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Wetland indicator plants of Southeast Queensland (SEQ) bioregion

Total number of species: 415

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Class Family Scientific Name Common Name Superseded NCA EPBC Est. Wetland
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Charophyceae Characeae Chara fibrosa C NTQ I 20 19 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Chara fibrosa var. myriophylla C NTQ I 1 1 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Chara globularis C NTQ I 2 2 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Chara vulgaris C NTQ I 3 3 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella cristata C NTQ I 13 13 06/03/2025
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella flexilis C NTQ I 1 1 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella furcata C NTQ I 5 5 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella furcata subsp. orientalis C NTQ I 5 5 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella hyalina C NTQ I 8 8 05/03/2025
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella myriotricha C NTQ I 2 2 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella penicillata C NTQ I 2 2 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella pseudoflabellata C NTQ I 8 8 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella stuartii C NTQ I 1 1 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella tasmanica C NTQ I 2 2 03/10/2018
Charophyceae Characeae Nitella tasmanica subsp. gelatinifera C NTQ I 2 2 03/10/2018
land plants Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C NTQ I 1 0 07/09/1994
land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina C NTQ I 45 10 22/03/2021
land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C NTQ I 292 26 10/06/2025
land plants Acanthaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C NTQ I 2 1 27/06/2017
land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila angustifolia C NTQ I 33 27 18/09/2024
land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila costata NAQ I 28 28 21/03/2023
land plants Acanthaceae Hygrophila polysperma NAQ I 5 5 01/09/2016
land plants Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C NTQ I 49 1 10/11/2021
land plants Alismataceae Astonia australiensis E NTQ I 1 0 24/08/1992
land plants Alismataceae Damasonium minus starfruit SL NTQ I 9 7 12/01/2022
land plants Alismataceae Hydrocleys nymphoides NAQ I 8 7 12/08/2022
land plants Alismataceae Sagittaria platyphylla sagittaria NAQ I 24 24 20/08/2025
land plants Amaranthaceae Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed NAQ I 22 20 20/10/2022
land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum flaccidum Murray lily SL NTQ I 15 7 07/10/2020
land plants Amaryllidaceae Crinum pedunculatum river lily SL NTQ I 49 15 21/11/2022
land plants Apiaceae Berula erecta water parsnip NAQ I 12 7 14/05/2023
land plants Apiaceae Lilaeopsis brisbanica E NTQ I 25 24 21/04/2025
land plants Apocynaceae Gymnanthera oblonga C NTQ I 20 9 05/09/2022
land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton elongatus subsp. elongatus NT NTQ I 10 10 13/02/2024
land plants Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton elongatus subsp. fluitans V NTQ I 2 2 12/02/2024
land plants Araceae Lemna aequinoctialis common duckweed C NTQ I 4 3 02/01/2008
land plants Araceae Pistia stratiotes water lettuce NAQ I 14 9 28/02/2025
land plants Araceae Spirodela polyrhiza large duckweed C NTQ I 1 1 02/01/2008
land plants Araceae Wolffia angusta tiny duckweed C NTQ I 1 1 02/01/2008
land plants Araliaceae Hydrocotyle verticillata shield pennywort C NTQ I 27 16 23/03/2021
land plants Asparagaceae Lomandra hystrix C NTQ I 167 28 16/06/2025
land plants Asteraceae Cotula coronopifolia water buttons NAQ I 3 3 28/02/2018
land plants Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta NAQ I 98 62 30/10/2024
land plants Asteraceae Enydra fluctuans NAQ I 14 4 09/09/2011
land plants Asteraceae Olearia hygrophila swamp daisy CR E NTQ I 15 15 02/08/2023
land plants Blandfordiaceae Blandfordia grandiflora christmas bells E NTQ I 161 45 09/03/2023
land plants Brassicaceae Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum watercress NAQ I 39 23 29/05/2023
land plants Cabombaceae Brasenia schreberi C NTQ I 8 8 23/10/2024
land plants Cabombaceae Cabomba caroliniana var. caroliniana cabomba NAQ I 28 25 29/03/2023
land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana C NTQ I 97 3 10/07/2018
land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana subsp. cunninghamiana C NTQ I 60 25 07/08/2022
