaceae Fawcettia tinosporoides V NTQ
land plants Myrsinaceae Ardisia bakeri ardisia NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus codonocarpa mallee ash NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus curtisii Plunkett mallee NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Gossia fragrantissima E E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Gossia gonoclada CR E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Gossia hillii CR NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Gossia punctata CR NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Lenwebbia lasioclada CR NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Lenwebbia prominens NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Lenwebbia sp. (Main Range P.R.Sharpe+ 4877) Main Range lenwebbia CR CE NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca irbyana E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia dumicola rib-fruited malletwood E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia maideniana smooth scrub turpentine CR CE NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia rubescens scrub turpentine CR CE NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia whiteana white malletwood E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodomyrtus psidioides native guava CR CE NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium hodgkinsoniae red lilly pilly V V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium moorei Durobby V V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Uromyrtus lamingtonensis V NTQ
land plants Oleaceae Jasminum jenniae E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum argyropus V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Chiloglottis sphyrnoides V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Corunastylis sigmoidea NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Corybas montanus small helmet orchid V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Diuris curta E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Phaius australis E E NTQ I
land plants Orchidaceae Prasophyllum exilis NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis bicornis horned greenhood V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis nigricans NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Rhizanthella omissa E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii ravine orchid E V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Sarcochilus hartmannii V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Taeniophyllum lobatum NT NTQ
land plants Orobanchaceae Euphrasia bella Lamington eyebright E V NTQ
land plants Pittosporaceae Pittosporum oreillyanum thorny pittosporum NT NTQ
land plants Poaceae Arthraxon hispidus var. hispidus V NTQ
land plants Polygalaceae Comesperma breviflorum NT NTQ
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria elatior V V NTQ I
land plants Proteaceae Alloxylon pinnatum NT NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Banksia conferta V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Floydia praealta ball nut V V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Helicia ferruginea rusty oak V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Hicksbeachia pinnatifolia red bopple nut V V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Macadamia integrifolia macadamia nut V V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Macadamia tetraphylla V V NTQ
land plants Ranunculaceae Clematis fawcettii V V NTQ
land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris crassifolia V NTQ
land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris notata V NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Durringtonia paludosa durringtonia NT NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Randia moorei spiny gardenia E E NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Acronychia littoralis scented acronychia E E NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Bosistoa transversa three-leaved bosistoa C V NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Leionema beckleri E NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Zieria adenodonta NT NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Zieria collina V V NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Cossinia australiana E E NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis newmanii long-leaved tuckeroo NT NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Diploglottis campbellii small-leaved tamarind E E NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema pulchella fine-leaved tuckeroo V NTQ
land plants Sapotaceae Niemeyera whitei V NTQ
land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella eerwah E E NTQ
land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella andrewsii C V NTQ I
land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera bidwillii V V NTQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum mentiens E NTQ
land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus cunninghamii E E NTQ
land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton sp. (Ormeau L.H.Bird AQ435851) Ormeau bottle tree CR CE NTQ
land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos baeuerlenii small-leaved hazelwood V V NTQ
land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos harroldii hairy hazelwood NT NTQ
land plants Thelypteridaceae Thelypteris confluens V NTQ I

Note: Wildlife statistics are based on information that has been submitted to the DETSI WildNet database and converted to a 10km² grid. The grid information has been intersected with the mapping polygons to determine the species lists. Click here to view the species grid metadata.

Information from WildNet can also be accessed via Wildlife Online and WetlandMaps.

Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

Disclaimer: While every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of this product, the Queensland Government and Australian Government make no representations or warranties about its accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability for any particular purpose and disclaim all responsibility and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages (including indirect or consequential damage) and costs which might be incurred as a consequence of reliance on the product, or as a result of the product being inaccurate or incomplete in any way and for any reason.

Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
End. - Endemicity
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
U : Unknown endemicity - native
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Rare or threatened plants of Gold Coast local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 21 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-gold-coast&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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