Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Phylum
MAGNOLIOPHYTA
Class
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
Family
DORYANTHACEAE
Genus
Doryanthes
Species
palmeri
Has fauna
False
Mapping

Common Name
Giant Spear Lily
Alternate name
Spear Lily
Is historical
False
QLD
Special Least Concern
NSW
EPBC
APC
ROTAP
Comment
LGA significant
True
Stronghold population
False
Wildnet record
False
Museum listing
False
Introduced
False
Qld Census
True
Regionally significant/rationale
False
Restricted distribution/rationale
False
Abundance
Rare
Historical abundance
Endemicity
Overall distribution
Local distribution
Restricted to moist open forest on volcanics at altitude
Known location
Springbrook, U Tallebudgera Ck
Other locality
Riparian dependent
False
Wetland dependent
False
Forest dependent
False
Hollow dependent
False
Terrestrial
True
Estuarine
False
Marine
False
General ecology
Cliff (steep rocky faces), rocky ledge, rocky outcrop, scarp, crack in rock, crevices.
Specific ecology
Habitat
Eucalypt Forest
Habitat comment
Threats
Management
Community type
Heath
Migratory
False
Migration notes
Feeding status
Feeding strategy
Feeding substrate
Diet
Reproduction
Breeding season
Active period
Active season
Social group
Behaviour
Range
Biology
Growth form
Herb
Description
Herb/forb
Taxonomy Comments
Species comments
Citations
Queensland Herbarium August 1999