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Plants of Freshwater National Park

Total number of species: 304

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Charophyceae Characeae Chara fibrosa C NTQ I
Florideophyceae Batrachospermaceae Batrachospermum globosporum C NTQ
Florideophyceae Caulacanthaceae Catenella nipae C NTQ
Florideophyceae Gracilariaceae Gracilaria verrucosa C NTQ
Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Chondria
Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa racemosa var. laetevirens C NTQ
Ulvophyceae Udoteaceae Udotea argentea C NTQ
Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Enteromorpha clathrata C NTQ
land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila costata NAQ I
land plants Alismataceae Sagittaria platyphylla sagittaria NAQ I
land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum pedunculatum river lily SL NTQ I
land plants Anacardiaceae Mangifera indica mango NAQ
land plants Anacardiaceae Schinus terebinthifolius NAQ
land plants Apiaceae Centella asiatica C NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Gomphocarpus physocarpus balloon cottonbush NAQ
land plants Apocynaceae Parsonsia straminea monkey rope C NTQ
land plants Araliaceae Heptapleurum actinophyllum C NNQ
land plants Arecaceae Syagrus romanzoffiana Queen palm NAQ
land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus aethiopicus ground asparagus NAQ
land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus africanus ornamental asparagus NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Ageratum houstonianum blue billygoat weed NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Arctotheca calendula Cape weed NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia groundsel bush NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare spear thistle NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Cyanthillium cinereum C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I
land plants Asteraceae Erigeron bonariensis NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Erigeron canadensis NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Erigeron sumatrensis NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Glossocardia bidens native cobbler's pegs C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Hypochaeris radicata catsear NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Senecio madagascariensis fireweed NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Sphagneticola trilobata NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Tagetes minuta stinking roger NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale dandelion NAQ
land plants Balsaminaceae Impatiens walleriana balsam NAQ
land plants Bartramiaceae Philonotis slateri C NTQ
land plants Bignoniaceae Jacaranda mimosifolia jacaranda NAQ
land plants Blechnaceae Telmatoblechnum indicum SL NTQ
land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium bonariense Argentine peppercress NAQ
land plants Bryaceae Gemmabryum coronatum C NTQ
land plants Bryaceae Rosulabryum subfasciculatum C NTQ
land plants Calymperaceae Syrrhopodon armatus C NTQ
land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia purpurascens white root SL NTQ
land plants Cannabaceae Celtis sinensis Chinese elm NAQ
land plants Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina littoralis C NTQ
land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana C NTQ
land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina glauca swamp she-oak C NTQ I
land plants Cephaloziellaceae Cephaloziella
land plants Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium album fat-hen NAQ
land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda arbusculoides C NTQ I
land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C NTQ I
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia pergranulata subsp. queenslandica C NTQ I
land plants Commelinaceae Commelina benghalensis NAQ
land plants Commelinaceae Murdannia graminea murdannia C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea cairica NAQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea indica blue morning-glory NAQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Polymeria calycina pink bindweed C NTQ
land plants Cupressaceae Callitris columellaris C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Carex
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus brevifolius Mullumbimby couch NAQ
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laevis C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus rotundus nutgrass NAQ
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sphacelata tall spikerush C NTQ I
land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma laterale C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina rubiginosa C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Machaerina teretifolia C NTQ
land plants Cyperaceae Ptilothrix deusta C NTQ
land plants Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium esculentum common bracken C NTQ
land plants Dicksoniaceae Calochlaena dubia C NTQ
land plants Dicranaceae Dicranella baileyana C NTQ
land plants Dilleniaceae Hibbertia vestita C NTQ
land plants Ditrichaceae Eccremidium brisbanicum C NTQ
land plants Droseraceae Drosera
land plants Droseraceae Drosera spatulata SL NTQ I
land plants Entodontaceae Entodon plicatus C NTQ
land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon scariosum C NTQ I
land plants Euphorbiaceae Alchornea ilicifolia native holly C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia thymifolia NAQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Macaranga tanarius macaranga C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis castor oil bush NAQ
land plants Fossombroniaceae Fossombronia
land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania
land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania ericoides C NTQ
land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania monocera C NTQ
land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania rubella C NTQ
land plants Frullaniaceae Frullania subtropica C NTQ
land plants Funariaceae Funaria hygrometrica C NTQ
land plants Funariaceae Physcomitrium brisbanicum C NTQ
land plants Gleicheniaceae Sticherus C U
land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia mystrophylla C NTQ
land plants Goodeniaceae Goodenia rotundifolia C NTQ
land plants Hemerocallidaceae Dianella caerulea C NTQ
land plants Hemerocallidaceae Geitonoplesium cymosum scrambling lily C NTQ
land plants Hemerocallidaceae Tricoryne elatior yellow autumn lily C NTQ
