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Plants of St Helena Island National Park

Total number of species: 128

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
Florideophyceae Bonnemaisoniaceae Asparagopsis taxiformis C NTQ
Florideophyceae Champiaceae Champia parvula C NTQ
Florideophyceae Cystocloniaceae Hypnea
Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Herposiphonia secunda C NTQ
Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia
Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia brongniartii C NTQ
Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia filiformis C NTQ
Florideophyceae Rhodomelaceae Laurencia obtusa C NTQ
Ulvophyceae Caulerpaceae Caulerpa taxifolia C NTQ
Ulvophyceae Cladophoraceae Chaetomorpha antennina C NTQ
Ulvophyceae Codiaceae Codium spongiosum C NTQ
Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Enteromorpha intestinalis C NTQ
Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Ulva
Ulvophyceae Ulvaceae Ulva rigida C NTQ
land plants Amaranthaceae Gomphrena celosioides gomphrena weed NAQ
land plants Amaryllidaceae Zephyranthes drummondii NAQ
land plants Apiaceae Cyclospermum leptophyllum NAQ
land plants Apocynaceae Alstonia constricta bitterbark C NTQ
land plants Apocynaceae Asclepias curassavica red-head cottonbush NAQ
land plants Apocynaceae Cascabela thevetia yellow oleander NAQ
land plants Apocynaceae Gomphocarpus physocarpus balloon cottonbush NAQ
land plants Asparagaceae Asparagus plumosus feathered asparagus fern NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Baccharis halimifolia groundsel bush NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Calyptocarpus vialis creeping cinderella weed NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Cirsium vulgare spear thistle NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Emilia sonchifolia var. javanica NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Erigeron bonariensis NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Hypochaeris radicata catsear NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Montanoa hibiscifolia NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Senecio
land plants Asteraceae Sigesbeckia orientalis Indian weed C NTQ
land plants Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Xanthium occidentale NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Xanthium spinosum Bathurst burr NAQ
land plants Bignoniaceae Dolichandra unguis-cati cat's claw creeper NAQ
land plants Bignoniaceae Pandorea pandorana wonga vine C NTQ
land plants Bignoniaceae Tecoma stans var. stans NAQ
land plants Boraginaceae Heliotropium amplexicaule blue heliotrope NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Cakile edentula sea rocket NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Cakile maritima subsp. maritima NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium virginicum Virginian peppercress NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Lobularia maritima sweet Alyssum NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Rapistrum rugosum NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Sisymbrium officinale hedge mustard NAQ
land plants Capparaceae Capparis sarmentosa scrambling caper C NTQ
land plants Caryophyllaceae Spergularia marina C NTQ
land plants Celastraceae Hippocratea barbata knotvine C NTQ
land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania ambrosioides NAQ
land plants Chenopodiaceae Dysphania carinata C NTQ
land plants Combretaceae Combretum paniculatum NAQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Dichondra repens kidney weed C NTQ
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea cairica NAQ
land plants Cymodoceaceae Halodule uninervis SL NTQ I
land plants Ebenaceae Diospyros geminata scaly ebony C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hyssopifolia NAQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus claoxyloides green kamala C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Mallotus philippensis red kamala C NTQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Ricinus communis castor oil bush NAQ
land plants Gentianaceae Schenkia australis C NTQ
land plants Juncaceae Juncus kraussii sea rush C NTQ I
land plants Lamiaceae Salvia coccinea red salvia NAQ
land plants Lamiaceae Vitex trifolia var. trifolia C NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Cinnamomum camphora camphor laurel NAQ
land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya foetida stinking cryptocarya V V NTQ
land plants Lauraceae Cryptocarya triplinervis var. triplinervis C NTQ
land plants Laxmanniaceae Eustrephus latifolius wombat berry C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Albizia lebbeck Indian siris C NNQ
land plants Leguminosae Biancaea decapetala NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria incana subsp. incana NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Crotalaria trichotoma NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Desmodium incanum NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Leucaena leucocephala subsp. leucocephala NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Macroptilium atropurpureum siratro NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Medicago lupulina black medic NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Medicago polymorpha burr medic NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Melilotus indicus hexham scent NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Neonotonia wightii var. wightii NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Pueraria montana var. lobata kudzu NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Sophora tomentosa subsp. australis C NTQ
land plants Leguminosae Vachellia farnesiana NAQ
land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum NAQ
land plants Malvaceae Sida cordifolia NAQ
land plants Malvaceae Sida rhombifolia NAQ
land plants Menispermaceae Pleogyne australis wiry grape C NTQ
land plants Moraceae Maclura cochinchinensis cockspur thorn C NTQ
land plants Moraceae Malaisia scandens C NTQ
land plants Moraceae Morus alba white mulberry NAQ
land plants Myrsinaceae Lysimachia arvensis NAQ
land plants Myrtaceae Eugenia uniflora Brazilian cherry tree NAQ
land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. didymum C NTQ
land plants Oleaceae Jasminum didymum subsp. racemosum C NTQ
land plants Oleaceae Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata NAQ
land plants Onagraceae Oenothera drummondii subsp. drummondii NAQ
land plants Papaveraceae Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca Mexican poppy NAQ
land plants Petiveriaceae Rivina humilis NAQ
land plants Phytolaccaceae Phytolacca dioica bella sombra NAQ
land plants Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata NAQ
land plants Poaceae Anthosachne kingiana subsp. multiflora C NTQ
land plants Poaceae Cenchrus clandestinus NAQ
land plants Poaceae Chloris gayana rhodes grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis NAQ
land plants Poaceae Melinis minutiflora molasses grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Melinis repens red natal grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Paspalum dilatatum paspalum NAQ
land plants Poaceae Sporobolus africanus Parramatta grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Stenotaphrum secundatum buffalo grass NAQ I
land plants Polygonaceae Rumex brownii swamp dock C NTQ
land plants Polypodiaceae Pyrrosia confluens var. confluens SL NTQ
land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops australis C NTQ
land plants Rosaceae Prunus persica var. persica NAQ
land plants Rubiaceae Cyclophyllum coprosmoides var. coprosmoides C NTQ
land plants Rutaceae Sarcomelicope simplicifolia subsp. simplicifolia yellow aspen C NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Cupaniopsis anacardioides tuckeroo C NTQ
land plants Sapindaceae Harpullia hillii C NTQ
land plants Smilacaceae Smilax australis barbed-wire vine C NTQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum americanum NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum chrysotrichum NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum linnaeanum apple of Sodom NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum mauritianum wild tobacco NAQ
land plants Thymelaeaceae Wikstroemia indica tie bush C NTQ
land plants Verbenaceae Lantana camara lantana NAQ
land plants Verbenaceae Lantana montevidensis creeping lantana NAQ
land plants Verbenaceae Verbena incompta NAQ
land plants Verbenaceae Verbena litoralis var. litoralis NAQ
land plants Vitaceae Causonis clematidea 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) Plants of St Helena Island National Park, WetlandInfo website, accessed 16 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=national-park-st-helena-island&Kingdom=plants

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