1 Flora of Moreton Island Mangroves & Saltmarsh Foredunes Seepage Areas Headland communities Melaleuca swamp & assoc. communities Sedgelands Wet heath Dry heath & closed scrubs Grassy woodlands Open forests and shrubby woodlands Disturbed sites Growth form Dicotyledons . Aizoaceae C Carpobrotus glaucescens pigface 9 9 herb C Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane 9 9 herb C Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand spinach 9 9 herb Amaranthaceae C Achyranthes aspera chaff-flower 9 herb * Alternanthera pungens khaki weed, bindi 9 herb * Amaranthus viridis green amaranth 9 herb Anacardiaceae * Schinus terebinthifolius broad-leaved pepper 9 low tree Apiaceae C Apium prostratum var. prostratum sea celery herb C Centella asiatica pennywort 9 9 9 herb
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Dicotyledons .
Aizoaceae
C Carpobrotus glaucescens pigface herb
C Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane herb
C Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand spinach herb
Amaranthaceae
C Achyranthes aspera chaff-flower herb
* Alternanthera pungens khaki weed, bindi herb
* Amaranthus viridis green amaranth herb
Anacardiaceae
* Schinus terebinthifolius broad-leaved pepper low tree
Apiaceae
C Apium prostratum var. prostratum sea celery herb
C Centella asiatica pennywort herb
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Growth form C Hydrocotyle acutiloba pennywort herb
* Hydrocotyle bonariensis pennywort herb
C Platysace ericoides heath platysace herb
C Xanthosia pilosa woolly xanthosia herb
Apocynaceae
* Catharanthus roseus pink periwinkle shrub
* Nerium oleander oleander tall shrub
C Parsonsia straminea monkey rope climber
Araliaceae
C Astrotricha glabra low shrub
C Astrotricha longifolia star hair bush low shrub
* Schefflera actinophylla umbrella tree low tree
Asclepiadaceae
* Asclepias curassavica red head cotton bush low shrub
C Cynanchum carnosum mangrove waxflower vine climber
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Growth form * Gomphocarpus fruticosus narrow-leaf cotton bush low shrub
* Gomphocarpus physocarpus balloon cotton bush low shrub
C Hoya australis native hoya, waxflower climber
C Marsdenia fraseri narrow-leaf milk vine climber
C Marsdenia rostrata common milk vine climber
Asteraceae
C Actites megalocarpa
* Aster subulatus Wild aster herb
* Baccharis halimifolia Groundsel low shrub
* Bidens pilosa var. pilosa Cobblers' pegs herb
C Bracteantha bracteata golden everlasting herb
C Chrysocephalum apiculatum yellow buttons herb
* Cirsium vulgare spear thistle herb
* Conyza canadensis var. pusilla Canadian fleabane herb
* Conyza sumatrensis tall fleabane herb
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Growth form C Cotula australis carrot weed herb
* Crassocephalum crepidioides thickhead herb
C Cyanthillium cinerea vernonia low shrub
* Eclipta prostrata white eclipta herb
* Emilia sonchifolia emilia herb
C Epaltes australis spreading nutheads herb
* Erechtites valerianifolia Brazilian fireweed herb
C Helichrysum oxylepis herb
C Melanthera biflora yellow eclipta herb
C Podolepis longipedata tall copper-wire daisy
C Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed herb
C Senecio lautus subsp. maritimus
fireweed, variable groundsel herb
* Senecio madagascariensis fireweed herb
C Senecio quadridentatus cotton fireweed herb
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Growth form * Sonchus oleraceus common sowthistle herb
* Sphagneticola trilobata Singapore daisy
* Tagetes minuta stinking Roger herb
* Xanthium pungens noogoora burr low shrub
Avicenniaceae
C Avicennia marina grey mangrove low tree
Bignoniaceae
C Pandorea pandorana wonga vine vine
Brassicaceae
* Cakile edentula Sea rocket herb
* Lepidium virginicum Virginian peppercress herb
* Raphanus raphanistrum wild radish herb
Caesalpiniaceae
C Chamaecrista mimosoides herb
C Chamaecrista nomame shrub
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Growth form Campanulaceae
C Lobelia alata angled lobelia herb
C Lobelia purpurascens white root herb
C Wahlenbergia gracilis sprawling bluebell herb
C Wahlenbergia queenslandica herb
Cunoniaceae
C Bauera capitata clustered bauera shrub
Caryophyllaceae
* Polycarpon tetraphyllum Four-leaf allseed
Casuarinaceae
C Allocasuarina littoralis black she-oak low tree
C Allocasuarina torulosa forest she-oak low/tall tree
C Casuarina equisetifolia subsp. incana coast she-oak low tree
