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 Survey
Site date
29/01/2021
Author
Vegetation description
Vegetation code
Condition
Mapping
Common name
Genus
Species
Count
Date
Map location
Native Abutilon
Abutilon
oxycarpum var. oxycarpum
29/01/2021
Hickory Wattle
Acacia
disparrima subsp. disparrima
29/01/2021
Early Black Wattle
Acacia
leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx
29/01/2021
Blue Billygoat Weed
Ageratum
houstonianum
29/01/2021
Soap Tree
Alphitonia
excelsa
29/01/2021
Lesser Joyweed
Alternanthera
denticulata
29/01/2021
Hairy Joyweed
Alternanthera
nana
29/01/2021
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus
viridis
29/01/2021
Annual Ragweed
Ambrosia
artemisiifolia
29/01/2021
Gumvine
Aphanopetalum
resinosum
29/01/2021
Red-head Cottonbush
Asclepias
curassavica
29/01/2021
Broad-leaved Carpet Grass
Axonopus
compressus
29/01/2021
Groundsel Bush
Baccharis
halimifolia
29/01/2021
Bacopa
Bacopa
monnieri
29/01/2021
Cobbler's Pegs
Bidens
pilosa
29/01/2021
Coffee Bush
Breynia
oblongifolia
29/01/2021
Swamp She-oak
Casuarina
glauca
29/01/2021
Pennywort
Centella
asiatica
29/01/2021
Rhodes Grass
Chloris
gayana
29/01/2021
Yellow Buttons
Chrysocephalum
apiculatum
29/01/2021
Camphor Laurel
Cinnamomum
camphora
29/01/2021
Spear Thistle
Cirsium
vulgare
29/01/2021
Five Seasons Herb
Coleus
amboinicus
29/01/2021
Climbing Dayflower
Commelina
diffusa
29/01/2021
Moreton Bay Ash
Corymbia
tessellaris
29/01/2021
a rattlepod
Crotalaria
sp.
29/01/2021
Tuckeroo
Cupaniopsis
anacardioides
29/01/2021
Cuphea
Cuphea
carthagenensis
29/01/2021
Vernonia
Cyanthillium
cinereum
29/01/2021
Coastal Canthium
Cyclophyllum
coprosmoides var. coprosmoides
29/01/2021
Slender Celery
Cyclospermum
leptophyllum
29/01/2021
Water Ribbons
Cycnogeton
procerus
29/01/2021
Common Couch
Cynodon
dactylon var. dactylon
29/01/2021
Mullumbimby Couch
Cyperus
brevifolius
29/01/2021
Tall Flatsedge
Cyperus
exaltatus
29/01/2021
Slender Sedge
Cyperus
gracilis
29/01/2021
Bunchy Sedge
Cyperus
polystachyos
29/01/2021
Shorthair Plumegrass
Dichelachne
micrantha
29/01/2021
White Eclipta
Eclipta
prostrata
29/01/2021
Berry Saltbush
Einadia
hastata
29/01/2021
Blueberry Ash
Elaeocarpus
obovatus subsp. obovatus
29/01/2021
Chinese Water Chestnut
Eleocharis
dulcis
29/01/2021
Brown's Lovegrass
Eragrostis
brownii
29/01/2021
Elastic Grass
Eragrostis
tenuifolia
29/01/2021
Flaxleaf Fleabane
Erigeron
bonariensis
29/01/2021
Canadian Fleabane
Erigeron
canadensis
29/01/2021
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus
siderophloia
29/01/2021
Forest Red Gum
Eucalyptus
tereticornis subsp. tereticornis
29/01/2021
Wombat Berry
Eustrephus
latifolius
29/01/2021
Small-leaved Fig
Ficus
obliqua
29/01/2021
Common Fringe-rush
Fimbristylis
dichotoma
29/01/2021
Scrambling Lily
Geitonoplesium
cymosum
29/01/2021
Cheese Tree
Glochidion
ferdinandi
29/01/2021
Twining Glycine
Glycine
clandestina
29/01/2021
Glycine Pea
Glycine
tabacina
29/01/2021
Balloon Cottonbush
Gomphocarpus
physocarpus
29/01/2021
Gomphrena Weed
Gomphrena
celosioides
29/01/2021
Wild Pansies
Goodenia
mystrophylla
29/01/2021
a perennial herb
Goodenia
rotundifolia
29/01/2021
Blue Heliotrope
Heliotropium
amplexicaule
29/01/2021
Kidney Leaf
Heteranthera
reniformis
29/01/2021
Small-leaved Pennywort
Hydrocotyle
tripartita
29/01/2021
Catsear
Hypochaeris
radicata
29/01/2021
Blady Grass
Imperata
cylindrica
