Gold Coast
flora and fauna

A guide to the plants and animals that make our city one of the most biodiverse in Australia.
Site name
Flora List - EIS
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Vegetation description
Vegetation code
Condition
Mapping
Common name
Genus
Species
Count
Date
Map location
Native Hydrangea
Abrophyllum
ornans
Hickory Wattle
Acacia
disparrima subsp. disparrima
Sickle Wattle
Acacia
falcata
Brisbane Golden Wattle
Acacia
fimbriata
Long-leaved Wattle
Acacia
longissima
Maiden's Wattle
Acacia
maidenii
Eprapah Wattle
Acacia
perangusta
Lillypilly Satinash
Acmena
smithii
Glossy Acronychia
Acronychia
laevis
Actephila
Actephila
mooreana
Rough Maidenhair
Adiantum
hispidulum var. hypoglaucum
Crofton Weed
Ageratina
adenophora
Mistflower
Ageratina
riparia
Blue Billygoat Weed
Ageratum
houstonianum
Muskwood
Alangium
polyosmoides subsp. polyosmoides
Native Holly
Alchornea
ilicifolia
Forest She-Oak
Allocasuarina
torulosa
Soap Tree
Alphitonia
excelsa
Wild Ginger
Alpinia
caerulea
Chain Fruit
Alyxia
ruscifolia
Red-flowering Mistletoe
Amylotheca
dictyophleba
Pointed Aneilema
Aneilema
acuminatum
Water Vine
Apocissus
antarctica
Hoop Pine
Araucaria
cunninghamii var. cunninghamii
Lace Flower Tree
Archidendron
grandiflorum
Piccabeen Palm
Archontophoenix
cunninghamiana
Silver Leaf
Argophyllum
nullumense
a wiregrass
Aristida
queenslandica var. queenslandica
Ground Asparagus
Asparagus
aethiopicus
Walking Fern
Asplenium
attenuatum
Bird's Nest Fern
Asplenium
australasicum
Broad-leaf Star-hair
Astrotricha
latifolia
Narrow-leaved Gardenia
Atractocarpus
chartaceus
Native Wisteria
Austrocallerya
megasperma
Bloodvine
Austrosteenisia
blackii var. blackii
Groundsel Bush
Baccharis
halimifolia
Carrol
Backhousia
myrtifolia
Scrub Bloodwood
Baloghia
inophylla
Grey Walnut
Beilschmiedia
elliptica
Thorny Poinciana
Biancaea
decapetala
Cobbler's Pegs
Bidens
pilosa
Common Apple-berry
Billardiera
scandens var. sericata
Gristle Fern
Blechnum
cartilagineum
Prickly Rasp Fern
Blechnum
neohollandicum
Narrow Rasp Fern
Blechnum
spinulosum
Flame Tree
Brachychiton
acerifolius
Coffee Bush
Breynia
oblongifolia
Blue Trumpet
Brunoniella
australis
Black Thorn
Bursaria
spinosa subsp. spinosa
Lawyer Vine
Calamus
muelleri
Christmas Orchid
Calanthe
triplicata
Velvet Leaf
Callicarpa
pedunculata
Common Ground Fern
Calochlaena
dubia
Brush Caper Berry
Capparis
arborea
Currantbush
Carissa
ovata
a Cassinia
Cassinia
subtropica
Slender Grape
Causonis
clematidea
Lark Daisy
Centratherum
punctatum
Mulga Fern
Cheilanthes
sieberi subsp. sieberi
Creek Fern
Christella
dentata
Camphor Laurel
Cinnamomum
camphora
Omega
Cleistanthus
cunninghamii
Small-leaved Water Vine
Clematicissus
opaca
Traveller's Joy
Clematis
glycinoides
Cockspur Flower
Coleus
australis
Brown Kurrajong
Commersonia
bartramia
Brush Kurrajong
Commersonia
fraseri
Narrow-leaved Palm Lily
Cordyline
stricta
Spotted Gum
Corymbia
citriodora
Large-leaved Spotted Gum
Corymbia
henryi
Pink Bloodwood
Corymbia
intermedia
Glossy Laurel
Cryptocarya
laevigata
Murrogun
Cryptocarya
microneura
Totempole
Cryptocarya
sclerophylla
Long-leaved Tuckeroo
Cupaniopsis
newmanii
Vernonia
Cyanthillium
cinereum
Native Cymbidium
Cymbidium
madidum
Barbed-wire Grass
Cymbopogon
refractus
Slender Sedge
Cyperus
gracilis
Hare's Foot Fern
Davallia
pyxidata
Golden Pea Tree
Daviesia
arborea
Native Gorse
Daviesia
ulicifolia subsp. ulicifolia
a moss
Dawsonia
longifolia
Fragrant Fern
Dendroconche
scandens
Broad-leaved Boxwood
Denhamia
celastroides
Narrow-leaved Orangebark
Denhamia
silvestris
Rusty Tick-trefoil
Desmodium
rhytidophyllum
Creeping Tick-trefoil
Desmodium
triflorum
Blue Flax Lily
Dianella
caerulea var. caerulea
Blue Flax Lily
Dianella
longifolia
Shorthair Plumegrass
Dichelachne
micrantha
a grass
Digitaria
breviglumis
Native Yam
Dioscorea
transversa
Large-leaved Hop Bush
Dodonaea
triquetra
Basket Fern
Drynaria
rigidula
Miva Mahogany
Dysoxylum
mollissimum subsp. molle
Blue Quandong
Elaeocarpus
grandis
Blueberry Ash
Elaeocarpus
obovatus subsp. obovatus
Red Olive Plum
Elaeodendron
australe var. australe
Emilia
Emilia
sonchifolia var. javanica
Hairy Walnut
Endiandra
pubens
Wiry Panic
Entolasia
stricta
Clustered Lovegrass
Eragrostis
elongata
Mexican Lovegrass
Eragrostis
mexicana
Flaxleaf Fleabane
Erigeron
bonariensis
Broad-leaved White Mahogany
Eucalyptus
carnea
Narrow-leaved Red Ironbark
Eucalyptus
crebra
Tallowwood
Eucalyptus
microcorys
Small-fruited Grey Gum
Eucalyptus
propinqua
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus
siderophloia
Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus
tereticornis subsp. tereticornis
Queensland White Stringybark
Eucalyptus
tindaliae
Bolwarra
Eupomatia
laurina
Wombat Berry
Eustrephus
latifolius
Creek Sandpaper Fig
Ficus
coronata
Common Fringe-rush
Fimbristylis
dichotoma
Whip Vine
Flagellaria
indica
Crow's Ash
Flindersia
australis
Bumpy Ash
Flindersia
schottiana
Rough Sword-sedge
Gahnia
aspera
Cheese Tree
Glochidion
ferdinandi var. ferdinandi
Twining Glycine
Glycine
clandestina var. clandestina
Glycine Pea
Glycine
tabacina
a perennial herb
Goodenia
rotundifolia
Scrub Ironwood
Gossia
acmenoides
Settler's Flax
Gymnostachys
anceps
Veiny Morinda
Gynochthodes
canthoides
Native Sarsparilla
Hardenbergia
violacea
Tulipwood
Harpullia
pendula
Trailing Guinea Flower
Hibbertia
dentata
a Guinea Flower
Hibbertia
stricta
Native Rosella
Hibiscus
heterophyllus
Little Bleeding Heart
Homalanthus
stillingiifolius
Pointed-leaved Hovea
Hovea
acutifolia
Common Hovea
Hovea
linearis
Native Hoya
Hoya
australis subsp. australis
Small St. John's Wort
Hypericum
gramineum
Blady Grass
Imperata
cylindrica
Australian Indigo
Indigofera
australis subsp. australis
Bell Vine
Ipomoea
plebeia
Dogwood
Jacksonia
scoparia
Foambark
Jagera
pseudorhus var. pseudorhus
Red Kennedy Pea
Kennedia
rubicunda
Lantana
Lantana
camara
Trim Shield Fern
Lastreopsis
decomposita
Variable Sword-sedge
Lepidosperma
laterale
Small-leaved Privet
Ligustrum
sinense
Walking Stick Palm
Linospadix
monostachyos
White Root
Lobelia
purpurascens
a matrush
Lomandra
confertifolia subsp. pallida
a matrush
Lomandra
elongata
Creek Mat Rush
Lomandra
hystrix
Long-leaved Matrush
Lomandra
longifolia
Many-flowered Matrush
Lomandra
multiflora subsp. multiflora
Crinkle Bush
Lomatia
silaifolia
Brush Box
Lophostemon
confertus
Cockspur Thorn
Maclura
cochinchinensis
Siratro
Macroptilium
atropurpureum
Horse Gram
Macrotyloma
uniflorum var. uniflorum
Red Kamala
Mallotus
philippensis
Weeping Bottlebrush
Melaleuca
viminalis
Molasses Grass
Melinis
minutiflora