C Casuarina glauca swamp she-oak
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Growth form Celastraceae
C Hippocratea barbata knotvine climber
Chenopodiaceae
* Chenopodium ambrosioides Mexican tea succulent herb
C Salsola kali soft roly-poly shrub
C Sarcocornia quinqueflora succulent herb
C Suaeda australis seablite succulent herb
Combretaceae
C Lumnitzera racemosa black mangrove low tree
Convolvulaceae
C Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens tropical speedwell shrub
* Ipomoea cairica coast morning glory climber
* Ipomoea indica blue morning glory climber
C Ipomoea pes-caprae goat's foot convolvulus prostrate climber
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* Bryophyllum tubiflorum mother-of-millions succulent herb
* Crassula sieberiana subsp. tetramera Australian crassula herb
Cucurbitaceae
* Citrullus lanatus Wild melon vine
* Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin vine
Dilleniaceae
C Hibbertia acicularis guinea flower low shrub
C Hibbertia diffusa wedge guinea flower low shrub
C Hibbertia fasciculata low shrub
C Hibbertia linearis showy guinea flower low shrub
C Hibbertia linearis var. floribunda guinea flower low shrub
C Hibbertia linearis var. obtusifolia grey guinea flower low shrub
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Growth form C Hibbertia nitidula low shrub
C Hibbertia salicifolia willow guinea flower low shrub
C Hibbertia scandens climbing guinea flower climber
Droseraceae
C Drosera binata forked sundew herb
C Drosera burmannii tropical sundew herb
C Drosera peltata pale sundew herb
C Drosera pygmaea sundew herb
C Drosera spatulata sundew herb
Elaeocarpaceae
C Elaeocarpus reticulatus blueberry ash low tree
Epacridaceae
C Acrotriche aggregata red cluster heath low shrub
C Brachyloma daphnoides subsp. daphnoides Daphne heath low shrub
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Growth form C Brachyloma scortechinii low shrub
C Epacris microphylla coral heath low shrub
C Epacris obtusifolia common heath low shrub
C Epacris pulchella wallum heath low shrub
C Leucopogon deformis small star bearded heath low shrub
C Leucopogon ericoides pink bearded heath low shrub
C Leucopogon leptospermoides tea-tree bearded heath low shrub
C Leucopogon margarodes bearded heath low shrub
C Leucopogon parviflorus coast bearded heath low shrub
C Leucopogon pimeleoides bearded heath low shrub
C Leucopogon virgatus common bearded heath low shrub
C Monotoca scoparia prickly broom heath low shrub
C Sprengelia sprengelioides white swamp heath low shrub
C Styphelia viridis green five-corners low shrub
C Woollsia pungens woollsia low shrub
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Growth form Euphorbiaceae
C Amperea xiphoclada broom spurge low shrub
C Chamaesyce atoto
* Chamaesyce hirta asthma plant herb
C Euphorbia tannensis subsp. tannensis shrub
C Euphorbia tannensis subsp. eremophila
C Petalostigma pubescens quinine tree low tree
C Poranthera microphylla small poranthera herb
C Pseudanthus orientalis sandhill pseudanthus low shrub
C Ricinocarpos pinifolius wedding bush tall shrub
Fabaceae
C Aotus ericoides common aotus low shrub
C Aotus lanigera pointed aotus low shrub
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Growth form C Bossiaea ensata leafless bossiaea low shrub
C Bossiaea heterophylla variable bossiaea low shrub
C Canavalia rosea climber
C Crotalaria linifolia low shrub
C Crotalaria mitchellii yellow rattlepod low shrub
C Crotalaria montana herb/low shrub
* Crotalaria pallida var. obovata streaked rattlepod low shrub
C Daviesia umbellulata bitter pea low shrub
C Daviesia squarrosa rough bitter pea low shrub
C Desmodium heterocarpon var. heterocarpon low shrub
C Desmodium heterocarpon var. strigosum low shrub
C Desmodium rhytidophyllum herb
C Dillwynia floribunda showy parrot pea low shrub
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Growth form C Dillwynia retorta twisted parrot pea low shrub
C Glycine clandestina twining glycine climber
C Glycine cyrtoloba climber
C Glycine tabacina glycine pea climber
C Glycine tomentella woolly glycine climber
C Gompholobium pinnatum poor-man's gold low shrub
C Gompholobium virgatum var. virgatum wallum wedge pea low shrub
C Hardenbergia violacea native sarsaparilla vine
C Jacksonia scoparia dogwood low/tall shrub
C Jacksonia stackhousii wallum dogwood
C Mirbelia rubiifolia heathy mirbelia low shrub