land plants Casuarinaceae Casuarina glauca swamp she-oak C NTQ I 281 42 13/03/2024
land plants Ceratophyllaceae Ceratophyllum demersum hornwort C NTQ I 24 20 30/05/2024
land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda arbusculoides C NTQ I 30 12 04/11/2021
land plants Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C NTQ I 110 37 10/06/2025
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica C NTQ I 22 11 26/05/2022
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. indica C NTQ I 1 1 05/11/2007
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. julacea C NTQ I 1 1 04/10/2016
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia indica subsp. leiostachya C NTQ I 10 6 07/12/2018
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia pergranulata C NTQ I 7 2 04/10/2018
land plants Chenopodiaceae Tecticornia pergranulata subsp. queenslandica C NTQ I 27 17 27/09/2021
land plants Colchicaceae Burchardia umbellata C NTQ I 70 25 30/09/2020
land plants Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C NTQ I 43 18 23/09/2021
land plants Convolvulaceae Ipomoea aquatica C NNQ I 8 7 08/04/2022
land plants Cymodoceaceae Cymodocea serrulata SL NTQ I 14 14 09/03/2022
land plants Cymodoceaceae Halodule uninervis SL NTQ I 12 11 07/12/2018
land plants Cymodoceaceae Syringodium isoetifolium SL NTQ I 7 7 23/11/2017
land plants Cyperaceae Bolboschoenus caldwellii C NTQ I 28 21 28/03/2025
land plants Cyperaceae Bolboschoenus fluviatilis C NTQ I 23 21 08/04/2025
land plants Cyperaceae Carex fascicularis tassel sedge C NTQ I 19 14 28/02/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Carex gaudichaudiana C NTQ I 16 3 22/02/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Carex lobolepis C NTQ I 5 4 17/09/2020
land plants Cyperaceae Chorizandra cymbaria C NTQ I 55 21 05/12/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Chorizandra sphaerocephala C NTQ I 23 13 02/11/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Cladium procerum leafy twigrush C NTQ I 56 24 03/08/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus alopecuroides C NTQ I 8 4 15/08/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus aquatilis C NTQ I 23 20 15/08/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus betchei subsp. betchei C NTQ I 3 3 27/08/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus dactylotes C NTQ I 1 0 15/03/1994
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus decompositus C NTQ I 4 3 28/08/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C NTQ I 75 39 09/04/2025
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus digitatus C NTQ I 11 11 21/03/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus distans C NTQ I 22 17 26/07/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus enervis C NTQ I 147 34 08/12/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus eragrostis NAQ I 43 33 23/11/2021
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus esculentus yellow nutgrass NAQ I 8 7 19/05/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C NTQ I 68 34 21/01/2026
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus flaccidus C NTQ I 15 8 18/09/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gunnii subsp. gunnii C NTQ I 2 2 24/02/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gunnii subsp. novae-hollandiae C NTQ I 5 5 21/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus gymnocaulos spiny flatsedge C NTQ I 4 4 18/07/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan C NTQ I 45 3 23/01/2020
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan subsp. haspan C NTQ I 31 31 21/11/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan subsp. juncoides C NTQ I 17 17 29/11/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus involucratus NAQ I 36 31 19/05/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus laevigatus C NTQ I 18 14 11/10/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus lucidus C NTQ I 49 30 03/06/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus melanospermus NAQ I 1 0 15/06/2011
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus nutans var. eleusinoides flatsedge C NTQ I 12 12 05/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus odoratus C NTQ I 6 3 11/08/2020
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus ohwii C NTQ I 2 2 11/08/2020
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus papyrus papyrus NAQ I 11 7 31/10/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pilosus C NTQ I 51 38 13/09/2021
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus platystylis C NTQ I 12 11 08/12/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C NTQ I 83 3 16/11/2017