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Limnobium laevigatum NAQ I
land plants Hypnaceae Ectropothecium leucochloron C NTQ
land plants Hypnaceae Hypnum
land plants Hypnaceae Hypnum sp. (Burpengary C.J.Wild AQ733958) C NTQ
land plants Hypnaceae Hypnum sp. (Cairns C.J.Wild AQ733964) C NTQ
land plants Hypnaceae Taxiphyllum taxirameum C NTQ
land plants Iridaceae Patersonia sericea var. sericea C NTQ
land plants Iridaceae Sisyrinchium rosulatum NAQ
land plants Juncaceae Juncus bufonius toad rush NAQ I
land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C NTQ I
land plants Lauraceae Cinnamomum camphora camphor laurel NAQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra confertifolia subsp. pallida C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra filiformis C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra longifolia C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Lomandra multiflora subsp. multiflora C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia
land plants Leguminosae Acacia concurrens C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia disparrima subsp. disparrima C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia falcata sickle wattle C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia fimbriata Brisbane golden wattle C NNQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia hubbardiana C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Acacia melanoxylon blackwood C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria lanceolata subsp. lanceolata NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Delonix regia poinciana NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium rhytidophyllum C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Glycine sp. (Petrie S.T.Blake 2166) C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Indigofera suffruticosa NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Jacksonia scoparia C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Kennedia rubicunda red Kennedy pea C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Lotononis bainesii lotononis NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium atropurpureum siratro NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Neonotonia wightii var. wightii NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea myrtoides C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Pultenaea villosa hairy bush pea C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Senna didymobotrya NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Senna pendula var. glabrata Easter cassia NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Stylosanthes guianensis var. guianensis NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Trifolium repens var. repens white clover NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Vicia sativa subsp. nigra NAQ
land plants Lejeuneaceae Acrolejeunea aulacophora C NTQ
land plants Lejeuneaceae Lejeunea
land plants Lejeuneaceae Lejeunea caespitosa C NTQ
land plants Lejeuneaceae Lejeunea drummondii C NTQ
land plants Lejeuneaceae Lejeunea herzogii C NTQ
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia aurea golden bladderwort SL NTQ I
land plants Leucobryaceae Campylopus introflexus C NTQ
land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea
land plants Lindsaeaceae Lindsaea microphylla lacy wedge fern C NTQ
land plants Loganiaceae Orianthera pusilla C NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Amyema cambagei C NTQ
land plants Loranthaceae Lysiana maritima C NTQ
land plants Malvaceae Hibiscus
land plants Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia NAQ
land plants Marchantiaceae Marchantia berteroana C NTQ
land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I
land plants Menispermaceae Stephania japonica C NTQ
land plants Meteoriaceae Papillaria crocea C NTQ
land plants Meteoriaceae Papillaria leuconeura C NTQ
land plants Moraceae Ficus obliqua C NTQ
land plants Moraceae Maclura cochinchinensis cockspur thorn C NTQ
land plants Moraceae Morus alba white mulberry NAQ
land plants Myrsinaceae Lysimachia arvensis NAQ
land plants Myrtaceae Angophora woodsiana smudgee C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Blakella tessellaris C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Blakella torelliana C NNQ
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata Superseded XU
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia trachyphloia subsp. trachyphloia C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus acmenoides C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus bancroftii Bancroft's red gum C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus crebra narrow-leaved red ironbark C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microcorys C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus moluccana gum-topped box C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus racemosa subsp. racemosa scribbly gum C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus resinifera red mahogany C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus robusta swamp mahogany C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus robusta x Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus seeana narrow-leaved red gum C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus siderophloia C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus tereticornis C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum
land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum polygalifolium tantoon C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon confertus brush box C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca linariifolia snow-in summer C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca nodosa C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca pachyphylla C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca salicina C NTQ
land plants Myrtaceae Syncarpia glomulifera subsp. glomulifera C NTQ
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea
land plants Ochnaceae Ochna serrulata ochna NAQ
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C NTQ I
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia repens NAQ I
land plants Onagraceae Oenothera indecora subsp. bonariensis NAQ
land plants Orchidaceae Arthrochilus irritabilis leafy elbow orchid SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Corunastylis
land plants Orchidaceae Corunastylis acuminata SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Corybas barbarae helmet orchid SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Cryptostylis subulata large tongue orchid SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Geodorum densiflorum pink nodding orchid SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Glossodia minor small wax lip orchid SL NTQ
land plants Orchidaceae Phaius australis E E NTQ I
land plants Orchidaceae Zeuxine oblonga hairy jewel orchid SL NTQ
land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis pes-caprae soursob NAQ
land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora
land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora edulis NAQ
land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora herbertiana subsp. herbertiana native passionfruit C NTQ
land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora suberosa subsp. litoralis NAQ
land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C NTQ I
land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion ferdinandi var. ferdinandi C NTQ
land plants Phyllanthaceae Glochidion sumatranum umbrella cheese tree C NTQ
land plants Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca octandra inkweed NAQ
land plants Pinaceae Pinus elliottii slash pine NAQ
land plants Plantaginaceae Bacopa caroliniana NAQ I
land plants Poaceae Alloteropsis semialata cockatoo grass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Andropogon virginicus whiskey grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Bromus catharticus prairie grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Capillipedium spicigerum spicytop C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Cenchrus clandestinus NAQ
land plants Poaceae Chloris gayana rhodes grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Cymbopogon refractus barbed-wire grass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ
land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Digitaria didactyla Queensland blue couch NAQ
land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Entolasia stricta wiry panic C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis curvula NAQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis sororia C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Eulalia trispicata C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Hyparrhenia rufa subsp. rufa NAQ
land plants Poaceae Imperata cylindrica blady grass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Lachnagrostis filiformis C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus NAQ
land plants Poaceae Melinis minutiflora molasses grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Oplismenus aemulus creeping shade grass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Ottochloa gracillima pademelon grass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Panicum effusum C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Paspalum dilatatum paspalum NAQ
land plants Poaceae Paspalum mandiocanum NAQ
land plants Poaceae Paspalum scrobiculatum ditch millet C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Setaria sphacelata NAQ
land plants Poaceae Sporobolus
land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I
land plants Poaceae Stenotaphrum secundatum buffalo grass NAQ I
land plants Poaceae Themeda triandra kangaroo grass C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Urochloa mosambicensis sabi grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Urochloa mutica NAQ I
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria attenuata C NTQ I
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria decipiens slender knotweed C NTQ I
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria strigosa C NTQ I
land plants Polygonaceae Rumex brownii swamp dock C NTQ
land plants Polygonaceae Rumex crispus curled dock NAQ
land plants Pontederiaceae Heteranthera reniformis NAQ I
land plants Pottiaceae Barbula subcalycina C NTQ
land plants Pottiaceae Weissia perpusilla C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia subsp. compar C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Banksia integrifolia subsp. integrifolia C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Banksia robur broad-leaved banksia C NTQ I
land plants Proteaceae Buckinghamia celsissima spotted silky oak C NNQ
land plants Proteaceae Grevillea leiophylla wallum grevillea C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Grevillea robusta C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Hakea florulenta three-nerved willow hakea C NTQ
land plants Proteaceae Macadamia ternifolia bopple nut V V NTQ
land plants Pteridaceae Cheilanthes sieberi subsp. sieberi C NTQ
land plants Racopilaceae Racopilum cuspidigerum var. cuspidigerum C NTQ
land plants Rhamnaceae Alphitonia excelsa soap tree C NTQ
land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I
land plants Rubiaceae Oldenlandia corymbosa var. corymbosa NAQ
land plants Rubiaceae Richardia brasiliensis white eye NAQ
land plants Ruppiaceae Ruppia maritima sea tassel C NTQ I
land plants Rutaceae Melicope elleryana C NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Murraya paniculata 'Exotica' NAQ
land plants Rutaceae Zieria minutiflora subsp. minutiflora C NTQ
land plants Santalaceae Notothixos subaureus golden mistletoe C NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
land plants Schizaeaceae Schizaea bifida forked comb fern SL NTQ
land plants Sematophyllaceae Sematophyllum subhumile C NTQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum capsicoides devil's apple NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum chrysotrichum NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum mauritianum wild tobacco NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum nigrum NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum seaforthianum Brazilian nightshade NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum torvum devil's fig NAQ
land plants Sparrmanniaceae Triumfetta rhomboidea chinese burr NAQ
land plants Thuidiaceae Thuidium cymbifolium C NTQ
land plants Thymelaeaceae Pimelea linifolia subsp. linifolia C NTQ
land plants Typhaceae Typha
land plants Verbenaceae Duranta erecta duranta NAQ
land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
land plants Verbenaceae Verbena bonariensis purpletop NAQ
land plants Verbenaceae Verbena litoralis var. brevibracteata NAQ
land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea latifolia subsp. latifolia SL 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


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Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2013) Plants of Freshwater National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-freshwater&Kingdom=plants

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