Red Natal Grass
Melinis
repens
Yellow Pear-fruit
Mischocarpus
pyriformis subsp. pyriformis
Brush Muttonwood
Myrsine
howittiana
White Bolly Gum
Neolitsea
dealbata
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis
cordifolia
Veinless Mock-olive
Notelaea
johnsonii
Long-leaved Mock-olive
Notelaea
longifolia
Creeping Shade Grass
Oplismenus
aemulus
Creeping Oxalis
Oxalis
corniculata
White Dogwood
Ozothamnus
diosmifolius
Bower Vine
Pandorea
jasminoides
Wonga Vine
Pandorea
pandorana
Hairy Panic
Panicum
effusum
Ditch Millet
Paspalum
scrobiculatum
Common Passionfruit
Passiflora
edulis
White Passion Flower
Passiflora
subpeltata
Dwarf Sickle Fern
Pellaea
nana
Barstard Crow's Ash
Pentaceras
australe
Peperomia
Peperomia
leptostachya
Broad-leaved Geebung
Persoonia
cornifolia
a Geebung
Persoonia
media
Silky Geebung
Persoonia
sericea
Slender Rice Flower
Pimelea
linifolia subsp. linifolia
Slash Pine
Pinus
elliottii
Giant Pepper Vine
Piper
hederaceum var. hederaceum
Orange Thorn
Pittosporum
multiflorum
Yellow Pittosporum
Pittosporum
revolutum
Yellow Boxwood
Planchonella
pohlmaniana
Elkhorn Fern
Platycerium
bifurcatum
Staghorn Fern
Platycerium
superbum
Lipped Orchid
Plectorrhiza
beckleri
She Pine
Podocarpus
elatus
Prickly Shaggy Pea
Podolobium
ilicifolium
Pollia
Pollia
crispata
Celerywood
Polyscias
elegans
Small Poranthera
Poranthera
microphylla
Pothos
Pothos
longipes
Blush Coondoo
Pouteria
queenslandica
Rose Marara
Pseudoweinmannia
lachnocarpa
Smooth Psychotria
Psychotria
daphnoides var. pubescens
Hairy Psychotria
Psychotria
loniceroides
Common Bracken
Pteridium
esculentum
Orange Pultenaea
Pultenaea
euchila
Hairy Bush Pea
Pultenaea
villosa
Rock Felt Fern
Pyrrosia
rupestris
Smooth Scrub Turpentine
Rhodamnia
maideniana
Scrub Turpentine
Rhodamnia
rubescens
Tulip Satinwood
Rhodosphaera
rhodanthema
Small-leaved Supplejack
Ripogonum
brevifolium
Moluccan Raspberry
Rubus
moluccanus var. moluccanus
Pink-flowered Native Raspberry
Rubus
parvifolius
Twiggy Myrtle
Sannantha
similis
Schelhammera
Schelhammera
multiflora
White Cherry
Schizomeria
ovata
Common Sida
Sida
rhombifolia
Maiden's Blush
Sloanea
australis subsp. australis
Barbed-wire Vine
Smilax
australis
Wild Tobacco
Solanum
mauritianum
Common Sowthistle
Sonchus
oleraceus
Scaly Treefern
Sphaeropteris
cooperi
Slender Rat's Tail Grass
Sporobolus
elongatus
Wheel Of Fire
Stenocarpus
sinuatus
Tape Vine
Stephania
japonica var. discolor
Shiny Fan Fern
Sticherus
flabellatus var. flabellatus
Grassy-leaved Trigger-flower
Stylidium
graminifolium
Townsville Stylo
Stylosanthes
humilis
Prickly Heath
Styphelia
sieberi
Smooth Darling Pea
Swainsona
galegifolia
Turpentine
Syncarpia
glomulifera subsp. glomulifera
Sour Cherry
Syzygium
corynanthum
Giant Watergum
Syzygium
francisii
Blue Cherry
Syzygium
oleosum
Kangaroo Grass
Themeda
triandra
Water Gum
Tristaniopsis
laurina
Chinese Burr
Triumfetta
rhomboidea
Tree Heath
Trochocarpa
laurina
Trailing Speedwell
Veronica
plebeia
Ivy-leaved Violet
Viola
hederacea
Lignum-Vitae
Vitex
lignum-vitae
Sprawling Bluebell
Wahlenbergia
gracilis
Tie Bush
Wikstroemia
indica
Veiny Wilkiea
Wilkiea
huegeliana
Bottle Brush Grass Tree
Xanthorrhoea
macronema
Japanese Hawkweed
Youngia
japonica
Sandfly Zieria
Zieria
smithii
No fauna records were found for this site