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. laxiflorus C NTQ I 1 1 12/05/2020
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos var. polystachyos C NTQ I 104 79 04/09/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus procerus C NTQ I 10 6 18/10/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus prolifer dwarf papyrus NAQ I 11 11 14/11/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus pygmaeus dwarf sedge C NTQ I 1 1 30/08/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus sanguinolentus C NTQ I 17 15 09/01/2020
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus scariosus C NTQ I 9 8 19/08/2021
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus squarrosus bearded flatsedge C NTQ I 9 6 28/02/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus unioloides C NTQ I 4 3 06/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Cyperus vaginatus C NTQ I 15 11 30/09/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis acuta C NTQ I 2 0 18/10/2012
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis atricha tuber spikerush C NTQ I 5 5 10/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis cylindrostachys C NTQ I 39 35 03/02/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis dietrichiana C NTQ I 12 8 30/06/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis difformis E NTQ I 12 8 26/06/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis dulcis C NTQ I 19 8 11/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis equisetina C NTQ I 61 45 28/02/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis geniculata C NTQ I 31 27 08/02/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis minuta NAQ I 19 17 27/07/2021
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis ochrostachys C NTQ I 13 11 06/02/2025
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis pallens pale spikerush C NTQ I 1 1 03/02/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis philippinensis C NTQ I 26 23 28/02/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis plana ribbed spikerush C NTQ I 2 0 14/06/2001
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis sphacelata tall spikerush C NTQ I 23 8 20/10/2021
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis spiralis C NTQ I 4 3 14/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Eleocharis tetraquetra C NTQ I 6 6 14/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis ferruginea C NTQ I 132 77 26/07/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis littoralis C NTQ I 1 1 21/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis microcarya C NTQ I 9 7 25/06/2020
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nuda C NTQ I 2 2 12/10/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis nutans C NTQ I 48 30 08/02/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis pauciflora C NTQ I 30 18 09/01/2020
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis polytrichoides C NTQ I 58 42 26/07/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis quinquangularis C NTQ I 3 2 29/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis schoenoides C NTQ I 2 2 29/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis sieberiana C NTQ I 4 2 29/09/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Fimbristylis vagans E NTQ I 1 0 19/04/1999
land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena incrassata C NTQ I 3 3 15/01/2020
land plants Cyperaceae Fuirena umbellata C NTQ I 22 16 23/09/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia clarkei tall sawsedge C NTQ I 129 22 15/10/2024
land plants Cyperaceae Gahnia sieberiana sword grass C NTQ I 273 44 02/11/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Isolepis fluitans floating club rush C NTQ I 2 0 16/04/1999
land plants Cyperaceae Isolepis inundata swamp club rush C NTQ I 43 36 05/03/2025
land plants Cyperaceae Lepidosperma longitudinale pithy swordsedge C NTQ I 45 25 19/06/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Lepironia articulata C NTQ I 184 46 02/11/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora brownii beak rush C NTQ I 39 31 25/08/2021
land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora corymbosa C NTQ I 50 25 19/05/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora heterochaeta C NTQ I 34 22 13/01/2023
land plants Cyperaceae Rhynchospora rubra C NTQ I 38 22 02/11/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus subulatus C NTQ I 30 19 19/06/2025
land plants Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani C NTQ I 72 45 19/06/2025
