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Native plants of Esk National Park

Total number of species: 123

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
land plants Acanthaceae Harnieria hygrophiloides white karambal C NTQ
land plants Acanthaceae Pseuderanthemum variabile pastel flower C NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia constricta bitterbark C NTQ
land plants Aspleniaceae Asplenium australasicum C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Picris angustifolia subsp. carolorum-henricorum C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Senecio hispidulus C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Senecio pinnatifolius var. pinnatifolius C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea australis C NTQ
land plants Blechnaceae Blechnum neohollandicum C NTQ
land plants Campanulaceae Wahlenbergia stricta subsp. stricta SL NTQ
land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina torulosa C NTQ
land plants Celastraceae Denhamia bilocularis C NTQ
land plants Celastraceae Denhamia silvestris C NTQ
land plants Commelinaceae Aneilema acuminatum C NTQ
land plants Commelinaceae Pollia crispata pollia C NTQ
land plants Cucurbitaceae Diplocyclos palmatus subsp. palmatus C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Bulbostylis barbata C NTQ
land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia linearis var. obtusifolia C NTQ
land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia riparia C NTQ
land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros pentamera myrtle ebony C NTQ
land plants Ericaceae Monotoca scoparia prickly broom heath C NTQ
land plants Ericaceae Styphelia mutica C NTQ
land plants Ericaceae Styphelia sparsa C NTQ
land plants Ericaceae Trochocarpa laurina tree heath C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Baloghia inophylla scrub bloodwood C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Homalanthus populifolius C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus claoxyloides green kamala C NTQ
land plants Gyrostemonaceae Codonocarpus attenuatus C NTQ
land plants Haloragaceae Haloragis heterophylla rough raspweed C NTQ
land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella brevipedunculata C NTQ
land plants Lamiaceae Chloanthes parviflora C NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel C NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya bidwillii yellow laurel C NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya obovata pepperberry C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra beaniana C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra filiformis C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra laxa broad-leaved matrush C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia baeuerlenii C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia complanata flatstem wattle C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia maidenii Maiden's wattle C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia podalyriifolia Queensland silver wattle C NNQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia quadrilateralis C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Chamaecrista nomame var. nomame C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria brevis C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria medicaginea var. neglecta C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Daviesia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Daviesia genistifolia broom bitter pea C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Daviesia wyattiana long-leaved bitter pea C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Dillwynia phylicoides C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Glycine clandestina var. clandestina C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Hardenbergia violacea C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Hovea planifolia C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Indigofera australis subsp. australis C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea cunninghamii prickly pea C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Tephrosia filipes subsp. filipes C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Vigna vexillata var. angustifolia C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Abutilon oxycarpum var. oxycarpum C NTQ
land plants Meliaceae Melia azedarach white cedar C NTQ
land plants Menispermaceae Legnephora moorei C NTQ
land plants Moraceae Ficus coronata creek sandpaper fig C NTQ
land plants Myrsinaceae Embelia australiana embelia C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Angophora woodsiana smudgee C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia gummifera red bloodwood C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia subsp. trachyphloia C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus baileyana Bailey's stringybark C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus biturbinata C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus eugenioides C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus helidonica C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microcorys C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pilularis blackbutt C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus planchoniana C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus propinqua small-fruited grey gum C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus racemosa subsp. racemosa scribbly gum C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus saligna C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus siderophloia C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Rhodamnia rubescens scrub turpentine CR CE NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syzygium australe scrub cherry C NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Acianthus exsertus SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Caladenia catenata SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Chiloglottis diphylla SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Corybas barbarae helmet orchid SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis nutans SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Pterostylis torquata SL NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthus hirtellus C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Paspalidium distans shotgrass C NTQ
land plants Polygalaceae Polygala triflora C NTQ
land plants Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia gracillima C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Grevillea banksii C NNQ
land plants Proteaceae Grevillea robusta C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Lomatia silaifolia crinkle bush C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Persoonia sericea silky geebung C NTQ
land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum atroviride SL NTQ
land plants Pteridaceae Adiantum hispidulum var. hispidulum SL NTQ
land plants Ranunculaceae Ranunculus sessiliflorus var. sessiliflorus C NTQ
land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
land plants Rosaceae Rubus rosifolius var. rosifolius C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Gynochthodes jasminoides C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Opercularia diphylla C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Pomax umbellata C NTQ
land plants Rubiaceae Spermacoce multicaulis C NTQ
land plants Santalaceae Exocarpos cupressiformis native cherry C NTQ
land plants Santalaceae Viscum articulatum flat mistletoe C NTQ
land plants Scrophulariaceae Myoporum acuminatum coastal boobialla C NTQ
land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea altior C NTQ
land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea linifolia C NTQ
land plants Urticaceae Urtica incisa stinging nettle C NTQ
land plants Violaceae Pigea monopetala C NTQ
land plants Violaceae Viola betonicifolia C NTQ
land plants Violaceae Viola perreniformis C NTQ
land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea johnsonii SL NTQ
land plants Zingiberaceae Alpinia caerulea wild ginger 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.

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) Native plants of Esk National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 July 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-esk&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=Native

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