Queensland Flora Wetland Indicator Species List

Flora wetland indicator species list
(this list is indicative and may not be all inclusive of all WIS in this section)
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Class Family Scientific name Common name NCA EPBC
club mosses Lycopodiaceae Lycopodiella cernua C
ferns Azollaceae Azolla filiculoides red azolla C
ferns Azollaceae Azolla pinnata ferny azolla C
ferns Blechnaceae Blechnum indicum swamp water fern C
ferns Gleicheniaceae Dicranopteris linearis var. linearis C
ferns Gleicheniaceae Gleichenia dicarpa pouched coral fern C
ferns Gleicheniaceae Gleichenia mendellii C
ferns Gleicheniaceae Sticherus flabellatus var. flabellatus C
ferns Marsileaceae Marsilea costulifera narrow-leaved nardoo C
ferns Marsileaceae Marsilea crenata C
ferns Marsileaceae Marsilea drummondii common nardoo C
ferns Marsileaceae Marsilea exarata sway-back nardoo C
ferns Marsileaceae Marsilea hirsuta hairy nardoo C
ferns Marsileaceae Marsilea mutica shiny nardoo C
ferns Parkeriaceae Ceratopteris thalictroides C
ferns Pteridaceae Acrostichum speciosum mangrove fern C
ferns Salviniaceae Salvinia molesta salvinia
ferns Schizaeaceae Lygodium microphyllum snake fern C
ferns Thelypteridaceae Thelypteris confluens V
higher dicots Acanthaceae Acanthus ebracteatus subsp. ebarbatus C
higher dicots Acanthaceae Acanthus ilicifolius C
higher dicots Acanthaceae Hygrophila costata
higher dicots Aizoaceae Sesuvium portulacastrum sea purslane C
higher dicots Aizoaceae Tetragonia tetragonioides New Zealand spinach C
higher dicots Amaranthaceae Alternanthera philoxeroides
higher dicots Apiaceae Berula erecta water parsnip
higher dicots Apiaceae Lilaeopsis brisbanica E
higher dicots Araliaceae Hydrocotyle verticillata shield pennywort C
higher dicots Asteraceae Cotula coronopifolia water buttons
higher dicots Asteraceae Eclipta prostrata white eclipta C
higher dicots Asteraceae Enydra fluctuans
higher dicots Asteraceae Olearia hygrophila swamp daisy E E
higher dicots Bignoniaceae Dolichandrone spathacea NT
higher dicots Bombacaceae Camptostemon schultzii C
higher dicots Caesalpiniaceae Cynometra iripa C
higher dicots Callitrichaceae Callitriche muelleri C
higher dicots Callitrichaceae Callitriche sonderi C
higher dicots Casuarinaceae Casuarina cunninghamiana C
higher dicots Casuarinaceae Casuarina glauca swamp she-oak C
higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Chenopodium auricomum C
higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Einadia hastata C
higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Einadia nutans C
higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Enchylaena tomentosa C
higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Halosarcia indica C
higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Sarcocornia quinqueflora
higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Suaeda arbusculoides C
higher dicots Chenopodiaceae Suaeda australis C
higher dicots Combretaceae Lumnitzera littorea C
higher dicots Combretaceae Lumnitzera littorea x L.racemosa C
higher dicots Combretaceae Lumnitzera racemosa C
higher dicots Convolvulaceae Ipomoea aquatica C
higher dicots Droseraceae Aldrovanda vesiculosa waterwheel plant C
higher dicots Droseraceae Drosera binata forked sundew C
higher dicots Droseraceae Drosera peltata pale sundew C
higher dicots Droseraceae Drosera spatulata C
higher dicots Ebenaceae Diospyros littorea C
higher dicots Elatinaceae Bergia ammannioides C
higher dicots Elatinaceae Bergia diacheiron C
higher dicots Elatinaceae Bergia pedicellaris C
higher dicots Elatinaceae Bergia perennis C
higher dicots Elatinaceae Bergia pusilla C
higher dicots Elatinaceae Bergia trimera C
higher dicots Elatinaceae Elatine gratioloides waterwort C
higher dicots Ericaceae Epacris microphylla C
higher dicots Ericaceae Epacris pulchella wallum heath C
higher dicots Ericaceae Sprengelia sprengelioides sprengelia C
higher dicots Euphorbiaceae Excoecaria agallocha milky mangrove C
higher dicots Fabaceae Aeschynomene indica budda pea C
higher dicots Fabaceae Aotus lanigera pointed aotus C
higher dicots Fabaceae Sesbania cannabina C
