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
Exotic flora
Site date
5/06/2025
Author
Vegetation description
Vegetation code
Condition
Mapping
Common name
Genus
Species
Count
Date
Map location
Crofton Weed
Ageratina
adenophora
05/06/2025
Mistflower
Ageratina
riparia
05/06/2025
Blue Billygoat Weed
Ageratum
houstonianum
05/06/2025
Annual Ragweed
Ambrosia
artemisiifolia
05/06/2025
Whiskey Grass
Andropogon
virginicus
05/06/2025
Alexandra Palm
Archontophoenix
alexandrae
05/06/2025
Red-head Cottonbush
Asclepias
curassavica
05/06/2025
Ground Asparagus
Asparagus
aethiopicus
05/06/2025
Feathered Asparagus Fern
Asparagus
plumosus
05/06/2025
Groundsel Bush
Baccharis
halimifolia
05/06/2025
Cobbler's Pegs
Bidens
pilosa
05/06/2025
a grass
Cenchrus
clandestinus
05/06/2025
Rhodes Grass
Chloris
gayana
05/06/2025
Camphor Laurel
Cinnamomum
camphora
05/06/2025
Spear Thistle
Cirsium
vulgare
05/06/2025
Cadaghi
Corymbia
torelliana
05/06/2025
Thickhead
Crassocephalum
crepidioides
05/06/2025
a rattlepod
Crotalaria
sp.
05/06/2025
Cuphea
Cuphea
carthagenensis
05/06/2025
Common Couch
Cynodon
dactylon var. dactylon
05/06/2025
Mullumbimby Couch
Cyperus
brevifolius
05/06/2025
Papyrus
Cyperus
papyrus
05/06/2025
Silverleaf Desmodium
Desmodium
uncinatum
05/06/2025
Aerial Yam
Dioscorea
bulbifera
05/06/2025
Cat's Claw Creeper
Dolichandra
unguis-cati
05/06/2025
Dyschoriste
Dyschoriste
depressa
05/06/2025
Crowsfoot Grass
Eleusine
indica
05/06/2025
Emilia
Emilia
sonchifolia
05/06/2025
Flaxleaf Fleabane
Erigeron
bonariensis
05/06/2025
a Cudweed
Euchiton
sphaericus
05/06/2025
Weeping Fig
Ficus
benjamina
05/06/2025
Weeping Fig
Ficus
benjamina
05/06/2025
Yellow Weed
Galinsoga
parviflora
05/06/2025
Balloon Cottonbush
Gomphocarpus
physocarpus
05/06/2025
Umbrella Tree
Heptapleurum
actinophyllum
05/06/2025
Catsear
Hypochaeris
radicata
05/06/2025
Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes
phyllostachya
05/06/2025
Anil Indigo
Indigofera
suffruticosa
05/06/2025
Lantana
Lantana
camara
05/06/2025
Creeping Lantana
Lantana
montevidensis
05/06/2025
Leucaena
Leucaena
leucocephala
05/06/2025
Climbing Fern
Lygodium
japonicum
05/06/2025
Pimpernel
Lysimachia
arvensis
05/06/2025
Siratro
Macroptilium
atropurpureum
05/06/2025
Perennial Horse Gram
Macrotyloma
axillare var. axillare
05/06/2025
Guinea Grass
Megathyrsus
maximus var. maximus
05/06/2025
Molasses Grass
Melinis
minutiflora
05/06/2025
Red Natal Grass
Melinis
repens
05/06/2025
Black Mulberry
Morus
nigra
05/06/2025
Mock Orange
Murraya
paniculata 'Exotica'
05/06/2025
Fishbone Fern
Nephrolepis
cordifolia
05/06/2025
Blue Water Lily
Nymphaea
caerulea
05/06/2025
Ochna
Ochna
serrulata
05/06/2025
Creeping Oxalis
Oxalis
corniculata
05/06/2025
Sourgrass
Paspalum
conjugatum
05/06/2025
Broad-leaf Paspalum
Paspalum
mandiocanum
05/06/2025
Vasey Grass
Paspalum
urvillei
05/06/2025
Common Passionfruit
Passiflora
edulis
05/06/2025
Stinking Passion Flower
Passiflora
foetida
05/06/2025
Corkystem Passionflower
Passiflora
pallida
05/06/2025
a Passion Flower
Passiflora
suberosa subsp. litoralis
05/06/2025
White Passion Flower
Passiflora
subpeltata
05/06/2025
Hen and Chicken
Phyllanthus
tenellus
05/06/2025
Inkweed
Phytolacca
octandra
05/06/2025
Golden Fern
Pityrogramma
calomelanos var. austroamericana
05/06/2025
a Milkwort
Polygala
paniculata
05/06/2025
a Milkwort
Polygala
virgata
05/06/2025
Guava
Psidium
guajava
05/06/2025
Castor Oil Bush
Ricinus
communis
05/06/2025
Coral Berry
Rivina
humilis
05/06/2025
Broad-leaf Pepper Tree
Schinus
terebinthifolius
05/06/2025
Scoparia
Scoparia
dulcis
05/06/2025
Fireweed
Senecio
madagascariensis
05/06/2025
Easter Cassia
Senna
pendula var. glabrata
05/06/2025
African Bristlegrass
Setaria
sphacelata
05/06/2025
Flannel Weed
Sida
cordifolia
05/06/2025
Common Sida
Sida
rhombifolia
05/06/2025
Milk Thistle
Silybum
marianum
05/06/2025
Giant Devil's Fig
Solanum
chrysotrichum
05/06/2025
Tomato
Solanum
lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
05/06/2025
Wild Tobacco
Solanum
mauritianum
05/06/2025
Blackberry Nightshade
Solanum
nigrum
05/06/2025
Madeira Winter Cherry
Solanum
pseudocapsicum
05/06/2025
Brazilian Nightshade
Solanum
seaforthianum
05/06/2025
Dwarf Jo Jo Weed
Soliva
anthemifolia
05/06/2025
Common Sowthistle
Sonchus
oleraceus
05/06/2025
Johnson Grass
Sorghum
halepense
05/06/2025
Singapore Daisy
Sphagneticola
trilobata
05/06/2025
Giant Rat's Tail Grass
Sporobolus
pyramidalis
05/06/2025
Queen Palm
Syagrus
romanzoffiana
05/06/2025
Wild Aster
Symphyotrichum
subulatum
05/06/2025
Stinking Roger
Tagetes
minuta
05/06/2025
Tecoma
Tecoma
stans var. stans
05/06/2025
Tridax Daisy
Tridax
procumbens
05/06/2025
White Clover
Trifolium
repens var. repens
05/06/2025
Chinese Burr
Triumfetta
rhomboidea
05/06/2025
Veined Verbena
Verbena
rigida
05/06/2025
No fauna records were found for this site