29/01/2021
Common Rush
Juncus
usitatus
29/01/2021
Lantana
Lantana
camara
29/01/2021
Creeping Lantana
Lantana
montevidensis
29/01/2021
Swamp Rice Grass
Leersia
hexandra
29/01/2021
Wandering Pepper Cress
Lepidium
peregrinum
29/01/2021
Poison Pratia
Lobelia
concolor
29/01/2021
White Root
Lobelia
purpurascens
29/01/2021
a Lobelia
Lobelia
stenophylla
29/01/2021
Swamp Box
Lophostemon
suaveolens
29/01/2021
Primrose Willow
Ludwigia
longifolia
29/01/2021
Willow Primrose
Ludwigia
octovalvis
29/01/2021
Pimpernel
Lysimachia
arvensis
29/01/2021
Cockspur Thorn
Maclura
cochinchinensis
29/01/2021
Siratro
Macroptilium
atropurpureum
29/01/2021
a Malvastrum
Malvastrum
coromandelianum subsp. coromandelianum
29/01/2021
Swamp Paperbark
Melaleuca
quinquenervia
29/01/2021
Common Sensitive Plant
Mimosa
pudica var. hispida
29/01/2021
Murdannia
Murdannia
graminea
29/01/2021
Mock Orange
Murraya
paniculata 'Exotica'
29/01/2021
Long-leaved Mock-olive
Notelaea
longifolia
29/01/2021
Blue Water Lily
Nymphaea
caerulea
29/01/2021
Water Snowflake
Nymphoides
indica
29/01/2021
Ochna
Ochna
serrulata
29/01/2021
Swamp Lily
Ottelia
ovalifolia subsp. ovalifolia
29/01/2021
Creeping Oxalis
Oxalis
corniculata
29/01/2021
Monkey Rope
Parsonsia
straminea
29/01/2021
Vasey Grass
Paspalum
urvillei
29/01/2021
Corky Passion Flower
Passiflora
suberosa
29/01/2021
Velvet Knotweed
Persicaria
attenuata
29/01/2021
Spotted Knotweed
Persicaria
strigosa
29/01/2021
Hairy Knotweed
Persicaria
subsessilis
29/01/2021
Frogsmouth
Philydrum
lanuginosum
29/01/2021
Canary Islands Date Palm
Phoenix
canariensis
29/01/2021
Hen and Chicken
Phyllanthus
tenellus
29/01/2021
a Spurge
Phyllanthus
virgatus
29/01/2021
Inkweed
Phytolacca
octandra
29/01/2021
Rice Flower
Pimelea
linifolia
29/01/2021
Slash Pine
Pinus
elliottii
29/01/2021
Common Plantain
Plantago
lanceolata
29/01/2021
Pigweed
Portulaca
oleracea
29/01/2021
Common Bracken
Pteridium
esculentum
29/01/2021
Broad-leaf Pepper Tree
Schinus
terebinthifolius
29/01/2021
Fireweed
Senecio
madagascariensis
29/01/2021
Easter Cassia
Senna
pendula var. glabrata
29/01/2021
Pale Pigeon Grass
Setaria
pumila subsp. pumila
29/01/2021
African Bristlegrass
Setaria
sphacelata
29/01/2021
Flannel Weed
Sida
cordifolia
29/01/2021
Common Sida
Sida
rhombifolia
29/01/2021
Indian Weed
Sigesbeckia
orientalis
29/01/2021
Devil's Apple
Solanum
capsicoides
29/01/2021
Giant Devil's Fig
Solanum
chrysotrichum
29/01/2021
Straggling Nightshade
Solanum
corifolium
29/01/2021
Wild Tobacco
Solanum
mauritianum
29/01/2021
Blackberry Nightshade
Solanum
nigrum
29/01/2021
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum
seaforthianum
29/01/2021
Johnson Grass
Sorghum
halepense
29/01/2021
Spreading Nut-heads
Sphaeromorphaea
australis
29/01/2021
Singapore Daisy
Sphagneticola
trilobata
29/01/2021
Giant Rat's Tail Grass
Sporobolus
pyramidalis
29/01/2021
Queen Palm
Syagrus
romanzoffiana
29/01/2021
Wild Aster
Symphyotrichum
subulatum
29/01/2021
Yellow Autumn Lily
Tricoryne
elatior
29/01/2021
White Clover
Trifolium
repens var. repens
29/01/2021
Broad-leaved Cumbungi
Typha
orientalis
29/01/2021
Purpletop
Verbena
bonariensis
29/01/2021
Wild Cow Pea
Vigna
vexillata var. angustifolia
29/01/2021
Ivy-leaved Violet
Viola
hederacea
29/01/2021
Sprawling Bluebell
Wahlenbergia
gracilis
29/01/2021
Prickly Couch
Zoysia
macrantha
29/01/2021
No fauna records were found for this site