land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus brevifolius C NTQ I 225 65 18/06/2025
land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus falcatus C NTQ I 3 2 22/10/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus nitens shiny bogrush C NTQ I 17 10 13/12/2019
land plants Cyperaceae Schoenus scabripes C NTQ I 44 23 17/02/2022
land plants Cyperaceae Scleria sp. (Maggieville R.C.Carolin 8758) C NTQ I 2 0 30/03/2003
land plants Droseraceae Aldrovanda vesiculosa waterwheel plant SL NTQ I 1 1 18/12/2017
land plants Droseraceae Drosera auriculata SL NTQ I 13 4 01/11/2017
land plants Droseraceae Drosera binata forked sundew SL NTQ I 69 31 20/12/2024
land plants Droseraceae Drosera burmanni SL NTQ I 18 12 06/12/2022
land plants Droseraceae Drosera hookeri SL NTQ I 9 5 08/11/2023
land plants Droseraceae Drosera lanata SL NTQ I 2 0 03/06/1997
land plants Droseraceae Drosera lunata SL NTQ I 54 46 18/09/2024
land plants Droseraceae Drosera pygmaea SL NTQ I 22 10 03/07/2020
land plants Droseraceae Drosera spatulata SL NTQ I 90 6 20/12/2024
land plants Droseraceae Drosera spatulata var. gympiensis SL NTQ I 2 2 08/11/2016
land plants Droseraceae Drosera spatulata var. spatulata SL NTQ I 54 46 22/11/2023
land plants Elatinaceae Elatine gratioloides waterwort C NTQ I 36 30 10/12/2025
land plants Ericaceae Sprengelia sprengelioides sprengelia C NTQ I 116 42 31/08/2022
land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon australe C NTQ I 44 29 02/08/2023
land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon nanum C NTQ I 7 7 28/08/2024
land plants Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon scariosum C NTQ I 42 24 21/03/2022
land plants Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C NTQ I 92 26 24/07/2024
land plants Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis C NTQ I 26 19 01/02/2024
land plants Gleicheniaceae Gleichenia mendellii C NTQ I 52 22 30/06/2022
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum aquaticum Brazilian water milfoil NAQ I 23 16 22/06/2022
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum crispatum C NTQ I 10 9 20/11/2020
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum gracile C NTQ I 6 4 28/11/2003
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum gracile var. gracile C NTQ I 9 9 04/11/2020
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum implicatum C NTQ I 10 10 10/08/2018
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum jacobsii C NTQ I 5 5 01/08/2013
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum latifolium C NTQ I 2 2 15/06/2020
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum papillosum common water-milfoil C NTQ I 1 1 28/11/2003
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum simulans C NTQ I 2 1 29/06/2006
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum striatum C NTQ I 2 2 30/08/2019
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum variifolium C NTQ I 1 1 28/11/2003
land plants Haloragaceae Myriophyllum verrucosum water milfoil C NTQ I 26 25 21/11/2023
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Egeria densa dense waterweed NAQ I 19 12 10/11/2022
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens SL NTQ I 1 1 21/05/2024
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila minor SL NTQ I 2 2 07/12/2018
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila ovalis SL NTQ I 33 29 14/04/2020
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa SL NTQ I 15 15 07/12/2018
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Hydrilla verticillata hydrilla SL NTQ I 27 23 30/05/2024
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharis dubia frogbit NAQ I 7 5 05/10/2021
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Limnobium laevigatum NAQ I 12 12 05/12/2022
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Najas marina SL NTQ I 2 2 20/07/2018
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Najas tenuifolia water nymph SL NTQ I 29 22 14/11/2019
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia alismoides SL NTQ I 10 7 09/03/2022
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ovalifolia swamp lily SL NTQ I 13 1 12/01/2022
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria annua SL NTQ I 3 3 07/12/2018
land plants Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria nana SL NTQ I 33 29 30/05/2024
land plants Juncaceae Juncus aridicola tussock rush C NTQ I 3 2 11/07/2018
land plants Juncaceae Juncus articulatus jointed rush NAQ I 3 1 11/07/2018
land plants Juncaceae Juncus bufonius toad rush NAQ I 13 13 29/09/2023
