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Native plants of Kowanyama local government area

Total number of species: 241

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I
land plants Acanthaceae Dicliptera spicata C NTQ
land plants Acanthaceae Nelsonia campestris C NTQ
land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I
land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum subsp. portulacastrum C NTQ
land plants Alismataceae Butomopsis latifolia C NTQ I
land plants Alismataceae Caldesia acanthocarpa SL NTQ I
land plants Alismataceae Caldesia oligococca SL NTQ I
land plants Amaranthaceae Achyranthes aspera C NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Alyxia spicata C NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Gymnema geminatum C NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia cymulosa C NTQ
land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton queenslandicus SL NTQ I
land plants Arecaceae Corypha utan C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Centipeda borealis C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Centipeda nidiformis C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Eclipta platyglossa subsp. borealis C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Pluchea rubelliflora C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon intermedium C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Pterocaulon sphacelatum applebush C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Sphaeranthus africanus C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Sphaeranthus indicus C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea littoralis C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Thespidium basiflorum C NTQ
land plants Bataceae Batis argillicola C NTQ
land plants Bombacaceae Camptostemon schultzii C NTQ I
land plants Boraginaceae Coldenia procumbens C NTQ
land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. australianum C NTQ
land plants Burseraceae Canarium australianum var. velutinum C NTQ
land plants Byttneriaceae Melochia corchorifolia C NTQ
land plants Byttneriaceae Waltheria indica C NTQ
land plants Campanulaceae Isotoma gulliveri SL NTQ
land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia caryophylloides SL NTQ
land plants Cannabaceae Celtis paniculata native celtis C NTQ
land plants Capparaceae Capparis canescens C NTQ
land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea corymbosa var. corymbosa C NTQ
land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. equisetifolia C NTQ
land plants Celastraceae Siphonodon australis ivorywood C NTQ
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia australasica C NTQ
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C NTQ I
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C NTQ I
land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C NTQ
land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I
land plants Combretaceae Terminalia platyphylla C NTQ
land plants Combretaceae Terminalia subacroptera C NTQ
land plants Commelinaceae Commelina calandrinioides C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea abrupta C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea aquatica C NNQ I
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea coptica C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea plebeia bellvine C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Merremia hederacea C NTQ
land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis althaeoides C NTQ
land plants Cucurbitaceae Luffa aegyptiaca C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus trinervis C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sanguinolenta C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sundaica C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis acicularis C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis microcarya C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis polytrichoides C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis velata C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Scleria ciliaris C NTQ
land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros calycantha C NTQ
land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros humilis small-leaved ebony C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Calycopeplus casuarinoides C NTQ I
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. filipes C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. mitchelliana C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I
land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria ovalis C NTQ I
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus nesophilus C NTQ
land plants Flagellariaceae Flagellaria indica whip vine C NTQ
land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia purpurascens C NTQ
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum dicoccum C NTQ I
land plants Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. americanus C NTQ
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Blyxa aubertii SL NTQ I
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Najas graminea var. graminea SL NTQ
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Najas tenuifolia water nymph SL NTQ I
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia alismoides SL NTQ I
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ovalifolia subsp. ovalifolia SL NTQ
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria annua SL NTQ I
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria caulescens SL NTQ I
land plants Hydroleaceae Hydrolea zeylanica C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles inodora C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Basilicum polystachyon C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Gmelina dalrympleana C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Pogostemon stellatus C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Premna dallachyana C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Vitex glabrata C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia C NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Litsea glutinosa C NTQ
land plants Lecythidaceae Barringtonia acutangula subsp. acutangula C NTQ
land plants Lecythidaceae Planchonia careya cockatoo apple C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia auriculiformis black wattle C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia crassicarpa C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptocarpa north coast wattle C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia simsii C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene aspera C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium latifolium C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria verrucosa C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Flemingia lineata C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Guilandina bonduc C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Millettia pinnata C NNQ
land plants Leguminosae Vachellia ditricha C NTQ
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia aurea golden bladderwort SL NTQ I
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba floating bladderwort SL NTQ I
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia stellaris SL NTQ I
land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme multicaulis C NTQ
land plants Loganiaceae Mitreola petiolata C NTQ
