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Introduced plants of Heron Island 100K map tile

Total number of species: 50

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC End. Wetland
Status
land plants Aizoaceae Trianthema portulacastrum black pigweed NAQ
land plants Amaranthaceae Amaranthus viridis green amaranth NAQ
land plants Apiaceae Cyclospermum leptophyllum NAQ
land plants Arecaceae Cocos nucifera 'domesticated' NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Bidens pilosa NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Calyptocarpus vialis creeping cinderella weed NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Erigeron bonariensis NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Erigeron canadensis NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Erigeron sumatrensis NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle NAQ
land plants Asteraceae Symphyotrichum subulatum NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Brassica tournefortii wild turnip NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Cakile edentula sea rocket NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd's purse NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium didymum NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium englerianum NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Lepidium virginicum Virginian peppercress NAQ
land plants Brassicaceae Sisymbrium orientale Indian hedge mustard NAQ
land plants Caricaceae Carica papaya pawpaw NAQ
land plants Caryophyllaceae Polycarpon tetraphyllum NAQ
land plants Crassulaceae Bryophyllum x houghtonii NAQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia cyathophora dwarf poinsettia NAQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hirta NAQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia hyssopifolia NAQ
land plants Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia prostrata NAQ
land plants Leguminosae Delonix regia poinciana NAQ
land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum prickly malvastrum NAQ
land plants Malvaceae Malvastrum coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum NAQ
land plants Oxalidaceae Oxalis corniculata NAQ
land plants Papaveraceae Argemone mexicana prickly poppy NAQ
land plants Papaveraceae Argemone ochroleuca subsp. ochroleuca Mexican poppy NAQ
land plants Passifloraceae Passiflora pallida NAQ
land plants Poaceae Bromus catharticus prairie grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Cenchrus echinatus Mossman River grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Chloris gayana rhodes grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Cynodon dactylon var. dactylon NAQ
land plants Poaceae Cynodon nlemfuensis var. nlemfuensis NAQ
land plants Poaceae Dactyloctenium aegyptium coast button grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Digitaria ciliaris summer grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Eleusine indica crowsfoot grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Eragrostis tenuifolia elastic grass NAQ
land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus NAQ
land plants Poaceae Megathyrsus maximus var. pubiglumis NAQ
land plants Poaceae Poa annua annual poa NAQ
land plants Poaceae Urochloa subquadripara NAQ
land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca oleracea pigweed NAQ
land plants Portulacaceae Portulaca pilosa NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum americanum NAQ
land plants Solanaceae Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme NAQ

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) Introduced plants of Heron Island 100K map tile, WetlandInfo website, accessed 20 June 2025. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=tile-100k-heron-island&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=Introduced

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