land plants Juncaceae Juncus continuus C NTQ I 94 44 13/10/2022
land plants Juncaceae Juncus holoschoenus C NTQ I 4 4 08/10/2021
land plants Juncaceae Juncus kraussii sea rush C NTQ I 65 18 08/02/2023
land plants Juncaceae Juncus kraussii subsp. australiensis C NTQ I 14 11 13/10/2022
land plants Juncaceae Juncus mollis C NTQ I 1 1 11/07/2018
land plants Juncaceae Juncus planifolius C NTQ I 28 18 29/08/2022
land plants Juncaceae Juncus prismatocarpus branching rush C NTQ I 50 37 13/10/2022
land plants Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C NTQ I 124 52 16/02/2024
land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton dubius SL NTQ I 4 4 24/06/2022
land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton microtuberosus SL NTQ I 5 5 24/09/2014
land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton multifructus SL NTQ I 22 19 24/06/2022
land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton procerus SL NTQ I 70 27 18/06/2025
land plants Juncaginaceae Cycnogeton rheophilus SL NTQ I 2 2 30/07/2013
land plants Juncaginaceae Triglochin striata streaked arrowgrass SL NTQ I 71 44 15/03/2023
land plants Lamiaceae Lycopus australis water horehound C NTQ I 9 9 01/07/2022
land plants Laxmanniaceae Sowerbaea juncea vanilla plant C NTQ I 112 53 23/10/2023
land plants Leguminosae Acacia attenuata V V NTQ I 104 56 28/01/2025
land plants Leguminosae Acacia baueri subsp. baueri tiny wattle V NTQ I 128 45 13/02/2024
land plants Leguminosae Cynometra iripa C NTQ I 1 0 13/06/2002
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia aurea golden bladderwort SL NTQ I 36 29 30/05/2022
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia australis yellow bladderwort SL NTQ I 1 1 29/07/2021
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia biloba moth bladderwort SL NTQ I 21 15 07/03/2023
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort SL NTQ I 29 20 22/08/2024
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia dichotoma fairy aprons SL NTQ I 13 7 15/03/2019
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba floating bladderwort SL NTQ I 23 15 07/04/2021
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia lasiocaulis SL NTQ I 1 1 29/06/2006
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia lateriflora small bladderwort SL NTQ I 28 22 31/05/2022
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia limosa SL NTQ I 1 1 31/10/2024
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia stellaris SL NTQ I 2 2 08/01/2022
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia subulata SL NTQ I 1 1 18/01/2022
land plants Lentibulariaceae Utricularia uliginosa asian bladderwort SL NTQ I 40 33 22/08/2024
land plants Lygodiaceae Lygodium microphyllum snake fern C NTQ I 170 40 05/03/2025
land plants Lythraceae Lythrum paradoxum C NTQ I 1 1 29/06/2006
land plants Lythraceae Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife C NTQ I 11 10 07/12/2018
land plants Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C NTQ I 4 3 29/06/2006
land plants Lythraceae Rotala mexicana C NTQ I 2 2 07/12/2018
land plants Lythraceae Rotala occultiflora C NTQ I 2 2 01/05/2013
land plants Lythraceae Rotala rotundifolia NAQ I 8 8 13/12/2022
land plants Lythraceae Rotala tripartita C NTQ I 12 11 19/05/2025
land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea costulifera narrow-leaved nardoo C NTQ I 1 1 24/11/2019
land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea crenata C NTQ I 5 3 24/11/2019
land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea drummondii common nardoo C NTQ I 8 1 24/11/2019
land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea hirsuta hairy nardoo C NTQ I 13 6 24/11/2019
land plants Marsileaceae Marsilea mutica shiny nardoo C NTQ I 20 6 25/06/2023
land plants Maundiaceae Maundia triglochinoides V NTQ I 14 7 23/10/2024
land plants Melastomataceae Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum C NTQ I 254 54 21/08/2023
land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C NTQ I 6 4 30/06/2023
land plants Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C NTQ I 2 1 30/06/2023
land plants Menyanthaceae Liparophyllum exaltatum SL NTQ I 45 16 07/12/2018
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides crenata wavy marshwort SL NTQ I 3 1 28/11/2003
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides exiliflora SL NTQ I 12 8 10/10/2024
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides geminata SL NTQ I 5 4 22/03/2021
land plants Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake SL NTQ I 68 26 14/05/2023