C Phyllota phylicoides yellow peabush low shrub
C Pultenaea myrtoides bush pea low shrub
C Pultenaea villosa hairy bush pea low shrub
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Growth form C Smithia sensitiva low shrub
C Tephrosia filipes low shrub
C Vigna marina dune bean climber
Gentianaceae
* Centaurium erythraea common centaury
Goodeniaceae
C Dampiera stricta blue dampiera low shrub
C Dampiera sylvestris blue dampiera low shrub
C Goodenia paniculata branched goodenia herb
C Goodenia stelligera spike goodenia herb
C Scaevola calendulacea dune fan flower low shrub
Haloragaceae
C Gonocarpus chinensis subsp. verrucosus herb
C Gonocarpus micranthus raspwort herb
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Growth form subsp. ramosissimus
R Myriophyllum implicatum aquatic herb
Lamiaceae
C Vitex trifolia var. trifolia low shrub
Lauraceae
C Cassytha filiformis dodder laurel climber
C Cassytha glabella dodder laurel climber
C Cassytha muelleri climber
C Cassytha pubescens downy devil's twine climber
C Cryptocarya glaucescens jackwood tree
C Endiandra sieberi hard corkwood low tree
Loganiaceae
C Mitrasacme alsinoides mitrewort herb
C Mitrasacme paludosa herb
C Mitrasacme polymorpha herb
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C Utricularia aurea golden bladderwort herb
C Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort herb
C Utricularia lateriflora small bladderwort herb
Loranthaceae
C Amyema bifurcatum mistletoe aerial parasite
C Amyema congener subsp. congener mistletoe aerial parasite
C Amyema miquelii mistletoe aerial parasite
C Amyema pendulum mistletoe aerial parasite
Amylotheca dictyophleba red mistletoe aerial parasite
C Dendrophthoe vitellina long-flowered mistletoe aerial parasite
C Muellerina bidwillii mistletoe aerial parasite
C Muellerina celastroides mistletoe aerial parasite
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C Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree low tree
* Sida rhombifolia common sida low shrub
Melastomataceae
C Melastoma malabathricum blue tonge tall shrub
Menispermaceae
C Stephania japonica var. discolor tape vine climber
C Stephania japonica var. japonica tape vine climber
C Stephania japonica var. timorensis climber
Mimosaceae
C Acacia aulacocarpa hickory wattle low tree
V Acacia baueri subsp. baueri tiny wattle low shrub
C Acacia concurrens black wattle tall shrub/low
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C Acacia leiocalyx subsp. leiocalyx black wattle tall shrub/low
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C Acacia sophorae coastal wattle low shrub
C Acacia suaveolens sweet wattle low shrub
C Acacia ulicifolia prickly moses low shrub
Molluginaceae
C Macarthuria neocambrica low shrub
Myoporaceae
C Myoporum acuminatum low shrub
C Myoporum boninense subsp. australe low shrub
Myrsinaceae
C Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove low tree
C Rapanea variabilis muttonwood tree
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C Angophora leiocarpa rusty gum tall tree
C Angophora woodsiana smudgee low/tall tree
C Austromyrtus dulcis midgen berry low shrub
C Backhousia myrtifolia carrol low shrub
C Baeckea frutescens weeping baeckea low/tall shrub
C Callistemon pachyphyllus var. pachyphyllus wallum bottlebrush low shrub
C Corymbia gummifera red bloodwood low/tall tree
C Corymbia intermedia pink bloodwood low/tall tree
C Eucalyptus pilularis blackbutt low/tall tree
C Eucalyptus planchoniana Planchon's stringybark tall tree
C Eucalyptus racemosa scribbly gum low/tall tree
C Eucalyptus robusta swamp mahogany low/tall tree
C Eucalyptus tereticornis blue gum, forest red gum tall tree
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Growth form C Homoranthus virgatus twiggy homoranthus low shrub
C Leptospermum liversidgei low shrub
C Leptospermum polygalifolium wild may, tantoon low shrub
C Leptospermum semibaccatum wallum tea-tree low shrub
C Leptospermum trinervium woolly tea-tree tall shrub/low tree
C Lophostemon confertus brushbox low/tall tree
C Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box low tree
C Melaleuca nodosa pricklyleaf paperbark tall shrub
C Melaleuca quinquenervia paper barked tea tree low/tall tree
C Ochrosperma lineare straggly baeckea low shrub
C Syncarpia hillii Fraser Island satinay tall tree
C Syzygium oleosum blue lilly pilly, blue cherry tall shrub/low tree
Nymphaeaceae
* Nymphaea caerulea subsp. Cape waterlily aquatic herb