higher dicots Lecythidaceae Barringtonia racemosa C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia albiflora C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia aurea golden bladderwort C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia australis yellow bladderwort C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia bifida C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia biloba moth bladderwort C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia caerulea blue bladderwort C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia chrysantha C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia dichotoma fairy aprons C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia foveolata C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba floating bladderwort C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia lasiocaulis C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia lateriflora small bladderwort C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia limosa C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia minutissima C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia muelleri C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia quinquedentata C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia stellaris C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia terrae-reginae C
higher dicots Lentibulariaceae Utricularia uliginosa asian bladderwort C
higher dicots Lythraceae Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife C
higher dicots Lythraceae Pemphis acidula C
higher dicots Lythraceae Rotala mexicana C
higher dicots Lythraceae Sonneratia alba C
higher dicots Lythraceae Sonneratia caseolaris C
higher dicots Lythraceae Sonneratia lanceolata C
higher dicots Lythraceae Sonneratia x gulngai C
higher dicots Malvaceae Hibiscus tiliaceus cotton tree C
higher dicots Meliaceae Xylocarpus granatum cedar mangrove C
higher dicots Meliaceae Xylocarpus moluccensis C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides aurantiaca C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides crenata wavy marshwort C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides elliptica C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides exiliflora C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides geminata C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides indica water snowflake C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides minima C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides parvifolia C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides quadriloba C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides sp. (Hann River J.R.Clarkson 3109) C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides spinulosperma C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Nymphoides triangularis C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Villarsia exaltata C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Villarsia reniformis C
higher dicots Menyanthaceae Villarsia sp. (Laura C.Dalliston CC18) C
higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia baueri subsp. baueri tiny wattle V
higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia stenophylla belalie C
higher dicots Mimosaceae Acacia suaveolens sweet wattle C
higher dicots Mimosaceae Mimosa pigra
higher dicots Myrsinaceae Aegiceras corniculatum river mangrove C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Baeckea frutescens C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus coolabah coolabah C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus largiflorens black box C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microtheca coolibah C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus ochrophloia yapunyah C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Eucalyptus robusta swamp mahogany C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Leptospermum liversidgei C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Leptospermum semibaccatum wallum tea-tree C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Lophostemon suaveolens swamp box C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca argentea silver tea-tree C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca bracteata C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca cajuputi
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca fluviatilis C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca linariifolia snow-in summer C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca pachyphylla C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca quinquenervia swamp paperbark C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca thymifolia thyme honeymyrtle C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca trichostachya C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Melaleuca viminalis C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Osbornia octodonta myrtle mangrove C
