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Rare or threatened plants of Sunshine Coast local government area

Total number of species: 86

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum excelsum NT NTQ
land plants Acanthaceae Graptophyllum reticulatum reticulated holly E E NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Leichhardtia coronata V NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia largiflorens E NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia tenuis slender silkpod V NTQ
land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus NT NTQ I
land plants Aristolochiaceae Pararistolochia praevenosa NT NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Picris conyzoides V NTQ
land plants Bignoniaceae Tecomanthe hillii Fraser Island creeper NT NTQ
land plants Blandfordiaceae Blandfordia grandiflora christmas bells E NTQ I
land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia membranacea NT NTQ
land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina emuina Mt. Emu she-oak E E NTQ
land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina filidens Mt. Beerwah she-oak E NTQ
land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina thalassoscopica Mt. Coolum she-oak E E NTQ
land plants Corynocarpaceae Corynocarpus rupestris subsp. arborescens southern corynocarpus V NTQ
land plants Cucurbitaceae Nothoalsomitra suberosa NT NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Carex breviscapa V NTQ
land plants Ericaceae Styphelia recurvisepala E NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya sharpeana Mt. Coolum bertya NT NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus megadontus E NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinocarpos speciosus V NTQ
land plants Haloragaceae Gonocarpus effusus V NTQ
land plants Hernandiaceae Hernandia bivalvis cudgerie NT NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Coleus acariformis Mt Emu mint bush E NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Coleus omissus E E NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Coleus torrenticola E E NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Prostanthera spathulata V V NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Westringia blakeana NT NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Westringia grandifolia E NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya foetida stinking cryptocarya V V NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Romnalda strobilacea V V 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 Glycine argyrea NT NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Sophora fraseri brush sophora V V NTQ
land plants Macarthuriaceae Macarthuria complanata NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Aggreflorum luehmannii V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus conglomerata swamp stringybark E E NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus curtisii Plunkett mallee NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus kabiana Mt. Beerwah mallee V V 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 inophloia CR NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Gossia punctata CR NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Lenwebbia sp. (Blackall Range P.R.Sharpe 5387) CR NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum oreophilum V NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca groveana NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia dumicola rib-fruited malletwood E NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia rubescens scrub turpentine CR CE 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 Xanthostemon oppositifolius southern penda V V NTQ
land plants Oleaceae Jasminum jenniae E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Bulbophyllum globuliforme NT V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Corunastylis cranei V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Cryptostylis hunteriana SL V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Diuris curta E NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Phaius australis E E NTQ I
land plants Orchidaceae Plectorrhiza beckleri NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Prasophyllum exilis NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Prasophyllum wallum Wallum leek orchid V V NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis nigricans NT NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Sarcochilus fitzgeraldii ravine orchid E V NTQ
land plants Poaceae Arthraxon hispidus V V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Banksia conferta V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Floydia praealta ball nut V V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Grevillea hodgei Coochin Hills grevillea CR CE NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Helicia ferruginea rusty oak V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Macadamia integrifolia macadamia nut V V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Macadamia ternifolia bopple nut V V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Macadamia tetraphylla V V NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Triunia robusta E E NTQ
land plants Rhamnaceae Pomaderris crassifolia V NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Durringtonia paludosa durringtonia NT NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Acronychia littoralis scented acronychia E E NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Boronia keysii Key's boronia V V NTQ I
land plants Rutaceae Boronia rivularis Wide Bay boronia NT NTQ I
land plants Rutaceae Bosistoa transversa three-leaved bosistoa C V NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Zieria bifida E E NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Zieria exsul banished stink bush CR CE NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea rupicola V V NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Lepiderema pulchella fine-leaved tuckeroo V NTQ
land plants Sapotaceae Planchonella eerwah E E NTQ
land plants Symplocaceae Symplocos harroldii hairy hazelwood NT NTQ
land plants Thismiaceae Thismia rodwayi NT 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.

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

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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 Sunshine Coast local government area, WetlandInfo website, accessed 2 August 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=lga-sunshine-coast&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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