land plants Menyanthaceae Ornduffia reniformis SL NTQ I 2 2 07/12/2018
land plants Moraceae Ficus opposita C NTQ I 581 65 13/04/2025
land plants Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C NTQ I 139 59 08/11/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Baeckea frutescens C NTQ I 233 68 18/05/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus conglomerata swamp stringybark E E NTQ I 60 41 28/09/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Eucalyptus robusta swamp mahogany C NTQ I 193 23 30/08/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Leptospermum liversidgei C NTQ I 161 69 18/05/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C NTQ I 1397 49 28/02/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C NTQ I 103 33 03/12/2024
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca cheelii NT NTQ I 173 39 25/11/2025
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca dealbata swamp tea-tree C NTQ I 90 16 26/06/2024
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C NTQ I 19 3 30/06/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca leucadendra broad-leaved tea-tree C NTQ I 23 4 28/02/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca linariifolia snow-in summer C NTQ I 108 9 03/11/2022
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca pachyphylla C NTQ I 174 77 06/03/2025
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C NTQ I 1076 93 22/11/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca thymifolia thyme honeymyrtle C NTQ I 115 25 19/10/2023
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca trichostachya C NTQ I 35 10 27/05/2022
land plants Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C NTQ I 177 42 11/04/2024
land plants Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C NTQ I 23 15 19/08/2025
land plants Myrtaceae Tristaniopsis laurina C NTQ I 97 26 24/07/2024
land plants Myrtaceae Waterhousea floribunda weeping lilly pilly C NTQ I 164 41 14/11/2022
land plants Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo nucifera pink waterlily SL NTQ I 2 2 10/08/2021
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea caerulea NAQ I 60 25 20/01/2025
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea gigantea SL NTQ I 23 16 09/11/2023
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea mexicana NAQ I 4 1 20/03/2019
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea pubescens SL NTQ I 1 1 15/03/2021
land plants Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea SL NTQ I 2 1 09/01/2017
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia longifolia NAQ I 11 11 11/04/2024
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia octovalvis willow primrose C NTQ I 121 54 11/04/2024
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides subsp. montevidensis C NTQ I 90 36 26/03/2025
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia perennis C NTQ I 3 1 29/06/2006
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia peruviana DNQ I 4 4 19/07/2024
land plants Onagraceae Ludwigia repens NAQ I 8 8 28/03/2025
land plants Orchidaceae Phaius australis E E NTQ I 100 49 17/06/2025
land plants Orchidaceae Phaius bernaysii yellow swamp orchid E E NTQ I 3 2 05/03/2018
land plants Philydraceae Helmholtzia glaberrima C NTQ I 21 10 09/11/2021
land plants Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C NTQ I 165 39 20/10/2021
land plants Phrymaceae Glossostigma diandrum C NTQ I 1 1 03/04/2024
land plants Plantaginaceae Bacopa caroliniana NAQ I 5 5 25/02/2014
land plants Plantaginaceae Bacopa floribunda C NTQ I 3 2 25/02/2014
land plants Plantaginaceae Bacopa lanigera NAQ I 14 13 21/06/2019
land plants Plantaginaceae Bacopa monnieri C NTQ I 71 47 11/06/2025
land plants Plantaginaceae Callitriche muelleri C NTQ I 24 22 05/01/2024
land plants Plantaginaceae Callitriche sonderi C NTQ I 2 2 14/05/2025
land plants Plantaginaceae Callitriche stagnalis NAQ I 1 1 22/08/2019
land plants Plantaginaceae Limnophila aromatica C NTQ I 19 18 11/12/2024
land plants Plantaginaceae Limnophila brownii C NTQ I 4 4 09/05/2022
land plants Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C NTQ I 26 10 04/10/2018
land plants Poaceae Arundo donax NAQ I 9 6 19/11/2021
land plants Poaceae Brachyachne tenella C NTQ I 1 0 23/02/1995
land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca C NTQ I 3 0 27/10/2012
land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. fusca C NTQ I 17 16 03/04/2024
land plants Poaceae Diplachne fusca var. uninervia NAQ I 7 7 22/12/2023
land plants Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass NAQ I 47 32 02/06/2023