land plants Loganiaceae Strychnos lucida C NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. tomentilla C NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Amyema villiflora subsp. villiflora C NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Dendrophthoe glabrescens C NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana maritima C NTQ
land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium flexuosum C NTQ
land plants Lythraceae Ammannia multiflora jerry-jerry C NTQ
land plants Lythraceae Lagerstroemia archeriana subsp. archeriana native crepe myrtle C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Thespesia populneoides C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Urena armitiana var. armitiana C NTQ
land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea drummondii common nardoo C NTQ I
land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C NTQ I
land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. japonica C NTQ
land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica var. timoriensis C NTQ
land plants Menispermaceae Tinospora smilacina snakevine C NTQ
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides crenata wavy marshwort SL NTQ I
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I
land plants Molluginaceae Glinus lotoides hairy carpet weed C NTQ
land plants Moraceae Ficus aculeata var. aculeata C NTQ
land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum longifolium subsp. longifolium C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Blakella dallachiana C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Blakella papuana C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia curtipes C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia polycarpa long-fruited bloodwood C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus chlorophylla C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microtheca coolibah C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tetrodonta Darwin stringybark C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca argentea silver tea-tree C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca clarksonii C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nervosa C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca saligna C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora var. viridiflora C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium eucalyptoides subsp. eucalyptoides C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Xanthostemon crenulatus C NTQ
land plants Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo nucifera pink waterlily SL NTQ I
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea alexii SL NTQ I
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea atrans SL NTQ I
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea carpentariae SL NTQ I
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea macrosperma SL NTQ I
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL NTQ I
land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia adscendens C NTQ I
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C NTQ I
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia perennis C NTQ I
land plants Opiliaceae Opilia amentacea C NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Dendrobium trilamellatum yellow antelope orchid SL NTQ
land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera linearis C NTQ
land plants Orobanchaceae Centranthera cochinchinensis C NTQ
land plants Phrymaceae Peplidium foecundum C NTQ I
land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia tomentosa C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus minutiflorus C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus novae-hollandiae C NTQ
land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I
land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Aristida warburgii C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Bothriochloa decipiens var. cloncurrensis C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Chionachne cyathopoda river grass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Chrysopogon elongatus C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Ectrosia blakei C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis cumingii C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis exigua C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis fallax C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis spartinoides C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Iseilema vaginiflorum red flinders grass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Oryza australiensis C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Oryza meridionalis C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Paspalidium rarum C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Pseudopogonatherum contortum C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Setaria surgens C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Spinifex longifolius C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Themeda arguens C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Urochloa piligera C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Vacoparis laxiflorum C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Xerochloa imberbis C NTQ
land plants Polygalaceae Polygala scorpioides C NTQ
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria attenuata C NTQ I
land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia cyanea C NTQ
land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton crispus curly pondweed SL NTQ I
land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton octandrus SL NTQ I
land plants Proteaceae Grevillea parallela C NTQ
land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C NTQ I
land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ
land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum brevipes C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Ixora timorensis C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion galioides C NTQ
land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos latifolius C NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya hemiglauca C NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya variifolia C NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia unmackiana C NTQ
land plants Scrophulariaceae Eremophila longifolia berrigan C NTQ
land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
land plants Sparrmanniaceae Corchorus capsularis C NTQ
land plants Sparrmanniaceae Grewia savannicola C NTQ
land plants Sphenocleaceae Sphenoclea zeylanica C NTQ I
land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton diversifolius subsp. orientalis SL NTQ
land plants Violaceae Pigea enneasperma C NTQ
land plants Vitaceae Causonis trifolia C NTQ
land plants Vitaceae Cayratia acris hairy grape C NTQ
land plants Vitaceae Cayratia cardiophylla C NTQ
land plants Vitaceae Cissus reniformis C NTQ

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.

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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) Native plants of Kowanyama local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 15 September 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-kowanyama&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=Native

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