Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
CHAROPHYTA
Class
EQUISETOPSIDA
Family
FABACEAE
Genus
Macrotyloma
Species
uniflorum var. uniflorum
Has fauna
False
Mapping

Common Name
Horse Gram
Alternate name
Is historical
False
QLD
Naturalised
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
False
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
True
Qld Census
True
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Known location
Smith Rd Bonogin
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Specific ecology
Habitat
Eucalypt Forest
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
It has the ability to grow very quickly and establish over native plants and also inhibit the growth of native seedlings Readily germinates after fire or disturbance.
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Vine
Description
A climbing legume vine with a strong woody taproot with base 1-3cm in diameter. Stems slightly hairy. Leaves green with 3 lobed leaflets. Flowers yellowish green, usually 3-4 together. Is found mostly near pastural land and in open forests.
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations