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Native plants of Alwal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land)

Total number of species: 195

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
land plants Acanthaceae Hypoestes floribunda C NTQ
land plants Acanthaceae Hypoestes floribunda var. yorkensis C NTQ
land plants Acanthaceae Rostellularia adscendens subsp. adscendens C NTQ
land plants Alismataceae Astonia australiensis E NTQ I
land plants Amaranthaceae Deeringia amaranthoides redberry C NTQ
land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena flaccida C NTQ
land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus capensis C NTQ
land plants Anacardiaceae Blepharocarya involucrigera C NTQ
land plants Annonaceae Miliusa traceyi C NTQ
land plants Apiaceae Platysace valida C NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Gymnema geminatum C NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Heterostemma acuminatum C NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Wrightia pubescens subsp. penicillata C NTQ
land plants Araliaceae Trachymene hookeri C NTQ
land plants Aristolochiaceae Aristolochia holtzei C NTQ
land plants Bixaceae Cochlospermum gillivraei C NTQ
land plants Campanulaceae Isotoma gulliveri SL NTQ
land plants Cannabaceae Trema tomentosa var. tomentosa C NTQ
land plants Capparaceae Capparis canescens C NTQ
land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpaea spirostylis C NTQ
land plants Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis exserta C NTQ
land plants Chrysobalanaceae Parinari nonda C NTQ
land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema siliculosum C NTQ
land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Bonamia multiflora C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea gracilis C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea graminea C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Jacquemontia sp. (Fairview R.W.Johnson 4026) C NTQ
land plants Cucurbitaceae Cucumis costatus NT NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Diplacrum pygmaeum C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena ciliaris C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena umbellata C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora croydonensis C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus calostachyus C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Scleria laxa C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Scleria psammitica C NTQ
land plants Dilleniaceae Dillenia alata C NTQ
land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia araneolifera C NTQ
land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia candicans C NTQ
land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL NTQ I
land plants Droseraceae Drosera spatulata SL NTQ I
land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon fistulosum C NTQ I
land plants Euphorbiaceae Croton multicaulis subsp. multicaulis C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia mitchelliana var. mitchelliana C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Microstachys chamaelea C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Tritaxis australiensis C NTQ
land plants Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis C NTQ I
land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia armstrongiana C NTQ
land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia janamba C NTQ
land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pilosa C NTQ
land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia pumilio C NTQ
land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia purpurascens C NTQ
land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella odorata C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles eriodes C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles inodora C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Anisomeles ornans C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Callicarpa candicans C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum costatum C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Clerodendrum parvulum C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia calyculata C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia colei var. colei C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia holosericea C NNQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia leptostachya Townsville wattle C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia torulosa C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Aphyllodium latifolium C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Cajanus mareebensis C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista absus var. absus C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea trefoil rattlepod C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium brownii C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium filiforme C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium trichostachyum C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Galactia sp. (Myall Creek J.R.Clarkson 4885) C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Hovea parvicalyx C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Indigofera hirsuta hairy indigo C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Indigofera pratensis C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Lamprolobium fruticosum C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Rhynchosia minima var. minima C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes var. latifolia C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia leptoclada C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Uraria lagopodioides C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Uraria picta C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Vigna lanceolata var. filiformis C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Vigna sp. (Greta Creek R.J.Lawn+ AQ532201) C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. youngiana C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Zornia muriculata C NTQ
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha SL NTQ I
land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia aplectra C NTQ
land plants Linderniaceae Lindernia sp. (Sudley A.Gunness 1886) C NTQ
land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme connata C NTQ
land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme nudicaulis var. citrina C NTQ
land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme nummularia C NTQ
land plants Loganiaceae Mitrasacme pygmaea C NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Decaisnina brittenii subsp. brittenii C NTQ
land plants Lythraceae Rotala occultiflora C NTQ I
land plants Malpighiaceae Stigmaphyllon australiense C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Decaschistia peninsularis C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Helicteres sp. (Bulimba Station P.I.Forster PIF14740) C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Helicteres sp. (Normanby River J.R.Clarkson+ 7697) C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus meraukensis Merauke hibiscus C NTQ
land plants Meliaceae Dysoxylum acutangulum subsp. foveolatum C NTQ
land plants Menispermaceae Tiliacora australiana C NTQ
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides parvifolia SL NTQ I
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides simulans SL NTQ I
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides triangularis SL NTQ I
land plants Menyanthaceae Ornduffia sp. (Laura C.Dalliston CC18) SL NTQ I
land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clarksoniana C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia nesophila C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia stockeri subsp. peninsularis C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus brassiana Cape York red gum C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Homoranthus tropicus NT NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca acacioides C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca foliolosa C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca saligna C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca stenostachya subsp. amplior C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viridiflora C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium suborbiculare C NTQ
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea atrans SL NTQ I
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea immutabilis SL NTQ I
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL NTQ I
land plants Oleaceae Jasminum elongatum C NTQ
land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera gracilis C NTQ
land plants Orobanchaceae Buchnera linearis C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Antidesma ghaesembilla C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Breynia oblongifolia C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Bridelia finalis C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Cleistanthus xerophilus C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus exilis C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus flagellaris C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus hebecarpus C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus minutiflorus C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Synostemon elachophyllus subsp. latior C NTQ
land plants Picrodendraceae Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree C NTQ
land plants Plantaginaceae Adenosma caerulea C NTQ
land plants Plantaginaceae Stemodia lythrifolia C NTQ
land plants Plumbaginaceae Plumbago zeylanica native plumbago C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Aristida dominii C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Aristida holathera var. holathera C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon bombycinus silky oilgrass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Dimeria ornithopoda C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Ectrosia laxa C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Ectrosia leporina C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Ectrosia nervilemma C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis jacobsiana C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis pubescens C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eriachne humilis C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eriachne pallescens C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eriachne stipacea C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eriachne triseta C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eriachne vesiculosa C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Heterachne gulliveri C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Oryza meridionalis C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Oryza rufipogon C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Panicum seminudum var. cairnsianum C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Panicum simile C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis myosuroides C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Sarga angustum C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Schizachyrium pachyarthron C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Thaumastochloa pubescens C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Xerochloa imberbis C NTQ
land plants Polygalaceae Polygala longifolia C NTQ
land plants Polygalaceae Polygala parviloba C NTQ
land plants Portulacaceae Calandrinia gracilis C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Banksia dentata C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Grevillea dryandri subsp. dryandri C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Xylomelum scottianum C NTQ
land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus spathaceus C NTQ I
land plants Rhamnaceae Ziziphus oenopolia C NTQ
land plants Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata carallia C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Aidia racemosa C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Coelospermum reticulatum C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Larsenaikia ochreata C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Psydrax pallida C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Scleromitrion galioides C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce pogostoma var. hispida C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Triflorensia australis C NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Glycosmis trifoliata C NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Micromelum minutum clusterberry C NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Atalaya angustifolia C NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Dodonaea malvacea C NTQ
land plants Sapotaceae Sersalisia sericea C NTQ
land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella pygmaea C NTQ
land plants Simaroubaceae Samadera sp. (Kennedy River J.R.Clarkson 5645) V NTQ
land plants Stemonaceae Stemona angusta NT NTQ
land plants Sterculiaceae Brachychiton diversifolius subsp. orientalis SL NTQ
land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium adenophorum SL NTQ
land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium clarksonii SL NTQ
land plants Thymelaeaceae Jedda multicaulis 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.

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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) Native plants of Alwal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), WetlandInfo website, accessed 11 September 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-alwal-cypal&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=Native

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