land plants Poaceae Echinochloa crus-galli barnyard grass NAQ I 43 32 09/01/2023
land plants Poaceae Echinochloa telmatophila swamp barnyard grass C NTQ I 41 37 19/05/2023
land plants Poaceae Germainia capitata V V NTQ I 19 15 20/01/2022
land plants Poaceae Hemarthria uncinata C NTQ I 8 2 24/05/2023
land plants Poaceae Hemarthria uncinata var. spathacea C NTQ I 18 18 05/05/2022
land plants Poaceae Hemarthria uncinata var. uncinata C NTQ I 9 9 12/01/2024
land plants Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis 'Olive' NAQ I 10 10 11/07/2020
land plants Poaceae Isachne globosa swamp millet C NTQ I 14 12 28/09/2022
land plants Poaceae Ischaemum australe var. australe C NTQ I 31 25 02/11/2022
land plants Poaceae Ischaemum fragile C NTQ I 19 15 22/12/2022
land plants Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C NTQ I 122 44 24/06/2022
land plants Poaceae Panicum larcomianum C NTQ I 17 12 20/07/2022
land plants Poaceae Panicum obseptum white water panic C NTQ I 5 5 15/11/2019
land plants Poaceae Panicum paludosum swamp panic C NTQ I 27 23 22/01/2026
land plants Poaceae Paspalum distichum water couch NAQ I 43 22 18/06/2025
land plants Poaceae Paspalum vaginatum saltwater couch NAQ I 41 24 02/11/2022
land plants Poaceae Phragmites australis common reed C NTQ I 166 31 18/09/2024
land plants Poaceae Polypogon monspeliensis annual beardgrass NAQ I 13 11 09/01/2023
land plants Poaceae Pseudoraphis paradoxa slender mudgrass C NTQ I 6 5 24/06/2022
land plants Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C NTQ I 15 9 23/09/2022
land plants Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C NTQ I 91 46 26/05/2022
land plants Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C NTQ I 252 64 09/04/2025
land plants Poaceae Stenotaphrum secundatum buffalo grass NAQ I 38 29 03/04/2024
land plants Poaceae Urochloa mutica NAQ I 46 20 01/12/2019
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria attenuata C NTQ I 103 58 03/06/2024
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria barbata C NTQ I 4 4 29/06/2006
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria capitata NAQ I 8 8 07/12/2018
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria decipiens slender knotweed C NTQ I 140 85 11/04/2024
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria dichotoma C NTQ I 21 18 10/05/2022
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria elatior V V NTQ I 13 13 22/11/2023
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria hydropiper water pepper C NTQ I 57 43 10/06/2025
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria lapathifolia pale knotweed C NTQ I 58 45 26/03/2025
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria orientalis princes feathers C NTQ I 61 35 13/11/2024
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria praetermissa C NTQ I 5 5 23/03/2021
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria prostrata creeping knotweed C NTQ I 8 7 05/05/2022
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria strigosa C NTQ I 89 36 03/06/2024
land plants Polygonaceae Persicaria subsessilis hairy knotweed C NTQ I 17 10 03/06/2024
land plants Pontederiaceae Heteranthera reniformis NAQ I 23 22 04/11/2024
land plants Pontederiaceae Pontederia cordata NAQ I 3 2 08/12/2016
land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton crispus curly pondweed SL NTQ I 33 26 14/04/2022
land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton ochreatus blunt pondweed SL NTQ I 12 5 20/11/2020
land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton octandrus SL NTQ I 25 19 12/08/2022
land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton perfoliatus perfoliate pondweed SL NTQ I 17 15 07/12/2018
land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton sulcatus SL NTQ I 1 1 04/12/2012
land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tepperi SL NTQ I 5 5 07/12/2018
land plants Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tricarinatus floating pondweed SL NTQ I 16 10 23/09/2022
land plants Potamogetonaceae Stuckenia pectinata SL NTQ I 15 15 09/03/2022
land plants Proteaceae Banksia robur broad-leaved banksia C NTQ I 280 35 30/06/2023
land plants Proteaceae Grevillea reptans C NTQ I 44 34 12/01/2023
land plants Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern SL NTQ I 64 25 05/03/2025
land plants Pteridaceae Ceratopteris thalictroides SL NTQ I 8 8 22/05/2023
land plants Ranunculaceae Ranunculus inundatus river buttercup C NTQ I 27 16 28/02/2022
land plants Restionaceae Baloskion pallens C NTQ I 191 64 31/08/2022
land plants Restionaceae Baloskion tenuiculme C NTQ I 65 24 12/05/2022