higher dicots Myrtaceae Waterhousea floribunda weeping lilly pilly C
higher dicots Onagraceae Ludwigia adscendens C
higher dicots Onagraceae Ludwigia peploides
higher dicots Plumbaginaceae Aegialitis annulata club mangrove C
higher dicots Podostemaceae Cladopus queenslandicus NT
higher dicots Polygonaceae Muehlenbeckia florulenta lignum C
higher dicots Proteaceae Banksia robur broad-leaved banksia C
higher dicots Proteaceae Proteaceae C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera cylindrica C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera exaristata C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera gymnorhiza large-fruited orange mangrove C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera parviflora C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Bruguiera sexangula C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Ceriops decandra C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Ceriops tagal yellow mangrove C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora apiculata C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora lamarckii C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora mucronata C
higher dicots Rhizophoraceae Rhizophora stylosa spotted mangrove C
higher dicots Rutaceae Boronia falcifolia wallum boronia C
higher dicots Rutaceae Boronia rivularis Wide Bay boronia NT
higher dicots Rutaceae Boronia safrolifera safrole boronia C
higher dicots Salicaceae Salix babylonica weeping willow
higher dicots Scrophulariaceae Bacopa monnieri C
higher dicots Scrophulariaceae Glossostigma C
higher dicots Scrophulariaceae Limnophila brownii C
higher dicots Sphenocleaceae Sphenoclea zeylanica C
higher dicots Sterculiaceae Heritiera littoralis C
higher dicots Violaceae Viola hederacea C
liverworts Ricciaceae Ricciocarpus natans C
lower dicots Avicenniaceae Avicennia marina subsp. australasica C
lower dicots Avicenniaceae Avicennia marina subsp. eucalyptifolia C
lower dicots Cabombaceae Brasenia schreberi NT
lower dicots Cabombaceae Cabomba caroliniana var. caroliniana cabomba
lower dicots Ceratophyllaceae Ceratophyllum demersum hornwort C
lower dicots Nelumbonaceae Nelumbo nucifera pink waterlily C
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea atrans C
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea caerulea
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea elleniae C
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea gigantea C
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea immutabilis C
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea macrosperma C
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea mexicana
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea nouchali C
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea pubescens C
lower dicots Nymphaeaceae Nymphaea violacea C
lower dicots Ranunculaceae Ranunculus inundatus river buttercup C
monocots Alismataceae Astonia australiensis E
monocots Alismataceae Caldesia acanthocarpa C
monocots Alismataceae Caldesia oligococca C
monocots Alismataceae Caldesia parnassifolia C
monocots Alismataceae Damasonium minus starfruit C
monocots Alismataceae Sagittaria platyphylla
monocots Alismataceae Tenagocharis latifolia C
monocots Amaryllidaceae Crinum flaccidum Murray lily C
monocots Amaryllidaceae Crinum pedunculatum river lily C
monocots Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton bullosus E E
monocots Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton elongatus NT
monocots Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton prolifer E E
monocots Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton queenslandicus C
monocots Aponogetonaceae Aponogeton vanbruggenii C
monocots Araceae Lemna aequinoctialis common duckweed C
monocots Araceae Lemna trisulca C
monocots Araceae Pistia stratiotes water lettuce
monocots Araceae Spirodela polyrhiza large duckweed C
monocots Araceae Spirodela punctata thin duckweed C
monocots Araceae Wolffia angusta tiny duckweed C
monocots Arecaceae Nypa fruticans C
monocots Blandfordiaceae Blandfordia grandiflora christmas bells E
monocots Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis banksii C
monocots Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis exserta C
monocots Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis fascicularis C
monocots Centrolepidaceae Centrolepis strigosa C
monocots Colchicaceae Burchardia umbellata C
monocots Cymodoceaceae Cymodocea rotundata C
monocots Cymodoceaceae Cymodocea serrulata C
monocots Cymodoceaceae Halodule pinifolia C
monocots Cymodoceaceae Halodule uninervis C
monocots Cymodoceaceae Syringodium isoetifolium C
monocots Cymodoceaceae Thalassodendron ciliatum C
monocots Cyperaceae Actinoscirpus grossus C
monocots Cyperaceae Arthrostylis aphylla C
monocots Cyperaceae Baumea arthrophylla C
monocots Cyperaceae Baumea articulata jointed twigrush C
monocots Cyperaceae Baumea juncea bare twigrush C
monocots Cyperaceae Baumea rubiginosa soft twigrush C
monocots Cyperaceae Bolboschoenus caldwellii C
monocots Cyperaceae Bolboschoenus fluviatilis C
monocots Cyperaceae Carex fascicularis tassel sedge C
monocots Cyperaceae Caustis recurvata C
monocots Cyperaceae Cladium procerum leafy twigrush C
monocots Cyperaceae Cyathochaeta diandra sheath rush C
monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus alopecuroides C
monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus difformis rice sedge C
monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus eragrostis
monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus exaltatus tall flatsedge C
monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus haspan C
monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus involucratus
monocots Cyperaceae Cyperus polystachyos C
monocots Cyperaceae Eleocharis acuta C
monocots Cyperaceae Eleocharis dulcis C
monocots Cyperaceae Eleocharis equisetina C
monocots Cyperaceae Eleocharis sphacelata tall spikerush C
monocots Cyperaceae Exocarya scleroides C
monocots Cyperaceae Gahnia sieberiana sword grass C
monocots Cyperaceae Isolepis fluitans floating club rush C
monocots Cyperaceae Isolepis inundata swamp club rush C
monocots Cyperaceae Lepironia articulata C
monocots Cyperaceae Mapania macrocephala C
monocots Cyperaceae Paramapania parvibractea NT
monocots Cyperaceae Ptilothrix deusta C
monocots Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus litoralis C
monocots Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus mucronatus C
monocots Cyperaceae Schoenoplectus validus C
monocots Cyperaceae Schoenus brevifolius C
monocots Cyperaceae Scirpodendron ghaeri C
monocots Cyperaceae Tetraria capillaris C
monocots Cyperaceae Thoracostachyum sumatranum C
monocots Cyperaceae Trachystylis stradbrokensis C
monocots Cyperaceae Tricostularia undulata C
monocots Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon carsonii E E
monocots Eriocaulaceae Eriocaulon setaceum C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Blyxa aubertii C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Blyxa octandra C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Egeria densa dense waterweed
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Enhalus acoroides C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Halophila decipiens C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Halophila minor C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Halophila ovalis
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Halophila spinulosa C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Halophila tricostata C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Hydrilla verticillata hydrilla C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharis dubia frogbit C V
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia alismoides C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Ottelia ovalifolia swamp lily C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Thalassia hemprichii C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria americana
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria annua C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria caulescens C
monocots Hydrocharitaceae Vallisneria nana C
monocots Iridaceae Patersonia sericea var. sericea C
monocots Juncaceae Juncus aridicola tussock rush C
monocots Juncaceae Juncus articulatus jointed rush
monocots Juncaceae Juncus usitatus C
monocots Juncaceae Luzula flaccida C
monocots Juncaginaceae Maundia triglochinoides V
monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin calcitrapa C
monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin centrocarpa C
monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin dubium C
monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin hexagona C
monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin microtuberosa C
monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin multifructa C
monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin procera C
monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin rheophila C
