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Rare or threatened plants of Desert Uplands (DEU) bioregion

Total number of species: 30

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
Status
Records Specimens Last
seen
land plants Aizoaceae Gunniopsis sp. (Edgbaston R.J.Fensham 5094) E NTQ I 7 7 20/01/2022
land plants Amaranthaceae Ptilotus brachyanthus E E NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Apiaceae Eryngium fontanum E E NTQ I 134 11 07/04/2025
land plants Apocynaceae Cerbera dumicola NT NTQ 2 2 25/11/2022
land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle dipleura V NTQ 1200 5 25/11/2022
land plants Arecaceae Livistona lanuginosa V V NTQ 203 7 13/02/2023
land plants Asteraceae Pluchea alata NT NTQ 7 7 19/05/2023
land plants Asteraceae Sphaeromorphaea major NT NTQ 642 9 20/01/2022
land plants Campanulaceae Lobelia fenshamii E NTQ 18 8 20/01/2022
land plants Chenopodiaceae Atriplex morrisii V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Chenopodiaceae Sclerolaena walkeri C V NTQ 4 2 30/03/2025
land plants Cycadaceae Cycas couttsiana V NTQ 6 6 20/01/2022
land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon aloefolium CR NTQ I 8 6 25/11/2022
land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon carsonii E NTQ I 777 0 15/11/2019
land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon carsonii subsp. orientale E E NTQ I 14 13 15/08/2024
land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon giganticum CR NTQ I 8 7 06/04/2023
land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya opponens C V NTQ 5 3 10/07/2023
land plants Euphorbiaceae Bertya pedicellata NT NTQ 2 2 20/01/2022
land plants Leguminosae Acacia armitii NT NTQ 3 3 20/01/2022
land plants Leguminosae Acacia crombiei pink gidgee V V NTQ 2 1 25/11/2022
land plants Leguminosae Acacia spania NT NTQ 7 6 20/01/2022
land plants Lythraceae Ammannia robertsii V NTQ 9 8 18/05/2023
land plants Malvaceae Lawrencia buchananensis V V NTQ 10 6 09/01/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Corymbia clandestina V V NTQ 1 0 14/09/2001
land plants Myrtaceae Kardomia squarrulosa NT NTQ 19 15 05/11/2024
land plants Myrtaceae Kunzea calida Mount Stewart kunzea V NTQ 1 1 25/11/2022
land plants Myrtaceae Micromyrtus rotundifolia V NTQ 8 6 23/04/2024
land plants Poaceae Chloris circumfontinalis E NTQ 708 25 04/09/2025
land plants Poaceae Sporobolus pamelae E E NTQ 2643 8 07/06/2024
land plants Solanaceae Solanum adoxum CR NTQ 7 7 25/11/2022

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Rare or threatened includes species listed as extinct, extinct in the wild, critically endangered, endangered, vulnerable or conservation dependent under either the Nature Conservation Act or Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act

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Legend

Nature Conservation Act
NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
EX : Extinct
PE : Extinct in the wild
CR : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near threatened
C : Least concern
SL : Special least concern
I : International
P : Prohibited
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
EPBC - Status under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
EX : Extinct
XW : Extinct in the wild
CE : Critically endangered
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
CD : Conservation dependent
Est. - Establishment
DNQ : Doubtfully naturalised in QLD
EXQ : Not native to QLD
FNQ : Formerly naturalised in QLD
IA : Introduced (Intranational) - naturalised from interstate
II : Introduced (International) - naturalised from overseas
IU : Introduced - unknown origin
NAQ : Naturalised in QLD
NNQ : Native and naturalised in QLD
NTQ : Native to QLD
Q : Queensland endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland
QA : Intranational - naturally occurs in Queensland and interstate
QAI : Not endemic to Australia - naturally occurs in Queensland, interstate and overseas
QI : Regional endemic - naturally occurs in Queensland and overseas
SUQ : Status unknown in QLD
U : Unknown - native
UPQ : Unknown provenance in QLD
VA : Vagrant (Intranational) - normally occurs interstate
VI : Vagrant (International) - normally occurs overseas
VU : Vagrant (Unknown)
XA : Exotic (Intranational)
XI : Exotic (International)
XU : Exotic (Unknown)
Wetland Status
I : Wetland indicator species


This page should be cited as:

Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Rare or threatened plants of Desert Uplands (DEU) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 4 April 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-desert-uplands-deu&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=RareOrThreatened

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