land plants Restionaceae Baloskion tetraphyllum subsp. meiostachyum C NTQ I 102 33 20/03/2023
land plants Restionaceae Dapsilanthus elatior C NTQ I 1 0 14/07/1994
land plants Restionaceae Empodisma minus spreading rope rush C NTQ I 125 36 19/11/2024
land plants Restionaceae Eurychorda complanata C NTQ I 50 19 07/03/2022
land plants Restionaceae Hypolaena fastigiata tassel rope rush C NTQ I 31 16 07/03/2022
land plants Restionaceae Leptocarpus tenax C NTQ I 75 35 15/10/2024
land plants Restionaceae Lepyrodia imitans C NTQ I 12 11 19/01/2022
land plants Restionaceae Lepyrodia scariosa C NTQ I 41 18 24/02/2022
land plants Restionaceae Sporadanthus caudatus C NTQ I 77 33 30/08/2024
land plants Restionaceae Sporadanthus interruptus C NTQ I 89 36 30/08/2024
land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C NTQ I 1 1 23/05/2023
land plants Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C NTQ I 100 31 10/06/2025
land plants Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C NTQ I 29 6 06/06/2023
land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora mucronata C NTQ I 2 2 06/06/2023
land plants Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C NTQ I 119 33 30/06/2023
land plants Ricciaceae Riccia multifida C NTQ I 2 2 13/07/2018
land plants Ricciaceae Ricciocarpos natans C NTQ I 4 4 07/11/2024
land plants Rubiaceae Nauclea orientalis Leichhardt tree C NTQ I 9 3 14/06/2018
land plants Ruppiaceae Ruppia maritima sea tassel C NTQ I 10 6 07/12/2018
land plants Rutaceae Boronia falcifolia wallum boronia C NTQ I 145 76 23/02/2024
land plants Rutaceae Boronia keysii Key's boronia V V NTQ I 53 41 19/07/2024
land plants Rutaceae Boronia parviflora swamp boronia C NTQ I 11 7 30/06/2023
land plants Rutaceae Boronia rivularis Wide Bay boronia NT NTQ I 91 67 24/05/2024
land plants Rutaceae Boronia safrolifera safrole boronia C NTQ I 18 18 28/02/2023
land plants Salicaceae Salix babylonica weeping willow NAQ I 13 11 07/06/2022
land plants Salviniaceae Azolla pinnata ferny azolla C NTQ I 29 7 22/05/2023
land plants Salviniaceae Azolla rubra C NTQ I 10 5 14/05/2023
land plants Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia NAQ I 66 51 16/11/2021
land plants Samolaceae Samolus repens creeping brookweed C NTQ I 21 15 07/06/2022
land plants Samolaceae Samolus valerandi brookweed C NTQ I 35 35 05/09/2022
land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella andrewsii C V NTQ I 2 1 12/02/2024
land plants Selaginellaceae Selaginella uliginosa swamp selaginella C NTQ I 59 16 03/11/2019
land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium debile frail trigger plant SL NTQ I 45 27 22/06/2020
land plants Stylidiaceae Stylidium schizanthum SL NTQ I 4 0 05/10/2001
land plants Thelypteridaceae Cyclosorus interruptus SL NTQ I 68 35 12/08/2024
land plants Thelypteridaceae Thelypteris confluens V NTQ I 11 8 23/12/2021
land plants Typhaceae Sparganium erectum subsp. stoloniferum erect bur-reed NAQ I 3 3 24/09/2014
land plants Typhaceae Sparganium subglobosum floating bur-reed C NTQ I 14 14 29/08/2023
land plants Typhaceae Typha domingensis C NTQ I 35 9 10/03/2021
land plants Typhaceae Typha orientalis broad-leaved cumbungi C NTQ I 54 7 06/11/2020
land plants Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea fulva swamp grasstree SL NTQ I 172 17 12/12/2022
land plants Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C NTQ I 131 56 18/09/2024
land plants Xyridaceae Xyris juncea dwarf yellow-eye C NTQ I 86 45 07/03/2023
land plants Zosteraceae Zostera capricorni eelgrass SL NTQ I 30 26 09/03/2022

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A report on any specific area includes sightings up to one kilometre outside of the area.

If a species is not listed in the report of a specific area, it does not mean the species is not present there. Similarly, a listed species may no longer inhabit the area. It is recommended that you also access other internal and external data sources for species information in your area of interest.

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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


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Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2025) Wetland indicator plants of Southeast Queensland (SEQ) bioregion, WetlandInfo website, accessed 17 May 2026. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.detsi.qld.gov.au/wetlands/facts-maps/wildlife/?AreaID=bioregion-southeast-queensland-seq&Kingdom=plants&SpeciesFilter=WetlandIndicator

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