monocots Juncaginaceae Triglochin striata streaked arrowgrass C
monocots Laxmanniaceae Sowerbaea juncea vanilla plant C
monocots Limnocharitaceae Hydrocleys nymphoides
monocots Limnocharitaceae Limnocharis flava
monocots Najadaceae Najas browniana C
monocots Najadaceae Najas marina C
monocots Najadaceae Najas tenuifolia water nymph C
monocots Philydraceae Philydrum lanuginosum frogsmouth C
monocots Poaceae Alopecurus
monocots Poaceae Arundo donax
monocots Poaceae Brachyachne
monocots Poaceae Cymbopogon C
monocots Poaceae Cynodon dactylon
monocots Poaceae Cynosurus C
monocots Poaceae Deyeuxia
monocots Poaceae Digitaria C
monocots Poaceae Echinochloa colona awnless barnyard grass
monocots Poaceae Echinochloa crus-galli barnyard grass
monocots Poaceae Echinochloa telmatophila swamp barnyard grass C
monocots Poaceae Echinochloa turneriana channel millet C
monocots Poaceae Elytrophorus C
monocots Poaceae Eragrostis australasica C
monocots Poaceae Hemarthria uncinata C
monocots Poaceae Holcus lanatus yorkshire fog
monocots Poaceae Hymenachne acutigluma C
monocots Poaceae Hymenachne amplexicaulis cv. Olive
monocots Poaceae Isachne globosa swamp millet C
monocots Poaceae Leersia hexandra swamp rice grass C
monocots Poaceae Leptochloa digitata C
monocots Poaceae Leptochloa fusca brown beetle grass C
monocots Poaceae Ottochloa C
monocots Poaceae Panicum laevinode pepper grass C
monocots Poaceae Panicum larcomianum C
monocots Poaceae Panicum obseptum white water panic C
monocots Poaceae Panicum paludosum swamp panic C
monocots Poaceae Paspalum distichum water couch C
monocots Poaceae Paspalum vaginatum saltwater couch C
monocots Poaceae Pennisetum alopecuroides swamp foxtail C
monocots Poaceae Pennisetum clandestinum kikuyu grass
monocots Poaceae Phalaris C
monocots Poaceae Phragmites australis common reed C
monocots Poaceae Phragmites vallatoria C
monocots Poaceae Polypogon monspeliensis annual beardgrass
monocots Poaceae Pseudoraphis spinescens spiny mudgrass C
monocots Poaceae Sacciolepis indica Indian cupscale grass C
monocots Poaceae Sporobolus virginicus sand couch C
monocots Poaceae Stenotaphrum secundatum buffalo grass
monocots Poaceae Urochloa mutica
monocots Poaceae Walwhalleya subxerophila C
monocots Poaceae Zoysia macrantha prickly couch C
monocots Pontederiaceae Eichhornia crassipes water hyacinth
monocots Pontederiaceae Monochoria australasica C
monocots Pontederiaceae Monochoria cyanea C
monocots Pontederiaceae Monochoria vaginalis C
monocots Potamogetonaceae Lepilaena australis C
monocots Potamogetonaceae Lepilaena bilocularis C
monocots Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton crispus curly pondweed C
monocots Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton javanicus C
monocots Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton ochreatus blunt pondweed C
monocots Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton pectinatus fennel pondweed C
monocots Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton perfoliatus perfoliate pondweed C
monocots Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tepperi C
monocots Potamogetonaceae Potamogeton tricarinatus floating pondweed C
monocots Restionaceae Baloskion pallens C
monocots Restionaceae Baloskion tetraphyllum C
monocots Restionaceae Coleocarya gracilis C
monocots Restionaceae Empodisma minus spreading rope rush C
monocots Restionaceae Eurychorda complanata C
monocots Restionaceae Hypolaena fastigiata tassel rope rush C
monocots Restionaceae Leptocarpus tenax C
monocots Restionaceae Lepyrodia scariosa C
monocots Restionaceae Restionaceae C
monocots Restionaceae Saropsis fastigiata C
monocots Ruppiaceae Ruppia maritima sea tassel C
monocots Ruppiaceae Ruppia megacarpa C
monocots Sparganiaceae Sparganium erectum
monocots Typhaceae Sparganium subglobosum floating bur-reed C
monocots Typhaceae Typha domingensis C
monocots Typhaceae Typha orientalis broad-leaved cumbungi C
monocots Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea fulva swamp grasstree C
monocots Xyridaceae Xyris complanata yellow-eye C
monocots Xyridaceae Xyris juncea dwarf yellow-eye C
monocots Zosteraceae Zostera muelleri subsp. capricorni C
quillworts Isoetaceae Isoetes drummondii C
quillworts Isoetaceae Isoetes muelleri quillwort C
spike mosses Selaginellaceae Selaginella C

Legend

NCA - Status under the Nature Conservation Act 1992
PE : Presumed Extinct
E : Endangered
V : Vulnerable
NT : Near Threatened
C : Least Concern
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

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